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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety Inspections (14 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Between the 1January 2020 and 31December 2020 the Health and Safety Authority carried out nine thousand one hundred and twenty five (9,125) workplace inspections across a range of sectors including 5,164 inspections to assess compliance with the Work Safely Protocol.  During 2020 the Health and Safety Authority took on a number of new roles in relation to the management of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Illness Benefit (14 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: My colleague the Minister for Social Protection who has responsibility for the enhanced illness benefit payment informs me that under the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (No. 1), the Government, having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of Covid-19, extended the Social...

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

Leo Varadkar: The National Framework Living with COVID-19 recognises the need for an overall incremental approach which take account of the societal and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the varying responses required at different times. The Framework sets out how businesses should operate at five different levels. In the first instance, an employer is responsible for determining what work can...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Action Plan for Jobs (14 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Action Plan for Jobs (APJ), 2018, was the seventh and final in an annual series outlining the Government’s joined-up approach to maximising employment across Ireland ensuring that all parts of the country achieve their potential in terms of job creation.  Employment grew by over 300,000 over the lifetime of the Action Plans for Jobs, 2012 to 2018, with job creation in all eight...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (14 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: There are 120 IDA supported companies in the West Region, employing 27,695 people in total.  There are 17 IDA supported companies in County Mayo, employing 4,955 people. Regional development is at the centre of IDA’s new strategy, Driving Recovery & Sustainable Growth 2021-2024. IDA is committed to the pursuit of more balanced, compact regional development which can...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (14 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: My Department’s focus is on achieving a strong recovery and sustainable economic development through business growth and jobs growth, resilience and innovation. We will continue to strengthen employment rights and champion the principles of responsible free enterprise and fair competition. Future proofing our economy and society for the twin transition to a sustainable low carbon...

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

Leo Varadkar: Under Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID-19, only essential retail outlets will remain open.  Further information can be found on S.I. No. 701 of 2020 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19) (No. 10) Regulations 2020 and S.I. No. 4 of 2021 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19) (No. 10) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 () clearly...

EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Motion (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and to recommend the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement to the House. Brexit is not good for Ireland, Britain or Europe, and Brexit was not our decision. It was a decision of the British people, one we regret but one we respect. From day one, our policy was to protect Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement, citizens' rights both North...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Court (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Labour Court held a hearing with all interested parties on a proposal submitted to it by the Security Industry Joint Labour Committee (JLC) on 18 January 2021. The Labour Court shall consider the matter pursuant to section 42B (12) of the IR Act 1946. The Labour Court may, as it thinks proper, adopt the proposal, amend the proposal, or refuse to adopt the proposal. Should the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 to 9, inclusive, together. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) contributes to multi-agency efforts to enforce the Atypical Worker Permission Scheme for Non-EEA Workers engaged on certain Irish-registered whitefish fishing vessels. In terms of fisher activity, 31 desktop inspections and two on-board inspections were completed in 2020, covering...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, commonly known as CETA, is one of the EU’s new generation of progressive free trade agreements. CETA is designed to benefit EU and Canadian companies through improved trade flows in support of increased employment for our citizens. The elimination of tariffs, reduced trade barriers and simplified customs procedures that flow...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Government published the national COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy on 15thDecember 2020. The Strategy outlines Ireland’s high-level plan for safe, effective and efficient vaccination on a phased basis across different categories of our population while safeguarding continued provision of health and social care services. The Deputy will be aware that the first COVID-19 vaccines to be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Government Level 5 restrictions only construction sites considered essential are allowed to remain open. The limited list of essential construction sites that can remain open from 8 January is set out on www.gov.ie. The Health and Safety Authority has no role in determining whether any business, including construction sites, is essential or not. However, inspectors from the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Since January 1, following the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, the UK has been outside the EU Single Market and Customs Union and this means that a range of new formalities apply to goods moving to, from or through the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland. I am aware that Revenue fully appreciates that the new regulatory requirements and customs formalities...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: A number of Government Departments and statutory bodies have a role or interest in monitoring the impact of Brexit on retail prices. These include the Department of Finance, the Central Statistics Office, and the Central Bank of Ireland. In terms of my Department, the Economic the Social Research Institute undertook research at the request of the Competition and Consumer Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Government Level 5 restrictions only businesses considered essential are allowed to remain open. The limited list of essential businesses, services and construction sites, which includes certain large projects in the Exporting/FDI sector, that can remain open is set out on www.gov.ie. To implement the new measures S.I. No. 4 of 2021 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Ireland (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Growing Irish exports into the Eurozone is a key strategic focus of Enterprise Ireland. Enterprise Ireland supports companies to start, scale and succeed in international markets. Through Enterprise Ireland’s network of 40 international offices, the agency assisted client companies to increase their exports by providing market intelligence to inform companies’...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Value of Exports (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 to 21, inclusive, and 32 together. The long-term response to Brexit is for companies across all sectors to become more competitive, more innovative and to diversify their export footprint into more international markets. My Department’s 2021 budget allocation of €1.13bn represents an increase of €154 million or 15.9% on the 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Under Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID-19, only essential retail outlets will remain open. Further information can be found on . The decision to move to full scale Level 5 was not taken lightly and all factors were considered. The restrictions are in place for a period of at least one month from 31 December 2020. S.I. No. 701 of 2020 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Under Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID-19, only essential retail outlets will remain open. Further information can be found on S.I. No. 701 of 2020 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19) (No. 10) Regulations 2020 and S.I. No. 4 of 2021 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19) (No. 10) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 () clearly sets...