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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (29 Jun 2022)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices act as a ‘First Stop Shop’ for business owners throughout the country providing advice and guidance, financial assistance, and offer a ‘signposting’ service for all government supports available. The Local Enterprise Offices can offer direct grant aid to microenterprises (10 employees or fewer) in the manufacturing and...

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

Damien English: Ireland’s employment permits system 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 but this objective must be balanced by the need to ensure that there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one. The system is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Process (30 Jun 2022)

Damien English: As this Bill is a Private Members Bill, the timeframe in relation to its progress is a matter for the sponsoring Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (30 Jun 2022)

Damien English: The Code of Practice on the Right to Disconnect is operational since 31 March 2021 and is a best practice guide and template to remind employers of the statutory obligations around record keeping, the maximum average weekly working hours permitted for employees, and employees statutory rest period entitlements.  The Code is also aimed at ensuring workers are aware of their statutory...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Damien English: I thank the House for facilitating this discussion. We were anxious to get this legislation through before the summer break of the Houses, so that is important.I thank everybody for their help and for all their work. I thank the officials. Ms Wendy Gray who put a lot of work into this legislation over a long period of time could not be with us today. I want to give her a shout-out because...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Work Permits (6 Jul 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that a standard General Employment Permit application for the person concerned (details supplied) was received on 12th May 2022. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. The Employment Permits Section of my Department is currently processing standard new General Employment Permit applications received on 04...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Jul 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that an application has been received in respect of the person concerned, requesting a Stamp 4 support letter from the Department. In order to receive a Stamp 4 support letter from the Department, an individual is required to be in continuous employment in the State on a Critical Skills Employment Permit for a minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Jul 2022)

Damien English: Ireland’s employment permits system 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 but this objective must be balanced by the need to ensure that there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one. The system is...

Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Jul 2022)

Damien English: I thank the House for its support. I thank the contributors to the debate on this very important matter. It is very clear from all of the contributions from the members of the different parties that there is great support for the hospitality sector and acknowledgement of its importance and that of all of those who work extremely hard in it. Many of us have worked in the sector over the...

Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Jul 2022)

Damien English: I am delighted to have the chance to thank Deputy Higgins for this Bill, which has allowed us all to focus on a policy priority of the Government. It addresses a very important issue and one I know the Deputy is dedicated to. As with all the work she does, it is extremely well researched and based on evidence. I thank her and her team, some of whom are here, for their work on bringing...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2022)

Damien English: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department. 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. The WRC inspectorate subsumed the functions of the former National...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2022)

Damien English: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body 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....

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Damien English: I move: That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to Article 29.5.2° of Bunreacht na hÉireann, approves the terms of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, signed by the Government of Ireland on 27th January, 1967, and laid before Dáil Eireann on 30th June, 2022. ...

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Damien English: There is plenty of space here.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Educational Disadvantage (12 Jul 2022)

Damien English: I thank the Acting Chairperson. As ever, it is great to be here. I thank Senator Carrigy for tabling this important matter for discussion today. I apologise on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley, who is not here because she is at a Cabinet meeting. She asked me to take this matter on her behalf. I will certainly make sure she gets the message and also the figures and statistics the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Educational Disadvantage (12 Jul 2022)

Damien English: I again thank Senator Carrigy for raising this issue. He is absolutely right to identify that it is important that we try to tackle absenteeism and focus our resources as much as we possibly can on those who are missing school days or in difficult situations. That said, it is fair to say that some areas of the whole programme need extra resource levels. The Senator made that point...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2022)

Damien English: I thank Senator Keogan for the opportunity to have this conversation. I assure the Senator that I do not want to upend the Taoiseach, as he is a higher authority than me, but I will try to give the Senator as positive a reply as possible. It is important that we are discussing education when there are seven young students in the Visitors Gallery from County Meath. A lot of them like...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2022)

Damien English: Again, I thank Senator Keogan for raising the matter. It is important that we constantly review these figures and track the population. Having spent time as a Minister of State in the Department of Education, I understand the system it has. It is quite good at analysing the data and the figures, but sometimes it can miss some local information as well. It is important that we constantly...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2022)

Damien English: At least some of them are from Cortown school as well because most of them are my family, so I better welcome them too.