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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (3 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The WRC is an independent statutory office under the aegis of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. The WRC is mandated to secure compliance with Ireland’s employment, equality and industrial relations legislation. As part of its statutory functions, the WRC adjudicates on cases under employment rights, industrial relations and equal status legislation.   ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 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 Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: In order to assist businesses to address the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Government has put in place a comprehensive suite of supports for firms of all sizes, which includes the wage subsidy scheme, grants, low-cost loans, write-off of commercial rates and deferred tax liabilities. These supports are designed to build confidence, to further assist businesses in terms of the management...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Advertising (3 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The details and costs of campaigns advertised on social media platforms by my Department and it Offices during 2020 are set out in the table below. In relation to the agencies under the remit of my Department, I will reply directly to the Deputy by 17th June 2020 with details of any campaigns they have advertised on social media platforms during...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Inspections (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The management of specific individual inspection cases by the Health and Safety Authority, is a day-to-day operational matter for the Health and Safety Authority in which the Minister has no role. The Deputy might wish to note that for operational as well as confidentially reasons the Health and Safety Authority does not disclose information regarding individual places of work.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Under the reconfiguration of the Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business announced on the 5th June, there are now just two remaining phases instead of three, with Phase 3 starting on the 29th of June, and Phase 4 on the 20th of July. Further work will be carried out in the coming days and weeks to determine which actions will take place in each phase. Updates to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Inspections (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265, 277 and 295 together. The Health and Safety Authority is the lead agency in monitoring adherence to the national Return to Work Safely Protocol. Upon the commencement of Phase 1 of the Roadmap for the Reopening of Society the Health and Safety Authority, along with its usual workload, began a national programme of inspections to check compliance with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: On Friday, May 15th, 2020 the Government announced details of the new €250m Restart Grant providing direct grant aid to micro and small businesses. The grant is a contribution towards the cost of re-opening or keeping a business operational. The Restart Grant support is just one part of the wider €12bn package of supports for commercial firms of all sizes, which includes grants,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Under the reconfiguration of the Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business announced on the 5th June, there are now just two remaining phases instead of three, with Phase 3 starting on the 29th of June, and Phase 4 on the 20th of July. Further work will be carried out in the coming days and weeks to determine which actions will take place in each phase. Updates to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Restart Grant is just one part of the wider €12bn package of supports for firms of all sizes, which includes the wage subsidy scheme, the pandemic unemployment payment for the self-employed, grants, low-cost loans, write-off of commercial rates and deferred tax liabilities, all of which will help to improve cashflow amongst SMEs. I would encourage businesses that operate from their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Restart Grant is aimed at commercial business. We have sought to prioritise commercial entities that are totally dependent on their trading income which in turn creates paid employment locally and will drive economic activity and get money circulating. Within our limited funding, the aim is to get these businesses back up and running, trading as normally as possible so that they can...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Under the reconfiguration of the Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business announced on the 5th June, there are now just two remaining phases instead of three, with Phase 3 starting on the 29th of June, and Phase 4 on the 20th of July. Further work will be carried out in the coming days and weeks to determine which actions will take place in each phase. Updates to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Under the reconfiguration of the Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business announced on the 5th June, there are now just two remaining phases instead of three, with Phase 3 starting on the 29th of June, and Phase 4 on the 20th of July. Further work will be carried out in the coming days and weeks to determine which actions will take place in each phase. Updates to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Application forms for the new €250m Restart Grant providing direct grant aid to micro and small businesses are now available online on all local authority websites. The grant is a contribution towards the cost of re-opening or keeping a business operational. To qualify for the Restart Grant, a business must be in a rateable premises and; - have a turnover of less than €5m and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: In May 2018, I introduced a pilot quota-based scheme to remove the occupations of horticulture worker, meat processing operative and dairy farm assistant from the ineligible occupations list. This pilot scheme allows workers from non-EEA countries to access employment opportunities. The application of a quota-based system is to ensure that in the longer-term, strategies are put in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Since March of this year, Enterprise Ireland’s Strategic Sourcing staff have been working tirelessly with public health officials and companies throughout the country to increase the supply of a whole range of personal protective equipment (PPE). As part of this, the agency has connected both clients and non-client Irish companies with capability to produce hand sanitiser/PPE with the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 275 and 276 together. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. The Commission’s primary statutory functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation and advisory...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Language Schools (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Unlike the Higher Education Institutions in Ireland, where Enterprise Ireland (EI) has been given the mandate, by the Department of Education & Skills under the Education in Ireland brand to promote Ireland as a third level destination for international students, EI does not have the mandate to promote English Language Schools on a national basis yet. When the International Education...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Business Continuity Voucher scheme was launched on 26th March. The purpose of the scheme was to provide expert guidance and advice to SMEs employing up 50 people and enable business owners make informed decisions about what immediate measures and remedial actions could be taken at the outset of this crisis, to protect staff and sales and eventually help the business recover. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My colleague, the Minister for Health, is leading the health sector's response to Brexit. This includes the key priority of ensuring the continued supply of medicines and medical devices post-Brexit. The Department of Health and its agencies have published comprehensive details about the work undertaken in relation to this issue, which can be found in Chapter 24 of the Brexit Contingency...