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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: I recognise that businesses operating in the retail and hospitality sectors continue to face higher costs with running their business, that is why I announced the Power Up Grant as part of Budget 2025. The Power Up grant has a budget of €170m. This grant builds on the success of the Increased Cost of Business Scheme which has delivered €244m to date to businesses to 75,000...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Biotechnology Industry (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: The US Biosecure Act seeks to address national security risks associated with biological manufacturing and the biotechnology sector. The Act imposes restrictions on certain foreign companies and activities that are considered potential threats to U.S. biosecurity, particularly in the context of bio-manufacturing, research, and development. I am advised that the implications for companies...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key element of this Government's enterprise policy and under the IDA's 2021-2024 Strategy, the Agency is targeting at least half of all investments to regional locations. In that regard, the IDA supported 132, or 54%, of investments outside of Dublin in 2023 and, in the first six months of this year, supported 131 investments, with 74, or over 56%, planned for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: I am acutely aware and recognise the challenges facing SMEs right across the country. They are crucial to our towns and villages. That is why the Government has brought forward a substantial range of measures to reduce costs and enhance support for small businesses. Earlier this year, I announced a second payment of grants under the Increased Cost of Business Scheme (ICOB), for businesses...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: Published in December of 2022, the Government's White Paper on Enterprise 2022-2030 sets out Ireland`s industrial policy for the medium- to long-term, with the aim of ensuring Irish-based enterprise succeeds through competitive advantage founded on sustainability, innovation and productivity and delivering rewarding jobs and livelihoods. The White Paper marks a step change in the recognition...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department regularly explores ways to support businesses and to create an environment which stimulates their growth. This includes the potential to adopt new methods which may prove useful to enterprises such as the possibility of an export credit insurance scheme. A state supported export credit insurance scheme would only be permissible, under EU rules, where private sector insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: Ireland’s labour market has shown remarkable resilience given the challenges Ireland has faced in recent years, including Brexit, the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and global inflationary pressures. According to the latest employment figures from the CSO’s Labour Force Survey, published on 22nd August 2024, total employment stood at 2.74 million. There are now more people...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Middle East (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: Controls on the export of dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items. The vast majority of dual-use goods exported from Ireland, including to Israel, are mainstream...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: Controls on the export of dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items. The EU dual-use regulation has direct effect across the EU. Any exporter intending to export a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment established a dedicated Business and Human Rights Stakeholder Forum with the participation of individuals with relevant expertise and responsibilities from key organisations across business, civil society, trade unions and academia to assist with the development of the second National Action Plan on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: I recognise the importance of businesses having a focus on human rights in their operations as there is a strong expectation from society to do so. Businesses have reacted well since Ireland launched its first National Plan on Business and Human Rights (2017 - 2020) towards the end of 2017. Ireland became the 19th state in the world to develop a National Plan. In December 2021, a review...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of dual-Use goods. Controls on the export of dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: The Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the European Union was published on 19th October 2022 and must be transposed by 15th November 2024. The Directive aims to ensure that workers across the European Union are protected by adequate minimum wages allowing for a decent living wherever they work. The Directive includes three sets of measures: One of the goals of the Directive is to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: In March 2024, my Department and the Department of Social Protection published an assessment of the combined impact of proposed measures to improve working conditions in Ireland – including the transition to the Living Wage and increasing the number of days of Statutory Sick Leave. Reflecting the findings of this assessment, a range of measures were announced to assist businesses in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key element of 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 Agencies. In this regard, the availability of property and infrastructure solutions is a key factor in investment decisions and a robust property and infrastructure ecosystem can be the key differentiator in winning...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Exports Growth (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: Global Ireland 2025 was launched in 2018 with the aim of doubling the scope and impact of Ireland’s global footprint in the period to 2025. In parallel my Department’s Trade & Investment Strategy for 2022 to 2026, Value for Ireland, Values for the World, sets out our principled and holistic approach to international trade policy and aims to expand Ireland's global...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department continues to work closely with IDA Ireland to ensure there is a strong continued pipeline of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Ireland. To that end, Ireland’s proposition for FDI investment remains competitive, as demonstrated by IDA’s results for the first half of 2024 where they supported 131 investments, 74 of which are planned for regional locations,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: Ireland’s labour market has shown remarkable resilience given the challenges Ireland has faced in recent years, including Brexit, the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and global inflationary pressures. According to the most recent employment figures from the CSO’s Labour Force Survey, published in August 2024, total employment in Ireland across all sectors including...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Growth (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: Ireland currently holds a strong competitive position globally. The Institute for Management Development (IMD)’s World Competitiveness Yearbook 2024 ranks Ireland as the most competitive country in the euro area and the 4th most competitive economy. 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: Enterprise Policy (24 Oct 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department is working closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and its Embassy network, as well as other Departments, to implement the Government’s Diaspora Strategy, Global Ireland – Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025, which was launched in late 2020. The effective coordination of the implementation of this strategy across Government will be carried out...