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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: My Department publishes statistics in relation to employment permits issued on its website at: enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employm ent-Permits/Statistics/. These include statistics relating to the number of employment permits issued on a monthly basis by economic sector requested by the Deputy. The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a total...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Government has agreed to a timed amendment to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021. This will allow time, as I outlined on the floor of the Dáil, to examine the issues carefully and to ensure that all stakeholders are consulted. This process will commence as soon as possible and will involve engagement with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together. The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that Trusted Partner applications for Critical Skills Employment Permits in respect of the individuals (details supplied) have been submitted. In respect of application no: EP-JVU001/21, this application was received on 30 August 2021. In respect of application no: EP-JXW062/2,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: One of the key achievements of the Government’s reform agenda is the new Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market within the Department of Finance. This Office, which is chaired by the Minister for State, Seán Fleming has held meetings with a wide range of stakeholders including insurance companies, representative bodies, civil society groups and state regulators on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Government continues to provide an extensive package of supports for COVID-19-impacted businesses including the COVID-19 Working Capital Scheme, the Brexit Loan Scheme, the COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme and the Future Growth Loan Scheme. For further information, businesses are advised to view my Department’s website at enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Supports-for-SMEs/COVID-19-s...

Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: I thank Deputy Paul Murphy and his colleagues for introducing the legislation. The Government is not opposing the Bill, which seeks to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 to provide for a definition of sufficient fresh air bases on CO2levels in the workplace as an emergency Covid-19 prevention measure. The Government supports the principle behind the Bill and it will work...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a standard application for a Critical Skills Employment Permit for the person concerned (details supplied) was received on 22 August 2021. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. The Employment Permits Section of my Department are currently processing standard applications received on 4th August 2021....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a standard application for a Reactivation Employment Permit for the person concerned (details supplied) was received on 25 November 2021. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order, however given the details outlined by the Deputy the Employment Permits Section of my Department have prioritised...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (1 Dec 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 (1 Dec 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 (1 Dec 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: Enterprise Support Services (2 Dec 2021)

Damien English: Business innovation districts are a novel initiative supported by my Department through our agency Enterprise Ireland (EI).  Details of some projects which are currently underway and are at varying stages of development include, for example, Ghala Project, sponsored by Trinity College Dublin and also funded by Government under the Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF). ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (2 Dec 2021)

Damien English: Where an employee is laid off for periods during their last three years of employment, those periods do not constitute reckonable service for the purposes of redundancy calculations. In light of the extensive periods of lay-off some people will have experienced during the pandemic emergency period, this may have a significant impact on their redundancy entitlement if they are made redundant...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Consultations (2 Dec 2021)

Damien English: The ratification of ILO Convention C190 is a matter of priority for Ireland and my Department officials continue to work towards being amongst the first ILO member States to ratify, with plans to progress the ratification soon.  The issue of ratification by Ireland of International Labour Organisation Convention 190, Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work, is being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: I thank the committee for having us today. At the outset, I want to apologise. As we informed the Chair and the clerk to the committee, due to the Dáil scheduling I have to be in the Dáil Chamber at 10 a.m. for a debate and, therefore, I am afraid that I can only stay until about 9.55 a.m. I am sorry that I will miss the discussion on the general scheme of the redundancy payments...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: Before proceeding I would like to introduce my departmental colleagues. I am accompanied by Ms Tara Coogan and Ms Áine Maher. They are available to answer questions as I must leave early. As time is limited, I will not have a deep conversation with the Senator on this issue. He has raised this issue before and I can assure him that we take it very seriously both in my own...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: There are two issues. We have had a lengthy discussion in the Dáil on a couple of occasions, and I think that applies to the Seanad as well, on the number of inspectors employed by the WRC. I think that the report the Senator referenced dates back to 2008 so it predates the financial recession in this country. I note that it was a recommendation and not a Government commitment. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: I am not sure why Senator Gavan and his party colleagues repeatedly try to question that the legislation is not strong enough. I disagree with him on that. He often gives the impression people will lose out or suffer if they avail of our legislation. That is not true. He gave the same impression, namely, that the legislation was not in place to protect people, on the last occasion we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: I am not sure what more the Chairman wants me to do here. Senator Gavan has said we have no legislation on collective bargaining but we are here today discussing a form of collective bargaining. That is exactly what we are doing . I am not sure where the Senator wants to go with this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: My point is-----