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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Travel (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: Since assuming office in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment I can confirm that I have not taken any flights to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment worked closely with the NI Department for the Economy as well as InterTradeIreland, Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland to develop a concept for a cross-border enterprise scheme. This concept is the culmination of an unprecedented level of collaboration between the enterprise agencies on the island. On 20 February 2024, the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The first table below sets out the number of political staff employed in my Department including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisors, drivers and other relevant positions in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024. Over the periods outlined, there was a total of 41 political staff employed in my Department. The second table sets out the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ministerial Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The table below sets out the name of each special advisor employed by my Department since 2020; the Minister and Junior Minister who each advisor was associated with and their respective salaries. The areas of expertise covered by each of the advisers corresponds with the relevant Minister's portfolio. Office of the Minister for Business, Enterprise & Innovation - Heather...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ministerial Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The amount of expenses paid to Ministerial advisers in my Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 is set out in the table below. These expenses were travel and subsistence payments associated with travel on Department business and were paid in line with Department travel and subsistence policy and procedures. It should be borne in mind that claim levels in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: To date, my Department has supported the development of regional clusters through a number of funding schemes including the Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF), the Border Enterprise Development Fund (BEDF) and the Regional Technology Clustering Fund (RTCF). ">Regional Clusters The three calls under the REDF all included funding streams to support enterprise led clustering initiatives...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: A greater focus on quality of life and work-life balance has been one of the positive legacies of the pandemic. Together with developments in our digital infrastructure and national remote working policies, this will assist in transforming enterprise and workforce adaptability. In particular, the opportunity to live and work outside of traditional urban centres represents significant...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct are recommendations on responsible business conduct (RBC) addressed by governments to multinational enterprises operating in or from adhering countries. They provide non-binding principles and standards for responsible business conduct in a global context, consistent with applicable laws and internationally...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 and 480 together. I recognise the importance of businesses having a focus on human rights in their operations as there is a strong expectation from society to do so. Businesses have reacted well since Ireland launched its first National Plan on Business and Human Rights (2017 - 2020) towards the end of 2017. Ireland became the 19th state in the world to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: On the 14 July last I led a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to the New York and Boston to boost trade relationships with key IDA client companies and promote world class Irish companies with leading market positions in the US. The Trade Mission took place on the back of record Irish exports of €34.57 billion in 2023. North America now accounts for 19% of all...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. The EU maintains a list of military equipment, known as the EU Common Military List. The List consists of 22 categories of equipment. A licence is required for transfers of equipment on this list within the EU, as a well as for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: According to the Central Statistics Office’s latest Population and Migration Estimates, published on 27 August 2024, the population in Ireland rose by 98,700 people in the 12 months to the end of April 2024, which was the largest 12-month increase since 2008. Over 69,000 people departed the State in the 12 months to April 2024. Of those emigrants, 34,700 were Irish citizens, 10,600...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: In October 2021, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) together with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DFAM) launched the €330m Brexit Impact Loan Scheme. This scheme was widened by Government to allow access to COVID-19 impacted SMEs. The Covid Loan Scheme was launched on 4 July 2022 to ensure that an appropriate option for access to finance...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The Increased Cost of Business Scheme has now closed for registrations. Over 81,000 businesses have registered for this grant scheme. The scheme has a budget of €257 million and as of 6th September, €222.8 million has been paid in first and second grant payments to verified eligible businesses. Local authorities are continuing to process payments once business details have been...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The White Paper on Enterprise 2022-2030 recognises clustering as a key tool for achieving enterprise policy objectives, including driving innovation, attracting and embedding FDI and developing linkages between multinationals and indigenous firms. It proposes the establishment of a National Clustering Programme (NCP), with a target to fund 5 national cluster organisations by 2025. In March...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: Each year, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland prepare a programme of trade missions and events which support the goal of securing high-level market access for companies based in Ireland who are aiming to grow business overseas and increase domestic employment and showcasing opportunities for foreign direct investment in support of high-quality jobs and regional development throughout Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The Low Pay Commission has a statutory obligation to make an annual recommendation to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the appropriate rate of the National Minimum Wage. I have received the Commission’s report and recommendations on the appropriate rate of the 2025 National Minimum Wage and these recommendations will be considered by Government in the context of...

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

Peter Burke: The Department of Finance operates a pre-budget costings service. The procedures for availing of this service are set out in a letter dated 1 July 2024 from the Secretary General of the Department to all recognised parties and technical groups in Dáil éireann. Deputies are encouraged to engage with this service in relation to requests for costings at this time. In a report published...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (23 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The Central Statistics Office publishes aggregate data on the number and type of enterprises who export goods to Germany. The CSO does not provide information on individual companies. The CSO does not yet have data available for our services imports and exports with Germany for 2023. In 2022 there were 1,446 enterprises recorded as exporting goods to Germany. Table A : Number of enterprises...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (23 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The funding provision to Enterprise Ireland covers two subheads on my Department’s Vote, Subheads A7 and B4, which span general supports to indigenous firms and for research and development/innovation supports. My Department has allocated a total of €372.305 million in respect of these subheads in 2024. The cost of increases of 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50% are set out in the table...