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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: Enterprise Ireland supported jobs in 2020 and 2024: 2020 2024 Total Job Numbers 4,697 5,206 Total Gains 206 293 Total Losses -387 -148 Employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies in County Kerry has increased by 11% since 2020, it now currently stands at...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: The table below sets out the number of employment permits issued in 2022, 2023 and 2024: Year 2022 2023 2024 Number of Employment Permits issued 30,922 30,981 39,889 My Department experienced a significant increase in applications for employment permits in 2021, which impacted on processing times. From the start...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: Family reunification policy for non-EEA nationals falls within the remit of the Department of Justice. Consequently, I can confirm that my Department does not apply conditions to family reunification through the employment permit system. I do, however, acknowledge that the minimum salaries for which an employment permit can be issued are an important factor in family reunification. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that 628 applications for Critical Skills Employment Permits (CSEP) were refused in 2024, and 17,168 CSEPS were granted. The Employment Permits legislation sets out the criteria which must be satisfied in order for an Employment Permit to be issued. The legislation sets out both mandatory and discretionary reasons for refusal of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Retail Forum, that I chair as Minister of State for Small Businesses and Retail, was established in 2014, and remains an important platform for engagement with the retail sector. It allows for open discussions between retail stakeholders and Government on issues of importance to it and affords members the opportunity to identify practical actions to be implemented by government, or by the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: The new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, places an emphasis on assisting Irish owned businesses to scale up and to succeed on international markets. My Department supports start-ups to scale into successful businesses by providing a comprehensive range of supports and resources through Enterprise Ireland (EI) and the Local Enterprise Offices, including grants and equity...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: While Ireland has several notable indigenous MNCs, there is potential to create more enterprises that are internationally impactful. The White Paper on Enterprise notes the central role of incubation and acceleration programmes in promoting the scaling of start-ups. International evidence identifies the presence of a supportive landscape for start-ups including a coherent and navigable...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that in 2024 there were 17,168 Critical Skills Employment Permits issued. The table below provides details of the Critical Skills Permits that issued by economic sector. Economic Sector Issued Grand Total 17,168 A - Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 28 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: Health Care Assistants (HCAs) have been eligible for employment permits since 2021 and constructive engagement with the sector has been ongoing ever since. As a precondition of access to employment permits for this role, a strategic review on the impact of HCA employment permits was required. This review was conducted in 2023/24 and care home employers and their representatives...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: I have responsibility for a robust suite of employment rights legislation that protects all workers, including those employed in the film and audiovisual industry. It is important to note that all employers, regardless of sector, are responsible for ensuring that their employees receive the protections afforded to them under employment legislation. There is no exemption or separate...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that the provision to allow migrant workers to change employer while remaining on their employment permit was introduced in September 2024. The section does not currently have the facility to track the numbers of permit holders who have applied to change employer, this will be introduced when the new Employment Permits ICT system is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (25 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Government is committed to supporting small businesses across the country and to supporting positive jobs creation, both of which the Local Enterprise Offices play a key role in. The LEOs play an extremely important role at local level, as part of a supportive ecosystem, providing their services direct to small businesses and promoting entrepreneurship within towns and communities across...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (25 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: Since 2017, my Department has allocated over €150 million to regional enterprise development projects through a variety of schemes and funds administered by Enterprise Ireland. Much of this funding has supported the development of enterprise hubs and centres around the country with many of these projects aligned to the nine Regional Enterprise Plans. Enterprise hubs and centres...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The system is vacancy-led and managed through the operation of the Critical Skills Occupations List (CSOL) and the Ineligible Occupations List (IOL). In framing policy regarding employment permits, consideration is given to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Arts Council (27 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) is an independent organisation that supports the development of design and craft in Ireland. My Department provides funding to the DCCI through Enterprise Ireland. The DCCI has advised that it has not commenced any legal action against any individual or group of makers.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (26 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Government is committed to developing Ireland’s enterprise base by backing small businesses and start-ups, scaling up indigenous firms. I encourage any small business to contact their Local Enterprise Office (LEO) for support, advice and guidance. The LEO plays an extremely important role at local level, as part of a supportive ecosystem, providing their services direct to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (20 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Senator for her question. I note the concerns and cases raised. I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe. As the Senator stated, CAT is a beneficiary-orientated tax payable by the recipient of a gift or inheritance, as opposed to the person providing that gift or inheritance. For CAT purposes, the relationship between the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (20 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: I again thank the Senator for her contribution on this issue. I note the concerns she raised in her contributions. The Minister for Finance and his Department, however, are satisfied as to the constitutionality of the existing CAT legislation. It should also be noted that contrary to the Senator's arguments, there are exemptions in place currently for CAT. This is the case where...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Functions (20 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 to 280, inclusive, together. The Programme for Government is clear in the intention to support small businesses and, in particular, the retail and hospitality sectors. The Small Business Unit in my Department will be one of the tools utilised to ensure that small businesses have support and a dedicated focus in Government. Small businesses continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (20 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Programme for Government is clear in setting out the importance of SMEs to our economy. Developing Ireland's enterprise base will remain a key priority and we will strive to reduce costs, administrative burdens and bureaucracy for businesses. As Minister, I will be putting a particular focus on simplification and burden reduction. The SME Test is a tool that encourages policymakers...