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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The table below sets out the list of underspends incurred by the Agencies under the auspices of this Department at the end of 2021 and against profile to the end of May 2022. Agency name Underspend end 2021 Underspend against profile end May 2022 €,000 €,000 InterTrade Ireland -11 n/a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Sector Pensions (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: According to our records, we do not currently have any member of staff subject to abatement pursuant to the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. We issue new entrants with a declaration regarding any previous service that they may have in the public/civil service and request that they declare any applicable pension in payment. We are currently evaluating one...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180, 181 and 183 together. 2021 was a record-breaking year for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) employment, with total employment in IDA client companies now standing at 275,384, up over 29,000 on 2020. Growth in the regions was particularly buoyant with 53%, that is 133 projects of the 249 investments won going to regional locations and employment growth was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Correspondence (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I have received a request for a meeting by letter from the organisation referred to, dated 15 June 2022, which was received in my office on 16 June 2022. To date, a meeting is not scheduled to take place.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Correspondence (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: To date I have received no correspondence from the organisation referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The CCPC’s allocation for 2022 from Vote 32, under subhead C.8, was €18.323 million. The table below sets out the estimated costings of increasing funding to the CCPC by 50%. - REV Allocation 2022(€,000) 50% Increase(€,000) Competition and Consumer Protection Commission - C8 18,323 27,485 It...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, the Corporate Enforcement Agency was formally established on 6thJuly 2022. The new Agency will effectively subsume the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and will have greater autonomy and flexibility in terms of the ability to recruit staff with the necessary skills mix and depth of experience to meet the reinforced mandate of the CEA. In...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: IDA’s current strategy, developed in the context of the Government’s National Economic Plan, identifies the opportunities for sustainable growth among IDA’s established base of clients through a focus on transformative investments to increase the productivity of Irish operations and their workforce through RD&I, digitisation, training, and actions on sustainability....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor initiative is a collaborative project led by a network involving eight local authorities, North and South of the border, Dublin City University and Ulster University. There is potential for the Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor to develop a unique international brand as a cross-border region with a particularly strong offering for Foreign Direct Investment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021, providing for the establishment of the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) was commenced on 6thof July and the CEA was established on 7thof July 2022. In preparation for the establishment of the CEA my Department approved an additional 14 civil servants to be assigned to the CEA. In addition, the CEA’s full-time Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I signed the orders providing for the commencement of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 and the establishment of the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) on 5th July and 6th July, respectively. I am confident that the extra staff and additional funding will ensure that the new Authority can really make a difference and meet the differing and evolving demands of its...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (14 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, the EU reached political agreement in their trade negotiations with the Mercosur region in June 2019. The Agreement will cement the close political and economic relations between the EU and Mercosur countries and represents a clear commitment from both regions to rules-based international trade. In 2021, Ireland exported nearly €0.5 billion worth of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (14 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As I have previously outlined, ratifying CETA is Government policy and an objective of mine as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Ireland has benefitted immensely from our export-oriented enterprises trading across the globe. As a small open economy, we support international trade and the EU free trade agreements that seek to underpin this. In that context, I believe that...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (14 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: My Department’s Blended Working Policy was launched in June 2022. The Policy is informed and guided by the Civil Service Blended Working Policy Framework published in March 2022. Under the Department's Blended Working Policy, all staff are eligible to apply for formal blended working arrangements and each application will be assessed on its own merits taking account of role...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (14 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Each year, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland collaborate on a programme of ministerial led trade missions and events which support the goal of securing high-level market access for companies based in Ireland who are aiming to grow business overseas and increase domestic employment. In recent years the majority of Ministerial-led Trade Missions have taken place to the Eurozone, North...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (14 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The Right to Request Remote Working Bill is part of a broader Government vision to make remote working a permanent feature of Ireland’s workforce in a way that can benefit all – economically, socially and environmentally. The Right to Request Remote Working Bill will, for the first time, provide a legal framework around which requesting, approving or refusing a request for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (14 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The Right to Request Remote Working Bill is part of a broader Government vision to make remote working a permanent feature of Ireland’s workforce in a way that can benefit all – economically, socially and environmentally. The Right to Request Remote Working Bill will, for the first time, provide a legal framework around which requesting, approving or refusing a request for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (14 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 to 82, inclusive, together. 2021 was a record-breaking year for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) employment, with total employment in IDA client companies now standing at 275,384, up over 29,000 on 2020. Growth outside of Dublin was particularly buoyant with 53%, that is 133 projects of the 249 investments won going to regional locations and employment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay (14 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As I advised Deputy Connolly in July, last year I requested the Low Pay Commission to report on the Programme for Government commitment to “examine Universal Basic Income, informed by a review of previous international pilots and resulting in a universal basic income pilot in the lifetime of the Government.” To inform its considerations, the Low Pay Commission asked the ESRI to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Human Rights (14 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, Ireland's first National Plan on Business and Human Rights was launched by the Department of Foreign Affairs towards the end of 2017. The implementation of this whole-of-Government plan was overseen by a multi-stakeholder implementation group comprised of representatives of Government, civil society and business, including from my own Department. Both the...