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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (11 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: In recognition of the burdens on small business, company law was amended in 1999 to provide audit exemption for those companies who meet their filing obligations. These long-standing provisions have been, and continue to be, of significant benefit to compliant companies. There is a considerable incentive on companies and their advisers to ensure timely filing of annual returns, thereby...

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

Dara Calleary: Embracing digital technologies is crucial for our continued economic progress as well as for meeting the demands of our people in a modern society. As the White Paper on Enterprise outlined, digital transformation is at the heart of our enterprise policy. The Enterprise Dimension of the National Digital Strategy sets out our goals in relation to the digitalisation of businesses. This...

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

Dara Calleary: The National Digital Strategy was launched in February 2022 and restates the Government’s commitment to a well-resourced, modern and coherent regulatory framework for digital. Advances have been made right across Government on this front, as was confirmed in the Progress Report on this strategy published in December last year. Key to implementation has been the establishment...

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

Dara Calleary: AI is a powerful and fast evolving technology that is and will continue to have huge impacts on our economy and society. The Government has been attentive to the potential of AI for a significant period of time. That is why we developed the National AI Strategy “AI – Here for Good” which was published in July 2021 and my Department is leading on cross Government...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (11 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: As outlined in the White Paper on Enterprise, digital transformation is at the heart of our enterprise policy. It is vital that all businesses - no matter how big or small - take steps to digitalise and take advantage of the gains in terms of productivity, competitiveness, efficiencies and opening up new markets for embracing digital technologies. This is particularly important for our...

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

Dara Calleary: Balanced regional enterprise development continues to be a key policy of mine and this Government, and is reaffirmed in the White Paper on Enterprise. My Department contributes to this agenda in a number of ways, including through the development, implementation and oversight of nine Regional Enterprise Plans. The West Regional Enterprise Plan covers Galway, Mayo and Roscommon and was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Co-operative Sector (11 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: On 9 November 2022, the Government approved the drafting of the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022. This represents the most far-reaching reform of the legislation regarding co-operative societies in almost 130 years. The general scheme which has been prepared provides for a specific legislative framework for co-operative societies for the first time, with societies registering under the...

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

Dara Calleary: The general scheme of the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022 sets out a modern legal framework which will place the co-operative model on a more favourable and clear legal basis. This will encourage the consideration of the co-operative model as an attractive formation option for entrepreneurs and also for social and community activities. A modern legislative basis, including strong corporate...

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

Dara Calleary: The Companies Registration Office (CRO) is funded under the Regulation programme of my Department's Vote. The CRO does not receive any capital funding but it does receive current funding to support its operations. A total of €8.424m has been provided to support the CRO in 2023. The table below outlines the estimated cost of increasing this allocation by 5%, 10% and 20%. ...

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: They have gone home to watch the Eurovision.

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: Cuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht seo augs roimh Theachtaí Shinn Féin agus Theachtaí Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre atá anseo agus a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht tábhachtach seo. Tuigeann gach Comhalta sa Teach seo agus sa Teach eile an brú atá ar dhaoine faoi chúrsaí airgeadais ag an nóiméad seo agus...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (9 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is independent in the performance of its functions. As investigations and enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day operational work of the CCPC, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has no direct function in the matter. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Prices (4 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: I am conscious that current geopolitical events including Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, have led to a complex and uncertain environment that is impacting economies around the world and affecting people in their daily lives. In its reports, the European Central Bank (ECB) indicates that recent high inflation is due to increased energy prices and supply chain issues (which...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Inclusion of Apprentices) Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas le Páirtí an Lucht Oibre agus leis an Seanadóir Sherlock as ucht an Bhille seo. Gabhaim buíochas freisin leis na Seanadóirí uilig as ucht a gcuid ráiteas úsáideacha inniu. The Bill, as introduced by Senator Sherlock, whose work on this issue I acknowledge, seeks to ensure that apprentices are included within the application...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (27 Apr 2023)

Dara Calleary: My Department has policy responsibility for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (EU) 2022/2464 which entered into force in January 2023. Ireland along with other EU member states have until 6 July 2024 to give effect to the new requirements. The directive is one of a number of measures under the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Finance Agenda. It requires all large...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regulatory Bodies (27 Apr 2023)

Dara Calleary: Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the CCPC is independent in the performance of its functions. As investigations and enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day operational work of the Commission, as Minister of State of this Department I have no direct function in the matter. The CCPC’s specific reasons for the time taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (27 Apr 2023)

Dara Calleary: Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the CCPC is independent in the performance of its functions. As investigations and enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day operational work of the Commission, as Minister of State of this Department I have no direct function in the matter. Nevertheless, I have engaged with the CCPC on this matter...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (25 Apr 2023)

Dara Calleary: Article 22 of the Digital Services Act (EU Regulation 2022/2065) obliges Digital Services Coordinators to consider applications for, and award, the status of trusted flaggers. It also sets out the criteria and some of the procedures that should be applied when considering applications. That Article will start to apply in Ireland from 17 February 2024. The Government decided last year...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (25 Apr 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Central Statistics Office compiles statistical data in relation to Goods Exports and Imports. According to the CSO, the value of our goods imports from Jamaica was €218,000 in 2021 and €262,000 in 2022. The value of our goods exports to Jamaica was €10.15 million in 2021 and €17.62 million in 2022. Our top goods exports in 2021 and 2022 were meat and meat...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (25 Apr 2023)

Dara Calleary: Artificial Intelligence is a powerful and fast evolving technology that is and will continue to have huge impacts on our economy and society. It also can bring great benefits and opportunities in how Government delivers services. In line with Connecting Government 2030, we have the opportunity to evolve our services digitally with innovation, including through AI. Our National AI Strategy,...