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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: I point out that the director of corporate enforcement and the Garda Commissioner are statutorily independent in their functions. Matters relating to Garda resources are an operational matter for the Garda Commissioner. As it moves to establish the authority, the Government fully supports additional Garda Síochána resources being made available based on its statutory functions,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: The Deputy is right that white-collar crime is a menace. It is not a victimless crime and it is important that we take tough action against it. That is why there is a commitment in the programme for Government to establish this statutory body. It will be autonomous and independent in nature and it will have the powers to recruit the relevant expertise that is needed. That has already been...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: The Government recognises the sacrifices business owners, employees and their families have made over the past 18 months in order to protect their community from COVID-19.As you are aware, the Government put in place a comprehensive package to help businesses and workers during the pandemic.  These business supports were unprecedented.  The Small Business Assistance Scheme for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: As a Minister of State in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, I recognise the sacrifices business owners, employees and their families have made over the past 18 months in order to protect their community from COVID-19. The Small Business Assistance Scheme for COVID-19 (SBASC) is part of the Government's comprehensive business support package included the Employment Wage...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: Regional enterprise development and sustainable local job creation is a key policy priority of mine and this Government. My Department is currently overseeing the development of nine new Regional Enterprise Plans to 2024. These are ‘bottom-up’ plans, developed by regional stakeholders which will identify growth opportunities, recognise vulnerabilities, and enable job creation...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: Government wants a competitive, stable and consumer-friendly insurance environment. The Sub-Group on Insurance Reform, under the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery & Investment, which the Tánaiste chairs was established to oversee and drive forward insurance reform.  The Action Plan for Insurance Reform is one of the most important programmes of reform that this...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: Government wants a competitive, stable and consumer-friendly insurance environment. To deliver on insurance reform Government established a Cabinet Committee Subgroup on insurance reform which is chaired by the Tánaiste and of which I am a member. The subgroup published the Action Plan for Insurance Reform in December 2020 which sets out actions across Government that will be taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: Regional enterprise development and sustainable local job creation is a key policy priority of mine and this Government. My Department is currently overseeing the development of nine new Regional Enterprise Plans to 2024. These are ‘bottom-up’ plans, developed by regional stakeholders working together to identify growth opportunities, recognise vulnerabilities, and to address...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: The Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Act 2021 provides for a streamlined, workable and practical procedure that will allow viable small and micro companies to restructure and continue trading. Its delivery in advance of the summer recess was an ambitious task but one that was achieved when the Act was signed into law on 22 July. As a result of the timely passage...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: Regional enterprise development and sustainable local job creation is a key policy priority of mine and this Government. My Department is currently overseeing the development of nine new Regional Enterprise Plans to 2024. These are ‘bottom-up’ plans, developed by regional stakeholders which will identify growth opportunities, recognise vulnerabilities, and enable job creation...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: Regional enterprise development and sustainable local job creation is a key policy priority of mine and this Government. My Department is currently overseeing the development of nine new Regional Enterprise Plans to 2024. These are ‘bottom-up’ plans, developed by regional stakeholders which will identify growth opportunities, recognise vulnerabilities, and enable job...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: As the deputy will be aware, the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland forms an integral part of the Withdrawal Agreement, an international agreement jointly signed by the EU and the UK Government. The Protocol is the joint EU-UK solution to mitigate against the disruption Brexit causes for citizens and businesses on the island of Ireland. As such, negotiations in relation to aspects of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: Government wants a competitive, stable and consumer-friendly insurance environment. To deliver on insurance reform Government established a Cabinet Committee Subgroup on insurance reform which the Tánaiste chairs. The subgroup published the Action Plan for Insurance Reform in December 2020 which sets out actions across Government that will be taken to reform the insurance market. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: In preparation for the establishment of the Corporate Enforcement Authority my Department sanctioned 14 additional staff at civil service grades. This was based on assessment of the new Authority's staffing needs by the Director of Corporate Enforcement. It represents a 35% increase in civil service staff. These additional posts will ensure that the Authority is adequately equipped to assume...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Fire Safety (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: In the area of furniture fire safety, there are no harmonised EU standards. The Irish standard (I.S. 419:2011) and regulations (SI No. 316/1995) were introduced to protect consumers by preventing the rapid spread of a fire started on or near furniture. The Irish Regulations set out a more robust safety standard than applies in other EU Member States in order to provide a higher level of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. As investigations and enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day operational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (15 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an English higher level diploma level 8 will qualify a student to teach English at secondary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44148/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (9 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: The majority of documents filed with the Companies Registration Office are uploaded online by presenters. In 2020, over 81% of all documents filed with CRO were filed online. Online filing has increased to 88% so far in 2021, largely due to the introduction of a new IT system in December 2020, which significantly increased the range of documents that can be filed electronically with the CRO....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (9 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: The Registrar of Companies is a statutory role and the Registrar has administrative independence in the exercise of this function. Under company law, companies have an annual return date 9 months after the end of their financial year. They then have a further 56 days in which to complete their filing with the Companies Registration Office. As a consequence, annual returns are filed on an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Land Issues (9 Sep 2021)

Robert Troy: 867. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the body that regulates the boundary regulations regarding privately owned homes (details supplied). [43032/21]