Richard Bruton
Richard Bruton has held his seat in Dublin North Central since 1982. He is a Fine Gael politician and is the current Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation. He was Deputy leader of the party from 2002 until 2010, when he challenged the leadership of Enda Kenny.
# richard-bruton - Sunday 19 May, 2013
FG ministers back Shatter in penalty points comments row
Both Richard Bruton and Brian Hayes say Shatter’s comments added context to complaints about the penalty points inquiry.
# richard-bruton - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
Website creator to hire 100 people in Dublin
Squarespace has started recruiting for the positions in its new EMEA headquarters.
# richard-bruton - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Cabinet meeting suspended without agreement over abortion laws
Ministers have dispersed after a lengthy all-morning meeting and will reconvene at 5:30pm to try and hammer out a deal.
# richard-bruton - Friday 26 April, 2013
New scheme launched to help get more businesses trading online
Currently only 23 per cent of Irish SMEs trade online, with three of the four billion that Irish consumers spend online leaving the country.
# richard-bruton - Monday 22 April, 2013
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Government launches plan to create 20,000 new manufacturing jobs by 2016
The plan recommends building on areas of strength like pharmaceuticals and ICT while offering funds for start-ups and targeting skills shortages.
# richard-bruton - Friday 19 April, 2013
€16.2 billion in exports from Enterprise Ireland clients last year
The most successful sectors were engineering, software, internationally traded services and medical devices.
95 new jobs to be created in Limerick and Dublin
Both of the companies are involved in the software sector with recruitment for some of the positions already underway.
# richard-bruton - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
’2,000 extra tech staff a year’ with education and visa reforms – ministers
Ruairi Quinn and Richard Bruton are to create extra education spaces and visa placements to provide more ICT staff.
# richard-bruton - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Medical device manufacturer to create 200 new jobs in Waterford
Nypro Healthcare plans to set up a new “advanced” facility in the city.
# richard-bruton - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
19 ministers set for overseas travel for St Patrick’s Day
13 senior ministers, five junior ministers, and the attorney general are all jetting off next week to lead trade missions.
# richard-bruton - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Two years’ service means ministers now guaranteed to receive pensions
The government was appointed two years ago today – meaning senior ministers now have enough service for a pension.
# richard-bruton - Monday 25 February, 2013
€300m to be invested in research centres in ‘unprecedented’ move
The largest ever co-funded investment in Ireland will see €200 million coming from Irish Exchequer funding, with a further €100 million coming from industry.
# richard-bruton - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Good news: eBay to create 450 jobs in Dundalk
The new jobs will be in customer services, sales and compliance.
# richard-bruton - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
New jobs for Cork and Dublin across five growing firms
The 147 new positions were announced by the IDA and Minister Richard Bruton this morning.
# richard-bruton - Monday 14 January, 2013
Contact lens manufacturer creates 100 jobs in Limerick
Vistakon Ireland, which designs and makes Avucue contact lenses, will also create an additional 200 temporary construction jobs.
Fees for injuries board cut by €250 in bid to help businesses
The cut from €850 to €600 will not affect claimants who will still have to pay a €45 fee.
# richard-bruton - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Payments firm OmniPay to expand with creation of 30 new jobs
The payments processor will expand its headquarters in Clonskeagh as it looks to expand into African and Indian markets.
# richard-bruton - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Dongle manufacturer Huawei to create over 50 new jobs
The Chinese company will create the new roles at its facilities in Cork and Dublin.
# richard-bruton - Monday 7 January, 2013
IDA-backed companies created 12,722 jobs last year
The government agency responsible for foreign investment says its client companies added a net total of 6,570 jobs.
# richard-bruton - Thursday 20 December, 2012
Dublin to get annual science festival
‘Festival of Curiosity’ will take place in July 2013.
# richard-bruton - Monday 17 December, 2012
250 jobs to be created at Wexford call centre
The new jobs will be created over the next ten months at Eishtec, an Irish company set up in 2011.
# richard-bruton - Friday 14 December, 2012
Plastics manufacturer to create 150 jobs with Leixlip expansion
MGS Mfg. Group, which supplied manufactured solutions to the plastics industry, is expanding at the HP campus.
# richard-bruton - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
More than 30 jobs to be created by eReading company in Dublin
Kobo is to set up a software development centre in Dublin creating the highly-skilled jobs.
Government called to act on exploitation of domestic workers
The national partners on the issue will call on Minister Bruton to ratify the Domestic Workers Convention. Some domestic workers were found to be paid as little as 25c an hour.
# richard-bruton - Monday 10 December, 2012
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IT security company creates 100 jobs in Dublin
US firm Mandiant is to set up a second home in Dublin.
# richard-bruton - Monday 3 December, 2012
Dropbox to open office in Dublin
This is the first office that Dropbox has opened outside of the United States.
# richard-bruton - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Where were the 38 TDs who didn’t vote on the abortion bill?
A TV interview, planting a tree, “official business” and committee work in Mozambique are among the reasons for some TDs not voting on last night’s abortion bill.
Dublin Clearstream branch to create 100 jobs
The Dublin office will support Clearstream’s move into the hedge fund administration market.
# richard-bruton - Monday 26 November, 2012
Minister Bruton opens Cloud Computing Centre in DCU
The €6 million funded centre hopes to make Ireland a world leader in this fast-growing sector.
# richard-bruton - Friday 23 November, 2012
Potential for 10,000 extra jobs in green economy by 2015 – Bruton
The Green economy is worth more than €3 trillion worldwide and employs more than 30 million people.
# richard-bruton - Monday 19 November, 2012
Nanoscience institute secures funding and creates 50 new jobs
The non-Government funding of €8 million has resulted in 50 full time jobs.
# richard-bruton - Tuesday 6 November, 2012
Fund administration company to create 150 new jobs
Butterfield Fulcrum Group has announced the creation of the new jobs that will bring its workforce in Ireland to 250.
# richard-bruton - Friday 2 November, 2012
Exchequer returns show €2.9 billion deficit due, in part, to payment to the ESM
Spending at the Department of Social Protection was more than expected, whereas the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation continues to underspend.
# richard-bruton - Thursday 1 November, 2012
Scientists warn of potential conflict of interest at Government science body
The Government has announced plans for the head of Science Foundation Ireland to also become the Chief Scientific Adviser – but scientists say this will be a conflict of interest.
# richard-bruton - Wednesday 24 October, 2012
60 new jobs in US companies in Cork and Galway
Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton also said he will travel to the US for an FDI mission this week to meet with tech companies.
# richard-bruton - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
Bruton denies conflict of interest over manufacturer allegations
The Minister has denied any conflict of interest regarding his shareholding in CRH Plc and the decision not to investigate allegations of anti-competitive practices.
# richard-bruton - Saturday 20 October, 2012
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Govt insists agreement to address bank debt stands, FF says it’s in denial
The government has continued to insist a deal on Ireland’s debt still stands despite comments from the German chancellor yesterday.
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