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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Minister Higgins approved the new ERO for the Security Industry on 13 June 2024 and it commenced on 1 July 2024. It is currently available on S.I. No. 319/2024 - Employment Regulation Order (Security Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2024 (irishstatutebook.ie). Under legislation the statutory role of the Minister in the ERO process is clearly defined. As soon as practicable after...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Minister Higgins approved the new ERO for the Security Industry on 13 June 2024 and it commenced on 1 July 2024. It is currently available to the public on the Department’s website: SI No 319 of 2024 Employment Regulation Order (Security Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2024 - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie).

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Labour Court is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. The Court was first established under the Industrial Relations Act, 1946. Since the enactment of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, the Labour Court holds sole appellate jurisdiction in all disputes arising under employment rights enactments. This sole appellate role is in addition to those functions held by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: As Minister I have no means available to me to review pay in any sector. There are statutory provisions available to employer organisations and trades unions to request that such reviews to be undertaken by the Labour Court. The Government strongly supports Ireland’s industrial relations wage-setting mechanisms. I believe collective bargaining is an important element of ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Enterprise Ireland does survey its’ client base annually, and it does gather information about client company exports to Germany and all other global markets. The information gathered is collected in confidence and cannot be shared publicly as it is commercially sensitive information. If an Enterprise Ireland client is looking to target the German market, they can access Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Enterprise Ireland have advised that they are not in a position to provide a forecast for 2024 exports. Companies supported by Enterprise Ireland will be surveyed in Q1 of 2025 to establish the level of exports achieved in 2024. Internal monitoring of export performance to date in 2024 suggests that there has been moderate growth in exports over the first six months of 2024. Companies...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: On 15th May, my colleague, Minister for Justice McEntee, and I announced that Government approval had been secured for rolling out a single permit to both work and live in Ireland. Implementing a single permit will eventually allow Ireland to opt into the EU’s Single Permit Directive. The Government also approved the Report of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on establishing a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) play an extremely important role at local level, as part of a supportive ecosystem, providing their services direct to small businesses and promoting entrepreneurship within towns and communities across the country. LEOs are the first stop shop for every business in the country. Cork is represented by three offices that cover Cork City, Cork North and West,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Exports Growth (9 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Companies supported by Enterprise Ireland exported goods and services worth €34.6 billion in 2023, the highest level on record, and 2% higher than 2022 when exports by Enterprise Ireland supported clients stood at €33.8 billion. The UK remains the largest export market for Enterprise Ireland clients. Exports to that country account for about 29 per cent of all international...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (4 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Regulation 619/2021 came into effect on 20 November 2023. These Regulations govern the safe use of All Terrain Vehicles (ATV)/Quad Bikes in all workplaces and require that ATV operators undertake training with a registered training provider to a Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) standard or equivalent. With respect to on-farm work activity and training, the Safety, Health and Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (4 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Government is committed to backing businesses and will continue to work closely with SMEs nationwide by supporting their growth. In May of this year, the Government agreed to a package of measures to support SMEs and with the aim of reducing costs for small and medium sized businesses. Key measures in the SME Package included: reopening the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Process (4 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: In March 2024 Government approved the drafting of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024, which will implement a key commitment included in the Government’s response to the Pensions Commission Recommendations and Implementation Plan. The purpose of the Bill is to align mandatory retirement ages in employment contracts with the State Pension age,...

Tackling All Forms of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (3 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: They often say that a watershed moment is something that is truly life-changing, something that defines a period or event, a turning point, a starting point, an ending point, that it is change. How many times have we heard of a watershed moment when it comes to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence? If these past few weeks have shown us anything it is that we have not found the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school students enrolled in Lucan schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28379/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post primary school students enrolled in Lucan schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28380/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on forward planning for additional schools in Lucan to meet extra demand driven by growth and projected growths in population through the development of Lucan and the Clonburris and Adamstown strategic zones; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28381/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: 114. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the schools in DubIin mid-west that avail of the hot school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28382/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (2 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: Minister Higgins approved the new ERO for the Security Industry on 13 June 2024 and it is due to commence on 1 July 2024. The full details of the ERO will be made available to the public on the Department’s website. Under legislation the statutory role of the Minister in the ERO process is clearly defined. As soon as practicable after receiving a copy of the proposals from the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (2 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: The employment permits system is run on the principle of cost recovery. The fee for processing an employment permit application is intended to cover the costs involved in administering the service, which includes enforcement as well as the provision of information. The application fee was last set on 1st October 2014 and has not been increased for applicants since. A General Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that an application for a general employment permit for this person was received on 27th May 2024. On 29th May 2024 the application was formally accepted and placed in the processing queue. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. As of 18th June 2024, the Employment Permits Section are processing new...