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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: 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 or labour shortages in the State in the short to medium term. The Occupational Lists (Ineligible Occupations List...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (13 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: Digital Startis designed to help businesses prepare and implement a plan for the adoption of digital tools and techniques across the business. Digital Start will provide strategic intervention for businesses to work with third party consultants to:assist them in identifying where they are on their digital business journey,develop a digital adaptation plan based on their identified...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: 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 or labour shortages in the State in the short to medium term. The occupational lists for employment permits are...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: Under the current employment permits legislation, the holder of an employment permit is expected to remain in employment with their first employer for a minimum of 12 months, before a change of employer can be made. At present, a change of employer can only be made by way of a new application for an employment permit after this period. However, Government has recently approved an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: 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 or labour shortages in the State in the short to medium term. The Occupational Lists (Ineligible Occupations List...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: Following the allocation of additional funding for the Health and Safety Authority in recent years the overall number of sanctioned positions now stands at 317 across both administrative and professional and technical grades. The recruitment of additional resources is being managed on a phased basis and following extensive recruitment, over 160 appointments have been made since 2021. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system which maximises the benefits of economic migration while minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations lists which determine employments that are either in high demand or are ineligible for consideration for an employment...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: I am very grateful to the Deputy for raising this matter. I share his desire to see these workers added to the critical skills list as soon as possible. The Department and the Government propose to carry out, in late August or September, a full evaluation of the eligible list, the ineligible list, and crucially the critical skills list for work permits for the first time in two years. It...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (14 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Local Enterprise Offices are a ‘first-stop-shop’ for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports to those wishing to start or grow their own business and act as a ‘signposting’ service for all government supports available to the SME sector. They can also provide information and referrals to other relevant bodies under agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Qualifications Recognition (15 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: The framework introducing access to the General Employment Permit for the role of healthcare assistant agreed with the Department of Health included the requirement for the employment to offer a remuneration level of €27,000 or more and for the permit holder to attain a relevant qualification of at least QQI Level 5 after 2 years employment in the State. This criterion was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: In December 2022, changes to the employment permits system were announced to help address the skills shortages in Ireland’s Transport sector. These changes included the introduction of a quota of 1,500 General Employment Permits, not Critical Skills Employment Permits as referenced in the Deputy's question. As of 13thJune 2023, there were a total of 94 general employment permit...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that on 13th October 2022 a renewal of a General Employment Permit application was submitted in respect of the person named in the details supplied. On 2nd November 2022 the processing agent contacted both the employer and employee to address the multiple discrepancies within the application. After correspondence from the agent and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that a Critical Skills Employment Permit application submitted in respect of the person concerned (in the details supplied) was refused on 12th April 2023. Following the receipt of further information in relation to this application, the application will be reviewed. An official from the Employment Permits section will be in touch...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: Approval has been given recently by Government to amend the Employment Permits Bill to allow General Employment Permit and Critical Skills Employment Permit holders to transfer employer after a prescribed period has passed from the start of their first employment in the State. The amendment will allow these permit holders to transfer employer without the requirement to apply for a new...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Food Prices (20 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: I welcome the slowdown in food price inflation in recent months. Over recent weeks we have seen price cuts to a wide variety of goods from some grocery retailers which should contribute to a further easing of food inflation and help customers at the checkout. Though prices are being cut, in May food prices rose overall by 0.4%. While any price rises are unwelcome, this was the lowest rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Court (20 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Labour Court is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. The Court was first established under the Industrial Relations Act, 1946. Since the enactment of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, the Labour Court holds sole appellate jurisdiction in all disputes arising under employment rights enactments. This sole appellate role is in addition to those functions held by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Qualifications Recognition (21 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: Engagement is ongoing at present with officials of the Department of Health in the drafting of the healthcare assistant and employers information bulletin and it is anticipated that it will be finalised for release over the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (21 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: On 3 August 2022, the former Minister of State for Employment Affairs, Business and Retail announced an intention to issue an Order to give effect to a statutory recommendation of the Labour Court concerning minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions in the Security Sector. The Order was to apply from 29 August 2022. On 24 August 2022, my Department was informed that...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (21 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Attorney General has nominated Counsel, on the instructions of the Chief State Solicitor’s Office (‘CSSO’) to represent the Minister in these proceedings. Officials of the Department continue to engage with the CSSO to ensure that Counsel is fully briefed on relevant policy matters. Legal Advice received by the Department is privileged.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (22 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: I thank all three Deputies for submitting this timely matter. I underline from the get-go to those Deputies who have spoken outside this Chamber and repeatedly in it on this issue that I very much hope we can work as collectively as possible. First and foremost, I am concerned about the Iceland workers who are facing into this serious period of instability. I share their concerns and...