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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (11 Jul 2023)

Simon Coveney: I welcome the progress achieved to date in the negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Australia. Ireland is fully supportive of the aim of achieving a comprehensive and balanced FTA with Australia as soon as possible, as we look to diversify our supply chains, including for critical raw materials, and open up export markets for Irish companies. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (12 Jul 2023)

Simon Coveney: My Department is responsible for administering controls on the export of Military equipment from Ireland, in accordance with the European Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment. The list of Military equipment subject to these controls is set out in the Common Military List of the European Union. All...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2023)

Simon Coveney: My Department considers sourcing outside or third-party reports in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver the report in-house, in cases where an external assessment is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale, and although the expertise or experience may be available in-house, performing the task would involve a prohibitive...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (12 Jul 2023)

Simon Coveney: The news of job losses at BD Drogheda is regrettable and Government's first concern is for the impacted staff and their families. BD has been in operation in Drogheda since 1964 and, in April 2022, separated out its Diabetes care business into a newly listed corporation – embecta. My Department understands that following a slowdown and normalisation of global volume for a product line...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (12 Jul 2023)

Simon Coveney: State Aid rules are the EU’s internal subsidy control system. In general, State Aid is prohibited under the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) because of its anti-competitive effects, however, State Aid is allowed in clearly defined circumstances, set out in State Aid rules. The EU Commission introduced the COVID-19 Temporary State Aid Framework in March 2020 to allow...

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

Simon Coveney: My Department does not collect or hold the information requested by the Deputy. The process of identifying suitable candidates for appointment to State Boards is administered by the Public Appointments Service, State Boards Unit. The website www.stateboards.ie is the channel used by the Public Appointments Service to both inform the public of vacancies on State Boards and to collate...

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

Simon Coveney: A key objective of the White Paper on Enterprise 2022-2030 is to ensure that the wider economic and enterprise ecosystem is appropriately supported, and that Ireland can continue promoting strong employment growth and a resilient SME sector. Targets on maintaining full employment and ensuring balanced regional employment growth are listed amongst the 15 targets for delivery set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Capital Expenditure Programme (13 Jul 2023)

Simon Coveney: The IDA actively promotes available buildings and land in IDA Business Parks and high-quality buildings in private ownership through their network of overseas offices. IDA Ireland owns approximately 10.6 hectares of industrial zoned land on the Sligo Road in Quignashee, Ballina and the site has been "concept master planned" by the Agency to demonstrate its potential to investors. IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (13 Jul 2023)

Simon Coveney: IDA engages with overseas companies interested in investing, expanding or establishing in Ireland, and this may include discussions companies seeking to establish data centres. Data centres serve a key infrastructure role in our society, supporting the success of the technology sector and enabling Ireland to become a destination of choice for the world’s leading technology...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (13 Jul 2023)

Simon Coveney: Through the Housing for All strategy, and specifically the strategy’s Industry Capability working group, my Department is working with a range of partners across Government to ensure that the skills needs across all construction activities- housing new builds, infrastructural development, and retrofit- are fully addressed and we deliver on the targets set out in Housing for All,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (13 Jul 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Stryker facilities in Tullagreen and Springhill were established in 1997. The total grants paid since 1997 by the IDA are as follows:Tullagreen - €8,513,899, andSpringhill - €8,813,425.Additionally, the Stryker 3D R&D Printing Centre in Anngrove, Carrigtwohill, was established in 2017 following the development of a global corporate strategy to exploit 3D Printing...

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

Simon Coveney: My Department does not have responsibility for running internships, apprenticeships, and graduate schemes. However, the table below contains details on the internships, apprenticeships, and graduate schemes that my Department currently participates in. The agencies that come within my remit are statutorily independent in their functions and this is an operational matter for them. I have,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: First, I welcome Mr. Barry Ryan and wish him well with his new role. I also welcome Deputy McDonald back to full health. It is good to have her back. The Government will not support the Sinn Féin mortgage interest relief motion this evening. The day to make a decision regarding how we respond to mortgage holders who are under serious financial pressure is budget day, and we will...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: In regard to the Deputy's last point, homeowners have a right to hear what the Government proposes to do in terms of supporting them, particularly those who are under significant financial difficulty because of interest rate hikes. The day to do that will be on budget day in three weeks' time rather than this evening. The Government will do that. In regard to the broader housing question,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: First, I think the Deputy is misrepresenting the decision to abolish dairy quotas, when that was made as part of a Common Agricultural Policy reform quite a number of years ago. I stand over that decision; it was the right decision at the time and it is the right decision now. Many dairy farms in Ireland were operating in a straitjacket, unable to fulfil their potential in terms of their...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: With respect, subsidies already support farmers in more environmentally sustainable practices. They already do that. This is what Pillar 2 is all about. This is also a big aspect of Pillar 1 payments now. It is about ensuring we get an acceptable benchmark in environmental protections-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: What I will not do is let the Deputy try to drive a wedge between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on this issue. We have-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: We met the leadership-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: If Members do not want to hear the answer that is the problem, which says an awful lot.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2023)

Simon Coveney: If people want to laugh at the impact that changes in the nitrates derogation is having on farmers, good luck to you. The Irish Farmers Association leadership made a reasonable ask of the Taoiseach last Friday. It said that before any decisions were made by the European Commission, it would like to meet, face to face, in Ireland with the key decision maker on the nitrates derogation. The...