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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Semi-State Bodies (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland did not employ any WTE data analysts in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. However, the IDA currently employs 17 staff members within the Corporate Strategy & Planning and Strategic Policy Division who hold qualifications in economics, international relations and politics.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The below table shows a list of job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff and Department Private Secretaries in my Department; Job Title Salary Private Secretary Minister €70,9287 salary €25,451 allowance Private Secretary Minister of State €44,564 salary €25,451 allowance ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Information and Communications Technology (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department is actively promoting digitisation and digitalisation through several initiatives aimed at enhancing the digital capabilities of businesses, particularly SMEs. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has responsibility for the enterprise actions under the overarching National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital. The strategy set targets of 90% of SMEs having at...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Both the Power Up grant and the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) scheme are now closed, however, my Department is aware of issues that have arisen during the registration period of the Power Up grant, specifically in relation to businesses that were ineligible for the grant due to incorrect classification of their business type while registering for ICOB. The review is in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Advertising (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I can confirm that my Department (and offices) has not undertaken any Google advertising in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date. Google Advertising Year Spend € 2023 0 2024 0 2025 to date 0

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Vacant Properties (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I can confirm that my Department does not own any properties and accordingly does not have any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown area.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Gender Recognition Act comes under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection. I am advised by the Department of Social Protection that the report of the Review Group for the Gender Recognition Act under section 7 of the Act included, at recommendation 2A, that legal recognition should be made available to people who are non-binary. This recommendation will, in...

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...