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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA site visits to Counties Wicklow and Wexford over the three-year period of 2022-2024 are set out in the table below. The figures provided represent individual visits and are not indicative of the number of companies that have visited. County 2022 2023 2024 Wexford 5 2 6 Wicklow 2 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: I am working with my officials in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to develop policy actions that will enhance the finance for scaling ecosystem in Ireland and help narrow the gap for funding Scale-ups. Exploring fund structures and other options to develop investment in Irish Scale-ups is included in the new Programme for Government. The Department of Enterprise, Trade...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: I encourage any entrepreneur or potential business to contact their Local Enterprise Office (LEO). The LEO plays an extremely important role at local level, as part of a supportive ecosystem, providing their services direct to small businesses, promoting entrepreneurship and contributing to jobs growth within towns and communities across the county. The LEOs provide a signposting service for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ministerial Responsibilities (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: A digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by my Department to myself and to the Ministers of State is available on enterprise.gov.ie at the following link: On January 29, the Government, upon the nomination of the Taoiseach, formally appointed Ministers of State and assigned their responsibilities. In respect of my Department, Niamh Smyth TD has been appointed Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland was made aware of the potential upcoming job losses at Meta on 14th January after a call with the company, where Meta informed IDA Ireland of a public announcement later that day by the Meta CEO impacting global jobs at the company. The company informed IDA Ireland that the method of identifying the roles of those at risk was to use an internal performance review process. My...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The strategic direction of any business, including the company the Deputy is referring to, is ultimately a matter for the company itself. Businesses must continuously adapt to global market conditions, technological advancements, and shareholder expectations. However, how a company chooses to conduct its business can have a significant impact on its brand, reputation, and relationships with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Investments by IDA Ireland client companies consistently generate highly skilled jobs throughout the country. Employment levels in the IDA Ireland client base have remained above 300,000 for three consecutive years, demonstrating a strong employment base that strategically positions the economy for further growth. The 2024 employment figure of 302,566 accounts for almost 11% of overall...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: In the time available, it has not been possible to provide a response to the Deputy's question. I will arrange for a response to be provided to the Deputy once this is available.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Given the significance of property to the winning of FDI investments into regional locations, and owing to ongoing market challenges, IDA’s continued positive intervention in terms of delivering and maintaining a portfolio of advanced property solutions remains paramount. In that regard, a ready supply of available zoned land for sale and development together with appropriate building...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: In total, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) and Power Up grant schemes paid out over €400 million in 2024. In order to get payments to businesses before the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the ICOB scheme and a business must have received the second ICOB grant and be in the hospitality, retail and beauty sectors in order to receive the Power Up grant. My...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The AI Advisory Council was established by Minister Dara Calleary in January 2024 to provide independent expert advice to government on artificial intelligence policy. Its members represent a spectrum of experience and expertise from academia, business, law, security, social sciences, economics and civil society. The Council is a mechanism for providing expert advice and not a general...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: In total, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) and Power Up grant schemes paid out over €400 million in 2024. In order to get payments to businesses before the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the ICOB scheme and a business must have received the second ICOB grant and be in the hospitality, retail and beauty sectors in order to receive the Power Up grant. My...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (25 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The strategic direction of any business, including the company the Deputy is referring to, is ultimately a matter for the company itself. Businesses must continuously adapt to global market conditions, technological advancements, and shareholder expectations. However, how a company chooses to conduct its business can have a significant impact on its brand, reputation, and relationships with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (27 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland has been working closely with Roche, since their decision to close the Clarecastle facility in 2015. IDA Ireland had actively marketed the site through its extensive overseas network to both existing and new investors as a going concern which unfortunately yielded no offers. Roche has commenced remediation works at the site which represents a significant investment in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (27 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 224 together. In total, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) and Power Up grant schemes paid out over €400 million to SMEs right across the country. In order to get payments to businesses before the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the ICOB scheme and a business must have received the second ICOB grant and be in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (27 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: In total, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) and Power Up grant schemes have paid out over €400 million to SMEs right across the country. Both schemes are now closed. In order to get payments to businesses before the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the ICOB scheme and a business must have received the second ICOB grant and be in the hospitality, retail or...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Rights of People with Disabilities (27 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The need for collaboration across government when it comes to removing barriers for the participation of people with disabilities, including accessing freely chosen employment, is widely acknowledged. Officials from my department have been fully engaged with officials in both the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and the Department of Social Protection in the development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Rights of People with Disabilities (27 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: I am fully committed to progressing work on this and I have already directed work to begin on the design of a voluntary Code of Practice with the aim of encouraging employers to hire people with disabilities. Some businesses and state agencies already have best practice procedures in place and I believe there is significant potential for the sharing of best practice procedures, approaches to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (26 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The Life Sciences sector is a cornerstone of Ireland’s economic success, accounting for over 80,000 jobs and over €100 billion in exports according to recent figures. It is also a key sector attracting foreign and indigenous investments in R&D and significant capital expenditure. Ireland has developed a cohesive and integrated Life Sciences cluster consisting of highly...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (26 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 117 together. In total, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) and Power Up grant schemes paid out over €400 million in 2024. There are no further payments to be made to businesses in Cavan or Monaghan, all approved eligible businesses have been paid the ICOB and Power Up grants. While both ICOB and Power Up are now closed, there may be a...