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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: As you are aware the ICOB scheme reopened for registrations on 15 May and closed on 29 May. It was decided that businesses operating in the hospitality and retail sector would be eligible for a second payment of the grant. Childcare providers are not entitled to the double, or second, payment of the ICOB grant. This decision was made due to the greater impact that increased costs are having...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (11 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: The Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the European Union was published on 19th October 2022 and must be transposed by 15th November 2024. The Directive aims to ensure that workers across the European Union are protected by adequate minimum wages allowing for a decent living wherever they work. The Directive includes three sets of measures: 1. One of the goals of the Directive is to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Grant Payments (11 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: On 15 May, Government announced that the ICOB scheme would be re-opened for registrations until 29 May and that businesses operating in the hospitality and retail sectors would be eligible for a second, or double, payment of the grant. My officials have been working closely with the Local Government Management Agency on the administration of this scheme and during the reopening period, all...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: I can confirm that my Department has had no contracts with BAM construction and subsidiaries and companies under the BAM group. The buildings occupied by my Department are either owned or leased on our behalf by the Office of Public Works and the engagement of contractors to carry out any works is the responsibility of the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (11 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland has a focus on the Turkish market in seeking appropriate investments and while IDA Ireland has engaged with Turkish companies with a view to establishing international operations in Ireland over the period in question, the number is commercially sensitive information. More broadly, IDA Ireland has offices in 25 overseas locations, covering 55 countries, and continuously reviews...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (28 May 2024)

Peter Burke: High-performance computing and the infrastructures that support this are important enablers of innovation, digital transformation and enterprise development in Ireland. Policy responsibility for the area of high-performance computing (HPC) falls under the remit of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS). The former national...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Education and Training Provision (28 May 2024)

Peter Burke: In preparing a response to this PQ, I understand the term workforce as referring to the general workforce in Ireland and not the staff of agencies under the aegis of the Department, thus internal training initiatives do not come within scope of this response. It is essential that Irish enterprise has access to high quality, adaptable and flexible talent. In order to meet this demand, my...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (28 May 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy will be aware, I announced the reopening of the ICOB grant scheme from May 15th until May 29th. This is to ensure those business owners who missed the deadline can now register. They should do so without delay as the sooner they register the sooner the Local Authority can verify the information and make a payment to businesses. I have made a change to the scheme that now...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (28 May 2024)

Peter Burke: I have sought the information required from the agencies under my remit and will revert to you in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Policy (28 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government committed to examining the recommendations of the independent Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce in detail upon the publication of its Final Report in July 2023. An initial update report, published on 21 December 2023, outlined the good progress that has been made towards implementing many of the Taskforce’s recommendations, while highlighting that several proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (28 May 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy will be aware, I announced the reopening of the ICOB grant scheme from May 15th until May 29th. This is to ensure those business owners who missed the deadline can now register. They should do so without delay as the sooner they register the sooner the Local Authority can verify the information and make a payment to businesses. I have made a change to the scheme that now...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The last number of years has seen a significant increase in inflationary pressures, most pointedly in the form of energy price inflation – which is a significant input cost for firms across a range of sectors, including hospitality. This Government has adopted an active approach in supporting Irish businesses throughout the period of increased costs. Before Budget 2024, a total of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key element of the Government's enterprise policy and is fully reflected in the Strategies of our Enterprise Development Agencies. For the IDA, it is targeting at least half of all investments - that is 400 of 800 - from 2021 to 2024 to regional locations. The Mid-West Region, including Ennis, County Clare, has 159 IDA client companies, employing over 27,000...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Living Wage (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government remains committed to the introduction of a living wage. As the Deputy will be aware, in November 2022, Government announced that a national living wage would be introduced and set at 60% of hourly median wages, in line with the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission. It was also agreed that the Low Pay Commission would continue to make annual recommendations on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The life sciences industry is an important sector of Ireland’s economy, accounting for almost 100,000 jobs and almost 60% of Ireland’s exports. Most of the world’s leading life sciences corporations have operations in Ireland and strong partnerships and dependencies are increasingly evident across all aspects of this cluster. We have a rich and convergent landscape with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: This Government has adopted an active approach in supporting the Irish SME sector across multiple crises over the last number of years. Over the two-year period prior to Budget 2024 a total of €12 billion was provided in cost of living and doing business supports, comprising a mix of permanent and one-off measures (most significantly the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme)....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: This Government has adopted an active approach in supporting the Irish SME sector across multiple crises over the last number of years. I recognise costs are impacting firms, and this motivated the recent introduction of a range of additional measures aimed at reducing costs for small and medium sized businesses. Some of which include: Ensuring that the employer PRSI threshold is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The EU-Mercosur Agreement is designed to cement the close political and economic relations between the EU and Mercosur countries and represents a commitment to rules-based international trade. Since formal negotiations concluded in 2019, the global trade policy landscape has changed considerably. The rise in trade nationalism, the economic impacts of COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: Under its current strategy, ‘Driving Recovery and Sustainable Growth 2021–2024’, IDA is committed to progressing the delivery of 19 Advance Building Solutions across six regions in 15 locations. Eight buildings are now complete, 3 are under construction and a further 3 are at procurement stage with the remainder in the planning, design and site selection stages....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland’s Regional Property Programme is aimed at supporting economic development and job creation across the country by providing property solutions to its own as well as Enterprise Ireland and LEO clients. In this regard, the provision of property solutions is a key element of IDA’s marketing of the Midlands Region, including Longford and the IDA has committed to build an...