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Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I will make sure to wrap it up. If I run over time, I ask the Ceann Comhairle to tell me to finish up. I will make a couple of comments. I welcome all the contributions made last night and to date on this Bill and the support for what we are trying to achieve. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae certainly got that message across. The Bill seeks to support businesses through a very difficult time....

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I look forward to Members' support as we move to Committee Stage soon. I thank the Ceann Comhairle and Members for facilitating the speedy passage of the Bill through the Houses.

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (9 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: Under the current Employment Permits legislation if an agency subcontracts an employee, then the agency is no longer the employer. Under the legislation, if an agency subcontracts a foreign national to a third party (within the meaning of the Employment Agency Act 1971), then the agency is not considered to be the employer. An employment agency is precluded from applying for an employment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 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. In October 2021, in light of continued labour shortages in the agriculture and agri-food sector, I announced a new quota of 100 General Employment Permits for dairy farm assistants subject to a minimum annual remuneration...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: All applications are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006, as amended and are dependent on a job offer from an Irish registered employer for an eligible occupation. It should be noted that the State's employment permit system is ordered by the use of occupation lists which determine which employments are highly demanded and which are ineligible for consideration for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) carries out inspections of employer records with a view to determining compliance with certain employment law statutes. Inspections arise for various reasons including complaints received of alleged non-compliance and by way of compliance campaigns which focus on compliance in specific sectors or with specific employment law statutes. The WRC's aim...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group was established by the Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, in March 2022. The Group was charged with examining strategic workforce challenges in publicly and privately provided front-line carer roles in home support and nursing homes and with making recommendations to address these. The Group, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: As stated previously, the European Commission wrote to the Irish Government with a letter of formal notice on the 19 May 2022. Having consulted with the Attorney General’s Office, my Department responded to the Commission on the 19 July 2022. Ireland’s response to the Commission is considered confidential and there are no plans to publish it at this time. My officials met...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 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, and is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 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. Four occupations in the farming sector have been provided with quotas of General Employment Permits including Dairy Farm Assistant (100 GEPs), Horticulture Operative (1000 GEPs), Meat Deboner (500 GEPs), and Meat Processor...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) assist entrepreneurship and business development and are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports for everybody, including people with disabilities, intending to start or grow a business. In that regard, the LEOs provide a ‘signposting’ service in relation to all relevant State...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports for everybody, including people with disabilities, intending to start or grow a business. In that regard, the LEOs provide a ‘signposting’ service in relation to all relevant State supports available through agencies such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of the Department inform me that, on 26thSeptember 2022, a General Employment Permit application for the person concerned (in the details supplied) was received. On 18thOctober 2022 the application was refused. The refusal reasons included the following: - The information provided indicated that the foreign national was in the State without a valid current...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that standard General Employment Permit applications for the persons concerned in the details supplied were only received on 2ndNovember 2022. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. The Employment Permits Section of my Department is currently processing standard applications for General Employment Permits...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The tables below give details of the number of Employment Permit applications received, and the number of Employment Permits issued by Nationality to citizens of the Russian Federation from March 2022 to date, and for the corresponding period in 2021. Russian Federation Applications Received ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (10 Nov 2022)

Damien English: As of 9 November 2022, the Tánaiste has not received a collective redundancy notification in relation to potential redundancies at the company referred to. All employers are expected to comply with their legal obligations under the Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended.  This requires a 30-day consultation with employees and their representatives where collective...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (10 Nov 2022)

Damien English: On 9 November 2022, the Tánaiste received a notification detailing proposed collective redundancies from the company referenced, in accordance with the Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended. The notification confirms that the company is undertaking the collective redundancy consultation process required under the Act with the representatives of employees whose roles are at risk...