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

Peter Burke: The 2025 Programme for Government includes a commitment to publish a new enterprise strategy, Enterprise 2035, as a long-term ambition for enterprise growth and job creation over the coming decade. This new strategy will take account of the four big trends likely to transform Ireland’s economy over the next decade, also known as “the four Ds”: demographics,...

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

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key focus of our Programme for Government and is central to the work of my Department and our Enterprise Development 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 opportunities. Investments by IDA Ireland...

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

Peter Burke: Ireland’s pharmaceutical, technology and medtech sectors – both Irish-owned and part of our FDI community – are world-class in scale and export performance, and deeply embedded in global value chains. Ireland is regarded as a global player in pharmaceuticals and biotech. According to my Department’s 2024 Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact (ABSEI), this...

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

Peter Burke: Enhancing cross-border cooperation and connections is a key ambition of this Government and tourism is an important asset towards achieving this goal. By continuing to support the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, the Government seeks to strengthen Ireland’s reputation as a high-quality, accessible destination for both domestic and international visitors...

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

Peter Burke: The requirement for health warnings and health information on alcohol product labels was enacted under section 12 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 on 17 October 2018. The Minister for Health made the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations 2023 and commenced section 12 of the Act on 18 May 2023. The law is scheduled to come into effect on 22 May 2026. Ireland remains a...

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

Peter Burke: The table below shows the number of full time equivalents directly employed by my Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. Grade Seat Count Full Time Equivalent Secretary General 1 1.00 Deputy Secretary* 2 2.00 Assistant Secretary* 10 10.00 ...

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

Peter Burke: My Department's ICT Unit has a core team of civil servants whose primary focus is cyber security and who work within a broader ICT team which supports specialist functions such as networks and infrastructure, data and business applications and the provision of IT capabilities to internal customers. The internal cyber security team has been expanded over the recent period and further growth in...

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

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 958 and 960 together. On 15 April, Government approved the General Scheme for the Short Term Letting and Tourism (STLT) Bill. The General Scheme was submitted to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel on 16 April for drafting and this work is currently underway. It is expected that the STLT Bill will go through the full legislative process in the Oireachtas...

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

Peter Burke: An assessment of the annual cost of a new public holiday was conducted by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection as part of a broader report on the ‘Cumulative Impact of Changes to Working Conditions’ published in 2024. As there is limited historical information on the impact of an extra public holiday within an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (29 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department, in common with the Civil Service and public sector generally, provides a wide array of flexible working arrangements including reduced and flexible working time, and this reflects the Civil Service’s commitment to leading by example in relation to providing staff with flexible working options. More broadly, the Government has been taking a series of measures to...

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

Peter Burke: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the rate of VAT applied to the hospitality sector, which is currently applied at 13.5%. My Department has not commissioned an independent assessment on the impact of a VAT reduction in the manner suggested. My Department does, however, maintain regular engagement with a range of stakeholders through a variety of fora. It is clear to me that this is...

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

Peter Burke: The Government is committed to a safe working environment, fair treatment and fair wages for all workers. I am aware that a large proportion of minimum wage workers are employed in the hospitality sector. The National Minimum Wage increased to €13.50 per hour on 1st January 2025, an increase of over 6% which is ahead of projected wage growth across the economy. This followed an...

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

Peter Burke: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the rate of VAT applicable to the hospitality sector, which is currently applied at 13.5%, and is requesting information with regards to the effect of reducing the applicable VAT rate to 9%. Officials in my Department do not have access to the specific data requested, but I and my officials have endeavoured to provide a response based on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (17 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment recognises the increasing importance of ensuring that the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies uphold the rights of creators, including musicians, performers, and voice actors. Ireland and the EU are currently implementing the AI Act, which includes provisions related to general-purpose AI that will come into...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (17 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: The Government has approved an appeals process that will give those businesses in the retail, hospitality and beauty sectors that were not eligible for the ICOB and the Power Up grant because they misclassified their business sector an opportunity to register for those grants. This is not a re-opening of those grant schemes, this is designed solely to allow those who originally...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (17 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department operates a devolved procurement function whereby each business unit and Office of the Department is responsible for the procurement of their own goods, services and related contracts, with corporate oversight via a Procurement Co-ordination Unit, headed at Principal Officer level. The Procurement Co-ordination Unit assists and advises internal business units and our Offices...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Private Partnerships (17 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: Given the timeframe involved it has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Rental Sector (17 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: On 15 April, Government approved the General Scheme for the Short Term Letting and Tourism (STLT) Bill. The General Scheme was submitted to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel on 16 April for drafting and this work is currently underway. It is expected that the STLT Bill will go through the full legislative process in the Oireachtas later this year. This Bill when enacted will provide the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (17 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: Wellman International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Indorama Ventures PCL, one of the world’s leading petrochemical producers and a leading global manufacturer of wool yarns. The broader Indorama Group is based in Bangkok, Thailand. As the Deputy will be aware, Wellman International Ltd, Mullagh, County Cavan produces polyester staple fibres, made primarily from recycled material,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (17 Jul 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department and its Offices have no record of any procured services with Starlink. In respect of the Agencies that come within the remit of my Department, they are statutorily independent in their functions and this is an operational matter for them. I have, therefore, referred your question to the Agencies for direct reply to you.