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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Damien English: As a result of a settlement agreement reached in December 2021, the Security ERO as approved was quashed and the draft proposals remitted back to the Labour Court.  A Division of the Labour Court decided on the 7 February 2022 to direct the holding of a fresh hearing involving all interested parties desiring to be heard. This hearing took place in March. If the Court decides to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Fuel Prices (23 Mar 2022)

Damien English: My colleague, Minister Eamon Ryan TD., Minister for Transport has responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally, and for the allocation of associated funding to the relevant transport operators. Licensed bus...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Fuel Prices (23 Mar 2022)

Damien English: The current spike in energy prices arises from the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in conjunction with current international tensions and supply constraint issues. The causes of these price pressures are not within our control. This is being witnessed across the European Union as well as many other regions. The recent crisis in Ukraine has had a further dramatic impact on fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (24 Mar 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 166 together. I would like to firstly assure inform the Deputy that an EU citizen can work in Ireland without requiring an employment permit to do so. This is also the case for citizens of the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), and Switzerland. The employment permits system in Ireland is designed to facilitate the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (24 Mar 2022)

Damien English: Similar to other adjudicative bodies, the impact of Covid 19, and the occasioned restrictions on in-person hearings, has disrupted the scheduling of complaints submitted to the WRC quite significantly. In April 2020, the WRC initiated a comprehensive public stakeholder consultation process to identify how best to dispose of complaints in the absence of a facility for in-person hearings...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Debt Collection (24 Mar 2022)

Damien English: The Construction Contracts Act, 2013 applies to certain construction contracts entered into after 25 July 2016. The Act defines the term 'construction contract' for the purposes of the legislation and some contracts are exempt from the legislation including if the value of the contract is not more than €10,000. The Act provides, inter alia, important statutory protections for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (24 Mar 2022)

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: Regional Development (24 Mar 2022)

Damien English: Regional enterprise development and sustainable local job creation continues to be a key policy priority of mine and this Government. Throughout 2021, my Department has overseen the development of nine new Regional Enterprise Plans to 2024, including for the South-West, which covers Counties Cork and Kerry. The South-West Regional Enterprise Plan Steering Committee is chaired by Patricia...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Mar 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 system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations Lists which determine employments that are either in high demand or are ineligible for an employment permit where there is a surplus...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Mar 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 182 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, including Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Mar 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that General Employment Permit renewal applications for the persons concerned (details supplied) were received on 17th September 2021 and 20th September 2021. On 9th March 2022 a request for additional information was forwarded to both the applicant and their authorised agent to provide a copy of required documentation. While some of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Mar 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a standard General Employment Permit application for the person concerned (details supplied) was received on 2ndMarch 2022. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. The Employment Permits Section of my Department are currently processing standard new General Employment Permit applications received on 1...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Mar 2022)

Damien English: I would encourage any person looking to start, expand or pivot their business to first contact their Local Enterprise Office. The Local Enterprise Offices act as a ‘first stop shop’ providing a signposting service to all available Government business supports. The Local Enterprise Offices can offer direct grant aid to microenterprises (10 employees or fewer) in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Mar 2022)

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: Employment Rights (29 Mar 2022)

Damien English: As a result of a settlement agreement reached in December 2021, the Security ERO as approved was quashed and the draft proposals remitted back to the Labour Court. A Division of the Labour Court decided on the 7 February 2022 to direct the holding of a fresh hearing involving all interested parties desiring to be heard. This hearing took place in March. If the Court decides to adopt the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Mar 2022)

Damien English: In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid Employment Permit. All applications for employment permits are processed in line with the Employment Permits Acts and associated Regulations which lay down in legislation the criteria in relation to the application, grant and refusal of an employment permit. The Employment Permits Section of my...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Mar 2022)

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: Visa Applications (5 Apr 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 regime is designed to accommodate the arrival of non-EEA nationals to fill skills and labour gaps for the benefit of our economy, in the short to medium term. The system is, by design, vacancy led and driven by the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (7 Apr 2022)

Damien English: I thank Deputy Connolly for raising this issue. As I am aware that she raised it in the autumn as well, it is timely to provide the Deputy with an update. The Climate Action Plan 2021 requires my Department to review the Government statement on the role of data centres in enterprise policy, ensuring alignment with revised renewable electricity targets and sectoral emissions ceilings. The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reviews (7 Apr 2022)

Damien English: I am sorry the Deputy thinks that the Government is putting it on the never-never. To be clear, the Tánaiste responded to the Deputy in the autumn and told her that the report would be published and an updated statement provided by quarter 1 of 2022. It has slipped into quarter 2. We accept that there has been a delay with it. However, in our view, that means that the work is being...