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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Copyright Infringement (15 May 2025)

Peter Burke: I fully recognise the vital importance of protecting the rights of creators in the face of rapid advances in artificial intelligence. My Department is committed to ensuring that Irish copyright law continues to support innovation while upholding the rights of those whose work fuels our creative industries. In Ireland, the legal landscape concerning the use of copyrighted works for AI...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (15 May 2025)

Peter Burke: Below is a list of agencies established by my Department within the last 10 years, and the cost of each to the state. Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) - The Corporate Enforcement Authority was established on 7 July 2022 to replace the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE). The CEA now holds the primary responsibility for enforcing company law in Ireland, with greater...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (14 May 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 to 71, inclusive, together. Regional development is a key element of Government's enterprise policy, and the work of my Department, and is a strategic imperative for IDA Ireland. IDA, under its new strategy 2025-2029, is targeting 550 of a total target of 1,000 investments to regional locations. The availability of suitable property and strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (14 May 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department is committed to complying with all statutory national and EU procurement laws and procurement policy is informed by the Office of Government Procurement.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (14 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Increased Cost of Business scheme was introduced in March 2024 and the Power Up grant was introduced in October 2024. Both schemes are now closed, however, in total, €400 million in grant aid was successfully paid to SMEs right across the country in 2024 under these grants. The schemes were designed by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and administered by the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (14 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Local Authorities administered the Power Up grant on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. 1815 businesses registered for the Power Up grant in Cork City with 1773 businesses approved to the value of €7.1 million paid out to SMEs 2846 businesses registered for the Power Up grant in Cork County with 2708 approved to the value of €11.2 million.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Policy (14 May 2025)

Peter Burke: It is important to emphasise that Ireland remains a competitive country. In June 2024, Ireland was ranked as the most competitive country in the euro area, and 4th globally, in the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings. According to these rankings, Ireland continues to perform strongly across Government Efficiency (6th) and Business Efficiency (3rd), while our Infrastructure performance (17th)...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (14 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Low Pay Commission’s 2024 Report, Recommendations for the National Minimum Wage, provides estimates of the national hourly median wage from 2020 to 2024. The table below shows the Low Pay Commission’s estimates of the hourly median wage derived from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the CSO’s Structure of Earnings Survey (SES). The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Usage (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Public Sector Climate Action Mandate, derived from the Climate Action Plan requires that public bodies produce a Climate Action Roadmap annually to report on progress towards achieving their 2030 Public Sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and energy efficiency improvement (EE) target. My Department is committed to realising the ambitious targets for emissions reduction by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Programme for Government commits to the establishment of a Cost of Business Advisory Forum, which will include a review of all business costs. That Forum is expected to propose measures to alleviate the cost burden on businesses, particularly small enterprises in Ireland. Additionally, the Government has agreed to expedite the creation of an Action Plan on Competitiveness and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The establishment of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum was a commitment in the Programme for Government, under ‘Supporting Small Business, Hospitality and Retail’. This outlines measures to support SMEs, including a review of all business taxes and costs, and to ensure businesses are consulted before new legislation or policies are introduced that impact small businesses. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: Government is acutely aware of the significant challenges that the impacts of Storm Éowyn caused for business owners since 24th January. Following the immediate damage caused by the storm, many businesses were impacted by subsequent outages in relation to power, water, and communications networks. The situation in relation to Storm Éowyn and its impacts on the business...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to publish a new enterprise strategy, Enterprise 2035, as a long-term ambition for enterprise growth and job creation over the coming decade. This new strategy will take account of the four big trends likely to transform Ireland’s economy over the next decade, also known as “the four Ds”: demographics, decarbonisation,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Irish Stock Exchange (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: In supporting Ireland’s SME’s /indigenous businesses to ensure future growth, work is currently ongoing in my Department to implement the recommendations of the July 2024 Report of the Finance for Scale-ups Working Group. Three high level recommendations were presented in this report, with the aim of developing the market to deliver more efficient outcomes for Irish companies...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The setting up of a MMC Innovation Fund, via the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, to directly fund new housing factories, and the expansion of existing factories is a commitment in the Programme for Government. My Department, as part of its continuing involvement in promoting construction innovation and driving increased productivity in the homebuilding sector, will work with our partners...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Civil Service (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: As the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, my response to this question applies to procedures that take place and apply to civil servants working within my own Department, rather than across the broader Civil Service. Under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 all employers are obliged to provide reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of both employment candidates and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540 and 541 together. There are no non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the aegis of my Department. With regard to funding provided to NGOs more broadly, while my Department does not generally provide direct funding to these organisations. It does provide funding for ad hoc humanitarian flood relief schemes which...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The following bodies identified by the Deputy in this PQ do not have Boards: the Labour Court, the Companies Registration Office, the Registry of Friendly Societies, the Register of Beneficial Owners, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The bodies listed in the table below, do have boards, and have provided the following...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The following bodies identified by the Deputy in this PQ do not have Boards: the Labour Court, the Companies Registration Office, the Registry of Friendly Societies, the Register of Beneficial Owners, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. My Department does not hold a central record of the qualifications of each board member of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The appointment of persons to state boards is advertised clearly on publicjobs with an interview booklet for each competition. My department liaises closely with the bodies under it remit well in advance of when a vacancy arises to be filled. The public bodies follow a process with the Department of identifying and detailing required for these roles including the skill sets for new and...