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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: Under the Employment Permits Acts, in order to work in the State, all non-EEA nationals require a valid employment permit or relevant immigration permission from the Minister for Justice which allows them to reside and work in the State without the requirement for an employment permit.  The employment permits legislation sets out various criteria that must be met when considering an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Sector Pensions (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: I will launch the public consultation into certain matters raised during consideration of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021 as soon as practicable this year.  This consultation will include engagement with organisations representing retired workers.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: As previously advised, responsibility for the legislation governing the Insolvency Payments Scheme transferred to the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment from the Department of Social Protection in October 2020. Officials in my Department are continuing to work on developing a mechanism through which a competent authority may determine that a state of insolvency arises,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: The Government has worked to support businesses through these challenging times with a wide range of measures for firms of all sizes, which included the wage subsidy scheme, business continuity and trading online grants, COVID-19 Working Capital Scheme, the COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme, the Future Growth Loan Scheme, commercial rates waivers and warehousing of tax liabilities. Details of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: Legal Aid policy is a policy matter solely for my colleague, the Minister for Justice. I understand that legal aid is not currently available for employment rights disputes. The employment rights enforcement frameworks have been designed to deliver a fair, simple, cost effective and user-friendly service for employers and employees in the State. Parties availing of the adjudication...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a Critical Skills Employment Permit application was received for the person concerned (details supplied) on 13th December 2021. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order.  The Employment Permits Section of my Department are currently processing standard applications received on 3rd September 2021. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department, established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The Commission’s core services include the inspection of employment rights compliance, the provision of information, the processing of employment agency and protection of young persons (employment) licenses...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: The Government has worked to support businesses through these challenging times with a wide range of measures for firms of all sizes, which included the wage subsidy scheme, business continuity and trading online grants, COVID-19 Working Capital Scheme, the COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme, the Future Growth Loan Scheme, commercial rates waivers and warehousing of tax liabilities. Details of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 and 100 together. The State's employment permit system is designed to supplement Ireland's skills and labour supply over the short to medium term by allowing enterprises to recruit nationals from outside the EEA, where such skills or expertise cannot be sourced from within the EEA at that time. The system is, by design, vacancy led and managed through...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market.  The employment permits regime is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages in the State, required to develop and support enterprise for the benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Jan 2022)

Damien English: The Government has worked to support businesses, including new businesses, through these challenging times with a wide range of measures for firms of all sizes, which included the wage subsidy scheme, business continuity and trading online grants, COVID-19 Working Capital Scheme, the COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme, the Future Growth Loan Scheme, commercial rates waivers and warehousing of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2021)

Damien English: Universal and equitable access to safe, effective and affordable vaccines, diagnostics and treatments is crucial in the global fight against COVID-19. International Trade is a competence of the EU under the Treaties and in exercising that competence, the European Commission engages fully with the Member States, including Ireland, through a variety of Committees and Working Parties/Groups,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (16 Dec 2021)

Damien English: Between the 1January 2021 and the 10December 2021, the Health and Safety Authority completed 253 inspections of meat processing plants, of which 250 inspections were unannounced. Health and Safety Authority inspections are predominantly made without prior notification, however in some exceptional circumstances prior notification may be appropriate, for example, in support of Public Health...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (16 Dec 2021)

Damien English: There is a duty on all employers, the self-employed and other duty holders to report to the Health and Safety Authority any work-related accident causing workers to lose four or more days of work. The information collected in the accident reports is based on European Statistics on Accidents at Work methodology, this allows comparison of accidents between EU member states. The statistics...

Seanad: TRIPS Waiver: Motion (15 Dec 2021)

Damien English: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this motion. I thank Senator Higgins and her colleagues for tabling the motion on the TRIPS waiver. I know it is something the Senator has genuinely worked on for a long period. I recognise that and it is well recognised around the House that her work on this matter is genuine. We can see from the support shown by her colleagues right across the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Sector Pensions (15 Dec 2021)

Damien English: The Government agreed to a timed amendment to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021. This was to allow time, as has been outlined in the Dáil, to examine all the issues carefully and to ensure that stakeholders - retired workers, including retired ESB workers, trade unions, employers, industrial relations bodies, the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Sector Pensions (15 Dec 2021)

Damien English: The Government agreed to a timed amendment to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021. This was to allow time, as has been outlined in the Dáil, to examine all the issues carefully and to ensure that stakeholders - including retired workers themselves, trade unions, employers, industrial relations bodies, the Departments of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2021)

Damien English: The Government continues to support businesses and employers through these challenging times and recognises the impact that the new measures will have on sectors, in particular, sectors such as hospitality, the arts and entertainment, and the night-time economy. With this in mind, on Friday the 3rdof December we announced a package of financial interventions for the hospitality, events and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2021)

Damien English: The Government continues to support businesses through these challenging times and recognises the impact that the new measures will have on sectors, in particular, sectors such as hospitality, the arts and entertainment, and the night-time economy. With this in mind, on Friday the 3rdof December we announced a package of financial interventions for the hospitality, events and entertainment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Dec 2021)

Damien English: Universal and equitable access to safe, effective and affordable vaccines, diagnostics and treatments is crucial in the global fight against COVID-19. International Trade is a competence of the EU under the Treaties and in exercising that competence, the European Commission engages fully with the Member States, including Ireland, through a variety of Committees and Working Parties/Groups,...