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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety Authority (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Between 1stJune 2020 and the 31stDecember 2020, the HSA carried out a total 5,979 workplace inspections of which 4,455 involved a compliance assessment of measures taken relating to the Work Safely Protocol. These inspections found: - 93%of workplaces had COVID-19 measures in place; - 79% of workplaces had COVID-19 Response plans in place; and - 73%of workplaces had a Lead Worker...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety Authority (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Workplace Contact Unit (WCU) is the Health and Safety Authority’s primary contact point for employers, employees, and members of the public to make complaints and seek information or guidance in relation to matters under its remit. Between 1stJune and 31stDecember 2020, the WCU received 2,078 COVID-19 related complaints; - 2,049 or 98.5% have been brought a conclusion and have been...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety Authority (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: We are currently at Level 5 of the Government’s Plan for Living with Covid-19. The Plan clearly sets out that within this restriction level people should work from home unless it is absolutely necessary to attend in person for the delivery of an essential service as listed on www.gov.ie. At the beginning of the year, I issued a statement underlining the seriousness of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: In order to qualify for a statutory redundancy payment, an employee must have 104 weeks continuous employment, be an employed contributor in employment which was insurable for all benefits under the Social Welfare Acts and be over the age of 16.  An eligible employee is entitled to two weeks statutory redundancy payment for every year of service, plus a bonus week.  Compensation is...

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

Leo Varadkar: I understand this is an incredibly difficult time for families and businesses across the country and I would like to thank them for their efforts at this difficult time. By each of us following the spirit of the rules and working together we can hopefully ease some restrictions soon. S.I. No. 701 of 2020 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19)...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department, established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation, and advisory services....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment does not collect or store the type of detailed information requested on data centre location and size. While not all data centres are operated by multi-national firms, IDA Ireland has further advised me that it does not maintain a register of data centres. There may be some scope for different definitions of what types of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: As our enterprises face the dual challenges of COVID-19 and the new trading relationship with the UK, my Department’s strategic priorities for 2021 are focused on building a resilient enterprise base. The UK remains a strategic market of importance for our companies and  Enterprise Ireland is working to assist them sustain and grow their business in the UK through a comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Mar 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 and support as possible. My Department has worked to ensure that appropriate supports are in place for businesses that require finance as they develop their response to their exposure to impacts arising from...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The announcement of 150 redundancies in this company is very regrettable and I extend my sympathies to the workers who have lost their jobs and to the families affected.   I understand that the manufacturing and production operations will not be impacted. As a client of Enterprise Ireland, the Agency has had discussions with the senior management team of the company on their...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I am informed that the proposed redundancies referred to in the question relate to back office functions. Enterprise Ireland has not directly supported these functions. Some of the staff now being made redundant may have availed of general training programmes which Enterprise Ireland supported. There is no recourse on the grants paid out already for these training programmes as the training...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The announcement of 150 redundancies in this company is very regrettable and I extend my sympathies to the workers who have lost their jobs and to the families affected.  I understand that the manufacturing and production operations will not be impacted. As a client of Enterprise Ireland, the Agency has had discussions with the senior management team of the company on their...

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

Leo Varadkar: The Department and its Offices, which include the Companies Registrations Office, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland, the Labour Court, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and the Workplace Relations Commission do not own or lease any vehicles. The day-to-day operations of the Agencies are a matter for the relevant Board and senior management team and such...

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

Leo Varadkar: International Trade is a competence of the EU under the Treaties.  In exercising that competence at the WTO, the European Commission engages with Member States, including Ireland, through a variety of Committee and Working Parties/Groups, including on intellectual property.  The EU’s current position on the proposed waiver is that the WTO international agreement on Trade...

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

Leo Varadkar: International Trade is a competence of the EU under the Treaties.  In exercising that competence at the WTO, the European Commission engages with Member States, including Ireland, through a variety of Committee and Working Parties/Groups, including on intellectual property.  My Department is engaging with the Department of Foreign Affairs on this and other issues relating to...

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

Leo Varadkar: I understand this is an incredibly difficult time for families and businesses across the country and I would like to thank them for their efforts at this difficult time. By each of us following the spirit of the rules and working together we can hopefully ease some restrictions soon. S.I. No. 701 of 2020 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19)...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Part 4 of the Consumer Protection Act 2007 makes it an offence to establish, operate, promote, knowingly participate in, or induce or attempt to induce another person to participate in, a pyramid promotional scheme.  The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is responsible for the enforcement of this and other provisions of the Act and is independent in the exercise of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I can confirm a request was received from Minister O'Gorman in relation to the establishment of a JLC for the early years education sector and it is currently receiving attention.

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

Leo Varadkar: As you are aware, 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 (CRSS), low-cost loans, the deferral and warehousing of tax liabilities and the waiver of commercial rates. You will also know...

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

Leo Varadkar: I understand this is an incredibly difficult time for families and businesses across the country and I would like to thank them for their efforts at this difficult time. By each of us following the spirit of the rules and working together we can hopefully ease some restrictions soon. S.I. No. 701 of 2020 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19)...