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Annual Report 2006 Annual Report 2006 Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Kidlare Street, Dublin 2. Telephone: +353 631 2121 Fax: + 353 631 2827 Web: www.entemp.ie/ We will work for Government and the people to grow quality employment and national competitiveness. Annual Report 2006 Annual Report 2006 We will work for Government and the people to grow quality employment and national competitiveness. Annual Report 2006 Table of Contents Foreword by Minister for Enterprise, • Employment Permits 54 Trade and Employment 4 • FÁS Expenditure & Activities 54 Introduction by Secretary General 6 • Labour Market Data 55 Organisation Chart 7 • European Social Fund 55 Our Mission 8 • ESF Programme Design 2007-2013 56 Our Values 8 • Social Dialogue 57 Structure of the Department 8 • Legislative, Compliance & Dispute Resolution 58 Pillars & Key Goals of our Strategy 9 Environmental Analysis 11 PILLAR – Making Markets & Summary of Key Achievements in 006 14 Regulation Work Better 67 Pillar 1 - Enterprise, Innovation, Growth 14 • Competition Authority 68 Pillar 2 - Quality Work & Learning 14 • Competition in Sheltered Sectors 68 Pillar 3 - Making Markets & Regulation • Consumer Policy 69 Work Better 14 • Company Law & Regulatory Agencies 70 Pillar 4 - Business Delivery, Modernisation & • Companies Legislative Framework for Customer Focus 14 the Financial Services Industry 71 Cross-Divisional Actions 14 • EU Legislation on Company Law 72 Summary of Key Priorities Identified • Company Law Consolidation and Reform Act 74 in the Statement of Strategy 15 • Insurance Reform Programme 74 PILLAR 1 - Enterprise, Innovation, Growth 19 PILLAR 4 - Business Delivery, • Competitiveness 20 Modernisation & Customer Focus 75 • Enterprise Strategy Group 22 • Quality Customer Service 76 • Small Business 23 • Modernisation 78 • Public Expenditure on Enterprise Development 25 • Human Resources & Training 80 • Entrepreneurial Activity 25 • Human Resources Management 81 • Use of ICT by Small & Medium Enterprises 30 • Information & Communications Technology 82 • Regional Development & Development • Decentralisation 84 Agencies 30 • Financial Control & Value for Money 85 • Fiscal Environment 32 • Internal Audit 86 • Promoting Investment in Research & • Openness, Transparency & Accountability 87 Development 33 • Better Regulation 88 • Intellectual Property 39 • Risk Management 88 • International Trade 40 • Developing Export Potential & Capacity 40 Appendices 89 • Internal Market 43 Appendix 1: Estimate (or Budget of the Department for 2007) 90 • Sustainability & Competitiveness 45 Appendix 2: Value for Money and Policy Reviews 96 Appendix 3: Compliance with the Prompt Payment of PILLAR - Quality Work & Learning 47 Accounts Act 97 Appendix 4: Report on Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) 98 • Lifelong Learning 48 Appendix 5: Legislation administered by the Department 100 • In-Company Training Appendix 6: Legislation Enacted in 2006 103 (Upskilling Those in Employment) 49 Appendix 7: Statutory Instruments made during 2006 105 • Training & Supports for People Appendix 8: Directives adopted at EU Level during 2006 111 with Disabilities 50 Appendix 9: EROs and REAs made during 2006 112 • Vocational Education & Training at EU level 51 Appendix 10: Labour Market Data 113 Appendix 11: Bodies and Offices associated with the • Support for the Unemployed 51 Department 117 • European Employment Strategy 52 Appendix 12: Addresses of Offices of the Department 130 • Skilled Labour from Outside the EEA 53 Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Websites 132 4 Annual Report 2006 Foreword by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment The Irish economy remained Small Business plays a key role in our country and the strong during 2006 and continued growth of this sector will be an important continues to enjoy a level factor in our economic development over the next of growth that is among decade. It is crucial, therefore, that government the highest in the OECD. provides a supportive environment within which small Ireland continues to be one businesses can flourish, reduces unnecessary burdens of the top performers in and provides appropriate supports. When I established the EU for entrepreneurial the Small Business Forum in 2005, I was very conscious activity and private capital of the need to ensure that our policies and strategies investment and 1st in the OECD for attracting new were addressing the particular needs of this sector in Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment, demonstrating Ireland. The publication, during 2006, of the Report of a healthy performance in both the indigenous and the Forum sets out a comprehensive agenda to achieve foreign owned areas of our economy. The labour this and has presented my Department with a detailed