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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Programme for Government committed to promoting higher female labour market participation, as well as less commuting and greater regional balance, through increased remote, flexible and hub-working arrangements to support families in their parenting and childcare choices. According to the latest available data from the Central Statistics Office’s Labour Force Survey, female...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: Activision Blizzard Inc., a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp, develops and publishes interactive software products, entertainment content, and services for mobile devices, video game consoles, and personal computers. The company also develops film and television content and operates "esports" leagues and events. In 2007, Blizzard established its European games support centre in Cork. In...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) grant was announced as part of the Budget 2024 package and will be particularly targeted at Small and Medium sized businesses who operate from a rateable premises. The grant is intended to aid firms who have been most affected by increases in business costs but is not intended to directly compensate for all increases in wages, or other costs, for every...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: Launched in December 2022, the White Paper on Enterprise sets out Government’s approach to enterprise strategy for the medium to long-term, which will work to enable Irish-based enterprise to succeed through competitive advantage founded on sustainability, innovation and productivity, delivering rewarding jobs and livelihoods. In order to achieve this vision, Government has set out...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Waste Management (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: Waste collection and the structure of the waste collection market is under the remit of the Department of Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. However, under consumer protection law, before a consumer signs up to a contract with a waste operator they must be provided with certain information. This includes the total price of the service or the method of calculating the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: For 2024, I secured an increase of €5m in Exchequer Funding on the 2023 level of €60m in capital spending for the IDA in respect of the agency’s property programme. In this regard, the IDA Regional Property Programme is designed to ensure the supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations as required by current and prospective clients of the IDA...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I am very aware of the pressures that some small and medium-sized businesses are under, in particular in food hospitality and in certain types of retail. That is why we insisted at budget time that we would set aside more than €250 million to support 143,000 businesses across the country. That is 95% of all rate-paying businesses. They...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: I am very pleased to have an opportunity to speak on recent developments in Northern Ireland and the opportunities that now arise for more collaboration, cross-Border trade and political co-operation on many levels. The restoration of the assembly and the executive is an extremely welcome development for Northern Ireland but also for the island as a whole and for British-Irish relations. We...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy is more disciplined than we are anyway.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland has over 1,800 client companies within its portfolio employing 300,583 as at the end of 2023, with employment levels above 300,000 for the second consecutive year. 248 investments were won in 2023, 83 of which were new name investments. Balanced regional development remains a priority for IDA Ireland. There were 132 investments secured across regional locations during 2023,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 123 to 125, inclusive, together. I recognise the issues faced by all sectors of the economy due to rising costs, including SMEs operating in the hospitality sector. A variety of supports have been made available to businesses in recent years, including through the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS), the Business Users Support Scheme for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Referendum Campaigns (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: The judgment in McKennastated that the Government has a duty to give information to the electorate as well as to clarify issues which may arise in the course of a campaign and must do so without advocating a particular position. Information must be fair, equal, impartial and neutral. It is the role of the Electoral Commission, as Ireland’s independent electoral commission, to prepare...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 120 together. My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. Controls on the export of Dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. Controls on the export of Dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (14 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. Controls on the export of Dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: First, I want to be associated with the statements which were made in expressing condolences with the family of Michael O'Regan. I have been in this House for nearly 26 years and he has been a feature of political commentary all of that time and longer. He was a great storyteller, someone with a great sense of humour, someone who loved an argument but who also listened to other people's...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: I thank the Deputy for raising those issues. This is a very positive story. The Government announced a significant funding package of €600 million as part of the A5 north-west transport corridor, which is going to be of major benefit to Northern Ireland but which will also connect Donegal with Dublin and the east coast. That is a project we have been committed to, as the Deputy...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: -----and beginning work on Casement Park, which I hope will be upgraded shortly. This is a good example of how the Irish and British Governments can work together with the Executive in Northern Ireland and the Ministers there to make things happen in a way that, perhaps, was not possible a few months ago when we did not have an Executive. Let us try to reinforce the positivity that marked...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: The sooner that happens, the better.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: Of course I am aware of the tragic death of a 16-year-old in Limerick accident and emergency on 29 January. I express my sincere condolences to the family at what is a very tragic time. The HSE has carried out a preliminary assessment in accordance with its policy and procedure. The outcome of full HSE assessment is awaited. I cannot really comment further, as I think the Deputy will...