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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Funding (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy and implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. I am advised however that Fáilte Ireland has supported local tourism businesses across Wexford under four strategic pillars; Climate Action, Commercial Resilience, People and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Promotion (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy and implementation of that policy is a matter for the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. The matter raised by the Deputy is primarily an operational matter for both agencies. I am advised however, that representatives of Tourism Ireland met recently in Paris...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: In line with the Programme for Government, IDA’s strategic objectives include retaining the existing strong FDI base, strengthening long term investment, scale cutting edge innovation, drive sustainable change, maximise regional opportunities and deepen and scale RD&I in Ireland and to win investment in key growth areas including digitalisation and artificial intelligence,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: As set out previously, work has begun on the design of a voluntary Code of Practice to support the hiring of workers with a disability. Some businesses and state agencies already have some form of best practice, which is very encouraging. I believe that there is a role for a voluntary code that will have a particular focus on neurodiversity, learning from excellent examples already being...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The Programme for Government 2025 set out a commitment to establish a Cost of Business Advisory Forum. The first meeting of the Forum took place on the 11th of June where numerous organisations representing the Ireland’s enterprise sector were joined by officials from a variety of State Agencies and Government Departments. The Forum is tripartite collaboration bringing together a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: Regional Development is a key focus in our Programme for Government and the work of my Department and our Enterprise Development Agencies. In that regard, regional development is a strategic imperative for the IDA Ireland and the Agency partners with client companies and key stakeholders in all regions in pursuit of its objective to maximise regional opportunities. A total of 973...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Rights of People with Disabilities (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The rights of people with disabilities to reasonable accommodation in the workplace cover the entire employment process, beginning with applying and interviewing for a job, and are very comprehensive. They are set out in the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2015. People who feel that their right to reasonable accommodation in any of these situations has been curtailed, can bring a complaint...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Grant Payments (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: Government grants have multiple benefits for business. Grants can stimulate innovation and research, support public services and encourage entrepreneurship. Grants also can address specific needs, targeting areas and sectors, levelling the playing field whilst promoting equity via resource provision. Set out below is a list of grant payments administered by my Department in the past five...

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

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 886 and 887 together. Regional development is a key focus of our Programme for Government and is central to the work of my Department and our Agencies. In that regard, regional development is a strategic imperative for the IDA who partners with client companies and key stakeholders in all regions in pursuit of its objective to maximise regional...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: 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: Tourism Industry (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The below table displays the number of staff, by WTE, in each of the units within Fáilte Ireland. Fáilte Ireland are committed to upholding data protection and equality principles in how they handle and share information. In line with their obligations, Fáilte Ireland do report on gender pay, and should the Deputy wish to discuss any aspect of the information provided,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 905 and 923 together. IDA Ireland sold a site at IDA Greystones Business Technology Park, Greystones, County Wicklow under a 999-year lease dated 21st April 2022 to Greystones Media Campus Owner Ltd. The site was sold pursuant to the IDA’s power of sale under the Industrial Development Acts. The use of the lands is restricted to manufacturing and/or...

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

Peter Burke: I do not use personal emails for Government business.

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

Peter Burke: Aside from the built-in SMS and iMessage systems, WhatsApp is the only messaging provider that has been downloaded on the Ministerial phone.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: As the National Competent authority for export controls, my responsibilities centre around the control of exports of dual-use and military items under EU and national legislation. These controls are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland manages the Taiwanese market as an integral part of its market development plan for the ASEAN Region and Taiwan markets from their Singapore office and the ASEAN or Association of South East Asian Nations member countries include Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Brunai. Market analysis (source; FDI markets over the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The Government continues to take a very proactive approach to the labour market and my own Department is continuing to prioritise and support the enterprise sector to deliver employment opportunities. Our labour market has experienced significant growth in recent years, and we now have more people employed in our country than ever before. According to the latest figures from the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a significant element of our economic strategy with investments by IDA Ireland client companies consistently generating highly skilled jobs nationwide and very considerable exchequer returns. Despite increasing competition for FDI globally, and an increasingly uncertain global economic context, the recent performance of our FDI sector has exceeded many...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) plays a central role in helping businesses engage with public procurement in Ireland. It does this by making the public procurement system more accessible, transparent, and efficient. The OGP manages national frameworks and contracts for goods and services used across the public sector. Businesses can register on eTenders (Ireland’s...

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

Peter Burke: Last year I published the Roadmap for the Decarbonisation of Industrial Heat. It outlines the necessary trajectory to meet our binding greenhouse gas abatement targets for industry, and decarbonise key manufacturing sectors, including the cement, metals, food, drink and life sciences sectors. The Roadmap sets out the key policy interventions to decarbonise heat use by industry, including the...