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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Disputes (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: It is not appropriate for me as Minister nor the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to comment on specific cases or cases that may be the subject of ongoing inspection. The WRC is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Liquidations (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: I am advised by Department of Social Protection officials who administer the Insolvency Payments Scheme on my behalf that they have had no correspondence from the company referred to by the Deputy. I am not aware of any media reports that the company the Deputy is referring to has entered liquidation. The Deputy may be referring to a separate Northern Irish company which traded under the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Mar 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 designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages in the State required to develop and support enterprise for the benefit of our economy. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (27 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: The broad range of supports for the retail sector, including training programmes and funding, to help retailers adapt to new challenges and opportunities in retail can be found on the National Enterprise Hub. Two such supports are the Energy Efficiency Grant (EEG) and the Grow Digital Voucher. Both the EEG and the Grow Digital Voucher are available to all eligible business with up to 50...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (27 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: Small businesses continue to be the backbone of our local and national economies, and we are working to ensure actions aimed at supporting small businesses, including retail businesses, are implemented in an effective and timely manner. In 2024 the Department of Enterprise introduced a package of targeted supports for businesses to digitalise. These supports are designed to enhance the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (1 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: As the business in question appears to be a new business, I would strongly encourage the individual to contact their Local Enterprise Office (LEO) and engage with a business advisor who can provide direction on what business supports may be available, and which supports would be most suited to them. The LEO in Kerry, is based in County Buildings, Tralee and provides an extremely important...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Correspondence (1 Apr 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: Workplace Relations Commission (3 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, and advisory services.The WRC does not comment on individual cases, and given the independence of the WRC, it...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (3 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: Enterprise Ireland (EI) makes strategic investments in high potential start up businesses to help entrepreneurs overcome market barriers, to de-risk additional third party investment, and to support Irish businesses in their development and growth. EI's investment activity supports the government's ambition of having a strong pipeline of innovative and scalable start-ups to drive long term...

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach and wish her luck in her new role chairing the Dáil. I thank all the Deputies for their engagement in today's debate. The interventions we heard reflect not only the gravity of the current situation, but also the breadth of concerns across the Dáil for our economy, our trading relationships and Ireland's place in a changing world. We...

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: I did not interrupt the Deputy.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Deputies are far from protecting them.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Deputies are describing them as transitional jobs. In one sense, they are-----

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: -----providing uncertainty.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: They are not providing political solutions to the challenges we face. I wonder whether the Deputies have met many of these high-quality employees who provide a unique service to these companies that are extremely important to rural Ireland. If we look at the number of jobs in the regions, these companies provide more than 31,000 jobs in the west. More than 16 companies, as I said, are...

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: -----and far from being the result of bargain basement corporation tax receipts.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: In one sense, the Deputies need to reflect on that point. It is quite disrespectful and incorrect to describe these companies as what the Deputies have described them. They need to reflect on this point. Certainly, no reference was made-----

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: -----to the current unemployment rates, nor to the more than 2.8 million people now employed in our economy. Indeed, these FDI companies support our strong indigenous companies. Indirectly, we have seen thousands of-----

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: -----jobs created as a result of these sectors, which has been a real positive in relation to EI-backed companies now exporting back to the US.

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: In the US, more than 770 Irish companies are now creating more than 200,000 jobs. We are the sixth largest investor in the US. This is extremely important if we look at the scale of what Ireland has to offer and the mutual relationship between the countries. Additionally, Ireland has certainly built a strong reputation for global business and this is based on more than just our tax policy....