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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023) See 7 other results from this debate

Neasa Hourigan: I welcome Mr. Gerard Brady from the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, IBEC, and Mr. Ian Talbot and Mr. Shane Conneely from Chambers Ireland. Before we begin, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (31 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: IBEC's recent report was very clear about the huge success of the economies North and South since the Good Friday Agreement and the substantial benefit peace has brought to this island and the great growth. The report compared 18 different areas in Ireland, North and South and in the UK. It made a surprising point that the greatest benefit outside London has been to people living on this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Paul Murphy: ...any ability to engage in strike action. It does not give one the right to engage in strike action or anything like that. It is purely about being at the table at the WRC. The view contained in IBEC's submission - this certainly seems to be the Minister's position - is that employers who have occupational pension schemes have effectively no obligations to retired workers and there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2023) See 8 other results from this debate

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...to contribute. The meeting has been convened to continue our pre-legislative scrutiny of the automatic enrolment, AE, retirement savings system Bill. We will engage with representatives from IBEC in a moment. Automatic enrolment has been discussed for decades in Ireland. We are currently the only OECD country that does not operate an AE or similar system as a means of promoting...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Strategies (24 Jan 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...from Departments of Finance, Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Skillnet, IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Financial Services Ireland (Part of Ibec), Banking and Payments Federation Ireland, Electronic Money Association Ireland, Sustainable Finance Ireland, Irish Funds, Insurance Ireland, Instech.ie, and Technology...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Wally Kirwan, H.E. Dr. Eamonn McKee and Dr. Martin Mansergh (19 Jan 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

...lives, ended destruction, and given us peace and stability - although not enough reconciliation - abolition of the hard Border, valuable sectoral co-operation and even integration. I recommend a report by IBEC that has just come into my hands this morning, which I read on the way to this meeting - For Peace + Prosperity: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast/Good Friday...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Denis Naughten: That concludes the committee’s business for today. The committee now stands adjourned until next Wednesday, 25 January, when we will continue our discussion on the auto-enrolment Bill with IBEC and the ESRI.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Harris: ...number of applications do not appear to adhere to our guidelines and policies. Officials of my Department have held discussions with a number of stakeholders, including various employers and IBEC, and have advised that, in these circumstances, enhanced scrutiny of all applications of this nature is required and that the progression of a large number of employment visas which are associated...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Agreements (13 Dec 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...complete the process by the end of 2022. The ILO is unique in the UN system with governments, workers and employers working together to promote decent work and advance social justice. I thank IBEC and ICTU for their work on this. The strong relationship we have with employer and employee representative bodies is fundamental to our ability to play an active role within the ILO. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (13 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...was launched. Its purpose was to make sure people with a disability would be involved in the development of policy and legislation. - Discussions on how to address pay and conditions in the early years care and school age care sector were held in partnership with SIPTU and CSI/IBEC, which culminated in a subsequent decision to establish a Joint Labour Committee. - The Minister marked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Employment: Discussion (13 Dec 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

...field for autistic people and disabled people, and can support an autistic person to contribute to the organisation's work and to be included as a valued member of the organisation. In partnership with IBEC, we have done some work on reasonable accommodation, culminating in the launch of the reasonable accommodation passport scheme. The passport scheme provides a confidential live record...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2021 Report of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15 - Collection of VAT on e-Commerce
Chapter 16 - Revenue's Suspension of Periodic Reviews of Tax Clearance Certificates
Chapter 17 - Overstatement of Certain Unallocated Tax Deposits (8 Dec 2022)

...of Brexit. Brexit's impact on what was nearly a single market within a single market, as well as on post, customs and e-commerce, is fundamental. I heard this morning on the radio that IBEC had a report on the divergence of the economies of the UK and Ireland. As regulatory changes happen, it will become more so. It is fundamental change.

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (7 Dec 2022)

Catherine Murphy: ...it mildly, pretty useless. It is less a request for remote working and more a right to be told "No" in writing. No one was happy with the Bill. The unions and the Irish Business Employers Confederation, IBEC, did not support it and the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment flagged a long list of issues with it during pre-legislative scrutiny. Instead of listening to that,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Legislative Proposal on Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

...then how we get assistance and supports. There are things such as Chapter Zero which was mentioned earlier with the coming together of Chartered Accountants Ireland, the Institute of Directors and IBEC. The intention behind this approach is to make non-executive directors as aware as possible of the likes of this proposal, scope 3 emissions and what we need to be doing, including bringing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Dec 2022)

Simon Harris: ...supports to build in-company training capacity. A coordinated, streamlined approach is essential and the NAO will drive that change. The approach suggested by the Deputy is something I have discussed with IBEC and the NAO will engage directly with them to proceed with such proposals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022) See 9 other results from this debate

Maurice Quinlivan: ...manager technology, content consumer and business services; and Mr. Tommy Fanning, department manager strategic policy. From Technology Ireland, I welcome Ms Una Fitzpatrick, director; and from IBEC, Mr. Erik O’Donovan, head of digital policy. Before we start, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses regarding references that...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

...our competitiveness and add further cost to the system at the very time that industry is dealing with escalating costs elsewhere. An increase in the VAT rate would also be inflationary by its nature, with IBEC estimating that it would add 0.5% to the national inflation rate at a time when Government should be trying to curb prices, not add fuel to a raging fire. The economist, Jim Power,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Micheál Martin: ...its recommendations have been implemented by the Ministers of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. LEEF does very valuable work. There is a long-standing issue with ISME. IBEC is on LEEF representing -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Issues Facing Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Nov 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

...with the risk involved? If this committee is really interested in learning about our challenges, it needs to accept that the interests of larger businesses represented by the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, IBEC, are not always similar to, and are sometimes quite different from, those of small and medium sized enterprises. We are aware the Tánaiste and Minister for...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...group established under the programme for prosperity and fairness. This group was chaired by the Department of Finance and included representatives from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU, IBEC, various farming organisations, the community and voluntary pillar, relevant Departments and the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. Notwithstanding the passage of time, many of the...