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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (3 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I fully recognise concerns raised by Irish authors and their representative bodies regarding the use of work by a Tech company in training generative AI models without author consent. I understand that a legal challenge by authors against a company is ongoing in the US District Court of Northern California in relation to its use of LibGen, a pirated database of copyrighted material, to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (2 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Preparations have been ongoing in my Department since the publication of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) with a view to transposing the directive by the current July 2026 deadline. As the Deputy is aware, there is a particular focus on simplification and burden reduction at EU level with a view to improving EU competitiveness and ensuring there aren’t...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (2 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key element of the Government's enterprise policy, as set out in the White Paper on Enterprise, and is a key focus of the work of my Department and our Enterprise Development Agencies. In that regard, regional development is a strategic imperative for the IDA which is committed to the pursuit of balanced, compact regional development and is targeting 550 of a total...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Conservation (2 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Energy Efficiency Grant (EEG) is available through the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). There are 31 LEOs across the country, each of which provides an extremely important role at local level as part of a supportive ecosystem. They provide services directly to small businesses, promote entrepreneurship, and contribute to the growth of jobs in the locality. I would strongly encourage...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Conservation (2 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) Scheme and the Power Up grant paid out over €400 million to SMEs in 2024. My Department is aware of issues that have arisen during the registration period, in particular, in relation to businesses that were ineligible for the grant due to incorrect classification of their business type while registering for ICOB. The Department is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (2 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's MinMAC comprises the Minster for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, both Ministers of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, members of the Department's Management Board and, as required, other Department officials. Since taking office in January of this year, there has been one meeting of the Department's MinMAC,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (2 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) Scheme and the Power Up grant paid out over €400 million to SMEs in 2024. My Department is aware of issues that have arisen during the registration period, in particular, in relation to businesses that were ineligible for the grant due to incorrect classification of their business type while registering for ICOB. The Department is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Early Childhood Care and Education (2 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: A Joint Labour Committee (JLC) is an independent body made up of equal numbers of employer and worker representatives. A JLC sets the employment conditions and minimum rates of pay for employees in a certain sector. The role of a JLC is set out in the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2012. JLCs are independent in their functions. If a JLC adopts proposals for an Employment Regulation...

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I rise to support the Government motion of confidence in the Ceann Comhairle and her right as a democratically elected constitutional officer to impartially adjudicate over the Thirty-fourth Dáil. In the context of a significant announcement due in hours from the Trump Administration that has the capacity to really impact so many livelihoods right across this country and pose a threat...

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: We are not debating a motion on the capacity of our economy to respond to a significant shock that may be on the horizon.

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Nor are we looking at the vulnerabilities our economy faces and how we may need to respond in the coming months.

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: We are debating a motion the Opposition has triggered-----

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: -----about eight minutes every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. That is what we are at here, while there are so many significant challenges to our economy. It is time we got back to a functioning Dáil and let Members in this House play their part on the various committees on which they need to represent our interests and the people's interests. We have seen unprecedented disorder in...

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: -----to really dig down into the various sectoral interests-----

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: It is absolutely your fault. It is the Opposition's fault that the committees are not sitting in this Dáil. There is no European affairs committee-----

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: -----to speak for colleagues right across the EU 27-----

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: -----as to how we are responding. There is no tourism, trade and enterprise committee to bring in sectoral interests, to advance the programme for Government-----

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: This is it - shout people down.

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: If anyone has an opposing view, shout them down.

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: You are well used to street protests.