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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Pharmacy Services (20 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: The Biopharma sector is central to Ireland’s economic success and has been for many years, and I very much welcome the report from the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), Skills for Biopharma: Researching and Forecasting the Current and Future Skills Needs of the Biopharma Sector in Ireland to 2027, which was published at the end of April. The report shows that we can expect...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (20 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 111 and 112 together. As the Deputy will be aware, I announced the reopening of the ICOB grant scheme from May 15th until May 29th. This was to ensure those business owners who missed the deadline had the opportunity to register. I also made a change to the scheme that allows for a second payment or double payment to businesses in the hospitality and retail...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: The issue of commercial rents is a contractual matter for the parties involved. In October 2020, my Department published a Code of Conduct between Landlords and Tenants for Commercial Rents as a voluntary framework to facilitate discussions between landlords and tenants impacted by COVID-19. It sets out a structured approach for engagement between both commercial landlords and tenants, based...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy will be aware, I announced the reopening of the ICOB grant scheme from May 15th until May 29th. This was to ensure those business owners who missed the original deadline had the opportunity to register. I also made a change to the scheme that allows for a second payment to be made to businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors, or for a double payment to businesses in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy will be aware, I announced the reopening of the ICOB grant scheme from May 15th until May 29th. This was to ensure those business owners who missed the deadline had another opportunity to register. I also made a change to the scheme that allows for a second payment to be made to businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors, or a double payment for businesses in those...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Closures (25 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: Stryker are a valued and long-standing employer in Ireland, having first established here in 1998 and now employing over 5,000 people across 7 sites in Limerick and Cork. The IDA have a strong working relationship with Stryker, both in Ireland and at corporate level in the United States. In this regard, my Department has been informed that there are no job losses proposed for the company's...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (26 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: In 2022, the Low Pay Commission was asked to examine the issues around retaining or removing the sub-minimum youth rates of the National Minimum Wage and to make recommendations on the subject. The Low Pay Commission’s report on these sub-minimum rates was published earlier this month. The Low Pay Commission has recommended the removal of all sub-minimum youth rates of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Change Policy (27 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department is pro-actively integrating climate action into all aspects of the Department and its agencies’ activities, and engaging with all businesses in Ireland, from microbusinesses to large corporates, about the many opportunities for decarbonisation. The White Paper on Enterprise highlighted the need for an integrated approach to enterprise policy that aligns our growth...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (2 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: 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, facilitation, and advisory services. The WRC is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial function,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (2 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The main policy achievements and actions taken by my Department to boost jobs and business between June 2020 and December 2022 are set out in our Annual Reports, which are available on our website at www.enterprise.gov.ie. These reports set out details of the objectives realised under each of the department’s strategic goals. Key achievements for my Department in 2023 are listed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (2 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy is aware, in February 2022, the Low Pay Commission was asked by the then Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to examine the issues around retaining or removing the sub-minimum youth rates of the National Minimum Wage and to make recommendations on the subject. To inform its work, the Low Pay Commission asked the ESRI to conduct background research...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach and members of the committee. I am now 13 weeks in my role, with my feet firmly under the desk. I look forward to working constructively with the committee in the days and months ahead. Before I read my statement, I wish both parties in the Aer Lingus dispute the very best today, on an important day for our country. Our connectivity as a small, open, island...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy for her question. It is very important that this matter be resolved quickly. As I pointed out, every single industrial relations dispute is resolved. It is important to acknowledge that both parties to this dispute have a strong track record in dealing with the industrial relations infrastructure of the State. They have resolved disputes previously through that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: It is not about having a plan B. We all have to be honest.