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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: Regional enterprise development continues to be a key policy priority of mine and this Government. In pursuit of this, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) launched nine new Regional Enterprise Plans earlier this year. A key feature and strength of the Regional Enterprise Plans is that they are developed using a ‘bottom-up’ approach, developed by regional...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 and 101 together. To increase the availability and affordability of insurance for consumers, business and community and voluntary groups, Government established a dedicated Cabinet Committee Subgroup on Insurance Reform in September 2020. Through the Action Plan for Insurance Reform the Subgroup set out 66 actions to be delivered across Government to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: Ireland has been supportive of the objective of the proposed Directive which will play a significant role in promoting responsible business conduct. An EU-wide framework is best placed to both support the functioning of the single market and to influence respect for human rights and the environment beyond the EU. This is a complex proposal with far-reaching implications for companies and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 154 together. Each year, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland prepare a programme of trade missions and events which support the goal of securing high-level market access for companies based in Ireland who are aiming to grow business overseas and increase domestic employment, and showcasing opportunities for foreign direct investment in support of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Liquidations (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 110 together. The liquidation referred to by the Deputy is proceeding under the supervision of the High Court and the Government cannot interfere with that process. The procedures for liquidations are set out in the Part 11 of the Companies Act 2014. In general terms, a company is permitted to initiate a winding-up where it has complied with the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: I am pleased to say that the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process has been very well received since its commencement on 7 December 2021. Officials from my Department worked closely with stakeholders, via the Company Law Review Group, in developing the legislation to ensure that the process reflected a fair balance of the sometimes, competing interests of parties affected by corporate...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: The Central Statistics Office compiles statistical data in relation to exports and imports of goods and services. CSO Statistics show that in 2021 our total goods trade with Canada was worth almost €2 billion, comprised of goods exports to Canada valued at €1.3 billion and goods imports from Canada valued at €665 million. The value of our exports of goods to Canada has...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Northern Ireland (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: I am happy to assure the Deputy that my Department monitors trade with Northern Ireland on an on-going basis. Trade in goods with Northern Ireland reached a record value of €7.8 billion in 2021. Goods exports to Northern Ireland increased by 56% from the previous year to reach a value of €3.8 billion, and goods imports from Northern Ireland increased by 69% compared to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Exports Growth (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: Global Ireland 2025 was launched in 2018 with the aim of doubling the scope and impact of Ireland’s global footprint in the period to 2025. This initiative has led to Enterprise Ireland expanding its office presence in overseas markets and to indigenous Irish industry growing its exports globally. In parallel, the Trade & Investment Strategy for 2022 to 2026, Value for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: The Government is continuing to monitor closely the impact that Brexit is having on Irish business. We will continue to help companies diversify, discover new markets and reap the benefits of free trade agreements, and we will work with them to adapt to new realities, including those arising from Brexit. Our export-led sector has demonstrated considerable dexterity and resilience when...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (14 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16 and 17 together. The Enterprise Digital Advisory Forum was established in May 2022 and includes representatives of indigenous and multinational companies, as well as experts in digital technologies and their adoption. The Forum assists the Government in driving the digitalisation of enterprise across Ireland and in the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (14 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: Ireland's National AI Strategy, “AI - Here for Good”, provides a high-level direction to the design, development, deployment and governance of AI in Ireland. It presents an integrated framework to manage the expected beneficial socio-economic opportunities that AI presents. In developing the Strategy, my Department undertook an extensive engagement process and one of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (14 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: Media reports indicate the company concerned is arranging to enter the liquidation process. Where a business has stopped trading, consumer legislation in Ireland will not apply as the company that a person has a customer contract with no longer exists - therefore there is no company to claim from. However, where they have gone into liquidation, they may be able to submit a claim for the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: Ar son an Aire Dlí agus Cirt, an Teachta Simon Harris, gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Ó Snodaigh as seoladh an rud seo isteach chuig an Aire inniu. At the outset, let me say that the Minister, Deputy Harris, and the Government are very conscious of the distressing impact this criminal activity is having on the residents and community around the Oliver Bond complex, which the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: I again thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for raising this issue today. I will ensure the transcript of this debate is forwarded to the Superintendent in Kevin St. Garda station. The Deputy will also appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management and administration of Garda business. The Minister, Deputy Harris, is assured, however, that An Garda...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy and apologise on behalf of the Minister for Education, who is in Roscommon today. She has assured me she is working with the Minister for Health to try to progress the issue the Deputy raised. In April 2018, the then Government announced plans for the establishment of 47 new schools between 2019 and 2022, including a new regional solution at post-primary level for the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: In fairness to the Department, as I said, it delivered 64,000 school places between 2018 and 2021 during a global pandemic during which construction was closed. It seems that 150 school building projects were delivered in 2022. The Minister, Deputy Foley, in particular has prioritised ample investment in securing record capital budgets. I will ask her office to reach out to the Deputy on...

Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas le gach Teachta sa Teach a bhí páirteach sa díospóireacht seo. I thank every Deputy, on behalf of the team at the Department of Health. The Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, was here until just a few minutes ago and I assure the House that the Minister appreciates the serious difficulties that are being outlined this evening. I thank the Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason corrective lenses are not permitted for candidates on plumbing apprenticeships when they fail the colour vision test; if his Department will consider allowing corrective lenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2639/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (18 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: Directive 2021/2101, commonly referred to as the Public Country by Country Reporting Directive, seeks to combat aggressive tax planning, by requiring Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) to publish tax information reports thereby encouraging transparency and public scrutiny through democratic debate. MNEs whether headquartered in the EU or not, with a base, subsidiary or branch in the EU and...