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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) grant, announced as part of the Budget 2024 package will be particularly targeted at Small and Medium sized businesses who operate from a rateable premises. It is important that I note that the ICOB is not a commercial rates waiver and firms should continue to pay their rates as normal. The administration of the ICOB grant will be carried out by Local...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland has over 1,800 client companies within its portfolio employing 300,583 as at the end of 2023, with employment levels above 300,000 for the second consecutive year. 248 investments were won in 2023, 83 of which were new name investments. Balanced regional development remains a priority for IDA Ireland. There were 132 investments secured across regional locations during 2023,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 123 to 125, inclusive, together. I recognise the issues faced by all sectors of the economy due to rising costs, including SMEs operating in the hospitality sector. A variety of supports have been made available to businesses in recent years, including through the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS), the Business Users Support Scheme for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Referendum Campaigns (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: The judgment in McKennastated that the Government has a duty to give information to the electorate as well as to clarify issues which may arise in the course of a campaign and must do so without advocating a particular position. Information must be fair, equal, impartial and neutral. It is the role of the Electoral Commission, as Ireland’s independent electoral commission, to prepare...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 120 together. My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. Controls on the export of Dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. Controls on the export of Dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. Controls on the export of Dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: Activision Blizzard Inc., a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp, develops and publishes interactive software products, entertainment content, and services for mobile devices, video game consoles, and personal computers. The company also develops film and television content and operates "esports" leagues and events. In 2007, Blizzard established its European games support centre in Cork. In...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) grant was announced as part of the Budget 2024 package and will be particularly targeted at Small and Medium sized businesses who operate from a rateable premises. The grant is intended to aid firms who have been most affected by increases in business costs but is not intended to directly compensate for all increases in wages, or other costs, for every...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: Launched in December 2022, the White Paper on Enterprise sets out Government’s approach to enterprise strategy for the medium to long-term, which will work to enable Irish-based enterprise to succeed through competitive advantage founded on sustainability, innovation and productivity, delivering rewarding jobs and livelihoods. In order to achieve this vision, Government has set out...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Waste Management (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: Waste collection and the structure of the waste collection market is under the remit of the Department of Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. However, under consumer protection law, before a consumer signs up to a contract with a waste operator they must be provided with certain information. This includes the total price of the service or the method of calculating the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: For 2024, I secured an increase of €5m in Exchequer Funding on the 2023 level of €60m in capital spending for the IDA in respect of the agency’s property programme. In this regard, the IDA Regional Property Programme is designed to ensure the supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations as required by current and prospective clients of the IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Government is committed to backing business and will continue to work closely with small businesses nationwide by supporting their growth, helping them to find new markets, stimulating job creation and helping them digitalise and decarbonise. The 2023 Local Enterprise Offices Annual Employment Survey results are testament to this commitment. These jobs figures show that in 2023, the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: This Government has adopted a pro-active approach in supporting Irish businesses across multiple crises over the last number of years, including the introduction of unemployment supports during the COVID -19 pandemic, the provision of financial supports to firms facing the implications of Brexit, and more recently, through the period of increasing overhead costs. My Department is fully...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18, 53 and 67 together. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Ms Catherine Martin T.D., and I co-chair the Hospitality and Tourism Forum. Membership of the Forum is made up of representatives from across the Hospitality and Tourism Sector. It provides a platform for a structured engagement between these sectors and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Action Plan (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: Actions committed to under the Climate Action Plan 2023 are reported on through progress reports prepared by the Department of the Taoiseach and published quarterly. In 2023, my Department reported on 10 actions in total, and provided final updates on the delivery status of these actions for review in early January. Pending final confirmation from the Department of the Taoiseach, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Construction Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: To ensure the delivery of Housing for All targets, and accelerate the ongoing transformation of the construction sector, the Government recognises the need for a continuous flow of compliant innovations in the residential construction sector. This includes the more widespread adoption of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), an umbrella term for a range of innovative construction processes,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. My Department operates Export Controls to the highest standards, in accordance with EU law and international best practice. Controls on the export of Dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: VMWare is a leading virtualisation and cloud computing software and services company, which first established in Ballincollig in 2005, following its acquisition by EMC. In May 2022, VMWare and Broadcom jointly announced that Broadcom would acquire VMWare. The company is planning a substantial rationalisation of VMWare’s headcount across its global operations in 100 countries, and, last...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Action Plan (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: Actions committed to under the Climate Action Plan 2023 are reported on through progress reports prepared by the Department of the Taoiseach and published quarterly. Under this reporting process, a selection of ‘high impact’ measures from the Climate Action Plan with more significant abatement potential are focussed on in the progress reports. In 2023, my Department reported on...