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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising disruption to 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 required to develop and support enterprise for the benefit of our economy. However, this objective must...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising disruption to 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 required to develop and support enterprise for the benefit of our economy. However, this objective...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Correspondence (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Design and Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) is an independent organisation dedicated to advancing the commercial development of Irish designers and makers. The Crafts Council of Ireland is a company limited by guarantee and is therefore established under and regulated by the Companies Acts 1963-2014. It plays a key role in fostering innovation, promoting design thinking, and contributing to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Design and Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) is an independent organisation dedicated to advancing the commercial development of Irish designers and makers. It plays a key role in fostering innovation, promoting design thinking, and contributing to the formulation of Government policy. DCCI receives funding from my Department through Enterprise Ireland (EI), underpinned by a Service Level...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Design and Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) is an independent organisation dedicated to advancing the commercial development of Irish designers and makers. It plays a key role in fostering innovation, promoting design thinking, and contributing to the formulation of Government policy. My Department has no role in the recruitment or appointment of the Chief Executive Officer. This would...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has advised me that there are currently no cases involving the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland before the WRC. In the last 5 years there have been no employment law cases involving the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland for adjudication before the WRC. The Design and Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) is an independent organisation dedicated to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Seed and Venture Capital Scheme, was established in 1994. In July 2024, Minister Burke launched the sixth 5-year programme of the Scheme, for the years 2025-2029 inclusive. Enterprise Ireland administers the Scheme. Following the first open call for the current Scheme, prospective fund managers are being assessed for participation in the Scheme. EI expects to make first commitments in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Small Business Unit has been established in my Department. This is a commitment in the Programme for Government and a recognition of the importance that the Government places on small businesses. The Unit has been tasked with ensuring that the needs and issues of small businesses have a dedicated focus and are recognised and acknowledged across...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to considering the development of economic Strategic Development Zones (SDZs) in the regions. This commitment is one element of the broader work in relation to the planning system in my Department, including its contributions to the recently published first revision of the National Planning Framework. The consideration of regional...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Crime Prevention (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Retail and other 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. The Government fully recognises the significant harm caused by retail crime, which not only impacts retailers but also has broader...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising disruption to 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 required to develop and support enterprise for the benefit of our economy. However, this objective must...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Minister Burke and I announced the launch of the public consultation which invites all stakeholders and users of the employment permits system to submit their observations on the current status and eligibility of occupations for employment permits. The review of the Critical Skills Occupations List and the Ineligible Occupations List is a key part of ensuring that Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising disruption to 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 required to develop and support enterprise for the benefit of our economy. However, this objective must...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: My colleague, Minister Burke launched the National Enterprise Hub (NEH) last July. The NEH was designed as an entry point to aid business owners find relevant supports and help for their business. At its inception, the NEH provided information and help on 180 supports from 19 government departments and agencies. Since then, the NEH platform has expanded considerably and now offers...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: Article 4 of the EU Adequate Minimum Wage Directive, Promotion of Collective Bargaining on Wage Setting, aims to promote collective bargaining on wages in all Member States. The Directive requires Member States in which the collective bargaining coverage rate is less than 80%, as in Ireland, to provide “for a framework of enabling conditions for collective bargaining” and to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (29 Jul 2025)

Alan Dillon: A Joint Labour Committee (JLC) is an independent body made up of equal numbers of employer and worker representatives in a particular sector. A JLC sets the employment conditions and minimum rates of pay for employees in a certain sector through collective bargaining. Currently there is an established Joint Labour Committee for the Hotel sector. JLCs are set up by the Labour Court...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (23 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: In April 2024, the Department published Buying Greener: Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan 2024-2027 to drive the implementation of green and circular procurement practices across the public sector. Key actions since publication include:The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published updated Green Public Procurement Guidance and Criteria sets, including a new Green...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (23 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: Producer Responsibility legislation is designed to ensure that producers of relevant goods contribute to the costs of collecting and recycling these goods when they are no longer in use. Ensuring all obligated producers pay their share is critical to the credibility and success of these schemes, known as Extended Producer Responsibility schemes (EPRs). In Ireland, the Environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Spending Code (23 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: In May 2009, Government Decision of 19 May 2009 put in place formal arrangements to reduce the payment period for Government Departments from 30 days to 15 calendar days. This Prompt Payment obligation was extended to the HSE, Local Authorities, State Agencies and all other public authorities (excluding commercial Semi-State bodies) in March 2011(Government Decision of 2 March 2011 and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reports (23 Sep 2025)

Alan Dillon: In May 2009, Government Decision of 19 May 2009 put in place formal arrangements to reduce the payment period for Government Departments from 30 days to 15 calendar days. Since 2009 my Department on a quarterly basis compiles a consolidated report in respect of the payment performance of all Government Departments. These reports continue to be available on my Department’s website...