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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Safety (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I have received the correspondence referred to from the Hairdressing Council of Ireland. I can confirm that I will be responding to the Council to address their concerns in the coming days. Since this crisis began, I have engaged with businesses and responded by putting in place a broad range of business supports. I have convened numerous meetings of the Enterprise and Retail...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Manufacturing Sector (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department continues to engage with its enterprise agencies, other Departments, public health officials, other enterprise development agencies and bodies and companies to increase the supply of a whole range of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). To date the following actions have been undertaken: - Enterprise Ireland has connected both client and non-client Irish companies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government on 2 May announced a new €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme as a further development of the existing Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) already available from AIB, BOI and Ulster Bank.  This Scheme forms a major component of the government’s strategy to aid SMEs in these difficult times by providing critical support to ensure businesses are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Credit Guarantee Scheme was implemented under the Credit Guarantee Act 2012, which came into effect on 30 August 2012, with secondary legislation setting out the operational detail of the Scheme.  The Credit Guarantee Scheme is available to Covid-19 impacted businesses, it supports loans up to €1 million for periods of up to 7 years.  The Scheme offers a partial...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Credit Guarantee Scheme was implemented in 2012 and is available to Covid-19 impacted businesses, it supports loans up to €1 million for periods of up to 7 years.  The Scheme offers a partial Government guarantee of 80% to banks against losses on qualifying loans to eligible SMEs.  The scheme is designed to support a range of debt products appropriate to the borrowing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Since the Covid-19 crisis began, Government has worked to put in place a suite of supports to ensure appropriate financing is available to businesses that have been impacted by the outbreak or by the restrictions that have been put in place to mitigate the spread of the disease. As announced on Saturday, May 2, Government has agreed a new €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 and 639 together. The announcement by National Pen that it is to seek redundancies at its Dundalk facility is deeply disappointing. My immediate concern is for the workers and families who have been impacted by this announcement. Many of these workers have been with the company for many years, which makes this news all the more difficult. The IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Proposed Legislation (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D. I recognise that the current healthcare crisis has put enormous pressure on companies of all sizes and across all sectors in our economy, and the Government has put in place a number of schemes to support enterprises and their employees in responding to the crisis. To further enhance the supports already...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Credit Guarantee Scheme was implemented in 2012 and is available to Covid-19 impacted businesses, it supports loans up to €1 million for periods of up to 7 years.  The Scheme offers a partial Government guarantee of 80% to banks against losses on qualifying loans to eligible SMEs.  The scheme is designed to support a range of debt products appropriate to the borrowing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As announced on Saturday 2 May, Government has agreed a new €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme as a further development of the existing Credit Guarantee Scheme already available from AIB, BOI and Ulster Bank.  This Scheme forms a major component of the Government’s strategy to aid SMEs in these difficult times by providing critical support to ensure businesses are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government announced a new €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme, as a further development of the existing Credit Guarantee Scheme already available from AIB, BOI and Ulster Bank, on the 2nd May.  This Scheme forms a major component of the Government’s strategy to aid SMEs in these difficult times by providing critical support to ensure businesses are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Safety (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The national “Return to Work Safely Protocol” provides a clear compliance framework for all places of work to ensure that businesses can re-open and workers can return to work safely. The Protocol was drafted in close consultation with the social partners under the auspices of the Labour and Employer Economic Forum and agreed with them. Compliance with the Return to Work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: A major part of my Department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been to expand the range of financial supports to ensure businesses have sufficient liquidity to see them through the crisis and to prepare for the announced reopening phases.  My Department and I continue to monitor the needs of companies as the situation evolves and provide new supports where required and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Employment Permits Acts in order to work in the State all non-EEA nationals require a valid employment permit or relevant immigration permission from the Minister for Justice and Equality which allows them to reside and work in the State without the requirement for an employment permit.  Migrant workers from the European Union and European Economic Area (EEA) do not...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I have engaged with representatives of the Industry concerned. I have had two conference calls to date, the first on 7 May 2020 and the second today, 20 May 2020, with the Industry. The President of the Group concerned was one of the participants in the call this morning.