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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Communications (12 Oct 2021)

Damien English: As outlined in the roadmap, Reframing the Challenge: Continuing our Recovery and Reconnecting, published by Government on the 31stof August , based on the criteria of over 90% of people aged 16 or over being vaccinated and having regard to the incidence and behaviour of the disease at the time, the Government plans to remove further statutory restrictions from the 22ndOctober. Ireland is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Court Procedures (12 Oct 2021)

Damien English: My officials are in the process of receiving legal advice in relation to the Stay placed on me by the High Court which stops me from making the Order. A press release issued by my Department on the 17thof August to ensure that all employees and employers in the Security Sector are aware that, until such time that these legal issues have been resolved, the statutory minimum rates of pay and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (12 Oct 2021)

Damien English: Neither I nor officials have met with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry or pharmaceutical companies since 1 October 2021 to discuss the Covid-19 waiver proposed at the WTO Council on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights. Universal and equitable access to safe, effective and affordable vaccines, diagnostics and treatments is crucial in the global fight against...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Oct 2021)

Damien English: The employment permits system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages, in circumstances where there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one. The system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Oct 2021)

Damien English: The Employment Permits section of my Department inform me that an application for a General Employment Permit for the person concerned was received on 15 September 2021. The Department has seen a significant increase in applications for employment permits this year. Latest statistics show to the end of September, some 17,084 applications were received, representing a 41% increase over...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Oct 2021)

Damien English: The financial support the Government provided to businesses and workers affected by the pandemic was unprecedented. Supports for business included the weekly CRSS payment for businesses forced to close their doors to the public, the Wage Subsidy Scheme, the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, the Restart Grant Plus and the Small Business Assistance Scheme for COVID (SBASC) both now closed, reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (21 Oct 2021)

Damien English: In order to qualify for a statutory redundancy payment, an employee must have 104 weeks continuous employment, be an employed contributor in employment which was insurable for all benefits under the Social Welfare Acts and be over the age of 16.  An eligible employee is entitled to two weeks statutory redundancy payment for every year of service, plus a bonus week.  The redundancy...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (19 Oct 2021)

Damien English: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department, established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation, and advisory services....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Oct 2021)

Damien English: Policy responsibility for the medical practitioners falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Health. The employment permits system is managed through the use of lists designating highly skilled and ineligible occupations.  In order to maintain the relevance of these lists of occupations to the needs of the economy and to ensure their ongoing relevance to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Oct 2021)

Damien English: Policy responsibility for this sector falls under the remit of my colleague, Mr. Stephen Donnelly T.D., Minister for Health. The State's employment permit system is designed to supplement Ireland's skills and labour supply over the short to medium term by allowing enterprises to recruit nationals from outside the EEA, where such skills or expertise cannot be sourced from within the EEA at...

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

Damien English: Many cottage industries, self-employed sole traders, and micro-enterprises that are reliant upon the larger events industry, continue to be impacted by the effects of COVID-19 restrictions. It is certainly hoped that a further lifting of restrictions on 22ndOctober will help ease the burden on these enterprises, but we must follow the advice provided by NPHET for the benefit of society as a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Oct 2021)

Damien English: The employment permits system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages, in circumstances where there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one. The system is managed through the use of lists designating highly skilled and ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Oct 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 system...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Oct 2021)

Damien English: The employment permits system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages, in circumstances where there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one. The system is managed through the use of lists designating highly skilled and ineligible...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Workplace Relations Commission (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I thank the Deputy for the question. The WRC is one of a number of agencies that contribute to the enforcement of the atypical workers commission scheme for non-EEA fisheries workers employed in certain Irish-registered fishing vessels. The commission has a particular responsibility for checking compliance insofar as terms of employment, permission to work, payment of wages, annual leave,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Workplace Relations Commission (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: We can certainly examine that. The memorandum was signed several years ago by 11 Departments and Government agencies. The working time directive is generally administered by the Department covering the marine, not necessarily my Department. This is the difficulty with the scheme. That responsibility for the scheme extends across Departments and agencies is the difficultly with it. Best...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Workplace Relations Commission (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I agree with the Deputy that the vast majority of employers in this area are good and genuine and treat their workers extremely well. The investigations cover the cases where there might be some rogue employers. They are dealt with and followed up on. The WRC has the inspectors in place and the additional resources following budget 2022 to complement and increase its work in this area. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I thank the Deputy for the question. I am sorry that the exact information that the Deputy requested is not readily available just yet, but as soon as we have it, or updated figures for the last number of months, we will bring it to the Deputy. I can inform the Deputy about the jobs created within Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland's client base for 2020. The CSO also provides data from...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: Previously, I was going to reference the Enterprise Ireland fund of €115 million for regional enterprise strategies and plans. It is a good time for the Deputy to raise the issue, because we are about to sign off on the regional enterprise plan for his area. I have no doubt that he made a submission to that with some suggestions as to how we can create jobs and serve the peninsula...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I can assure the Deputy that all our development agencies have that regional approach. The proof is in the pudding when one looks at the figures for Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland. Over 65% of jobs created by both agencies are created in the regions. Through the enterprise plan, the LEOs also very much focus on their own areas. The Deputy mentioned two issues in particular, that is,...