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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Programmes (11 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of the programmes or schemes under his Department for which there was an underspend in 2022. [22203/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (11 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of hiring an additional ten health and safety (HSA) inspectors, in terms of first-year cost and full-year cost, in tabular form. [22204/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (11 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 162. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of hiring an additional ten Workplace Relations Commission inspectors, in terms of first-year cost and full-year cost, in tabular form. [22205/23]

European Year of Skills: Statements (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The world is changing. Ireland is changing. It is really important not only that we move with these changes and trends but also that we get ahead of them, because that is the only way we will gain a competitive advantage. Key to this are education and skills in the green and digital sectors, as well as reskilling and upskilling. Reskilling and upskilling our workforce should not come at a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister for the response. I understand and genuinely appreciate the efforts that are being made but has the Minister thought about setting a target? It is my understanding that a figure of 600 was also quoted at the meeting but let us not quibble about the figure. We can agree that if it is 600, it is absolutely shameful and disgraceful and if it is 1,000, that is even worse....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Minister for being here to take this Topical Issue. The children's disability network team, CDNT in Balbriggan district covers Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush, Lusk, Loughshinny and the surrounding rural areas. This waiting list has more than 1,000 kids on it. At a recent meeting, the HSE representatives admitted it is likely to be the worst in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister and his team for coming in. The last time he was here, which was the first time he was here, a few months ago, he gave a commitment to established a TBESS-like scheme for businesses that use kerosene and oil. The Minister will be aware that I have asked a number of parliamentary questions about this but it does not seem that the scheme is coming any time soon. Will he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Will it be backdated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is genuinely all I needed. It seemed it had disappeared from sight a little bit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is welcome. It is good to know that it is on its way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Excellent. I thank the Minister. In his opening statement, he mentioned the diverse nature of the Irish economy. A central plank of his White Paper is focused on diluting the concentration risks in the multinational sector by growing our domestic and SME sector. Obviously, growing the indigenous SME sector will help with economic diversification and protect our economy from external...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That was my question. It was about diversification rather than regional balance. I understand regional balance is important but the question is slightly different.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That brings me quite neatly to my next question. I thank the Minister. I want to ask about two matters. The first is the expansion of SMEs and microenterprises and ensuring that they have strong exports. Second, once this is achieved, there is the issue of the failure to scale SMEs into mid-caps and then to global corporations. This year alone, we have heard from organisations that have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Exactly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is not happening organically. By the way, this is very long-standing Sinn Féin policy in terms of growing these companies. Is it the intention of the State to intervene to ensure these companies can make this leap? As the Minister said, and rightly so, there is pressure there which will require some form of support. The Minister listed what those supports could be, but given the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: -----business angels would be grand, but what is the Government prepared to do?