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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a standard application for a Critical Skills Employment Permit for the person concerned (details supplied) was received on 22 November 2021. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. Employment Permits Section are currently processing standard applications received on 3 August 2021. Applicants can keep...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is the statutory agency tasked with the enforcement of workplace health and safety legislation in Ireland. It acts independently in carrying out its functions as set out in the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 200, to ensure compliance with workplace health and Safety legislation. I have been advised by the HSA that since 2015, they have carried out...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The employment permits system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages, in circumstances where there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one. The system is managed through the use of lists designating highly skilled and ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Government has agreed to a timed amendment to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021. This will allow time, as I outlined on the floor of the Dáil, to examine the issues carefully and to ensure that all stakeholders are consulted. This process will commence as soon as possible and will involve engagement with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: Earlier this month the Government announced new measures to protect the public and reduce the spread of COVID 19 including "household close contacts who are fully vaccinated and showing no symptoms should restrict their movements until they have 3 negative antigen test results taken within a 5-day period." This was done to interrupt the spread of the virus in the community. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: My Department publishes statistics in relation to employment permits issued on its website at: enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employm ent-Permits/Statistics/. These include statistics relating to the number of employment permits issued on a monthly basis by economic sector requested by the Deputy. The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a total...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Government has agreed to a timed amendment to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021. This will allow time, as I outlined on the floor of the Dáil, to examine the issues carefully and to ensure that all stakeholders are consulted. This process will commence as soon as possible and will involve engagement with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together. The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that Trusted Partner applications for Critical Skills Employment Permits in respect of the individuals (details supplied) have been submitted. In respect of application no: EP-JVU001/21, this application was received on 30 August 2021. In respect of application no: EP-JXW062/2,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: One of the key achievements of the Government’s reform agenda is the new Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market within the Department of Finance. This Office, which is chaired by the Minister for State, Seán Fleming has held meetings with a wide range of stakeholders including insurance companies, representative bodies, civil society groups and state regulators on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Government continues to provide an extensive package of supports for COVID-19-impacted businesses including the COVID-19 Working Capital Scheme, the Brexit Loan Scheme, the COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme and the Future Growth Loan Scheme. For further information, businesses are advised to view my Department’s website at enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Supports-for-SMEs/COVID-19-s...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (25 Nov 2021)

Damien English: On 28 April 2021, I announced my intention to issue an Order to give effect to a statutory recommendation of the Labour Court concerning minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions in the Security Sector. The Order was to apply from 1 September 2021. This was to ensure that workers and employers would have adequate notice of the changes owing to the Covid-19 public health...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 and 204 together. Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The regime is designed to accommodate the arrival of non-EEA nationals to fill skills and labour gaps for the benefit of our economy, in the short to medium term. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Pension Provisions (25 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Government have agreed to a timed amendment to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021. This will allow time, as I outlined on the floor of the Dáil, to examine the issues carefully and to ensure that all stakeholders are consulted. This process will commence as soon as possible and will involve engagement with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (23 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Holidays Act 1961 was repealed in 1997. The legislation which provides for public holidays is the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (OWTA).This Act provides that certain days may be prescribed as public holidays. At present, there are nine public holidays which are listed under section 2 of the second schedule of the OWTA. These are: a. Christmas Day, b. St. Stephen's Day, c. St....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Appointments (18 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a standard application for a General Employment Permit for the person concerned (details supplied) was received on 14 October 2021. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. Employment Permits Section are currently processing standard applications received on 22nd July 2021. Applicants can keep track of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a standard application for a Sport and Cultural Employment Permit for the person concerned (details supplied) was received on the 2 November 2021. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. Employment Permits Section are currently processing standard applications received on 22 July 2021. Applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The State's employment permit system is designed to supplement Ireland's skills and labour supply over the short to medium term by allowing enterprises to recruit nationals from outside the EEA, where such skills or expertise cannot be sourced from within the EEA at that time. The system is, by design, vacancy led and managed through the operation of the critical skills and ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37 and 38 together. The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that standard employment permit applications for General Employment Permits for the persons referred to by the Deputy were received on 8th September 2021 in respect of Mr Bisht and on 5th October 2021 in respect of Mr Bangaleea. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (17 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Redundancy Act 1967, as amended, prescribes the minimum redundancy lump sum for qualified employees, generally referred to as 'statutory redundancy'. Statutory redundancy is based on the employee's length of reckonable service and their normal weekly remuneration subject to a ceiling of €600 per week. The Act does not stipulate the normal weekly remuneration to be used when an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (16 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Health and Safety Authority (HSA), along with the Health Services Executive (HSE) has been identified as a relevant body under the Indoor Dining Regulations which came into force on 26 July 2021. The Health and Safety Authority has undertaken233 Compliance Checks in businesses under these new regulations between 22ndOctober 2021 and 5thNovember 2021. The findings of the compliance...