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Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The Deputy has raised a few points. On regional development, that is where we want to see things going under the national planning framework. I am constantly pushing IDA Ireland to increase FDI in the regions. We are at approximately 55% at the moment. Enterprise Ireland is doing better at north of 60%. We need to get more investment into the regions. This is going to be critical. We...

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: I appreciate the Deputy's experience in the sector. It is critical that the sector is now under the Department of enterprise because there is a huge amount of work we can carry out to support it. I will point out that 2024 was a record year for tourism as regards visitor numbers. The North American market was up 19% alone, with €2.2 billion of spend. This year has been...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: I am advised that a review of my Department's records from January 2015 to June 2025 indicates that there has been no expenditure on hairstyling, make-up, personal grooming, or general cosmetic expenses during this period.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: I am advised that a review of my Department's records from January 2015 to June 2025 indicates that there has been no expenditure on beauticians, make-up artists or hairdressing professionals, stylists or personal shoppers during this period.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Advertising (8 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: I have set out below advertising expenditure by my Department, 2015 – 2025 to date. My Department does not record the information in the format that you have requested. However, should you require further details I will endeavour to provide it to you. Advertising is conducted to support the work of my Department and develop public awareness across a broad range of our activities. In...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department is a client of OneLearning, the Learning and Development Centre for the Civil Service and regularly draws down training services from OneLearning. Where specific training is not available, my Department will source training from external providers to ensure business needs are met. In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money and,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The media consultancy services providers engaged by my Department and Offices of my Department, and the details of the services supplied and expenditure on each from 2015 to 2018 are set out below. Information regarding expenditure on media consultancy for the agencies and public bodies under my Department’s remit is not included as that is an operational matter for those agencies, and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: Given the volume of data that needs to be considered I am  advised it is not possible to provide the full information to the Deputy within the timeframe provided. I will arrange for the provision of the requested material to be provided to the Deputy at the earliest opportunity over the coming days.  

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (8 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: On 15 April, Government approved the General Scheme for the Short Term Letting and Tourism (STLT) Bill. The General Scheme was submitted to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel on 16 April for drafting and this work is currently underway. It is expected that the STLT Bill will go through the full legislative process in the Oireachtas later this year. This Bill when enacted will...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (3 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: I am happy to work closely with Deputy Butterly on that. Another area I am actively working on is expanding the remit of Fáilte Ireland. One of the first things I did was to take a deep dive of the legislation that underpins the State agency. I want to include a restaurant sector. It is key as regards developing its model. Fáilte Ireland has focused on hotels but if we look...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (3 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: Wexford will not beat Mullingar.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (3 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. My role and that of my Department in relation to tourism includes the development of national policy and the securing of resources to assist the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, in the implementation of policy. County Louth is included in Ireland's Ancient East Regional Tourism Development Strategy 2023-2027. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Promotion (3 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: As the National Tourism Development Authority, in line with its statutory functions as set out in Section 8(1) of the National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth of tourism in Ireland. Its remit does not extend to Northern Ireland. Tourism Northern Ireland is the primary agency responsible for developing and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: On 17th June An Taoiseach, responding to a related PQ, stated that maritime safety policy is a responsibility of the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien TD. Furthermore, the Taoiseach advised that the Department for Transport is not considering funding for civil society organisations involved in navigational safety, through the Shared Island Fund or otherwise, and engagement with...

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: It is my first appearance in front of the new Oireachtas select committee and I look forward to working with all the members and being available to everyone. My door is always open. I look forward to having a strong working relationship. I congratulate the Cathaoirleach. I look forward to working with him throughout this term to ensure we are enhancing the capacity of the enterprise...

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, to delete line 21 and substitute the following: "“Minister” means the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment;”.

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, lines 5 and 6, to delete “Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform” and substitute “Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation”.

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: This section has been worked through with the Attorney General's office. There is a high threshold of evidence required if the request was to be refused by an employer. Obviously then there is the right to go to the Workplace Relations Commission. If the employer is not found in compliance with the law there is very significant fines of an amount equal to the greater of 104 weeks' pay or...

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: No.

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: Absolutely. So it would have to judge the threshold of evidence to see if it is proportionate and reasonable to the request made by the employee.