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

Peter Burke: Yes, it has been signed and has been in effect since 1 July. Obviously, the EROs are ahead of the minimum wage and living wage. The sectoral interventions are for the sector. Security guards have got their agreement over the line but I understand there are some legal concerns connected to it. Since I am not fully aware of the circumstances, could I provide a brief on the details to the...

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

Peter Burke: I can obtain the rationale for the Deputy.

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

Peter Burke: I am hopeful that it will. We are hoping to get it through the Oireachtas in the autumn session. Obviously that is intention of the Department. We are supportive of it and we have received our pre-legislative scrutiny from the committee. We are continuing at pace and we support it. I am hoping to get it into the Oireachtas schedule in the autumn.

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

Peter Burke: That is the intention. Obviously political circumstances-----

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

Peter Burke: That is the intention, yes.

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

Peter Burke: The Deputy is absolutely quite right that the SME sector has the challenge. We have set out quite strongly in our White Paper on enterprise the target of 90% digital intensity. We are working now through the €58 million digital transition fund for our SME sector, which is very important to try to bring them up to speed. We also have a new portal that will launch at the end of this...

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

Peter Burke: ----on the labour market, but it is a significant challenge. As I said earlier, we have our advisory council with our subgroups, and we had a very significant Cabinet subcommittee meeting, where we are working through that very aggressive horizon - I believe it is 36 months for the AI Act to be brought in - and right across so many different State actors to build public trust. Be it the...

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

Peter Burke: I absolutely concur with that. It is important that the National Cyber Security Centre gets the skill sets. We have seen this in terms of operability and capability right through the EU and in being involved with so many real life operational hacks. We must ensure they get the experience they need to ensure our State is robust and resilient. As I pointed out earlier, it is incredible to...

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 those two important points. In respect of the Canadian market, Enterprise Ireland has approximately 1,400 clients in operation in that jurisdiction. IDA Ireland currently has under review its location plans through its capital plans. I will relay the Deputy's comments about the opportunities, especially further to the engagement through the CETA partnership. There...

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

Peter Burke: Absolutely. I assure the Deputy it has been raised, in the context of the planning permission running out, because it is very significant. We have seen in other areas how difficult it is to get planning and that extending planning can be a significant challenge. I hope that, in the context of our infrastructure, the new planning Bill will assist in that regard. It is important that this...

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

Peter Burke: I believe the Department of agriculture has responsibility for that, with the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan.

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

Peter Burke: The MPAs have to be advanced. We are in a very urgent space now. We have been talking about what we can deliver in offshore wind to 2030-----

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

Peter Burke: We have our planning and consent regime in place, but we have to get real and get urgent about this issue because-----

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

Peter Burke: Many of us will be aware of the work the former Minister of State, Deputy English, did on providing the planning framework, a sister document to the MPF, to try to ensure we had the bedrock, the planning policy, that is led whereby-----

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

Peter Burke: Absolutely. I will urge that this be done.

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

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Garvey again-----

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

Peter Burke: -----for her questions. On the LEOs and the funding streams flowing from them, our national hub will be a significant benefit in trying to increase awareness. It will be launched next week on 10 July. That will pinpoint all available funding streams, mentorship and assistance the SME sector needs. It was stress-tested through the regional forum and business forum to ensure they think it...

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

Peter Burke: Bear in mind I said 10 July for the launch.

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

Peter Burke: No. There will be a single point of contact. We need to get it to a stage whereby a person incorporating a company and sending out letters is advised of this national hub to connect to for advice. That will point people in the right direction and someone will be at the end of the phone, which is important. That is what we will ensure through the hub.

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

Peter Burke: Absolutely. This will show people the various State actors available to help them. It will be launched on 10 July and the digital portal will follow that. We have a lot of work to do in that space. The SME package points to a lot of interventions that will assist, like PRSI, which the Senator referenced, and the SME test, which is important across government, in Think Small First. A...