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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: I took time when I was in Tipperary last week to drive up and down nearly every street and every part of Tipperary town and I could see exactly what the Deputy is saying. It is an area that, in my view, has been suffering decline for a long number of years, not just in the past three or four years but possibly for even 20 or 30 years, and not because of Covid or Brexit or anything else. It...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: Sorry, Chair. I will make one last point. The main request I got from the briefing was for land for light industrial use. I think that is what the Deputy is looking for, and that is something on which I am committed to working with them.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: Again, I would be very happy to engage with Deputy Cahill on that because we are very clear and I know from talking to the local authorities that Joe McGrath, Anthony Fitzgerald and the other team involved in the hub there are very anxious that solutions are found in conjunction with all our Departments and agencies. Under the direction of the regional plans we are asking the IDA, Enterprise...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: I thank the Deputy for raising this question. This is a common theme that we have dealt with over the last couple of months. We have engaged with many sectors that are having difficulty filling job vacancies. As the Deputy mentioned, food processing is one of those. I have engaged with these sectors and they clearly show me where they are missing out on opportunities to expand and grow....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: The current waiting time is about 11 weeks for trusted partners, people with regular engagement permits, and 17 weeks for those who are not, which is extremely long. Waiting times were considerably less than that up to a couple of months ago. It is still better than most countries we compete with. Along with the Tánaiste, I met the Secretary General and officials from the section to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: I am trying to have a useful discussion.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: That is fine.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: However, the Deputy was not complaining.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: I think he wants the answer I am going to give him.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: Fine.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: I understand the procedures but I had understood there is an allocation to discuss the overall topic and I am trying to get the full answer in. The difficulty we have is that many employers are now contacting us looking for permits. They are asking us to go beyond the European labour market to find resources. That is a difficult piece to address when more than 100,000 people are in receipt...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: Regional enterprise development and sustainable local job creation is a key policy priority of mine and this Government. My Department is currently overseeing the development of nine new Regional Enterprise Plans to 2024. These are ‘bottom-up’ plans, developed by regional stakeholders which will identify growth opportunities, recognise vulnerabilities, and enable job creation...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: Universal and equitable access to safe, effective and affordable vaccines, diagnostics and treatments is crucial in the global fight against COVID-19. International Trade is a competence of the EU under the Treaties and in exercising that competence, the European Commission engages fully with the Member States, including Ireland, through a variety of Committees and Working Parties/Groups,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65 and 87 together. In 2015, the Industrial Relations Acts were amended to allow for a retired person to have access to the IR bodies in a period of 6-months post-retirement for matters arising pre-retirement. This 6-month provision allows for the settling of any practical issues affecting a former worker. Any proposals that arise from voluntary conciliation...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Digital Hubs (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: Regional enterprise development and sustainable local job creation is a key policy priority for this Government as set out in the Programme for  Government: Our Shared Future. The Local Authorities are important partners in achieving that policy objective. To ensure we are delivering on the potential of each region, my Department is currently overseeing the development of nine new...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Dublin Bus (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 124 together. At the outset, I must emphasise that Ireland’s system of industrial relations is, essentially, voluntary in nature and responsibility for the resolution of industrial disputes between employers and workers, rests with the employer, the workers and their representatives. For its part, the State provides the industrial relations...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73, 74, 86, 95, 108, 115 and 116 together. Universal and equitable access to safe, effective and affordable vaccines, diagnostics and treatments is crucial in the global fight against COVID-19. International Trade is a competence of the EU under the Treaties and in exercising that competence, the European Commission engages fully with the Member States,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: The Covid-19 outbreak resulted in a serious downturn in the Irish, EU and wider global economy. In response to this, Government introduced measures to assist impacted business. With the assistance of these measures, in 2020, a large number of Covid-19 impacted companies were sustained. Now, as we cautiously emerge from these necessary public health restrictions and global markets begin to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: As the Deputy is aware, the Government have provided a significant package to help businesses and workers during the pandemic. Under the new Economic Recovery Plan, a stimulus to fuel the economy of €4 billion was announced, this is intended to aid businesses and the economy to recover and rebuild. The Plan outlined changes to several of the current financial...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: The State operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The system is intended to act as a conduit for key skills which are required to develop enterprise in the State for the benefit of our economy, while simultaneously protecting the balance of the labour market. The...