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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (7 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: As you know, I recently announced the Power Up Grant with a budget of €170 million as part of Budget 2025. The Power Up Grant builds on the success of the Increased Cost of Business Scheme. This grant is for businesses in the hospitality, retail and beauty sectors. The Power Up grant criteria are aligned with the ICOB grant. The ICOB registration process was a self-declaration...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (7 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government is committed to supporting free, fair and open trade. Our EU membership makes us part of the growing network of EU Free Trade Agreements, supporting more opportunity for exports and investment, helping support jobs and growth at home, and supporting better environmental and human rights standards around the world. The EU-Mercosur Agreement is designed to cement the close...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (7 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: Under its current strategy, ‘Driving Recovery and Sustainable Growth 2021–2024’, IDA is committed to progressing the delivery of 19 Advance Building Solutions across six regions in 15 locations. Eight buildings are now complete, a further 4 buildings are on site with the remainder in the planning, procurement or site selection stages. As the Deputy is aware, Kerry...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (6 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: The ICOB registration process was a self-declaration process whereby a business supplied information in order to register for the ICOB scheme. The second ICOB grant was for businesses in the retail, hospitality and beauty sectors. In order to be eligible for the Power Up grant, a business in the hospitality, retail and beauty sectors must have received the second ICOB grant. If a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (6 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy will be aware, trade policy is a competence of the European Commission under Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and referred to as the Common Commercial Policy. The EU and Morocco established a Free Trade Area as part of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement, signed in 1996, which entered into force on 1 March 2000. The EU and Morocco also...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Capital Expenditure Programme (6 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 60 together. Regional development is a key element of 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 agencies. In this regard, the availability of property and infrastructure solutions can be a key factor in investment decisions and a robust property and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (6 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: The criteria for the Power Up Grant are aligned with the Increased Cost of Business Scheme. Businesses that are tenants and received the second payment under the Increased Cost of Business Scheme can register as long as they are ratepayers. It has been brought to my attention that some businesses have entered into arrangements with their landlords whereby the landlord pays the rates for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: The number of staff vacancies, by grade, in my Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024 is set out in the following table. Grade 2023 2024 Assistant Secretary 2 0 Principal Officer 0 3 Assistant Principal 5 11 Higher Executive Officer ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) grant registration process was a self-declaration process whereby a business supplied information in order to register for the ICOB scheme. Businesses were asked to ensure their categorisation was correct when the ICOB grant was extended in May of this year. The ICOB scheme is now closed and it is not possible to reopen that scheme to reclassify a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: The number of civil servants, by grade, in my Department who were on a career break in 2023 and 2024 are set out in the table below: Staff Grade 2023 2024 Clerical Officer 9 6 Executive Officer 6 5 Higher Executive Officer 1 1 Administrative Officer ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of dual-Use goods. Controls on the export of dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Civil Service (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department, in conjunction with the National Shared Services Office, ensures that the provisions of Circular 04/2013 are properly implemented and I am satisfied that this is the case. To secure an offer of work, civil servants must indicate at least two months before the end of their career break that they wish to return to work. My Department works with returning officers to agree a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department considers engaging consultancy services in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver a project in-house, in cases where an external assessment is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale, and although the expertise or experience may be available in-house, performing the task would involve a prohibitive...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Equipment (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: The number of mobile phones issued to staff in my Department was 80 in 2022, 194 in 2023 and 98 in 2024 to date. These figures, particularly the figures for 2023, include the replacement of existing older mobile phones which were replaced due to them no longer being supported by the manufacturer. The total costs expended by my Department on handsets and phones bills was €155,757...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 to 339, inclusive, together. Regional development is a key element of 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 agencies. In this regard, the availability of property and infrastructure solutions can be a key factor in investment decisions and a robust property...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: I am very aware of the difficulties businesses continue to face due to rising costs especially in the hospitality sector. As part of Budget 2025, I recently announced the Power Up Grant which has a budget of €170 million. The Power Up Grant builds on the success of the Increased Cost of Business Scheme. This grant is specifically for businesses in the hospitality, retail and beauty...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an office of my Department and currently has 25 vacancies, which are set out by job title and the estimated date for the filling of each in the table below. Job Title: WTE Expected to be filled: Deputy Director of Conciliation, Advisory & Mediation Services (PO) 1 Sanction is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Court (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: The Labour Court is an office of my Department and currently has one vacancy, which is set out by job title and the estimated date for the filling of the vacancy in the table below. Job Title WTE Estimated time to be filled Executive Officer 1 18/11/2024

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Engagements (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: Simon Coveney, T.D. in his capacity as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment met with the US Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai during the WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference which was held Abu Dhabi in February of this year, where they discussed matters relating to the ongoing work of the WTO and the importance of maintaining a rules-based international order. Officials...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (5 Nov 2024)

Peter Burke: I am very aware of the difficulties businesses continue to face due to rising costs. The reason for payments in specific sectors is due to the greater impact that increased costs are having on the hospitality and retail and beauty sectors (As noted in the DETE-DSP joint working paper titled “An assessment of the cumulative impact of proposed measures to improve working conditions in...