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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Deputy will be aware of the excellent advice and support offered by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) as the first stop shop for anyone looking for general business advice including on starting a business. Based within the 31 Local Authorities, they provide a signposting service for all Government supports available to SMEs. They provide businesses with information and advice,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I announced the report of the 2023 Review of the Employment Permits Occupation Lists in December last which delivered comprehensive changes to the employment permits system. The report comprised the addition of 11 roles to the critical skills occupations list and the removal of 32 roles from the ineligible occupations list (with or without quota) thus becoming eligible for a general...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are independent in their functions. If a JLC adopts proposals for an Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for a sector, it will submit them to the Labour Court for consideration. The Labour Court will then make a decision on the adoption of the proposals. If the Court decides to adopt the proposals, a copy is presented to me and, if I consider it appropriate to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Implementation Group was established to oversee the recommendations contained in the Review of the Atypical Working Scheme for non-EEA Crew in the Irish Fishing Fleet Report. The Group includes representatives from sector agencies and three Government Departments with responsibility for one action falling under my own Department. My Department has engaged with An Bord Iascaigh Mhara...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Enterprise Ireland is the Irish Government’s agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets. With 39 offices worldwide, Enterprise Ireland’s team of international market advisers work with Irish companies to accelerate their exports across the globe. In addition to these market teams, and to best serve the wide range of Irish client...

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

Neale Richmond: The 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) play an extremely important role providing supports directly to small businesses and promoting entrepreneurship within towns and communities across the country. They are the ‘first stop shop’ at a local level providing expert advice and guidance, financial assistance, and offer a ‘signposting’ service for all Government...

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

Neale Richmond: Ireland has a comprehensive body of employment, equality, and industrial relations legislation, in respect of which the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is mandated to secure compliance. Ireland’s employment rights legislation protects all employees who are legally employed on an employer-employee basis. All employers, regardless of sector, are responsible for ensuring that their...

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

Neale Richmond: The company in question is at an early stage of development and is being supported by Enterprise Ireland to explore business opportunities both in China and across the wider nutritional powders market. There are currently a small number of full time workers employed on site with an expectation that employment numbers will increase as the business develops. For reasons of commercial...

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

Neale Richmond: The Green for Business scheme forms part of a suite of Lean, Green and Digital supports offered by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEO) to enable small businesses to be more efficient, productive, and sustainable. It is a free programme that helps small businesses take the first step towards becoming more sustainable. It is also a necessary requirement for businesses to undertake in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Government is fully committed to backing business and will continue to work closely with SMEs nationwide by supporting their growth, helping them to find new markets and stimulating job creation. I know that at present, SMEs are facing several challenges, due in particular to rising energy costs, inflation, and a tight labour market as well as measures which are aimed at improving...

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

Neale Richmond: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), play a key role as part of a supportive ecosystem to foster entrepreneurship within towns and communities across the country. They are the ‘first stop shop’ providing expert advice and guidance, financial assistance, and offer a ‘signposting’ service for all Government supports available to business owners throughout the...

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

Neale Richmond: The Department of Justice has responsibility for the granting of immigration permissions that may provide for entry and work rights in the State for non EEA nationals and their spouses and partners where eligible to apply. Spouses and partners of Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit holders do not currently receive automatic work rights from that Department, however they are free to...

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

Neale Richmond: On 13 November 2023, the Director General of the International Labor Organization (ILO), on foot of a decision of the 349th Governing Body, sent a request for an advisory opinion to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the Right to Strike under ILO Convention No. 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948. On 14 December 2023, the ILO...

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

Neale Richmond: I understand that the Deputy is seeking information regarding Carlow in particular on this matter. The number of participants in the Start Your Own Business Programme in any given year gives some indication of the number of entrepreneurs who have contacted their Local Enterprise Office (LEO) regarding a new business idea. In addition, by looking at the level of Feasibility and Priming grants...

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

Neale Richmond: Following the review of the Employment Permits Occupations Lists in 2023 the occupation of HGV/bus mechanic was removed from the ineligible occupations list and became eligible for a General Employment Permit, subject to a quota of 200 General Employment Permits. This role became eligible for a General Employment Permit with effect from 20 December. Before an application can be submitted...

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

Neale Richmond: In 2023, employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies increases to a record 225,495, the highest ever recorded. The following figures are compiled from Enterprise Ireland’s Annual Employment Survey for 2023 County No. of Companies No. of Jobs Carlow 68 3,916 Cavan 70 6,942 ...

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

Neale Richmond: This Government is committed to backing business and will continue to work closely with small businesses to support their growth, help them to find new markets, create jobs and take on the twin challenges of decarbonisation and digitalisation. The Local Enterprise Offices have a key role to play here. The recently announced results of the Local Enterprise Offices Annual Employment Survey are...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: May I be associated with the Cathaoirleach's kind words and offer of condolences to Deputy Bruton on the passing of the former Taoiseach, John Bruton? I am grateful to Deputy Bruton and the select committee for making time available to further progress the Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023. We had a very good debate on...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Deputy for indicating she will withdraw the amendment. I want to underline that I do appreciate her intentions with this amendment. There are a couple of things here with regard to a legal retirement and the stated voluntary nature of our industrial relations system in this State and any changes to collective bargaining can be aligned with our response to the report of the high...