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

Peter Burke: Irish enterprises over the last number of years have faced significant challenges. My Department has been monitoring such developments in the business environment and in particular, developments in business costs. I recognise that firms have faced multiple crises alongside cost increases over the last number of years, including Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian war in Ukraine and the...

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

Peter Burke: My Department collaborates closely with IDA Ireland to ensure a strong continuing pipeline of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Ireland. To that end, Ireland’s proposition for FDI investment remains strong, as demonstrated by IDA’s results for the first half of 2024 where the IDA supported 131 investments, 74 of which are planned for regional locations, enabling the future...

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

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy O’Dowd for sharing this correspondence with me and I have issued a response in respect of this correspondence which addressed the detail of these queries. I understand that a number of issues and policy proposals have been raised in this correspondence, as were highlighted in the Irish Hairdressers Federation Pre-Budget Submission. I fully recognise the challenges that...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Programme for Government (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department has played a central role in delivering the Programme for Government – Our Shared future and in delivering cross-Government policy objectives as set out in documents such as the National Planning Framework and National Development Plan, the Climate Action Plan 2023, Harnessing Digital – the Digital Ireland Framework and to our international commitments including...

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

Peter Burke: An important aspect of the increased cost of business grant scheme has been to directly involve the local authorities in the authorisation and payment processes, as they are closest to the commercial life in their cities and counties and work in the provision of supports to smaller enterprises via the local enterprise offices. This is one reason eligibility is, in part, determined by the...

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

Peter Burke: The Increased Cost of Business Scheme has now closed for registrations. Over 81,000 businesses have registered for this grant scheme. The scheme has a budget of €257 million and as of 6th September, €223 million has been paid in grant payments to verified eligible businesses. Local Authorities are continuing to process payments once business details have been verified. In...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. Controls on the export of Dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports,...

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

Peter Burke: Budget negotiations have begun between officials from my Department and the DETE Vote section in DPENDR. I can confirm that negotiations are ongoing and details of the Department's 2025 budget will be set out on Budget day and in the Revised Estimates Volume that will be published subsequently. There is currently no provision made for the increased cost of business scheme, or any other such...

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

Peter Burke: Over 81,000 businesses have registered for the Increased Cost of Business Scheme. As of 6th September, €223 million has been paid to verified eligible businesses. The Scheme is now closed for registrations and Local Authorities are continuing to process payments once business details have been verified. The parameters of this scheme required that businesses who were operating in a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Travel (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: Since assuming office in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment I can confirm that I have not taken any flights to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment worked closely with the NI Department for the Economy as well as InterTradeIreland, Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland to develop a concept for a cross-border enterprise scheme. This concept is the culmination of an unprecedented level of collaboration between the enterprise agencies on the island. On 20 February 2024, the...

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

Peter Burke: The first table below sets out the number of political staff employed in my Department including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisors, drivers and other relevant positions in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024. Over the periods outlined, there was a total of 41 political staff employed in my Department. The second table sets out the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ministerial Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The table below sets out the name of each special advisor employed by my Department since 2020; the Minister and Junior Minister who each advisor was associated with and their respective salaries. The areas of expertise covered by each of the advisers corresponds with the relevant Minister's portfolio. Office of the Minister for Business, Enterprise & Innovation - Heather...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ministerial Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The amount of expenses paid to Ministerial advisers in my Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 is set out in the table below. These expenses were travel and subsistence payments associated with travel on Department business and were paid in line with Department travel and subsistence policy and procedures. It should be borne in mind that claim levels in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: To date, my Department has supported the development of regional clusters through a number of funding schemes including the Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF), the Border Enterprise Development Fund (BEDF) and the Regional Technology Clustering Fund (RTCF). ">Regional Clusters The three calls under the REDF all included funding streams to support enterprise led clustering initiatives...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: A greater focus on quality of life and work-life balance has been one of the positive legacies of the pandemic. Together with developments in our digital infrastructure and national remote working policies, this will assist in transforming enterprise and workforce adaptability. In particular, the opportunity to live and work outside of traditional urban centres represents significant...

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

Peter Burke: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct are recommendations on responsible business conduct (RBC) addressed by governments to multinational enterprises operating in or from adhering countries. They provide non-binding principles and standards for responsible business conduct in a global context, consistent with applicable laws and internationally...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 and 480 together. I recognise the importance of businesses having a focus on human rights in their operations as there is a strong expectation from society to do so. Businesses have reacted well since Ireland launched its first National Plan on Business and Human Rights (2017 - 2020) towards the end of 2017. Ireland became the 19th state in the world to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: On the 14 July last I led a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland Trade Mission to the New York and Boston to boost trade relationships with key IDA client companies and promote world class Irish companies with leading market positions in the US. The Trade Mission took place on the back of record Irish exports of €34.57 billion in 2023. North America now accounts for 19% of all...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. The EU maintains a list of military equipment, known as the EU Common Military List. The List consists of 22 categories of equipment. A licence is required for transfers of equipment on this list within the EU, as a well as for...