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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: Small businesses continue to be the backbone of our local and national economies and we are working to ensure that the Programme for Government actions aimed at supporting small businesses are implemented in an effective and timely manner. There are currently a range of financial and non-financial supports available to SMEs throughout the country. Two such supports available through Local...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (8 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/57 of 25 January 2021 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead in gunshot in or around wetlands came into force on 15 February 2023 across EU Member States, after a two year transition period. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (3 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: 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, and advisory services.The WRC does not comment on individual cases, and given the independence of the WRC, it...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (3 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: Enterprise Ireland (EI) makes strategic investments in high potential start up businesses to help entrepreneurs overcome market barriers, to de-risk additional third party investment, and to support Irish businesses in their development and growth. EI's investment activity supports the government's ambition of having a strong pipeline of innovative and scalable start-ups to drive long term...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (1 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: As the business in question appears to be a new business, I would strongly encourage the individual to contact their Local Enterprise Office (LEO) and engage with a business advisor who can provide direction on what business supports may be available, and which supports would be most suited to them. The LEO in Kerry, is based in County Buildings, Tralee and provides an extremely important...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Correspondence (1 Apr 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) is an independent organisation that supports the development of design and craft in Ireland. My Department provides funding to the DCCI through Enterprise Ireland. The DCCI has advised that it has not commenced any legal action against any individual or group of makers.

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: First Stage (27 Mar 2025)

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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: 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 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 our economy. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (27 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: The broad range of supports for the retail sector, including training programmes and funding, to help retailers adapt to new challenges and opportunities in retail can be found on the National Enterprise Hub. Two such supports are the Energy Efficiency Grant (EEG) and the Grow Digital Voucher. Both the EEG and the Grow Digital Voucher are available to all eligible business with up to 50...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (27 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: Small businesses continue to be the backbone of our local and national economies, and we are working to ensure actions aimed at supporting small businesses, including retail businesses, are implemented in an effective and timely manner. In 2024 the Department of Enterprise introduced a package of targeted supports for businesses to digitalise. These supports are designed to enhance the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: Client engagement and the changing global landscape informed the development of IDA’s 2025-29 strategy that was published in February 2025. In the context of heightened trade policy uncertainty, IDA’s priority is to maintain a close partnership with existing client companies at Irish site and overseas parent level while continuing to monitor developments, assess impacts and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Spending Code (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: In May 2009, Government Decision of 19 May 2009 put in place formal arrangements to reduce the payment period for Government Departments from 30 days to 15 calendar days. This Prompt Payment obligation was extended to the HSE, Local Authorities, State Agencies and all other public authorities (excluding commercial Semi-State bodies) in March 2011 (Government Decision of 2 March 2011 and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Spending Code (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: The issue of 'late payment in commercial transactions' is governed by the European Communities (Late Payment in Commercial Transactions) Regulations 2012 - SI 580 of 2012 as amended. The purpose of these regulations is to give legal effect to Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Spending Code (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: Since 2009, central government departments have been obliged to pay their suppliers within 15 days of receipt of a valid invoice (Government Decision of 19 May 2009). This policy initiative was implemented to improve their respective payment times to assist the cash flow of businesses. This also included the requirement that departments report to my Department on the implementation of these...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Spending Code (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: Government departments, the HSE, Local Authorities, State Agencies and all other public authorities (excluding commercial Semi-State bodies) are required to report quarterly on their compliance with the Government’s 15 Day Prompt Payment Commitment. There are no sanctions in place where such bodies do not meet this requirement. However, sanctions in the form of late payment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: Enterprise Ireland conducts a survey annually to gather data on the level of employment that exists within client companies. The most recent survey was carried out at the end of 2024 and this data was released in January 2025. The next employment survey will be carried out at the end of 2025 with results published in January 2026. The most up to date results for County Louth are provided in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Grow Digital Voucher was launched on the 4th of September 2024. This new digital support has improved eligibility criteria including a wider range of digital supports available to a larger cohort of businesses, in comparison to the Trading Online Voucher (TOV). Additionally, the funding available was increased to up to €5,000 and the Government contribution remains at 50%. Grow...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Disputes (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: It is not appropriate for me as Minister nor the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to comment on specific cases or cases that may be the subject of ongoing inspection. The WRC is an independent statutory office 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Liquidations (25 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: I am advised by Department of Social Protection officials who administer the Insolvency Payments Scheme on my behalf that they have had no correspondence from the company referred to by the Deputy. I am not aware of any media reports that the company the Deputy is referring to has entered liquidation. The Deputy may be referring to a separate Northern Irish company which traded under the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (20 Mar 2025)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Senator for her question. I note the concerns and cases raised. I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe. As the Senator stated, CAT is a beneficiary-orientated tax payable by the recipient of a gift or inheritance, as opposed to the person providing that gift or inheritance. For CAT purposes, the relationship between the...