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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Judicial Reviews (13 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Details of judicial reviews taken against my Department during the period in question are set out in the table below. Responsibility for the Protection of Employees (Employer’s Insolvency) Act 1984 transferred to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment from the Minister for Social Protection in October 2020. Judicial reviews relating to provisions of this Act prior to October...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (13 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Since the introduction of the National Minimum Wage in 2000, the National Minimum Wage has been adjusted twelve times. Since 2015 the Low Pay Commission has been responsible for making recommendations to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the National Minimum Wage under the terms of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015. The adult rate currently stands at...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (12 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The table below sets out the details of staff of my Department, by grade, who are assigned on a full-time basis to provide support to the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in order for that Department to fulfil its areas of responsibility in respect of providing for the need of those seeking international protection and persons categorised by the virtue of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (12 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Following detailed consideration of the issues surrounding the implementation of the statutory sick leave scheme, the Sick Leave Act will commence on 1st January 2023. The Act is intended to provide a level of protection to employees who do not currently have employer-paid sick pay schemes, many of whom are low-paid and cannot afford to miss work. As a starting point, this scheme will...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tax Data (18 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment does not collect this information. I suggest the Deputy raises the matter with the Department of Finance or the Revenue Commissioners.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Film Industry (18 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: An automated acknowledgement issued from my office on the 4 October 2022 and a substantive reply issued to the Deputy on the 13 October 2022. Ireland has a comprehensive suite of employment rights legislation that protects all employees who are legally employed on a contract of service basis. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Cybersecurity Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: My Department adopts a defence in depth approach to cyber security. This approach uses multiple layers and disparate systems to deliver security which is not dependent on any single component. Given the heightened level of cyber risk which has pertained in recent times, my Department’s technical staff has adopted a posture of increased vigilance and oversight of systems. My...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Cybersecurity Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: With the wide range and disparate nature of the systems and services supported by my Department, and the data required to support these, it is not possible to provide a figure for the proportion of the Department's IT data held in the cloud. Previously my Department availed of relatively small-scale cloud storage options primarily to facilitate file transfer operations. In recent years...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The tables below set out the names and gross salary rates, as of 01 October 2022, for the Special Advisers in my Department. The application of new salary rates which are effective from 01 October 2022, and are in accordance with the Public Service Agreement, will be implemented by my Department in due course. Office of the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The table below provides a list of names of each Special Adviser employed by my Department since 2015, including those whose tenure commenced prior to 2015 but ceased post 2015 and other details requested by the Deputy. Special Advisor Commencement Date Cessation Date Relevant Minister Conor Quinn 10/05/2011 06/05/2016 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (19 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: In March 2021 I set up the High-Level Group on Collective Bargaining under the auspices of the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) to review collective bargaining and the industrial relations landscape in Ireland. As part of that review, my Department ran a consultation process over a three-week period in May/June 2022 seeking views on proposals that were being considered by the High Level...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (19 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Semiconductors are ubiquitous in our daily lives and we need them in almost every vital sector and service. Recent supply chain challenges have revealed structural vulnerabilities in the European semiconductor value chain, exposing Europe’s dependency for supply on a limited number of companies, many of which are located outside of the EU. On the 8th of February the European...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (20 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy may be aware of recent media coverage that Intel is considering a reduction in its global headcount. I sought clarity on this issue through my officials. IDA Ireland has informed my Department that the senior leadership team in Leixlip are not aware of any plans at present to reduce the workforce in Ireland. Companies regularly meet with officials in my Department on a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (20 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: This summer my Department published a revised policy statement on data centres. I fully agree with the Deputy's assertion that we must ensure that the decarbonisation and digitalisation of Ireland's economy and society are complimentary and in harmony with environmental policy. The 'Government Statement on the role of Data Centres in Ireland's Enterprise Strategy' sets out how we intend to do...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: My Department’s Communications Unit is led by a Head of Communications. The table below details the number of persons working across the Press Office, Internal Communications and Campaigns & Digital communications teams. Area within Communications Number of persons Press 5* Campaigns & Digital Communications...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Properties (25 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: My Department and its Offices are tenants in ten buildings across the country provided to it through the Office of Public Works (OPW) who manage the State's property portfolio on behalf of Government Departments. My Department does not own any property. As tenants the Department works closely with the OPW to optimise usage of the real estate made available to it across the various locations.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (25 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: 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 growth was recorded in every region of the country. IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Human Rights (25 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has not carried out any investigation into the conduct of an Irish company (details supplied). I am aware, however, that the Minister for Foreign Affairs responded on 19 September 2022 to a Joint Communication from the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; the Chair-Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (25 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. IDA Ireland supports and facilitates companies to expand and establish in Ireland. Any company investing in Ireland, with an FDI mandate, may receive financial support within the EU State Aid guidelines. In view of the capital intensity of data centres, and their location to date in the greater Dublin area, IDA Ireland has not...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (25 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Employers are not required to report whether or not they have an employer paid sick leave scheme. Accordingly, it is not possible to provide definitive breakdowns of the proportion of employers who provide such leave. It is our understanding that sick leave is provided to about half of all employees through their terms and conditions. There is a big gap between public sector workers, almost...