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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Regulations (17 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: I received a proposal from the Labour Court for a new ERO for the Security Sector on 19 June 2025. I can confirm that I have signed an Employment Regulation Order to give effect to the proposal - (www.enterprise.gov.ie/en/news-and-events/department-news/20 25/july/20250711.html). The ERO will come into effect on the 22 July 2025. This ERO amends the 2024 ERO for the sector:...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (17 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Article 4 of the EU Adequate Minimum Wage Directive, Promotion of Collective Bargaining on Wage Setting, aims to promote collective bargaining on wages in all Member States. The Directive requires Member States in which the collective bargaining coverage rate is less than 80%, as in Ireland, to provide “for a framework of enabling conditions for collective bargaining” and to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (17 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: My Department has been preparing for tariffs and economic shocks and we are working with our dedicated agency supporting Irish businesses, Enterprise Ireland. Enterprise Ireland has established a bespoke team which is currently engaging with SMEs, supporting businesses around tariffs and mitigation measures, as well as offering advice and support on diversification measures. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (16 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Penalties for illegal dumping contained in the Waste Management Act are significant. Persons who are found to be responsible for the unauthorised disposal of waste are liable to a maximum fine of €5,000 on summary conviction and/or imprisonment for up to 12 months, and to a maximum fine of €15 million on conviction on indictment and/or imprisonment for up to 10 years. There is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (16 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: I refer to Dáil Question No. 78 of 14th May 2025 and Dáil Question No. 254 of 27th May. My Department commenced the Employment Permits Act in September 2024 which introduced several improvements to the employment permits system including the facility for those on certain permit types to move job more easily and legally. Permit holders on the two main permit types can now...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (16 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Employment Permits Act came into force in September 2024 and introduced several improvements to the employment permits system benefitting both employers and permit holders. The Act upholds the previous legislative provision prohibiting employers from making any deduction from the remuneration of a permit holder for costs associated with the recruitment, the application for a permit, or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 and the Waste Management (Food Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, commercial premises are obliged to source segregate all food waste arising on their premises. Once segregated the options available to businesses for managing food waste are to have it collected by an authorised waste collector, compost the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy (WAPCE), Ireland’s National Waste Policy for the period 2020 to 2025, sets out an overall policy and regulatory approach to support improved waste performance in Ireland. A number of measures outlined in the WAPCE have already been successfully introduced, including the following:The revision of the list of material accepted in the missed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy (WAPCE) sets out an overall policy and regulatory approach to support the development of adequate and appropriate treatment capacity at indigenous facilities to ensure that the full circularity and resource potential of materials is captured in Ireland. This framework is intended to create the market conditions required to support indigenous waste...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: In April 2024, the Department published Buying Greener: Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan 2024-2027 to drive the implementation of green and circular procurement practices across the public sector. The Department is leading on the coordination and review of the Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan implementation. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP),...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste, which includes all waste produced by the C&D of buildings and road infrastructure, accounts for over a third of all waste generated in the EU, with only 11.7 % of all materials used in the EU-27 coming from recycled waste in 2021. C&D waste contains a wide variety of materials such as concrete, bricks, wood, glass, metals and plastics. It...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Under the Waste Management Act, local authorities are statutorily responsible for municipal waste collection and waste management planning within their functional areas. It is open to the Chief Executive of any local authority to exercise their executive function in relation to waste collection to re-enter the waste collection market as direct service providers if they so choose. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Small Business Unit has been established in my Department. This is a commitment in the Programme for Government and a recognition of the importance that the Government places on small businesses. The Unit has been tasked with ensuring that the needs and issues of small businesses have a dedicated focus and are recognised and acknowledged across...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Exports Growth (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Government continues to actively support Irish businesses, including in the drinks industry, to diversify into non-English-speaking and broader international markets. In light of increasing global economic uncertainty and shifting trade dynamics, my Department, through Enterprise Ireland (EI), has placed a strong emphasis on enabling market diversification. This approach is central to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, and advisory services. The Programme for Government commits to support the central role of the WRC together...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Grow Digital Voucher was introduced in September 2024, and replaced the Trading Online Voucher, which closed for applications in December 2024. Under this new offer, the funding available has been increased to up to €5,000 and the eligibility criteria expanded to cover a wider range of digital interventions available to a broader range of businesses compared to the Trading Online...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Air Services (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: My thoughts are with all employees who are affected by this announcement. I fully appreciate how difficult this situation is for those involved. Employers proposing collective redundancies are required by law to engage in a 30-day information and consultation period with the employees representatives and to notify the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment of the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, and advisory services. The Workplace Relations Act 2015 sets out time limits within which a complaint under...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Court (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: My Department received a proposal for a new ERO for the Security Sector from the Labour Court on 19 June 2025. I have confirmed that I intend to sign a new Employment Regulation Order for the Security Industry: Minister Dillon approves new Employment Regulation Order for workers in the security industry - DETE . The Order will amend the 2024 Order already in place for the Sector and will...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (15 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: My Department does not operate a scheme that provides funding for businesses that have been subject to repeated water outages, roadwork diversions or power cuts. With regard to water outages, Uisce Éireann is the appropriate body under the auspices of the Department of Housing, and I understand that their Water Charges Plan sets out a compensation mechanism for Business Customers...