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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ukraine War (21 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: Ireland remains fully committed to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. The EU is united in condemning in the strongest possible terms Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified aggression against Ukraine. Ireland has consistently supported imposing stronger sanctions on Russia, maintaining a maximalist position since the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Legal Cases (21 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: According to records held by the Human Resources Unit in my Department, the information requested by the Deputy in relation to discrimination cases taken and won by staff of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is listed below in tabular form. Year Number of discrimination cases taken and won 2023 0 2022 0 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Appointments to State Boards (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: In making appointments to State Boards under my remit as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, my Department operates in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards, published in November 2014. The Public Appointments Service (PAS) has responsibility for managing an open, accessible and transparent system to support...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Lobbying Reform (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: Staff of the Department and State bodies under the aegis of the Department must comply with the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 and 2001. Staff at Principal Officer level and above, other designated persons in the Department as well as staff of State Bodies must provide, on an annual basis, a disclosure of interests return for themselves, their spouse, civil partner, child or child of a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Income Inequality (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: Last year the Low Pay Commission submitted its report on piloting a Universal Basic Income, and its accompanying research report, authored by ESRI under the terms of the Low Pay Commission / ESRI Research Partnership Agreement, titled ‘A universal basic income for Ireland: Lessons from the international literature’,. It should be noted that the ‘Basic Income for the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: My Department provides joint funding, alongside the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, for InterTradeIreland (ITI), the North-South implementation body responsible for the promotion of trade and business on an all-island and cross-border basis. My Department's budget allocation for ITI in 2023 was €11.586 million, of which €8.9 million is dedicated to capital funding...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland provides financial and non-financial supports to multinational companies within its portfolio in pursuit of the Agency’s overall mission to win and develop foreign direct investment into Ireland to provide jobs, economic impact and opportunity for the people of Ireland. IDA provides clients with financial support in the form of funding and incentives, and non-financial...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Promotion (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment provides joint funding, alongside the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, for InterTradeIreland (ITI), the North-South implementation body responsible for the promotion of trade and business on an all-island and cross-border basis. My Department's budget allocation for ITI in 2023 was €11.586 million, of which €8.9...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Promotion (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment provides joint funding, alongside the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, for InterTradeIreland (ITI), the North-South implementation body responsible for the promotion of trade and business on an all-island and cross-border basis. The Department's budget allocation for ITI in 2023 is €11.586 million, of which €8.9...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: In Budget 2022, Government announced that €55 million would be made available under the National Recovery & Resilience Plan to assist enterprises through the Green Transition Fund. This budget is split into two streams, the Enterprise Emissions Reduction Investment Fund (€30m) and the Climate Planning Fund for Business (€25m) which will both run from 2022 and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Budgets (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47, 58 to 60, inclusive, 62 and 63 together. The Government’s Supplementary Estimates set out the net need for additional funds for a Vote above the level approved in the Revised Estimates for Public Services for that year. As the Supplementary Estimates process takes place later in 2023, I can only provide you with details on the funding allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Research and Development (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: An estimated figure of €9m has been allocated for NIBRT from within the IDA's total estimates allocation in 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland has a grants budget in 2023 of approximately €145m. IDA Ireland does not generally allocate specific funding amounts to individual grant programmes, rather the Agency will remit on grant claims for approved investments which are fully compliant with the terms of the programme in question. In 2022 the Agency paid grant claims totalling €70,275 under the Leading with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Local Enterprise Offices' Trading Online Voucher Scheme offers up to €2,500 (with 50% co-funding by the applicant) to help micro businesses (those with less than 10 employees) develop their online trading capability. It includes training sessions that cover various topics, including developing a website, digital marketing, social media for business and search engine optimisation....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: There have been no funds assigned to Microfinance Ireland for a 2023 Supplementary Estimate. The Microenterprise Loan Fund, operated by Microfinance Ireland(MFI) assists businesses with fewer than ten employees. It provides much-needed funding to help microenterprises meet payments for stock, working capital requirements and other overhead expenses through the provision of low-cost lending...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: Under the National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital – The Digital Ireland Framework, Government has committed to driving a step change in the digitalisation of enterprise right across Ireland. Growing the use of digital technologies by businesses will help us to build the resilience of our enterprise base, particularly as we look to future-proof our economy for the years ahead....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Cross-Border Co-operation (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: The INTERREG VA Programme is one of 60 cross-border programmes operating across the EU which are designed to overcome issues that arise due to the existence of a border. Theprogramme area includes the six border counties of Ireland, Northern Ireland and part of Western Scotland. INTERREG VA focusses on four areas that are seen as crucial for job creation and growth: supporting cross-border...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: Skills for Better Business comprises an Online Tool for management skills assessment, complemented by a sign-posting resource providing easy to access contact information for management education and training. The initiative was launched by my Department on 30 November 2022. No supplementary funding has been sought for this initiative in 2023. I am satisfied that there is sufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Halo Business Angels Network is a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland (ITI) and Invest NI and is operated by ITI. It helps companies raise new equity capital in the early stages of their development. It also represents an alternative source of investment to venture capital funding. The term 'Business Angels' refers to high net worth individuals who invest on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (23 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: Deputy Calleary has been around here before.