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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (18 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The EU-Mercosur Agreement is designed to cement the close political and economic relations between the EU and Mercosur countries and represents a commitment to rules-based international trade. Since formal negotiations concluded in 2019, the global trade policy landscape has changed considerably. The rise in trade nationalism, the economic impacts of COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) Scheme opened on 14 March this year. All rateable businesses that met the eligibility requirements were eligible to register for the grant. On 15 May, the Government announced that the retail and hospitality sectors were eligible for a second payment of the grant. The Scheme is now closed for new registrations. The decision to give a second payment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Social Enterprise Sector (18 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: Social Enterprises are an important and growing part of Ireland’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, creating jobs and stimulating local economic activity, and are recognised as an integral part of Ireland’s broad enterprise policy landscape. Policy responsibility for social enterprises lies with the Department of Rural and Community Development and in July this year my colleague...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) Scheme opened on 14 March this year. All rateable businesses that met the eligibility requirements were eligible to register for the grant. On 15 May, the Government announced that the retail and hospitality sectors were eligible for a second payment of the grant. The scheme is now sclosed for new registrations. The decision to give a second...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The Innovation Partnership Programme is funded by my Department, though Enterprise Ireland (EI). The Innovation Partnership programme offers financial support to companies who engage in collaborative research projects with research performing organisations (RPOs) such as Universities, or Technological Universities where the bulk of the R&D is carried out within the RPO. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The Technology Centre programme is a joint initiative between Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, which is funded by my Department, through Enterprise Ireland. The programme allows Irish companies and multinationals to work together on market focused strategic R&D projects in collaboration with research institutions. Technology Centres are collaborative entities established and led...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (18 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department has not availed of the services of this agency in 2023 or to date in 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (18 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: Dual-use items are products and components, including software and technology, that can be used for both civil and military applications. The bulk of Dual-use exports from Ireland are mainstream business ICT products, mainly software, that are categorised as Dual-use items as a consequence of fact that they incorporate strong encryption for ICT security purposes. My Department is the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (18 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: In publishing Powering Prosperity – Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy in March 2024, and now implementing that Strategy, my Department is playing a key role in the cross-Government Offshore Wind Delivery Taskforce and its objective to mobilise the Irish economy towards realising the associated economic and societal opportunities. All 40 actions contained in this...

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

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy O’Dowd for sharing this correspondence with me and I have issued a response in respect of this correspondence which addressed the detail of these queries. I understand that a number of issues and policy proposals have been raised in this correspondence, as were highlighted in the Irish Hairdressers Federation Pre-Budget Submission. I fully recognise the challenges that...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Programme for Government (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department has played a central role in delivering the Programme for Government – Our Shared future and in delivering cross-Government policy objectives as set out in documents such as the National Planning Framework and National Development Plan, the Climate Action Plan 2023, Harnessing Digital – the Digital Ireland Framework and to our international commitments including...

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

Peter Burke: An important aspect of the increased cost of business grant scheme has been to directly involve the local authorities in the authorisation and payment processes, as they are closest to the commercial life in their cities and counties and work in the provision of supports to smaller enterprises via the local enterprise offices. This is one reason eligibility is, in part, determined by the...

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

Peter Burke: The Increased Cost of Business Scheme has now closed for registrations. Over 81,000 businesses have registered for this grant scheme. The scheme has a budget of €257 million and as of 6th September, €223 million has been paid in grant payments to verified eligible businesses. Local Authorities are continuing to process payments once business details have been verified. In...

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

Peter Burke: Budget negotiations have begun between officials from my Department and the DETE Vote section in DPENDR. I can confirm that negotiations are ongoing and details of the Department's 2025 budget will be set out on Budget day and in the Revised Estimates Volume that will be published subsequently. There is currently no provision made for the increased cost of business scheme, or any other such...

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

Peter Burke: Over 81,000 businesses have registered for the Increased Cost of Business Scheme. As of 6th September, €223 million has been paid to verified eligible businesses. The Scheme is now closed for registrations and Local Authorities are continuing to process payments once business details have been verified. The parameters of this scheme required that businesses who were operating in a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Travel (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: Since assuming office in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment I can confirm that I have not taken any flights to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment worked closely with the NI Department for the Economy as well as InterTradeIreland, Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland to develop a concept for a cross-border enterprise scheme. This concept is the culmination of an unprecedented level of collaboration between the enterprise agencies on the island. On 20 February 2024, the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The first table below sets out the number of political staff employed in my Department including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisors, drivers and other relevant positions in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024. Over the periods outlined, there was a total of 41 political staff employed in my Department. The second table sets out the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ministerial Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Peter Burke: The table below sets out the name of each special advisor employed by my Department since 2020; the Minister and Junior Minister who each advisor was associated with and their respective salaries. The areas of expertise covered by each of the advisers corresponds with the relevant Minister's portfolio. Office of the Minister for Business, Enterprise & Innovation - Heather...