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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Freedom of Information (9 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The number of Freedom of Information requests responded to by the Department in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 are set out below in tabular format. Year Total FOI Requests made to the Department 2016 209 2017 298 2018 281 2019 258 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Commissions of Investigation (9 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: There have been no commissions of investigation under the remit of my Department in the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (9 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: While IDA Ireland does not own any property in Tipperary Town, they actively market the IDA Business Park in Knockanrawley, Co. Tipperary, located approximately 1km South East of Tipperary Town Centre. The IDA in recent years sold two sites to non-IDA clients to facilitate their business expansion and support and create employment in the area. The remaining lands in the IDA Business...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Government Communications (9 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Neither I nor my special advisers have used the services in question for official business in the past 18 months. With regard to the use of these services by officials in my Department, I am informed by the ICT unit that the Department does not support Slack which is a cloud based collaboration platform. However, some staff members may be accessing this without ICT support, as the website...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, I fully support the apprenticeship system as a means of providing the broad range of skills needed to grow Ireland's economy. Policy responsibility for the apprenticeship system lies primarily with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, the Apprenticeship Council and SOLAS, Ireland's Further Education...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Aviation Industry (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: In 2018 I launched Balance for Better Business, as an independent business-led Review Group established by the Government to improve gender balance in senior leadership in Ireland. It was created to make recommendations on how more women can be involved in decision-making at the top level of businesses in Ireland. The Review Group examines the gender mix within the governance and senior...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Late payment in commercial transactions is governed by the European Communities (Late Payment in Commercial Transactions) Regulations 2012, as amended, which gives legal effect to Directive 2011/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions. Under these Regulations it is an implied term of every commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the agencies under its remit are committed to disability inclusion and to fulfilling the obligations set out in the ‘National Disability Inclusion Strategy’ (2017-2021). I look forward to discussing the proposals referenced by the Minister in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Covid-19 pandemic has caused us to rethink and re-evaluate how we work. It has been shown that huge numbers of people can be just as productive while working at home rather than having to commute to the office every day. This has accelerated the shift towards more flexible and family friendly working hours. As we recover from the pandemic, we want to discover more about how we can keep...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The attached Schedule sets out details of the negative interest rate charges incurred by the Agencies receiving funding from or operating under the aegis of my Department since the introduction of such charges by their respective financial services providers up until the 30th June 2021. I wish to assure the Deputy that my Department and our Agencies are fully aware of the importance of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I can confirm that all agencies under the aegis of my Department have fully complied with the reporting obligations under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies with regard to the disclosure of salaries paid to employees.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: IDA Ireland staff across the globe are conscious of the importance and impact of winning investments to locations such as Kerry and other regional locations. IDA Ireland is operating in a very challenging environment over the past 16 months with little or no international travel globally as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. The organisation has been operating virtually and hosting...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Central Pharma announced in December 2018 plans to establish an EMEA accredited contract packaging and supply centre at the IDA’s Advanced Technology Building in Tralee. I understand that the company has subsequently experienced delays in progressing their plans in part due to Covid-19 restrictions which have delayed work on the site. However, I understand that once regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: IDA Ireland staff across the globe are conscious of the importance and impact of winning investments to locations such as Kerry and other regional locations. The IDA Ireland Strategy 2021-2024 includes a commitment to build a new (second) Advance Technology Building in Tralee. The site selection process is already underway for this building. While it will take time to secure planning...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The property mentioned is not under the ownership of IDA Ireland or Enterprise Ireland. However, the IDA has included it in its suite of property marketing material for clients looking at this location. The IDA has not been made aware of any potential project for the facility. Enterprise Ireland will also continue to market this location as a potential site in the Kerry region.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment does not collect or store the type of detailed information requested on data centre location and employment by data centre. While not all data centres are operated by multi-national firms, IDA Ireland has further advised me that it does not maintain a register of data centres. In terms of full-time permanent employment in the data centres...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: As part of the programme of Public Sector Review following on from the financial crash, a process of Comprehensive Spending Reviews was instigated for all Government Departments. The first round of such Reviews were conducted over the budgetary period 2012-2014. The second such round of Reviews covered the period 2015 to 2017. My Department used both these series of Reviews to review...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: In June 2018, my Department published the ‘Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Policy’, which sets out the strategic importance of data centres to Ireland’s overarching enterprise policy and attracting foreign investment in the ICT sector. The Statement was developed following an agreement of the Government, in October 2017, to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: My Department is driving the implementation of the National Remote Work Strategy. Published on January 15th, 2021, the Strategy aims to ensure that remote work is a permanent feature in the Irish workplace the maximises economic, social and environmental benefits. The Strategy contains 15 actions to progress remote work into the future. Each action has been attributed actors for its delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jul 2021)

Leo Varadkar: IDA Ireland recently announced that it has acquired two landbanks in Co Louth. The land acquisitions, with a combined total of 149 acres, situated at the townland of Killally, in Dundalk and Mell in Drogheda form part of IDA’s long term strategic plans to position Louth and the wider North East region to compete for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The cost to acquire each site...