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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (18 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: As the operational aspects of the transfer of particular files and functions regarding trade policy will be managed between my Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade over the coming period, this matter is one that I am updated regularly on. I can confirm that the Government is fully aware that there may be implications from potential measures by the Trump...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (18 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Workday established a presence in Ireland via acquisition in 2008 when it acquired Cape Clear, a Dublin-based software company. Employment has increased from the initial 25 employed in Cape Clear in 2008 to over 2,000 today, drawn from 67 different countries. The Dublin office has become Workday’s EMEA (Europe the Middle-East and Africa) HQ with enterprise technical support,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (18 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department and the Offices under its aegis has not received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development (USAID) for the period of 2016 to date in 2025. In respect of the Agencies that come within my remit, they are statutorily independent in their functions and this is an operational matter for them. I have asked the Agencies to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Overall for 2024, the Department’s workforce broken down by gender is 57% female and 43% male, and our Gender Pay Gap (GPG) is 9.55%, a slight reduction on our 2023 GPG (10.86%). While female staff are well represented at most levels of our organisation, including at the senior management levels of Assistant Principal and Principal Officer, I am aware that the most senior tier of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: In total, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) and Power Up grant schemes paid out over €400 million to SMEs right across the country. In order to get payments to businesses before the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the ICOB scheme and a business must have received the second ICOB grant and be in the hospitality, retail and beauty sectors in order to receive the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Feb 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. In order to get payments to businesses before the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) scheme. A business must have received the second ICOB grant and be in the hospitality, retail or beauty...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (18 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA site visit data is available on a county basis, and I am advised that over the past 18 months IDA Ireland facilitated 5 site visits to County Offaly. IDA site visits are only one measure of a company’s interest in a particular location and may not necessarily be a true measure of the overall level of foreign direct investment (FDI) activity in a region or county. For example, 70%...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Properties (18 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 298 and 299 together. My Department and the offices under its aegis which includes the Companies Registration Office, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland, the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission, does not own any property. The Department and its Offices are tenants in ten buildings provided to it across the country by the Office of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (18 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department led the development of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy - “AI – Here for Good”. As part of this Strategy, the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) play a key role in providing advice and guidance on the deployment of AI tools across the public sector...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (18 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 and 303 together. Data on site visits is available on a county basis and as requested by the Deputy, the number of IDA facilitated visits to counties Carlow and Kilkenny throughout 2023 and 2024 is set out in tabular form below. Site Visits 2023 2024 Carlow 5 6 Kilkenny ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Weather Events (13 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Since 24th January, I have been closely monitoring the situation in relation to Storm Éowyn and its attendant impacts on the business community. It is clear that this storm has been an unprecedented weather event. My Office has been in receipt of daily updates from the National Emergency Coordination Group and I have been provided with updates from Local Enterprise Offices in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (13 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Over the past 18 months, IDA Ireland facilitated 8 site visits to County Wexford. IDA site visits are only one measure of a company’s interest in a particular location and may not necessarily be a true measure of the overall level of foreign direct investment (FDI) activity in a region or county. For example, 70% of FDI won by IDA Ireland in 2024 came from its existing client base,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (13 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Following an extension to the original deadline, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) scheme closed on 29th May 2024. The Power Up grant closed on 22nd November 2024 also following an extension to the original deadline. In order to get payments to businesses as quickly as possible by the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the ICOB scheme. In total, over €400 million was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (12 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Since 24th January, I have been closely monitoring the situation in relation to Storm Éowyn and its attendant impacts on the business community. It is clear that this storm has been an unprecedented weather event. My Office has been in receipt of daily updates from the National Emergency Coordination Group and I have been provided with updates from Local Enterprise Offices in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (12 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: While the operational aspects of the transfer of particular files and functions will be managed between my Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade over the coming period, in line with the established cross-government protocols, I am continuing to oversee the government’s handling of the EU-Mercosur Agreement. In this regard, I will be working closely with the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Action Plan (12 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: The below table details payments made to the Climate Action Fund Scheme by my Department and the Agencies under its remit for the years 2020 to 2023. Year Mileage (KM) Total C02 Liability 2020 7,208,305 502,009 €14,082.98 2021 2,834,407 218,470 €8,047.75 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (12 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: I am not in position to comment on the work practices, policies, or communications of other Government Departments in relation to remote working. This Department published its first Blended Working policy in June 2022. That policy was revised and re-communicated to all staff in June 2023. No communication around changes in remote or blended working practices in this Department has been...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (12 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Following an extension to the original deadline, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) scheme closed on 29th May 2024. The Power Up grant closed on 22nd November 2024 also following an extension to the original deadline. In order to get payments to businesses as quickly as possible by the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the ICOB scheme. In total, over €400 million was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (12 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Following an extension to the original deadline, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) scheme closed on 29th May 2024. The Power Up grant closed on 22nd November 2024 also following an extension to the original deadline. In order to get payments to businesses as quickly as possible by the end of 2024, the Power Up grant was aligned with the ICOB scheme. In total, over €400 million was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (12 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: Since 24th January, I have been closely monitoring the situation in relation to Storm Éowyn and its attendant impacts on the business community. It is clear that this storm has been an unprecedented weather event. My Office has been in receipt of daily updates from the National Emergency Coordination Group and I have been provided with updates from Local Enterprise Offices in the...