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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: Regional enterprise development and sustainable local job creation is a key policy priority of mine and this Government. My Department is currently overseeing the development of nine new Regional Enterprise Plans to 2024, including for the South-West region. I am working on the delivery of the new Plan in the South-West in conjunction with the dedicated team of regional stakeholders. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices will receive an additional €2m under Budget 2022 which represents an almost 5% increase in funding. This additional investment will allow each of the 31 Local Enterprise Offices to enhance the role they already play in assisting local and regional development including the launching of the Regional Enterprise Plans. The additional funding provided will...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: On 9 June, I along with my colleague Minster Robert Troy TD, published the 'Plan for Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency' which sets out Government’s work to enhance protections and ensure transparency for employees in insolvency situations. The Plan follows the commitment in the Programme for Government to review whether the legal provisions surrounding collective...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The employment permits system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages, in circumstances where there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one. The system is managed through the use of lists designating highly skilled and ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: As the Deputy is aware, the Government have provided a significant package to help businesses and workers during the pandemic. Under the new Economic Recovery Plan, a stimulus to fuel the economy of €4 billion was announced, this is intended to aid businesses and the economy to recover and rebuild. Budget 2022 outlined changes to several of the current financial supports, the EWSS...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 36, 45 and 71 together. 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: Enterprise Ireland (EI) monitors the employment performance of its clients annually and is currently in the process of completing its Annual Employment Survey for 2021 which will be completed in January 2022. Whilst some companies choose not to make public announcements or may have ongoing recruitment processes in place, EI client companies based in Cork City have announced 140 jobs and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: At the relevant time in 2011, neither Ireland nor the UK opted into the Directive, under the provisions of the protocol to the Treaties on the special position of Ireland and the UK. The Employer Sanctions Directive falls within the area of freedom, security and justice and Ireland availed of its right not to participate primarily because of its unique relationship with the UK. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: In 2020 the LEOs approved 180 clients to a value of €1,318,719 to businesses to assist with research and development costs through its grant programme. Thus far in 2021 the LEOs have approved 162 clients to a value of €1,189,230.00. In 2020, the LEOs assisted 328 Start-ups with €4,949,183 in priming grant funding. The LEOs have assisted 290 start-ups with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is the State body charged with the provision of information to both employers and employees on certain employment law statutes of the State as well as equality and industrial relations matters. The WRC does this through a variety of means such as the WRC website, (), informational booklets, leaflets and other literature, and through the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: In 2020 the Local Enterprise Offices were in receipt of approximately €77m (€76,992,462) in funding from my Department. The initial budget of €33.5m was understandably increased to provide sufficient funding to allow the LEOs to assist businesses from all sectors to deal with the issues that COVID presented. This included the provision of €27.4m to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 76 together. On 19thOctober 2021, the Government, taking account of the latest developments with regards to the incidence and behaviour of COVID-19, and the progress in the roll out of vaccinations, announced further steps in reopening of society, to take effect from 22ndOctober 2021. The announcement made clear that important and necessary Public...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: Budget 2022 sets out to help businesses get back on their feet as we reopen the economy and society. Funding allocated to this in Budget 2022 comes on top of the measures announced in the National Economic Recovery Plan, which sets out how the Government plans to help get more people than ever working in long-term, future-proofed jobs. The Local Enterprise Offices will receive an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The employment permits system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages, in circumstances where there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one. The system is managed through the use of lists designating highly skilled and ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Childcare Services (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: In June of this year I made an Order establishing the Early Years’ Service Joint Labour Committee 2021. Following the making of the Order, I appointed a Chair and Deputy Chair to the JLC. This was done on the 8 July 2021. In accordance with the Fifth Schedule to the Industrial Relations Act 1990, the Court is required to appoint such number of employer representatives as it thinks...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reviews (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: Following an open competition on e-tenders, KPMG Future Analytics were commissioned by my Department to carry out a research study to identify and analyse the key factors that have impacted the retail sector in recent years and the likely future trends, opportunities and challenges facing the retail sector. The Study will provide an evidence-based foundation for ongoing engagement with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: Enterprise Ireland, through its Cork Regional team, has assisted the Recreate Shandon group to explore opportunities and options for the Butter Exchange building and has provided this group with feasibility funding under the Regional Enterprise Development Fund, in order to develop a sustainable business plan that identifies the best options to maximise opportunities and attract new...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: In June of this year I made an Order establishing the Early Years’ Service Joint Labour Committee Establishment Order 2021. Following the making of the Order, I appointed a Chair and Deputy Chair to the JLC. This was done on the 8 July 2021. In accordance with the Fifth Schedule to the Industrial Relations Act 1990, the Court is required to appoint such number of employer...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Food Industry (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: My Department has been working with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine since 2018 to secure state aid approval for a capital investment grant scheme for the food processing industry. State aid for such a scheme was approved by the European Commission in February 2020. The Scheme agreed by Government at the end of 2020, has been established in recognition of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, commits to establishing the Shannon Estuary Taskforce to consider the regional economic development potential of the Shannon Estuary and proposals will be brought to Government on this shortly. Once the Taskforce is established, engagement with the designated Chairperson of the Taskforce inviting them to map out a series of meetings to inform...