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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Sector Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The number of WTE senior executives in global procurement employed by Enterprise Ireland in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 are as follows: As of 31st December 2021 As of 31st December 2022 As of 8th December 2023 Senior Executive (Civil Service AP Equivalent) 1 2 2 Office Location ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The final report of the IDG on Economic Migration Policy containing recommendations proposed on foot of the review of the employment permits occupations lists is with my office and under active consideration at present. I intend to make an announcement on the revised lists very shortly after informing Government. The role of Dental Hygienist is listed on the Ineligible Occupations List...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The final report of the IDG on Economic Migration Policy containing recommendations proposed on foot of the review of the employment permits occupations lists is with my office and under active consideration at present. I intend to make an announcement on the revised lists very shortly after informing Government. The role of dental nurse is listed on the Ineligible Occupations List and is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The final report of the IDG on Economic Migration Policy containing recommendations proposed on foot of the review of the employment permits occupations lists for is with my office and under active consideration at present. I intend to make an announcement on the revised lists very shortly after informing Government. Once the final decisions are made, amendments will be made to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (7 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The core function of the Coroner Service is to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths so that a death certificate can be issued. The Minister for Justice has responsibility for the legislation that governs the role and responsibilities of coroners.My Department has no role in relation to the Coroner Service or the delivery of its functions. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) which...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (6 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: Under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005, employers have an obligation to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare of employees at work. Employers have a duty to undertake a risk assessment to identify the hazards in the workplace and to put in place appropriate controls to protect employees. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (6 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The deliberative process to review the occupations lists (Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupations List) for employment permits is nearing completion. The review incorporated a public consultation to which some submissions were made in regard to healthcare sector. The Interdepartmental Group on Economic Migration Policy was established to oversee the process and its final...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland has a robust suite of employment rights legislation in place to protect and support workers. Statutory and contractual employment terms apply in relation to the payment of wages. Failure to pay all or part of the wages due to an employee is considered an unlawful deduction and a complaint can be made under the Payment of Wages Act, 1991. The Payment of Wages Act 1991...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: In 2022, Carlow Community Enterprise Centres CLG secured €72,422 in funding through my Department’s Regional Enterprise Innovation Scoping Scheme (REISS). This funding was earmarked for the formulation of a business plan and design master plan for the enterprise campus situated on O'Brien Road, Carlow. I have been advised by Enterprise Ireland, which administers the REISS...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Strategic Workforce Advisory Group (SWAG), led by the Department of Health, was established to examine strategic workforce challenges in publicly and privately funded home support and nursing home providers and its report was published in October 2022. Recommendations of the report included the provision of access to employment permits for roles in the nursing home sector and the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland has a robust suite of employment rights legislation to protect and support workers who are facing redundancy. Employers must comply with a number of legal obligations when proposing redundancies, particularly when it is a collective redundancy situation. The Protection of Employment Act 1977 defines a collective redundancy as where, during any period of 30 consecutive days, the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The National Minimum Wage applies to most employees. It is the minimum hourly pay rate that must be paid. It applies to full-time, part-time, temporary, casual employees and seasonal workers. Close relatives of the employer and apprentices are generally excluded under the Act. Section 39 of the Minimum Notice Act 2000 provides where an employer has not paid to an employee an amount of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The deliberative process to review the occupations lists (Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupation List) for employment permits is nearing completion. The review incorporates a public consultation to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to submit data on the extent of skills or labour shortages. These evidence-based submissions were considered by the Interdepartmental...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (28 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: Enterprise Ireland (EI) is the Government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally. Latest employment figures reflect the creation of 19,660 new jobs by EI client companies in 2022. This jobs growth translates into a net increase of 10,841 jobs created last year. Enterprise Ireland companies now employ 218,178 people, an increase of 5% on the 2021 outturn and 68% of these...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that a General Employment Permit application for the person concerned in the details supplied was received on 9 November 2023. On 10 November the application was formally accepted and placed in the processing queue. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. As of 21 November 2023, the Employment Permits Section...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (28 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: Through Ireland’s membership to the European Space Agency (ESA), University College Dublin (UCD) secured the opportunity in May 2017 to develop, launch and operate, what will be, Ireland’s first satellite EIRSAT-1 through the ESA’s Fly Your Satellite! programme. The EIRSAT-1 project is led by UCD, with participation from academic staff and students and is supported...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Occupations Lists (Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupation List) for employment permits are currently being revised as part of an evidence-based review which incorporates a public consultation process that provides stakeholders with an opportunity to submit data on the extent of skills or labour shortages. The deliberative process is ongoing at present. Submissions...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (28 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: Significant progress has been made in finding a solution to allow employees of companies that cease trading without engaging in any formal wind-up process to access the Insolvency Payments Scheme. Due to the complex and cross-cutting issues involved, an inter-departmental Working Group was established to agree a solution in December 2022. The group was made up of a number of Government...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (28 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: Enterprise Ireland (EI) supports Irish businesses to take a strategic approach to growing internationally. Their 39 international offices can provide direct introductions to potential customers and partners, whether it involves an experienced international seller or a first-time exporter. Businesses supported by Enterprise Ireland have access to a range of expert teams from Development...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The purpose of the Emergency Business Flooding scheme on its establishment was to support small businesses, employing up to 20 employees, (whole-time equivalents), community, voluntary and sporting bodies, who through no fault of their own, cannot secure flood insurance. According to recent CSO data this accounts for over 95% of all businesses. For the purposes of the scheme the Department...