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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The expenditure for all Departments on research, development and innovation (RD&I) is available as part of ‘The Research and Development Budget’ published annually by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. This report outlines all RD&I expenditure and future allocations by Government Department and by the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) is one of four National Development Plan (NDP) 2018-2027 Funds under Project Ireland 2040. €500 million has been allocated to the Fund up to 2027 for co-funded collaborative projects. It is aimed at encouraging collaboration and innovation in the development and deployment of disruptive technologies, on a commercial basis, targeted at...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Living Wage (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Low Pay Commission makes an annual recommendation to me on the appropriate rate of the National Minimum Wage. Each year, the Low Pay Commission, using the most up-to-date data available to them, estimates hourly median wages. These estimates are derived from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the CSO’s Structure of Earnings Survey (SES). The CSO...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The National Minimum Wage Acts allow for lower, or sub-minimum rates of the minimum wage for those employees aged under 20. Those aged less than 18 years can be paid 70 per cent of the full minimum wage rate, while those aged 18 years and 19 years can be paid 80 and 90 per cent of the full rate, respectively. I welcomed the Low Pay Commission’s report on these rates, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The report “A study of minimum wage employment in Ireland using online job vacancy data” was published by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). The report was funded by the Low Pay Commission under the terms of their research partnership agreement with the ESRI. I welcome the publication of this report which provides further insight into minimum wage...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the European Union was published on 19th October 2022 and was transposed in Ireland via the Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 633/2024 - European Union (Adequate Minimum Wages) Regulations 2024, meeting the deadline of the 15th November 2024. The Directive aims to ensure that workers across the European Union are protected by adequate minimum wages...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department considers hiring external consultants in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver the project in-house, in cases where an external assessment is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale, and although the expertise or experience may be available in-house, performing the task would involve a prohibitive...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together. The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) scheme and the Power Up grant paid out over €400 million to SMEs across the country in 2024. The ICOB grant was divided into two payments and paid out a total of €244 million to SMEs during 2024. The second ICOB payment specifically targeted businesses in the retail, hospitality...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 178 together. The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) scheme and the Power Up grant paid out over €400 million to SMEs across the country in 2024. The Power Up grant specifically targeted businesses in the hospitality, retail and beauty sectors and €158.7 million was paid in grants to over 39,000 businesses. The attached table sets...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181, 182 and 183 together. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) compiles statistical data in relation to Goods exports and imports. CSO data for goods trade between Ireland and Northern Ireland in 2018 - 2025 are shown in the table below Goods Imports Goods Exports Goods Trade €million ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (27 May 2025)

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key element of Government's enterprise policy, as set out in the Programme for Government and the White Paper on Enterprise, and is a key focus of the work of my Department and its agencies including the IDA. IDA Ireland is targeting 550 of a total target of 1,000 investments to regional locations under its new strategy, Adapt Intelligently: A Strategy for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department is required to confirm compliance with all relevant guidelines regarding procurement, and to provide details of any exceptions. In relation to procurement the primary circular governing compliance is Circular 40/02 'Public Procurement Guidelines- revision of existing procedures for approval of certain contracts in the Central Government sector'. This Circular requires...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 251 together. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) have established a range of centralised procurement arrangements (Framework Agreements and Dynamic Purchasing Systems) for use by public bodies. Where applicable, these centralised procurement arrangements facilitate efficient and better procurement practice, optimise value-for-money, and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (27 May 2025)

Peter Burke: In April 2022, IDA Ireland negotiated the sale of a site at IDA Greystones Business Technology Park, Greystones, County Wicklow under 999-year lease to Greystones Media Campus Owner Ltd. For client confidentiality reasons, IDA Ireland does not disclose the sale consideration of sites sold, however, the IDA has confirmed that consideration paid for the site in question represented the open...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 May 2025)

Peter Burke: My department commenced the Employment Permits Act 2024 in September last year, representing the biggest reform of employment permits legislation in over a decade. The 2024 Act allows for a more modern, flexible employment permits system as well as ensuring employee rights are maintained and the domestic labour market is protected. The Labour Market Needs Test (LMNT) is one of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Communications (27 May 2025)

Peter Burke: Since my appointment in January 2025 I have received the following representation on the housing crisis in Dublin city. Minister Business/Business Group Name Date (from 29 Jan to date) Minister Burke Dublin Chamber 22/5/2025 I trust this is of assistance to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Freedom of Information (22 May 2025)

Peter Burke: I am fully cognisant of the statutory obligations that apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and I am satisfied that records relating to government or official departmental business are retained in line with the requirements of the Act.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (22 May 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department published its first Blended Working policy in June 2022. Under this policy, staff who are eligible for blended working are required to attend the office for two days per week or more, depending on business needs. That policy was revised and re-communicated to all staff in June 2023, retaining the existing blended working patterns. A second review of the policy is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Equipment (22 May 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department uses recently released, supplier supported versions of the named software programmes. For operational and security reasons, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advises that public bodies do not disclose details of ICT systems, including software versions, as there is a risk that such disclosures could in turn compromise cyber security measures in place in those bodies.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Equipment (22 May 2025)

Peter Burke: All staff in my Department have full access and use of the named software programme. It is used extensively to help improve communication, collaboration, and productivity within my Department.