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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: As Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment I consider that increasing the numbers of people with disabilities participating in the labour market represents a significant opportunity for employers and the enterprise sector. The development of policy measures and initiatives to support disability rights and inclusion fall, primarily, under the remit of my colleague the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Information and Communications Technology (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I can confirm to the Deputy that all of the public-facing systems in my Department can utilise the síneadh fada.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Planning is currently underway in the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to transpose the EU Directives in the attached table into Irish law. No delay are expected. ">Info

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Properties (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The properties occupied by my Department and its Offices are provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in buildings which are either State owned or leased by the OPW on the Department's behalf. Therefore, my Department has no direct involvement in the payment of rent on these buildings.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department’s Dublin based locations at Kildare Street, Dawson Street and the Earlsfort Centre are serviced by cleaning staff who are directly employed by the Department. They are permanent members of staff and no external service providers are engaged at these sites. A number of my Department’s Offices have contractual arrangements in place with external cleaning service...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The table sets out the names of any external companies who are engaged to provide security services at my Department’s buildings and the value of the contracts. Location Company providing Security Service Contract Value Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Earlsfort Centre Bidvest Noonan €33,500 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Under occupational health and safety (OSH) legislation there is no specific occupational exposure limit (OEL) for dermal contact exposure for Bisphenol S (BPS). Exposure to employees therefore needs to be risk assessed like any other chemical hazard in line with the 2001 Chemical Agent Regulations as amended, by the employer, and controls put in place as relevant with focus on dermal...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Inquiries (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: In total, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) and Power Up grant schemes have paid out over €400 million to SMEs right across the country. Both schemes are now closed and it is not possible to reopen to those who did not apply or missed the deadline. As I have previously outlined my Department is aware of issues that have arisen during the registration period, in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The National Minimum Wage Acts allow for lower, or sub-minimum rates of the minimum wage for those employees aged under 20. Those aged less than 18 years can be paid 70 per cent of the full minimum wage rate, while those aged 18 years and 19 years can be paid 80 and 90 per cent of the full rate, respectively. As the deputy is aware, the Low Pay Commission recommended the abolition of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Inquiries (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 has made a range of amendments to the Companies Act 2014. This includes a change to the current audit exemption regime, whereby small and micro sized companies will not in future automatically lose the privilege of audit exemption on a first occasion, in a five year period, of late filing of an annual return...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Appointments (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Appointments to the Boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department are made in line with the guidelines set out in the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. Under these guidelines, State Board vacancies are advertised by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) through the State Boards website and are accompanied by the appropriate booklet outlining the qualifications...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department continues to work closely with IDA Ireland to ensure there is a strong continued pipeline of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Ireland. In this regard, my Department monitors developments in the area of data Adequacy Decisions and colleagues in the IDA are also apprised on the issue, which essentially provides a basis for transferring personal data outside of the EU. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA has successfully attracted operations of leading technology and digital multinationals, and Ireland has proven to be an attractive location for companies that provide social media services and sell digital advertising into the EMEA market. While there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes “social media” the IDA generally define it as encompassing...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (10 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 192 together. The National Minimum Wage Acts allow for sub-minimum rates of the minimum wage for those employees aged under 20. Those aged less than 18 years can be paid 70 per cent of the full minimum wage rate, while those aged 18 years and 19 years can be paid 80 and 90 per cent of the full rate, respectively.The Low Pay Commission (LPC)...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Projects (10 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department is reviewing issues in relation to businesses that may have been ineligible for the grant due to incorrect classification of their business type while registering for the Increased Cost of Business scheme (ICOB) and my Department has engaged with local authorities in relation to the extent of the issue. This review is ongoing and my Department is continuing to consult with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department has been undertaking a modernisation exercise to update systems written in legacy software, and also to meet new requirements as they arise. The opportunity has been taken to standardise the data points in a methodical fashion across these systems, which will in due course facilitate the broader use of Data Analytics and Machine Leaning / Artificial Intelligence capabilities...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 202 together. The information requested is currently being collated by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department first issued a policy document on the use of Generative AI to all staff in July 2023. That policy highlight some of the potential areas where Generative AI can deliver efficiencies but also set out the risks of using such technologies and the mitigations that staff in the Department must adopt to avoid those risks. This was based on guidance received from the National Cyber...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Correspondence (10 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 and 206 together. The specific information requested by the Deputy in relation to the amount of emails received from the public is not routinely retained and recorded, however, tabulated below are the figures for emails received into the Minister’s inbox , the Ministers of States’ inboxes and the Department’s customer services...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department is committed to continuously improving processes to support the delivery of its strategic goals. The Department reviews its structures, processes, staffing and skills to ensure it is best placed to deliver efficient and effective operations. While staff engagement has taken place as part of these review processes, none have specifically sought to estimate or calculate time taken...