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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (10 Feb 2022)

Damien English: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this important matter on behalf of workers based in Drogheda whose company has notified my Department in recent times of potential redundancies. I can confirm that Enterprise Ireland is in ongoing communication with the company in question and is closely monitoring developments. The company is in the early stages of establishing a workforce...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Damien English: Trading online is an important route for retail businesses to grow and improve. Developing digital capability with a strong online presence will assist retailers to become sustainable, increase their customer base and reduce their costs Digitalisation has increased the scope for competition in the retail sector, as reflected in the growth in online shopping and changing consumer...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Damien English: An Tánaiste and Minister Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media jointly chair the Hospitality and Tourism Forum, organised by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media. The Forum meets regularly and provides opportunities for ongoing engagement with the organisations mentioned by the Deputy. Following the easing...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (10 Feb 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The employment permits regime is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages in the State,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Feb 2022)

Damien English: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The employment permits regime is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages in the State, required to develop and support enterprise for the benefit of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Feb 2022)

Damien English: An Employment Permit application was submitted by Fáilte Energy Solutions Ltd. T/A Fáilte Solar, for the individual (details supplied ) on the 29/07/2021.  The application for this individual involved engagement with colleagues in the Department of Justice and required clarification regarding the position of employment permit holders being both employees and owners of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Feb 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that General Employment Permit applications for the persons concerned (details supplied) were received on dates between 11 January 2022 and 20 January 2022. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order.  Applicants can keep track of Employment Permit applications current processing dates at...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Damien English: On the 21 December 2021 the Environmental Aid Scheme was renewed, endorsed, and adopted by the European Commission under new ‘Guidelines on State aid for Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy’ and came into force on 1 January 2022. The revision aims to ensure that state aid rules do not impede the European Green Deal goals. This will be integrated into the EU State Aid's...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Damien English: The Environmental Aid Scheme operated by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland is an EU General Block Exemption (GBER) Scheme and has been in place since 2009.  My Department through its agencies administers the scheme in compliance with the conditions of the Environmental Aid scheme for Ireland 2014-2020 which has been renewed to 2023. This Environmental Aid Scheme 2014-2022 sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (16 Feb 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a General Employment Permit application for the employer concerned (in the details supplied) was received on 7 October 2022. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. Applicants can keep track of Employment Permit applications current processing dates at...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (16 Feb 2022)

Damien English: A Review of Economic Migration Policy undertaken in 2018 concluded that while the employment permits system provides a robust framework to supplement skills and labour needs in the State, the current legislation imposes considerable inflexibility in its operation. In order to increase the agility and responsiveness of the system, the Review recommended that new legislation be initiated. ...

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (22 Feb 2022)

Damien English: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 187, it be an instruction to the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022, that the Committee has the power to make amendments to the Bill which are outside the scope of the existing provisions of the Bill, in relation to the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Feb 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a Critical Skills employment permit application for the person concerned was received on 18 January 2022. However as the occupation stated on the application is not on the Critical Skills occupations list and the annual remuneration on offer is below €64,000, it is expected that this application will be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 Feb 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that General Employment Permit applications for the persons concerned (details supplied) were received on dates between 22 December 2021 and 20 January 2022. The Employment Permits Section of my Department are currently processing standard applications received on 27 September 2021. Applicants can keep track of Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: International Agreements (22 Feb 2022)

Damien English: Ratification of ILO Convention C190, Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work, a matter of priority for Ireland, is being considered in the context of our standard approach to the ratification of international instruments. Ireland does not ratify international conventions until it has been determined that national law is in line with the provisions of the international...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (22 Feb 2022)

Damien English: Anyone considering starting, expanding or pivoting their business should in the first instance contact their Local Enterprise Office which acts as a ‘first stop shop’ for all available Government business supports. Businesses operating in the area of health and wellbeing, including those involved in physical therapy, are largely excluded from direct grant-aid support as the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (22 Feb 2022)

Damien English: On 28 April 2021, I announced my intention to issue an Order to give effect to a statutory recommendation of the Labour Court concerning minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions in the Security Sector. The Order was to apply from 1 September 2021. As the Deputy may be aware, an ex-parte application to initiate legal proceedings challenging the underlying legislation in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 Feb 2022)

Damien English: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system which maximises the benefits of economic migration while 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...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (22 Feb 2022)

Damien English: Ireland has a comprehensive body of employment legislation, in respect of which the Workplace Relations Commission is mandated to secure compliance. Ireland’s employment rights legislation protects all employees, including migrant workers, who are legally employed on a contract of service basis. This is specifically set out in Section 20 of the Protection of Employees (Part Time...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Environmental Schemes (23 Feb 2022)

Damien English: My Department’s Agencies, as part of their funding offers, support investment in energy efficiency and environmental projects in their client companies, in compliance with the conditions of the Environmental State Aid Scheme agreed for Ireland 2014-2020 and recently extended to 2023. The legal basis for the Scheme is the enabling legislation of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and...