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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Programme (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Spring Legislative Programme was agreed by Government and published on the 18 February 2025. The Summer Legislative Programme has yet to be published. Of the 50 bills included for priority publication and drafting in the Spring Session, my Department is responsible for 5. The following three Bills are included in the approved programme for priority publication in the Spring Session...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: As I have previously outlined my Department is aware of issues that have arisen during the registration period, in relation to businesses that were ineligible for the grant due to incorrect classification of their business type while registering for the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) scheme. My Department has reviewed these issues and consulted with the Department of Public Expenditure,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: As I mentioned in response to the Deputy’s related parliamentary question (21239/25), my Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications along with its agency, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) work very closely on an ongoing basis across a range of shared climate objectives around decarbonisation and the use of sustainable energies. I...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Research and Development (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: Established in 1968, Intel is one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and employing over 110,000 people worldwide, the company is one of the leading micro-electronic companies in the world. The company designs, manufactures, and sells microprocessors for computers, smartphones, and tablets, as well as embedded semiconductors for the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: Ireland currently holds a strong competitive position globally. This performance is reflected in our exceptionally strong economic performance in recent years. However, the international context is rapidly changing, and we recognise that many businesses, whether indigenous or FDI, are facing increased challenges. In recognition of these challenges facing Ireland, the current Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: In my role as Minister of State for Small Business and Retail at the Department for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, I regularly engage with business representative groups, employers, trade unions and the public through various fora including the Enterprise Forum, the Retail Forum and the Labour Employer Economic Forum and its subgroup on Employment and Enterprise. These platforms aim to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Cross-Border Co-operation (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: In February 2024, the Government announced €800 million for Shared Island priorities, including €30 million for the new Shared Island Enterprise Scheme. This scheme is a collaborative effort between InterTradeIreland, Invest Northern Ireland, and Enterprise Ireland, marking an unprecedented level of cooperation between these agencies. The scheme has three distinct thematic...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: I am acutely aware of the important role SMEs play in our economy, and the challenging cost environment in which many of them are operating, albeit that energy prices have fallen from their highs at the time of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. My Department closely monitors costs across our economy and assess appropriate policy mechanisms to ensure our businesses are competitive and resilient....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (1 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. Specifically in relation to County Offaly, 614 businesses registered for the Power Up grant, 608...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Closures (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The information requested is being compiled by the Companies Registration Office and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: There are 2,070 people currently employed in Kerry, across 16 IDA-supported companies. Overall, there are 235 IDA client companies in the South-West Region, comprised of counties Cork and Kerry, employing 51,968 people. The FDI performance in the region has been positive over the past five years with employment among IDA clients increasing by 17%. The South-West has a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2024 sets out the measures and actions necessary to deliver a reduction in Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions of 51% by 2030 and identifies the potential for additional emissions savings to be identified through the development and implementation of Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). The Department of Environment, Climate and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Copyright Infringement (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: In Ireland, the legal landscape concerning the use of copyrighted music for AI training involves several provisions. The Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (as amended) provides robust protection for copyrighted works, including musical compositions. Generative AI, also known as general-purpose AI, is the use of AI to create new content like text, images, music, audio and video. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: 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 attracting foreign direct investment in high-value sectors....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: Ireland currently holds a strong competitive position globally. This performance is reflected in our exceptionally strong economic performance in recent years. However, the international context is rapidly changing, and we recognise that many businesses, whether indigenous or FDI, are facing increased challenges. In recognition of these challenges facing Ireland, the current Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: Ireland’s economic model as an open trading economy is based upon access to overseas markets for Irish enterprise and for multinational corporations (MNCs) based here. The rules agreed at the World Trade Organization (WTO) have provide a basis for stable trade and investment decisions with other major partners, including the US over many decades. The Government is committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: The Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) is a €500 million challenge-based Fund established under Project Ireland 2040. It is managed by my Department and administered by Enterprise Ireland. The Fund seeks to invest in the development and deployment of disruptive technologies and applications on a commercial basis, drive collaboration between Ireland’s world-class...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: There are 1,460 people currently employed in Kilkenny across 14 IDA supported companies. Recent announcements include the official opening in March 2024 of State Street’s International (Ireland) new 65,000 square foot office buildings in the IDA Business and Technology Park in Kilkenny. Also, in September 2024, UKG established a new global operation in Kilkenny with an announcement of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (1 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 under its new strategy, Adapt Intelligently: A Strategy for Sustainable Growth and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (1 May 2025)

Peter Burke: Established in 1968, Intel is one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and employing over 110,000 people worldwide, the company is one of the leading microelectronic companies in the world. The company designs, manufactures, and sells microprocessors for computers, smartphones, and tablets, as well as embedded semiconductors for the...