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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Deputy alluded in his opening remarks to the fact that he has a Private Members' Bill on this issue. I draw the Deputy's attention to the line in the Low Pay Commission recommendation that states that sub-minimum rates should not be abolished before 1 January 2025. The reason for that is that the Low Pay Commission asked the Government to consider the report and its recommendations to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: There is international evidence that this has happened in other countries when decisions like this were taken-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: -----and that is part of the rationale for further investigation on this.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: It is not.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: It is-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: To be clear, my intention is to look at the Low Pay Commission recommendations and do exactly what it said in terms of analysing them and looking at consequences, including unintended consequences. As I said, I do not want a situation whereby we have an unintended consequence of a change to people's working hours. Deputy Boyd Barrett has alleged that some industries are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: That is industry doing the right thing by these people. What we have is a situation where under-18s cannot necessarily work the same hours legally as those aged over 18 and cannot always do the same duty.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: We need to take that into account as well. That is why we are doing the economic impact assessment and looking at this further.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta. As the Deputy will be aware, copyright legislation ensures that all authors and performers, including actors, performers, writers and directors, are protected by provisions of copyright legislation where the authors or performers choose to transfer their rights to another party, for example, to producers in the film and TV industry. The transfer of rights is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: It is regulated more.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: To clarify, Regulation 27 is about transparency. Once you have your transparency, Regulation 28 kicks in and that offers authors and performers a contractual adjustment mechanism when the remuneration originally agreed turns out to be disproportionately low compared to the success of their work. That is important to clarify. To be clear, the existing copyright legislation ensures that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Well done.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: In relation to the Deputy's specific question around legislation in this area, it will be in the context of the sharing of royalty payments between producers and performers of recorded music. I recently sought and received Government approval to address this matter by amending the primary copyright legislation. Accordingly, drafting will proceed on the relevant Bill shortly. As the...

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

Emer Higgins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 290 together. The Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) was established in 2021, by the EU, to support Member States in managing the impacts of Brexit. Ireland, as the country clearly most affected by Brexit, was awarded the largest share, 20% of the entire fund. In 2023, there was €15 million allocated to Enterprise Ireland (EI) for disbursal...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Minister Higgins approved the new ERO for the Security Industry on 13 June 2024 and it commenced on 1 July 2024. It is currently available on S.I. No. 319/2024 - Employment Regulation Order (Security Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2024 (irishstatutebook.ie). Under legislation the statutory role of the Minister in the ERO process is clearly defined. As soon as practicable after...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Minister Higgins approved the new ERO for the Security Industry on 13 June 2024 and it commenced on 1 July 2024. It is currently available to the public on the Department’s website: SI No 319 of 2024 Employment Regulation Order (Security Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2024 - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie).

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Labour Court is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. The Court was first established under the Industrial Relations Act, 1946. Since the enactment of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, the Labour Court holds sole appellate jurisdiction in all disputes arising under employment rights enactments. This sole appellate role is in addition to those functions held by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: As Minister I have no means available to me to review pay in any sector. There are statutory provisions available to employer organisations and trades unions to request that such reviews to be undertaken by the Labour Court. The Government strongly supports Ireland’s industrial relations wage-setting mechanisms. I believe collective bargaining is an important element of ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Enterprise Ireland does survey its’ client base annually, and it does gather information about client company exports to Germany and all other global markets. The information gathered is collected in confidence and cannot be shared publicly as it is commercially sensitive information. If an Enterprise Ireland client is looking to target the German market, they can access Enterprise...

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

Emer Higgins: Enterprise Ireland have advised that they are not in a position to provide a forecast for 2024 exports. Companies supported by Enterprise Ireland will be surveyed in Q1 of 2025 to establish the level of exports achieved in 2024. Internal monitoring of export performance to date in 2024 suggests that there has been moderate growth in exports over the first six months of 2024. Companies...