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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Promotion (9 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Each year my department, engages with the enterprise agencies, Enterprise Ireland IDA Ireland and in 2025, Tourism Ireland, to develop a Ministerial-led Trade Missions Programme for the year ahead. We have developed a programme of trade promotion and investment missions and events which support the goal of securing high-level market access for companies based in Ireland who are aiming to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Ireland remains committed to the principles of free and open trade, which have underpinned our economic success. This brings economic opportunities, creates well-paid jobs and fosters innovation. It also builds economic resilience within a strong rules-based international trading system. The EU also remains dedicated to fostering a stable, balanced, and predictable economic partnership with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Irish Sign Language (9 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department understands the responsibility on all public bodies to offer services to those accessing or seeking statutory entitlements through Irish Sign Language. Arising from the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL), my officials established procedures to be implemented where clients of my Department wish to interact through ISL. These procedures are published on my Department’s...

Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Second Stage (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to discuss the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025. Before I go through the main provisions of the Bill, I will first give some background and context to the legislation. The Bill implements one of the commitments included in the Government’s response to the pensions commission...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Data centres are critical infrastructure for our modern economy. They are a key part of our value proposition for foreign direct investment and the associated employment and are central to Ireland’s economic and digital future – both in the Irish-Owned and FDI parts of the economy. In addition to their direct value, data centres anchor other very valuable investment in Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The information requested is currently being collated by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Programme for Government (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 and 406 together. In 2024, Ireland was ranked as the 4th most competitive country in the World in the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings. Indeed, Ireland currently holds a strong competitive position globally, and this performance is underpinned by several key factors, including a highly skilled workforce, strong economic growth, and success in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department is currently finalising the National Semiconductor Strategy and, subject to approval, is aiming to publish it in May 2025. The strategy will:Signpost actions for the sector and co-ordinate activity across stakeholders;Provide a clear message to industry;Focus on opportunities at EU level; andSet an ambition and direction for activity in the sector to contribute to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Life Sciences sector - pharma, biopharma and medtech - is one of cornerstones of Ireland’s industrial success, driving significant exports, and attracting foreign and indigenous investments in R&D, capital expenditure and employment. It is a highly successful sector which has grown from strength to strength in Ireland, accounting for over 100,000 jobs and over €130...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Semi-State Bodies (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland did not employ any WTE data analysts in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. However, the IDA currently employs 17 staff members within the Corporate Strategy & Planning and Strategic Policy Division who hold qualifications in economics, international relations and politics.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The below table shows a list of job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff and Department Private Secretaries in my Department; Job Title Salary Private Secretary Minister €70,9287 salary €25,451 allowance Private Secretary Minister of State €44,564 salary €25,451 allowance ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Information and Communications Technology (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department is actively promoting digitisation and digitalisation through several initiatives aimed at enhancing the digital capabilities of businesses, particularly SMEs. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has responsibility for the enterprise actions under the overarching National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital. The strategy set targets of 90% of SMEs having at...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Both the Power Up grant and the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) scheme are now closed, however, my Department is aware of issues that have arisen during the registration period of the Power Up grant, specifically in relation to businesses that were ineligible for the grant due to incorrect classification of their business type while registering for ICOB. The review is in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Advertising (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I can confirm that my Department (and offices) has not undertaken any Google advertising in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date. Google Advertising Year Spend € 2023 0 2024 0 2025 to date 0

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Vacant Properties (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I can confirm that my Department does not own any properties and accordingly does not have any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown area.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (8 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Gender Recognition Act comes under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection. I am advised by the Department of Social Protection that the report of the Review Group for the Gender Recognition Act under section 7 of the Act included, at recommendation 2A, that legal recognition should be made available to people who are non-binary. This recommendation will, in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (3 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I fully recognise concerns raised by Irish authors and their representative bodies regarding the use of work by a Tech company in training generative AI models without author consent. I understand that a legal challenge by authors against a company is ongoing in the US District Court of Northern California in relation to its use of LibGen, a pirated database of copyrighted material, to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (2 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Preparations have been ongoing in my Department since the publication of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) with a view to transposing the directive by the current July 2026 deadline. As the Deputy is aware, there is a particular focus on simplification and burden reduction at EU level with a view to improving EU competitiveness and ensuring there aren’t...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (2 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key element of the Government's enterprise policy, as set out in the White Paper on Enterprise, and is a key focus of the work of my Department and our Enterprise Development Agencies. In that regard, regional development is a strategic imperative for the IDA which is committed to the pursuit of balanced, compact regional development and is targeting 550 of a total...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Conservation (2 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Energy Efficiency Grant (EEG) is available through the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). There are 31 LEOs across the country, each of which provides an extremely important role at local level as part of a supportive ecosystem. They provide services directly to small businesses, promote entrepreneurship, and contribute to the growth of jobs in the locality. I would strongly encourage...