market remained buoyant, the total numbers of set of proposals designed to enable the small business people in employment in the State reaching over 2 sector to achieve its full potential and enhance the million for the first time in our history. However, we significant contribution the sector already makes to the are not complacent and continue to work to maintain economic well-being of this country. I am committed and develop a dynamic economy that responds to the implementation of those recommendations of effectively to the evolving demands of international the Forum to the maximum extent possible. I have competitiveness. This Annual Report outlines how also asked the members of the Forum to serve on the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment the group to review implementation of the Report’s contributed to our national competitiveness through recommendations and monitor progress in achieving the delivery of key enterprise, trade and employment the Report’s core objectives. commitments as set out in our Statement of Strategy 2005-2007. Workplace change is also critical to our continuing viability as an economy and society. In the context Science, Technology and Innovation are vital to our of this ongoing change, it is important that we look economic and social progress and, in an increasingly carefully at the protections afforded to workers to globalised world, high levels of investment in ensure that they are sufficient and relevant in the new research and innovation are essential for our national environment. The new Employment Rights compliance competitiveness. The Government’s new Strategy model, provided for in the new partnership agreement for Science, Technology and Innovation 2006-2013, Towards 2016, confirms that Ireland is now entering launched in Summer 2006, outlines a vision of Ireland into a new era of employment rights. The compliance as a leading knowledge economy by 2013 and sets model will inform people of their entitlements out the steps we need to take in order to ensure and provide simpler redress systems, coupled with that Ireland becomes a world-class centre for the stronger enforcement and increased penalties for development and exploitation of knowledge. The non-compliance. The establishment of a new National establishment, by my Department, of Technology Employment Rights Authority (NERA), under the Ireland (TI) with participation from Enterprise Ireland, aegis of my Department, will ensure an independent IDA Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland and Forfás will and workable inspection regime which will ensure bring coherence to the enterprise dimension of the employment rights compliance and demonstrates the Strategy and will allow Ireland to reach its targets for Government’s determination to protect the rights of increased R&D expenditure, as set out in the Strategy. workers. Annual Report 2006 5 Developing an ever-more highly skilled and adaptable – “A Better Quality of Life for All”. The _13.7 billion labour force continues to be an important challenge of investment for which my Department is responsible facing Ireland if we are to ensure the continuation comprises _7.7 billion for training and upskilling the of our economic success. While our education workforce, _3.3 billion in enterprise development and and training system has served us well and has _2.7 billion as part of the overall investment of _8.3 been a major contributor to our current prosperity, billion in the Strategy for Science, Technology and Ireland cannot afford to be complacent. Without Innovation. significant further education and training of those already in employment, there is a risk that low Finally, I would like to acknowledge the hard work skilled people in the labour force will be unable to and support of my colleagues Michael Ahern TD, access the employment opportunities arising from Minister for Trade & Commerce and Tony Killeen TD, our knowledge-based economy. During 2006, my Minister for Labour Affairs, and of the Department’s Department chaired the Steering Group which Management Board and staff. Their dedication and completed the Forfás Expert Group on Future Skills commitment has ensured that we continued to Needs report ‘Tomorrow’s Skills – Towards a National make excellent progress on achieving the goals and Skills Strategy’. The development and implementation objectives set out in our Statement of Strategy 2005 of this strategy, through 2007 and beyond, will be a – 2007, thereby increasing our ability to grow the key labour market initiative aimed at ensuring that, economy, create jobs and deliver a better quality of life over the period to 2020, we have the skills required to for all our citizens. remain competitive in the global marketplace. The revocation of the Groceries Order by the enactment, during 2006,
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