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

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland remains committed to regional development as one of four key strategic objectives of its 2025–2029 strategy, “Adapt Intelligently”, with an ambitious target for 550 of the 1000 investments targeted over the lifetime of the strategy to be in the regions including 40 in the Midlands. There are currently 145 people employed across 5 IDA-supported companies in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (25 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: Direct engagement on tariffs, including industry engagement at the international level, are primarily matters for my colleague the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. My Department, however, works closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as well as other relevant Departments such as Agriculture and Food, to ensure Ireland’s interests are represented at EU and...

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

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key element of Government's enterprise policy, as set out in the Programme for Government and the White Paper on Enterprise, and is a key focus of the work of my Department and its agencies. IDA Ireland is continuing its strong commitment to regional development as one of four key strategic objectives of its 2025–2029 strategy, Adapt Intelligently. This...

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

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key focus of our Programme for Government and Government's White Paper on Enterprise and is a central to the work of my Department and our enterprise development agencies. In that regard, IDA Ireland has reaffirmed its strong commitment to regional development as a core pillar of its current strategy, Adapt Intelligently: A Strategy for Sustainable Growth and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (25 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: Sustainability is good for business and I am committed to boosting the competitiveness of SMEs by helping them to reduce the costs of doing business and become more sustainable. Towards this goal my Department is encouraging all businesses to avail of the wide range of supports, in particular the supports for assessing energy use, undertaking an energy audit and investment in decarbonising...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (25 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: The Low Pay Commission's report and recommendations for the 2026 National Minimum Wage were submitted to the me in July. They will be brought to Government for consideration as part of the budget, as is standard practice. The Low Pay Commission has an evidence-based approach to its decision making. Its annual recommendations on the National Minimum Wage are informed by national and...

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

Peter Burke: My Department continues to work closely with IDA Ireland to ensure there is a strong pipeline of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Ireland. IDA Ireland actively partners with FDI client companies to help them deliver on their sustainability and skills agendas. In 2024, this enabled IDA clients to commit capital investment of €117m towards sustainability investments and a further...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (25 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: Ireland has a strong start-up ecosystem, but scaling remains a challenge due to limited access to finance. In July 2025, I published the Report ‘Market Demand for and Supply of Scaling Finance in Ireland’, which identified a €1.1 billion funding gap for deals from €3 million and Series A+ rounds over the next 3–5 years. To address these and broader...

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

Peter Burke: The ICOB and Power Up Reclassification Appeals Process opened on 24th July, 2025 and following an extension closed to appeals on 29th August, 2025. The eligibility requirements for the Reclassification Appeals Process are: - A business applied for the original ICOB grant and were approved. - A business is operating in the retail, hospitality, or beauty sector. - A business was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Promotion (25 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: At the outset, I should clarify that regional tourism promotion is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland, in collaboration with Local Authorities and other tourism stakeholders. County Galway is included in Fáilte Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands Regional Tourism Development Strategies 2023 – 2027. County Galway encompasses these...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Promotion (25 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: At the outset, I should clarify that regional tourism promotion is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland, in collaboration with Local Authorities and other tourism stakeholders. Cork is represented by three regional tourism brands: Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient East, and Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands. The Wild Atlantic Way follows the West Cork Coastline from...

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

Peter Burke: Irish pubs are a valued part of Ireland’s hospitality offering and contribute to the character and vibrancy of many communities across the country. They also play a role as local employers and contribute to the social and economic fabric of rural and urban communities alike. As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland promotes and highlight pubs with a strong...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (25 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: The Low Pay Commission has an evidence-based approach to its decision making. Its annual recommendations on the National Minimum Wage are informed by national and international research in the field of minimum wages and are guided by the statutory criteria it must consider when making its recommendations. The Low Pay Commission uses data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) when...

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

Peter Burke: At the outset, I should clarify that regional tourism promotion is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland, in collaboration with Local Authorities and other tourism stakeholders. Cork is represented by three regional tourism brands: Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient East, and Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands. I am advised that Fáilte Ireland has established...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (25 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: I want to begin by assuring the Deputy that I, along with the Government and my Department, fully recognise the vital role SMEs play in the Irish economy. While Ireland maintains a strong global competitive position, recent international developments and longstanding structural challenges such as high energy, labour, and regulatory costs are putting pressure on businesses, particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Burke: Ireland’s competitiveness is a key priority for Government and is supported through several coordinated structures and initiatives. In particular, the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) plays a central role in advising Government on competitiveness and productivity issues. It is also designated as Ireland’s National Productivity Board. The Council reports...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Burke: The most recent data from the Central Statistics Office show that in the second quarter of 2025, over 1 million persons reported working from home at least some of the time. Within this, 555,500 persons said that they were “usually” working from home (i.e. more than half of the time). This is down from a peak number of 774,300 persons in 2021. There were 457,600 persons who were...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Burke: The most recent data from the Central Statistics Office show that in the second quarter of 2025, over 1 million persons reported working from home at least some of the time. Within this, 555,500 persons said that they were “usually” working from home (i.e. more than half of the time). This is down from a peak number of 774,300 persons in 2021. There were 457,600 persons who were...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Burke: The most recent data from the Central Statistics Office show that in the second quarter of 2025, over 1 million persons reported working from home at least some of the time. Within this, 555,500 persons said that they were “usually” working from home (i.e. more than half of the time). This is down from a peak number of 774,300 persons in 2021. There were 457,600 persons who were...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Burke: The most recent data from the Central Statistics Office show that in the second quarter of 2025, over 1 million persons reported working from home at least some of the time. Within this, 555,500 persons said that they were “usually” working from home (i.e. more than half of the time). This is down from a peak number of 774,300 persons in 2021. There were 457,600 persons who were...