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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: They are valid points. The Deputy raised the issue of climate. It is critical that we remain competitive. When we see a company like Diageo, the home of the black stuff, spending €100 million to decarbonise its processes over the next five or six years, when we have world leaders like that based here in Ireland and leading by example, it shows the change that is under way. We have...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy O'Connor for his very important question. On 15 May, I and my Government colleagues announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium-sized businesses. Included in these measures was the reopening of the ICOB portal from 15 May to 29 May to allow rate-paying business owners who have not registered to do so. We have received feedback that the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy again for his question. Unfortunately, we are a price taker in the energy market and we have so much to do in that regard. It is good to note the reduction of about 40% in the wholesale cost of energy but that needs to be passed on to businesses and indeed on to the consumer to make us more competitive. On the Deputy's question in respect of Cork County Council, as I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: It is okay, I can multitask.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank all the Deputies for their contributions. I agree with Deputy O'Connor. Cork County Council is the largest local authority in the country and it has the money. We do need to see action now and I will be demanding it over the next few days. As I said, I spoke with the head of the CCMA finance committee. I have written to all chief executives this morning on foot of the change last...

Business Support Package: Statements (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: I welcome this opportunity to address the House on recent measures the Government has taken to reduce costs for small- and medium-sized businesses. SMEs are the backbone of our rural and regional communities and are central to Ireland's ability to build a broad-based and successful economy. Of a total of approximately 350,000 small- and medium-sized companies in Ireland, 325,000 employ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The last number of years has seen a significant increase in inflationary pressures, most pointedly in the form of energy price inflation – which is a significant input cost for firms across a range of sectors, including hospitality. This Government has adopted an active approach in supporting Irish businesses throughout the period of increased costs. Before Budget 2024, a total of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key element of the Government's enterprise policy and is fully reflected in the Strategies of our Enterprise Development Agencies. For the IDA, it is targeting at least half of all investments - that is 400 of 800 - from 2021 to 2024 to regional locations. The Mid-West Region, including Ennis, County Clare, has 159 IDA client companies, employing over 27,000...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Living Wage (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government remains committed to the introduction of a living wage. As the Deputy will be aware, in November 2022, Government announced that a national living wage would be introduced and set at 60% of hourly median wages, in line with the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission. It was also agreed that the Low Pay Commission would continue to make annual recommendations on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The life sciences industry is an important sector of Ireland’s economy, accounting for almost 100,000 jobs and almost 60% of Ireland’s exports. Most of the world’s leading life sciences corporations have operations in Ireland and strong partnerships and dependencies are increasingly evident across all aspects of this cluster. We have a rich and convergent landscape with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: This Government has adopted an active approach in supporting the Irish SME sector across multiple crises over the last number of years. Over the two-year period prior to Budget 2024 a total of €12 billion was provided in cost of living and doing business supports, comprising a mix of permanent and one-off measures (most significantly the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme)....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: This Government has adopted an active approach in supporting the Irish SME sector across multiple crises over the last number of years. I recognise costs are impacting firms, and this motivated the recent introduction of a range of additional measures aimed at reducing costs for small and medium sized businesses. Some of which include: Ensuring that the employer PRSI threshold is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The EU-Mercosur Agreement is designed to cement the close political and economic relations between the EU and Mercosur countries and represents a commitment to rules-based international trade. Since formal negotiations concluded in 2019, the global trade policy landscape has changed considerably. The rise in trade nationalism, the economic impacts of COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: Under its current strategy, ‘Driving Recovery and Sustainable Growth 2021–2024’, IDA is committed to progressing the delivery of 19 Advance Building Solutions across six regions in 15 locations. Eight buildings are now complete, 3 are under construction and a further 3 are at procurement stage with the remainder in the planning, design and site selection stages....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland’s Regional Property Programme is aimed at supporting economic development and job creation across the country by providing property solutions to its own as well as Enterprise Ireland and LEO clients. In this regard, the provision of property solutions is a key element of IDA’s marketing of the Midlands Region, including Longford and the IDA has committed to build an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government is very aware that SMEs have faced a number of economic shocks in recent years which have resulted in cost increases. On May 15th, I, along with my Government colleagues, announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium sized businesses. Included in these measures was the reopening of the ICOB portal from 15th May to 29th May, in order to allow...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government is very aware that SMEs have faced a number of economic shocks in recent years which have resulted in cost increases. On May 15th, I, along with my Government colleagues, announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium sized businesses. Included in these measures was the reopening of the ICOB portal from 15th May to 29th May, in order to allow...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Innovation Voucher Programme is funded by my Department under the Science and Technology Programme, through Enterprise Ireland. The Innovation Voucher Programme is designed to build links between Ireland's public knowledge providers (higher education institutions and research performing bodies) and small businesses and help to create a cultural shift in the small business community's...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government is very aware that SMEs have faced a number of economic shocks in recent years which have resulted in cost increases. On May 15th, I, along with my Government colleagues, announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium sized businesses. Included in these measures was the reopening of the ICOB portal from 15th May to 29th May, in order to allow...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government is very aware that SMEs have faced a number of economic shocks in recent years which have resulted in cost increases. On May 15th, I, along with my Government colleagues, announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium sized businesses. Included in these measures was the reopening of the ICOB portal from 15th May to 29th May, in order to allow...