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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (19 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Government is committed to supporting workers and promoting positive working conditions in Ireland and our legislation is kept under review to maintain our robust suite of employment rights. It is also important to acknowledge the challenges the enterprise sector has faced over the last number of years and to maintain a regulatory environment that allows businesses to remain viable and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (19 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: My Department has been preparing for tariffs and economic shocks and we are working with our dedicated agency supporting Irish businesses, Enterprise Ireland. Enterprise Ireland has established a bespoke team which is currently engaging with SMEs, supporting businesses around tariffs and mitigation measures, as well as offering advice and support on diversification measures. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: Under the Waste Management Act, the primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to illegal dumping lies with the local authorities. It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate awareness, enforcement, clean-up and disposal actions in relation to illegal dumping, taking account of local circumstances and priorities. As such, my Department does...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (24 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are independent in their functions and I have no role in relation to the negotiation of a proposal for an Employment Regulation Order (ERO). Under legislation, my role in the ERO process is clearly defined. As soon as practicable after receiving a copy of the proposals for an ERO from the Labour Court, where I am satisfied that Sections 42A and 42B of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (24 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are independent in their functions and I have no role in relation to the negotiation of a proposal for an Employment Regulation Order (ERO). Under legislation, my role in the ERO process is clearly defined. As soon as practicable after receiving a copy of the proposals for an ERO from the Labour Court, where I am satisfied that Sections 42A and 42B of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (24 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are independent in their functions and I have no role in relation to the negotiation of a proposal for an Employment Regulation Order (ERO). Under legislation, my role in the ERO process is clearly defined. As soon as practicable after receiving a copy of the proposals for an ERO from the Labour Court, where I am satisfied that Sections 42A and 42B of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Government continues to actively support Irish businesses in diversifying into non-English-speaking and broader international markets. In light of increasing global economic uncertainty and shifting trade dynamics, my Department through Enterprise Ireland has placed a strong emphasis on enabling market diversification. This approach is central to ensuring that Irish enterprises remain...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-waste) Regulations 2023, which came into force on the 1 January 2024, oblige waste collectors to provide a bio-waste (brown) bin to all their customers regardless of where in the country they live. Enforcement of the regulations is a matter for the relevant local authority. The expansion of the brown bin is being supported by a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (26 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: Employment permits are a medium-term measure intended to fill skills gaps in areas necessary to the functioning of the economy. Employment permits policy is not intended to replace the critical work of upskilling the domestic workforce to meet future labour needs. The Labour Market Needs Test (LMNT) is established in primary and secondary employment permits legislation requiring the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reports (1 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: My Department is responsible for the preparation on a quarterly basis of a report showing the performance of each Government Department in meeting their obligation to make payments for goods and services within 15 days. The report also shows the performance of each Government Department to make payments for goods and services within 30 days, after which prompt payment interest and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The mid-term review of Irish Film Farm Plastics Group’s (IFFPG) operation under its current ministerial approval has been completed by my Department, and its conclusions have been communicated to IFFPG. My officials continue to work with the scheme on ensuring full compliance and successful delivery of the scheme's objectives. I would be happy to arrange a briefing for the Deputy on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Waste management planning, including with regard to infrastructure provision is the responsibility of local authorities under Part II of the Waste Management Act, 1996 (as amended). Under section 60(3) of that Act, the Minister is precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance, in specific cases, by a local authority of its statutory functions under the Act. As...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (2 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Enterprise Ireland's Strategy 2025–2029, titled "Delivering for Ireland, Leading Globally", outlines a comprehensive plan to support Irish enterprises through increased funding, policy changes, and strategic initiatives. From a position of strength and resilience, Irish enterprise is facing challenges due to trade volatility, digital transformation altering business models and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (3 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: My attention has been drawn to the case of the person concerned who applied for an employment permit to my Department. Responses to representations made by the person have included information regarding the requirements under the employment permits legislation, most recently on 12 June. The Labour Market Needs Test (LMNT) is a legal requirement under the Employment Permits legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (9 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Section 12 of the Protection of Employment Acts 1977-2024 provides that an employer proposing collective redundancies must notify the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment at least 30 days before the first dismissal takes effect. Collective redundancies arise where, during any period of 30 consecutive days, the employees being made redundant are: 5 employees where 21-49 are...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Process (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 was published on 1 April 2025. The Bill will deliver a new employment right by providing that, in general, an employer may not enforce a contractual retirement age which is below the State Pension Age (age 66) if the employee does not consent to retire. The Bill completed Committee Stage on 2 July 2025. The timeline for the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Programme (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill was initiated before Dáil Éireann on 29th February 2024, completing its passage through all stages on the 6th March 2024. Following dissolution of the 33rd Dáil and the formation of a new Government in December 2024 the Bill was reinstated to the Order Paper on motion before Seanad...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: My Department has not yet given consideration to the matter raised by the Deputy. The matter of such facilities may be pertinent to building regulations which are generally within the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. However, for a comprehensive overview of existing supports available to businesses, I would encourage any business owner to visit the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: I am aware that, since opening, the business referred to has expanded to become a substantial retail employer, attracting a significant number of visitors each year. It also participates in some of Tourism Ireland’s overseas marketing events and familiarisation visits for international media and tour operators and also engages with Fáilte Ireland across a range of promotion,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Process (8 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 was published on 1 April 2025. The Bill will deliver a new employment right by providing that, in general, an employer may not enforce a contractual retirement age which is below the State Pension Age (age 66) if the employee does not consent to retire. The Bill completed Committee Stage on 2 July 2025. The timeline for the...