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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (9 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: There have been no funds assigned to Microfinance Ireland (MFI) in 2023 and no projected funding for 2024. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has paid a total of €49.79 million in grant funding to MFI since its inception in 2012. This is made up of €25 million paid on establishment, €24.79 million in 2020, and €5 million in 2021 to fund the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (9 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The recent announcement from Becton Dickinson that it will close its Drogheda site, on a phased basis over the next 2.5 years, is disappointing. My first thoughts are with the employees and their families impacted by this decision and Government and our Agencies will support the impacted employees in the uncertain period ahead. As part of its ongoing engagement with BD, the company informed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Court (9 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The table below sets out the current levels of staffing in the Labour Court; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. Labour Court current levels of staffing current number of vacant positions total target workforce 30 3 33 With regards to the vacancies in the Labour Court, my...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (9 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The table below sets out the current levels of staffing in the Workplace Relations Commission; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. Workplace Relations Commission current levels of staffing current number of vacant positions total target workforce 194 31 225 With regards...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (9 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The recent announcement from Becton Dickinson to close its Drogheda facility over the next 2.5 years is disappointing, not least for the staff and their families who are impacted by this decision. Government will support the employees as they seek alternative employment. The IDA remain engaged on a dynamic basis with its 1,800+ client base to support them and their presence in Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (9 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The figures requested are not available because businesses in such an arrangement do not need to register this with their Local Authority. Businesses that are tenants could register for the ICOB grant as long as they are ratepayers. The legal position under section 4 of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 as well as the amendments introduced through the Historic and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (9 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department has received correspondence from the individual concerned and has responded directly in relation to the issue.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Communications (9 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department currently operates three public helplines. 0818-808090 Workplace Relations Commission Information. This helpline also provides general information on Employment Permits. 01-8045200 Companies Registration Office questions and queries. 056-7720111 Intellectual Property Office of Ireland information. Calls...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy will appreciate, the response to the scale of the challenge posed by the advent of Covid -19 involved the whole of Government Departments, including my own Department who rolled out a panoply of targeted supports to assist businesses impacted by the affects of the pandemic. These supports included discrete schemes such as the Restart and the Restart Plus Grants, the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government's White Paper on Enterprise recognises clustering as a key tool for achieving enterprise policy objectives, including driving innovation, attracting and embedding FDI and developing linkages between multinationals and indigenous firms. It proposes the establishment of a National Clustering Programme (NCP), with a target to fund five national cluster organisations by 2025, and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy will be aware the Increased Costs of Business Scheme has now closed and payments are currently being made to qualifying businesses by each Local Authority. Since I came into office, I made two changes to the ICOB Scheme as part of the SME package that I announced in May. I reopened the Scheme for an additional two weeks to allow businesses another chance to sign up for the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government's White Paper on Enterprise, which was published in December 2022, emphasises the importance of FDI to the Irish economy and highlights the importance of the green and digital agendas as drivers of future growth and competitiveness. The latest implementation report, for the second half of 2023 and which I published in May 2024, includes updates on the initiatives led by IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: Where job losses are announced by companies based in Ireland, my first thoughts are with the staff members and their families impacted by such decisions and the supports we can provide in conjunction with our Enterprise Development Agencies and other Government Departments. In relation to the specific companies identified by the Deputy, my Department received a collective redundancy...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government is acutely aware that businesses in all sectors, including the locally traded sector, are concerned about the impact of rising costs. The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) grant was introduced in Budget 2024 package to help businesses with their increasing overheads. The Local Authorities are administering the ICOB scheme on behalf of my Department and the priority is to get...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department published the White Paper on Enterprise in December 2022, which set out Government’s enterprise policy for the period through to 2030. The White Paper on Enterprise details how we will deliver on our ambition of a vibrant, resilient, regionally balanced and sustainable economy made up of a diversified mix of leading global companies, internationally competitive Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Action Plan (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: Over the next decade the transition to a low carbon economy will substantially alter the business environment, while improving competitiveness and resilience. 'Integrating Decarbonisation and Net Zero Commitments' has been a key policy priority under the White Paper on Enterprise and as such, my Department promotes and supports decarbonisation across the enterprise base. Government...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The Institute for Management Development (IMD)’s World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 ranks Ireland as the most competitive country in the euro area and the 4th most competitive economy in the world (out of 67 economies), a decline from 2nd position last year. Ireland has consistently been placed in the Top 20 most competitive economies globally since 2012. Ireland’s strong...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The ICOB grant scheme has now closed and payments are currently being made to eligible businesses by each Local Authority. The figures for registrations before 1 May and after 15 May are set out below: Local Authority Total Registrations Submissions prior to reopening Submissions after reopening Carlow County Council 1009 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: Ireland’s markets for exports of goods and services continue to develop in a positive and sustainable manner despite challenges in the trading environment due to Brexit, the global pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The Central Statistics Office compiles statistical data in relation to Goods Exports and Imports. According to the latest Goods Exports and Imports release from the CSO The...