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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Offices (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Accommodation for my Department and its Offices is provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in buildings which are either State owned or leased by the OPW on our behalf. The Department and its Offices are located in 11 locations across the country, six of which are in Dublin and five regionally. Typically, the Department and its Offices are in shared accommodation, either with other...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I am keenly aware that publicans are continuing to make massive sacrifices to protect their communities. In order to assist businesses to address the challenges posed by COVID-19 the Government has put in place a comprehensive package to help businesses and workers during the pandemic, including the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), the COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I am acutely aware of the difficulties all travel agents have faced this past year and are continuing to face. With business difficulties in mind, the Government has put in place a comprehensive package to help businesses and workers during the pandemic, including the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), the COVID-19 Restrictions Support Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I am acutely aware of the difficulties that the necessary ongoing Covid-19 restrictions are putting on businesses right across the country. With this in mind the Government has put in place a comprehensive package to help businesses and workers during the pandemic, including the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), the COVID-19 Restrictions Support...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ministerial Advisers (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The names and contact details of special advisers in my Department are set out in the table below. Name Contact Details Sarah O'Neill sarah.oneill@tanaiste.gov.ie Matt Lynch matt.lynch@tanaiste.gov.ie Stephen Foley (adviser to Minister Damien English) stephen.foley@enterprise.gov.ie

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Issues (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland supports transparency and good governance including “Country by Country” (CbC) reporting by MNEs to national tax authorities. As advised in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 10 February 2021, the Finance Act 2015 introduced obligations for relevant companies to report to the Revenue Commissioners. The next COMPET Council meeting will be an Informal Video...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to gender and civil service salary scale for staff employed in my Department is provided in tabular form below. This data is as at 12 February 2021. Grade/Civil Service Pay Scale FTE Headcount Grand Total 879.7164 922 SECRETARY GENERAL 1 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reviews (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: A list of the studies, reviews and research currently being undertaken in my Department is set out in the table below. Study/Review/Research being Undertaken Anticipated Completion Date Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact 2020 Q1 2021 Annual Employment Survey 2021 Q1 2021 Research project on frustration...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Ireland (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Enterprise Ireland has a mix of local and overseas office premises rented. The annual rental costs for 2020 are outlined in the tables below: Ireland Offices: Annual Rent € East Point, Dublin HQ 2,776,686 Letterkenny, Co Donegal 29,520 West Park Shannon, Co Clare Regional HQ 518,461 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: IDA Ireland (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The table below sets out the properties rented by IDA Ireland in 2020, and the rents paid by IDA on each property during 2020. IDA Ireland do not currently rent any lands. Those Offices marked with an asterisk denote offices where the rent is paid by Enterprise Ireland. Office Rents paid in 2020 (euro) Ireland Global HQ ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: In March 2020, the Employment Permits Section of my Department implemented a COVID-19 contingency plan to ensure that the employment permit regime could continue to operate throughout the crisis. Since 30th March, the employment permit system has been operating fully remotely and online with new applications and renewals continuing to be processed seamlessly. Operational practices have been...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has provided a wide range of COVID-19 schemes and the details of these schemes are available on my Department’s website at . I'm not aware of a submission or the details of a specific company but I am very aware of the impact of restrictions on the print and publishing sector. My colleague the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I am acutely aware of the difficulties facing businesses right across the country due to the continuing but necessary COVID-19 restrictions. With that in mind the Government has put in place a comprehensive package to help businesses and workers during the pandemic, including the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), the COVID-19 Restrictions Support...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: On 9th February last, I announced a new €60m Scheme, called the COVID-19 Business Aid Scheme (CBAS) that is being developed to provide grants to businesses ineligible for the Government’s other existing schemes such as CRSS and is designed to help with fixed costs. Wholesalers, suppliers, caterers and events companies down 75% or more in turnover and in receipt of a rates bill...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I am keenly aware that businesses are continuing to make massive sacrifices to protect their communities and I am committed to ensuring that the Government will offer as much assistance as possible. I understand the physical and mental health benefits that gyms can provide but unfortunately, as outlined in the Government plan published yesterday, we must continue at level 5 until the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Proposed Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I am committed to bringing in a statutory sick pay scheme for Ireland and it is my intention that this scheme will be designed in consultation with unions and employer groups. Work is well underway. I launched a full public consultation on the scheme last November which lasted for 6 weeks and concluded in December 2020. I encouraged employers, employees and unions to engage with this...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Since October 2020, India and South Africa have presented a proposal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to allow all countries to choose to neither grant nor enforce any patents and other intellectual property rights related to COVID-19 drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for the duration of the pandemic. The proposers argue that this would allow countries to scale up the manufacture of such...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I understand the enormous difficulties the wedding industry is facing as the pandemic rolls on. I fully appreciate that it is one of the industries worst affected and for the longest and know that as we enter a second year of restrictions many in the sector must be fearing for their future. I do hope that once the pandemic is over the wedding sector will have a number of good years with so...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 30 together. A Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) is made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015. Under the provisions of the 2015 Act, the Labour Court issues a statutory report to me as Minister following an examination of the relevant economic sector and submissions made by interested parties....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Further and Higher Education (24 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The 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 of our economy....