Results 281-300 of 3,478 for speaker:Emer Higgins

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Enterprise Ireland (EI) provided payments to 139 companies in County Wicklow in the five-year period from 2019 to 2023. Total payments to these companies over the relevant period amounts to €15.9 million. A list of the 139 companies in receipt of payment is available below. Additionally, two infrastructural clients of EI, the Arklow Business Enterprise Centre and the Clermont...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) undertake their annual employment survey in Q4 each year, these results are then reported to the Department and published the following January. In 2023 the LEOs financially assisted a portfolio of 7,167 small businesses, that account for 38,726 jobs across the country. This is the highest recorded number since the establishment of the LEOs and represents a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Enterprise Ireland's employment survey results for 2023 present a positive outlook for the Irish economy, particularly in the sectors under its remit. According to the Annual Employment Survey 2023, there has been a notable increase in employment levels across industrial and service companies. This growth is not just confined to the capital city but is spread across the Country, with 68% of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Balanced regional enterprise development is a key focus for me and this Government as set out in the White Paper on Enterprise. My Department contributes to progress this agenda in several ways, including through the development, implementation and oversight of nine Regional Enterprise Plans (REPs). The REPs are collaborative plans bringing together a range of stakeholders, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: As I have previously outlined, following engagement with the Department of Health - which has policy responsibility for the dental sector - the Interdepartmental Group on Economic Migration Policy concluded that the Irish Dental Association's submission received to the 2023 review of the occupations lists did not contain sufficient evidence to support a change in the status of Dental Nurse in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Stakeholder engagement is an integral part of developing the second national plan. Following the public consultation process last year, a stakeholder forum was created bringing together representatives from Government, civil society, academia, trade unions and business. The stakeholder forum has met on two occasions so far. The first meeting took place in December 2023 to draw out common...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: My Department, in partnership with the enterprise development agencies, plays a significant role in fostering economic growth in County Louth and Drogheda and provides a range of services to local enterprises. My Department also oversees implementation of nine regional enterprise plans (REPs), including for the North-East which covers counties Cavan, Louth and Monaghan. The REPs are driven by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) promotes the commercial development of Irish designers and makers, stimulating innovation, championing design thinking, and informing Government policy. Its activities are funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment through Enterprise Ireland (EI). A Service Level Agreement (SLA) is in place between EI and the DCCI. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: 676.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the current demand versus supply of student placements in schools located in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31947/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: 677.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of free schoolbooks distributed to schools in Dublin mid-west over the past year and for the semester ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31948/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: 678.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teachers employed in schools in Dublin mid-west in the past academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31949/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: 679.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new SEN classes opened in schools in Dublin mid-west to accommodate increasing student numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31950/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: In relation to the Deputy's specific question around legislation in this area, it will be in the context of the sharing of royalty payments between producers and performers of recorded music. I recently sought and received Government approval to address this matter by amending the primary copyright legislation. Accordingly, drafting will proceed on the relevant Bill shortly. As the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta. As the Deputy will be aware, copyright legislation ensures that all authors and performers, including actors, performers, writers and directors, are protected by provisions of copyright legislation where the authors or performers choose to transfer their rights to another party, for example, to producers in the film and TV industry. The transfer of rights is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: It is regulated more.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: To clarify, Regulation 27 is about transparency. Once you have your transparency, Regulation 28 kicks in and that offers authors and performers a contractual adjustment mechanism when the remuneration originally agreed turns out to be disproportionately low compared to the success of their work. That is important to clarify. To be clear, the existing copyright legislation ensures that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Well done.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Deputy alluded in his opening remarks to the fact that he has a Private Members' Bill on this issue. I draw the Deputy's attention to the line in the Low Pay Commission recommendation that states that sub-minimum rates should not be abolished before 1 January 2025. The reason for that is that the Low Pay Commission asked the Government to consider the report and its recommendations to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: There is international evidence that this has happened in other countries when decisions like this were taken-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: -----and that is part of the rationale for further investigation on this.