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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The best way to bring this forward is probably for the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to meet with the group. I will let her know he raised this matter today and ask her to do that.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (24 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: My Department does not hold a database of potential foreign investors seeking projects for investment or projects that are seeking foreign investors.  I am also advised that neither IDA Ireland nor Enterprise Ireland, both of which are under the remit of my Department, hold such databases. IDA Ireland is the statutory agency with primary responsibility for the attraction and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (24 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Enterprise Ireland (EI) receives funding under both the Jobs and Enterprise Development and the Enterprise, Innovation and Commercialisation Programmes in my Department’s Vote. A Further Revised Estimate setting out the allocations for 2021in respect of the various programmes funded from my Department’s Vote is expected to be submitted to the Dáil for approval shortly....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: InterTradeIreland (24 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 171 together. The Deputy will be aware that Intertrade Ireland as a North South body receives funding from both my Department and from our counterpart Department in the Northern Ireland Administration. Insofar as my Department is concerned, a Further Revised Estimate setting out the allocations for 2021in respect of the various programmes funded from...

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

Leo Varadkar: A Further Revised Estimate (FRE) setting out the allocations for 2021in respect of the various programmes funded from my Department’s Vote is expected to be submitted to the Dáil for approval shortly. It is expected that the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) will be provided with a gross allocation of €15.405million for its use in 2021. On the basis of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (24 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: A Further Revised Estimate (FRE) setting out the allocations for 2021 in respect of the various programmes funded from my Department’s Vote is expected to be submitted to the Dáil for approval shortly. It is expected that the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) will be provided with a gross allocation of €52.781million for their use in 2021. On the basis of the LEOs’...

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

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173, 177 and 178 together. The Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 established the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and in doing so effectively merged the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency. The CCPC receives its exchequer funding under the Regulation Programme of my Department’s Vote. The CCPC) was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (24 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: A Further Revised Estimate (FRE) setting out the allocations for 2021 in respect of the various programmes funded from my Department’s Vote is expected to be submitted to the Dáil for approval shortly. It is expected that Companies Registration Office (CRO) will be provided with a gross allocation of €7.964 million for its use in 2021. On the basis of the CRO’s...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (24 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together. An exercise to estimate the budgetary requirements for the establishment of the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) commenced in 2018. At that point, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement’s (ODCE) annual budget was €5.057m. Following an assessment of the CEA’s resourcing needs upon its establishment,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (24 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together. The Low Pay Commission (LPC) received an allocation of €490,000 from my Department’s Vote in 2020. In terms of 2021, a Further Revised Estimate (FRE) for the Department will be submitted shortly to the Dáil for approval. It is expected that the LPC’s gross allocation will be maintained at €490,000  in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (24 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The key responsibilities of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) are to make recommendations to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment designed to set a minimum wage that is fair and sustainable.  The operations of the LPC are supported by a team in the Enterprise, Strategy, Competitiveness and Evaluation Division of my Department. The team is led at Principal Officer level and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (29 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: This year, on January 15th, my Department published ‘Making Remote Work’, the National Remote Work Strategy. The objective of the Strategy is to ensure that remote work is a permanent feature in the Irish workplace in a way that maximises economic, social and environmental benefits. The Strategy is built on three pillars which are bolstered by underpinning conditions. These...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Properties (29 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The following table outlines properties rented by IDA Ireland in 2019 and 2020, and the rents paid on each property in 2019 and 2020.IDA does not currently rent any lands. Office Rents paid in 2020 (euro) Rents paid in 2019 (euro) Ireland Global HQ (3 Park Place) 3,924,097 2,695,529 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Data (29 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 to 69, inclusive, together. Regional development is at the centre of IDA’s new strategy, Driving Recovery & Sustainable Growth 2021-2024. IDA Ireland is committed to the pursuit of more balanced, compact regional development which can deliver complementary efficiency and equity gains, with the overall impact of helping to advance national...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (29 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Regional development is at the centre of IDA’s new strategy, Driving Recovery & Sustainable Growth 2021-2024. IDA Ireland is committed to the pursuit of more balanced, compact regional development which can deliver complementary efficiency and equity gains, with the overall impact of helping to advance national development. The IDA will target half of all investments (400) from...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Public bodies’ statutory duty to eliminate discrimination, promote equality, and protect human rights of staff and service users is the responsibility of all Departments and other public bodies individually. Goal 6 of my Department’s Statement of Strategy 2021 to 2023 sets out the Department’s ambition for a strong public service ethos driving effective and responsible...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Disabilities Assessments (29 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: My Department and the agencies under its remit are committed to disability inclusion and to fulfilling the obligations set out in the ‘National Disability Inclusion Strategy’ (2017-2021). In line with the Government’s Comprehensive Employment Strategy for Persons with Disabilities, the Department and agencies operate a policy of equality of opportunity for all staff,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: It is important, once again, to be aware of the facts. We know from the most recent statistics produced that approximately 10% of new homes in Ireland were bought by investment funds. Some 20% were bought by the State, through local authorities and affordable housing bodies. I have said previously we also need to take into account that first-time buyers, and people who want to upgrade or...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I apologise to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle that she had to endure that display, ring her bell and be shouted over and shouted down by Deputy Doherty again. Deputy Doherty said that I need to get real. He needs to calm down. The constant display every Thursday of aggression, nastiness, fury and anger is all preplanned and done for his social media video he will put out in a few minutes or...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Let us not have this display of histrionics and anxiety every Thursday.