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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: That is the record of his party in Northern Ireland. Whether it is Covid, employment, poverty-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: -----he only has reasons to be ashamed of his party's performance in government.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: May I make a point of order?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: About two weeks ago, the Government decided to pause making a final decision on this matter. I think that was a sensible approach. It allowed people to ask questions and, in many cases, to get answers. It allowed for transparency and the publication of documents. It allowed for some people to be reassured and also allows us to consider what additional safeguards we might be able to add to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy knows, the entire St. Vincent's campus is owned by a secular non-profit company, a charity. It has been very clear with us that it does not wish to sell the site. If the site were at the edge of the campus, like the BreastCheck building, it might sell the site as it did in the case of BreastCheck. It is very clear that this site is in the middle of its campus and it does not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: There can be no doubt that rents are too high in Ireland and that far too many people have to spend too much of their income on rent, often at the expense of other things such as saving to buy a house, paying into a pension fund or investing in their education or that of their children. It is a dual crisis; one of affordability and availability. Sometimes when you try to improve one of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (11 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: On 19 March 2020, the European Commission adopted a Temporary Framework to enable Member States to use the full flexibility foreseen under State aid rules to support the economy and help overcome the extremely difficult situation triggered by the Coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme (CCGS) has been developed in accordance with the European Commission’s State Aid...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The Department is dedicated to contributing positively towards the critically important climate action agenda. My Department has an active internal “Green Team” with over 30 staff spanning across the Department and its Offices, which include the Companies Registration Office, the Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland, the Labour...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Aid (11 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I have requested that the relevant State Agencies provide this information and I will forward this to the Deputy once received.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Aid (11 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: At the outset, it should be pointed out that the Regional Aid Map is decided by the European Commission not the Government. In negotiations with the Commission, the Government sought the inclusion of much more of the country. We will do so again at the mid-term review in 2023 when the data from the census is available. Regional Aid does not involve any European money or grants and should...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (11 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: IDA Ireland publishes, on a quarterly basis, data on site visits by county only. Site visits are visits by potential investors who may be looking at creating or establishing an investment and who are in the process of evaluating the total value proposition that Ireland and its regions and counties presents for that investment. Potential clients may visit more than one county and may return...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Aid (11 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: At the outset, it should be pointed out that the Regional Aid Map is decided by the European Commission not the Government. In negotiations with the Commission, the Government sought the inclusion of much more of the country including Graiguecullen-Portarlington. We will do so again at the mid-term review in 2023 when the data from the census is available. Regional Aid does not involve...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (10 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, I travel abroad both to lead trade and investment missions and to attend EU and political meetings which fall within my remit. The primary focus of all trade and investment missions is to encourage business-to-business links, to maximise opportunities to help Irish companies to access new markets and to increase the levels...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Engagements (10 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I visited the United States from 24 – 29 April 2022 as part of a trade and investment mission to the US West Coast region. The trade and investment mission was jointly organised by our trade and investment agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, and I was accompanied by the CEOs of the two agencies. The primary focus of all trade and investment missions is to encourage...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Social Media (10 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161, 162 and 163 together. I propose to answer the following three Parliamentary Questions together: PQ23082, PQ23064 and PQ23046. PQ23082: Between 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2022: - 5.44% of my Department’s social media posts on Twitter were videos, and all had closed captioning and or subtitling - 7.9% of my Department’s social media posts on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has not awarded any contracts outside the standard procurement process as part of the Department's work in supporting Ireland's humanitarian response to Ukrainian citizens who want to seek safety here.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: My Department’s Communications Unit has five press office staff and a digital communications officer, who are overseen by a Head of Communications at Principal Officer level. A breakdown by grade, number in the grade and the start and end points of the appropriate pay-scales are set out below: Grade Number Pay Scale (*) €  ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Broadband Infrastructure (10 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Secure, high quality, universal digital connectivity is central to realising the economic, social and environmental opportunities offered by digital technologies, such as productivity gains for businesses, increased  remote working, and greater access to talent and skills. Access to high-quality broadband is also essential to supporting the attractiveness of regional locations to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (10 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I was in the USA from 24thto 29thApril 2022 as part of a joint IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland trade mission to the West Coast of the USA. I was accompanied on this trade mission by the CEO of IDA Ireland and the CEO of Enterprise Ireland. During the visit to the US West Coast, I met with Executives of the following IDA clients: Microsoft; Amazon Web Services; Intel; Apple; Google; and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Sustainable Development Goals (4 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a significant and ambitious policy agenda that concerns all Government Departments. The first National Implementation Plan, published in 2018, set out Ireland’s strategy to achieve the SDGs both domestically and internationally. Substantial progress has been achieved in recent months in...