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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (1 Feb 2023)

Neale Richmond: Under Stream 2 of the Ukraine Enterprise Crisis Scheme which was launched in October 2022, of the total number of the 76 application packs issued by Enterprise Ireland, to date one application has been returned.  The response to Stream 2 reflects that a significant number of companies requested application packs, but they have not yet been converted into application forms mainly due...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (1 Feb 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Small Firms Investment in Energy Efficiency scheme was announced in Budget 2023. The objective of the scheme is to support capital investment by businesses to reduce carbon emissions based on energy efficiency projects. The rationale of the scheme would be to support companies to reduce their carbon emissions and overall energy costs by accelerating the adoption of low carbon technologies...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (1 Feb 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that, on 30thSeptember 2022, a General Employment Permit application for the person concerned (in the details supplied) was received. On 23rdNovember 2022 the application was refused for several reasons. The applicant was informed of the refusal reasons and of their right to request a review of the refusal decision within 28 days...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (1 Feb 2023)

Neale Richmond: The latest job figures show employment increased across all economic sectors for Enterprise Ireland  supported companies. In total, 19,660 new jobs were created in 2022 by companies assisted by EI. Total employment by companies assisted by Enterprise Ireland in 2022 was 218,178, an increase of 5% on the 2021 outturn and 68% of these jobs are outside Dublin. Balanced regional development...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (1 Feb 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Local Enterprise Offices' (LEO) most recent Annual Employment Survey for 2022 was published on 17th January.  These results show the significant role the LEOs are playing in not only creating new businesses and jobs but also in sustaining them.  LEO client companies created 7,870 new jobs in 2022 and is the third highest year of job creation by the LEOs since 2014. The results...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2023)

Neale Richmond: The purpose of the A7 subhead is to provide funding to Enterprise Ireland to enable them to deliver a range of programmes and services which contribute to enterprise development and job creation across the regions.  I can confirm that the funding in the Budget 2023 Expenditure Report is allocated solely to capital expenditure.  The monies provided under this subhead relate to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2023)

Neale Richmond: The A.8 subhead which comprises the current (non-pay) and capital funding for the Local Enterprise Offices has an allocation of €47.78m for 2023. This represents the same core allocation as the 2022 budget but provides an additional €4m in capital funding to pilot both the extension of the LEOs mandate to grant-aid firms with over 10 employees in the manufacturing and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2023)

Neale Richmond: Due to the unpredictability of weather conditions, it is difficult to estimate precise funding amounts for applications for flooding damage under the humanitarian relief Scheme on an annual basis.  Accordingly, a nominal €1,000 in capital funding is allocated in the 2023 Estimates.  Usually, the funding requirements for eligible claims costs incurred under this Scheme is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Support Services (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: I assure Deputy McGrath that hope is most certainly not lost in regard to this site and the people who have worked in this plant for so many years. We must put the redundancies that are happening in context. It is nothing to do with the efficiency of the plant itself. It is certainly nothing to do with the 31 workers who have put their blood, sweat and tears into it. Unfortunately, it is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Support Services (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter and giving me an opportunity to address it. Like the Deputy, I was extremely disappointed to learn the news of this closure and my first concern goes to those workers and their families, as well as the wider population of Carrick-on-Suir straddling the Waterford and Tipperary border that so many of us know so well and have enjoyed visiting...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: 83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61853/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his appearance at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana. [62026/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: International Bodies (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland has significantly grown its investment in the European Space Agency (ESA) in recent years in line with the National Strategy for Space Enterprise 2019 – 2025, which seeks to build an economically sustainable and expanding space-active industry, delivering quality jobs for the economy of tomorrow. The overall amount paid to ESA by the State in 2022 was €30.17 million,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: I can confirm that the €10 million fund in respect of the open call for Brexit Impacts referred to in the Budget 2023 Expenditure Report is allocated solely to capital expenditure.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: I can confirm that the €12 million in respect of the EI Green Transition and Digital Transition Funds referred to in the Budget 2023 Expenditure Report is allocated solely to capital expenditure.  In that regard, each fund has been allocated €6 million.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Budget 2023 allocation to the Local Enterprise Office network includes an additional €4 million in capital expenditure to pilot both the extension of the LEOs mandate to firms with over 10 employees and the introduction of the Small Firms' Investment in Energy Efficiency Scheme (SFIEES).  This additional allocation is broken down evenly across both supports with each measure...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: The National Space Strategy for Enterprise 2019 – 2025 sets ambitious goals for how Ireland intends to develop an economically sustainable and expanding space-active industry, delivering quality jobs for the economy of tomorrow. Funding for the space sector in Ireland is not specifically allocated to the National Space Strategy rather, funding is allocated on the basis of our...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Industry 4.0 Strategy 2020-2025 does not have a budget allocation over the years 2022-2023. Delivery of the strategy is structured over six thematic areas over 18 actions. The primary mission of the strategy is to raise awareness and to support the drive towards digital transformation and the uptake and deployment of digital technologies within Ireland's manufacturing sector. This...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Bullying in the Workplace (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170, 171 and 172 together. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has a broad mandate which includes enforcing occupational safety and health legislation in relation to workplaces and work activities. In relation to the issue of workplace bullying, the HSA has prepared and published, jointly with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), a Code of Practice for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: Sustainability, energy efficiency and decarbonisation should now be integral to the strategic planning of all businesses. In 2021, my Department provided €10 million in funding through the Climate Enterprise Action Fund to help businesses in their carbon abatement strategies and to prepare for new areas of economic growth founded on sustainability, innovation and productivity. ...