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Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: As Minister with responsibility for enterprise, tourism and employment, I am acutely aware that the period since Storm Éowyn hit on Friday 24 January has been a hugely disruptive and worrying time for householders but also for business owners, who have been extremely concerned about the impacts on their businesses, their livelihoods, their customers, their staff and their communities. I...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The policy in my Department, is to release staff on secondment to work in the EU institutions to facilitate Ireland’s 2026 EU Presidency. We do not regard this as special leave or career break and we have not refused any requests in this regard in 2024. 1 officer requested and was granted a career break to support their partner in taking up a post in the EU. My department actively...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artificial Intelligence (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The Taoiseach has been invited by President Macron to attend an AI Action Summit taking place in Paris next week on 10/11 February, along with many other Heads of State and Government. Ireland’s priorities at the Summit will be consistent with those set out in the refresh of Ireland’s National AI Strategy, "AI – Here for Good" which was published in November 2024....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Agreements (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363, 364 and 378 to 382, inclusive, together. While the operational aspects of the transfer of particular files and functions will be managed between my Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade over the coming period, in line with the established cross-government protocols, I am continuing to oversee the government’s handling of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Enterprise Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland achieved excellent results in 2024 with continued strong levels of investment and employment across the FDI sector, reporting a total of 234 investments with the potential to create 13,500 jobs over the next few years. 69 investments were from new name, or first-time, investors, strongly indicating Ireland’s ongoing attractiveness as an FDI location. However, both...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Meetings (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: BNY has a strong presence in Ireland, operating here successfully for 30 years. It is one of the largest employers in the International Financial Services portfolio, with over 1,200 staff based in Dublin, Wexford and Cork. It has been in business in Wexford for over 22 years. The IDA recently informed my Department that BNY had completed an extensive review of all its global real estate...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The ICOB scheme closed on 29th May 2024 following an extension to the deadline to allow those who missed the first closing date a second chance to register. The Power Up grant closed on 22nd November, 2024 also following an extension to the deadline. The Local Authorities contacted eligible businesses to let them know how to register for the schemes and they were also widely advertised...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artificial Intelligence (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) entered into force on 1 August 2024. The Act aims to foster responsible artificial intelligence development and deployment in the EU. The Act highlights that Artificial Intelligence holds immense promise for transforming creative industries, and its integration must be handled thoughtfully to balance innovation with ethical, economic, and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system, maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The regime is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills or labour shortages in the State in the short to medium term. As part of the managed employment permits system,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Industrial Development (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: There were 8 site visits to County Kildare in 2020, 2 in 2021, 4 in each 2022, 2023 and to the end of Q3 2024 which is the latest data available. Reporting on IDA site visits is available on a county basis only. I should add that site visits are only one measure of a company’s interest in a particular location and may not necessarily be a true measure of the overall level of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: It is hugely positive to see Enterprise Ireland supported companies recording jobs growth for the fourth year in a row despite what was a challenging year for some sectors of exporting Irish businesses. Enterprise Ireland (EI) recently published its 2024 employment results which showed an increase to a record 234,454 jobs with 15,741 new jobs created, up 3% on the 2023 outturn. Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Rights (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Ireland’s system of industrial relations is essentially voluntary in nature and the responsibility for the resolution of industrial disputes between employers and workers rests in the first instance with the employer, the workers, and their representatives. While I cannot comment on individual cases, I would strongly encourage all parties to a dispute to come together in an effort...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: I recognise that many businesses have experienced significant weather impacts and recent disruption to their operations. Officials from my Department continue to engage with the National Emergency Coordination Group to respond to these weather events. Additionally, my Department has monitored impacts at a local level, including through the proactive work by the Local Enterprise Offices....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The criteria for the Power Up Grant were aligned with the Increased Cost of Business Scheme in order to get payments to businesses as quickly as possible by the end of 2024. Businesses that are tenants and received the second payment under the Increased Cost of Business Scheme could register as long as they are ratepayers. I am aware that some businesses have entered into arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Reviews (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The Casual Trading Act 1995 (CTA) provides for a control and regulatory system for trading in public, the implementation of which lies with Local Authorities. The Act empowers Local Authorities to grant casual trading licences and make bye-laws as they see fit, on the control, regulation and administration of casual trading in its own functional area. Neither I as Minister nor my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Agreements (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: While the operational aspects of the transfer of particular files and functions will be managed between my Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade over the coming period, in line with the established cross-government protocols, I am continuing to oversee the process for ratifying the CETA Agreement which, as outlined in the new Programme for Government, will benefit Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Industrial Development (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The IDA has confirmed that there were no grant payments made to the company mentioned by the Deputy during the period 2020 and 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Responsibilities (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: A copy of the Ministerial Brief, provided to me following my appointment as Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, will be published on my Department's website, www.enterprise.gov.ie, within the next four weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: In order to get payments to businesses before the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the ICOB scheme and a business must have received the second ICOB grant and be in the hospitality, retail and beauty sectors in order to receive the Power Up grant. If a business was not in those sectors they were not eligible for the Power Up grant. My Department is aware of issues that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: In order to get payments to businesses before the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the ICOB scheme and a business must have received the second ICOB grant and be in the hospitality, retail and beauty sectors in order to receive the Power Up grant. If a business was not in those sectors they were not eligible for the Power Up grant. My Department is aware of issues that...