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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department currently has no contracts related to the company in question

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Inquiries (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Ireland’s reputation as a global centre of excellence for Life Sciences (pharma, biopharma and medtech) is well-documented. The sector is a cornerstone of Ireland’s economic success, accounting for circa 100,000 jobs and over €130 billion in exports. It is also a key sector in attracting foreign and indigenous investments in research and development (R&D) and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Social Media (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) is an EU regulation that introduces new obligations on providers of online intermediary services, including online social media platforms, to protect users and consumers of online services. The DSA is designed to provide better protection of fundamental rights; more control and choice over online experiences; stronger protection of children online; and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Grant Payments (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Power Up scheme closed to registrations in 2024. There is no budget for the Power Up scheme in 2025. In total, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) and Power Up grant schemes paid out over €400 million in 2024 to SMEs right across the country. The Power Up grant paid €4,000 to 39,669 eligible businesses in the hospitality, retail and beauty sectors to the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the European Union was adopted by the Commission in October 2020 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...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Inquiries (29 Apr 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 ICOB. My Department has reviewed these issues and consulted with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: On 15th April 2025 the Government approved the acceleration of the development of a new whole-of-government Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity, alongside a suite of immediate measures designed to bolster business resilience and support competitiveness. As part of these immediate measures Government has agreed to adjust the implementation timeline for the Living Wage to 2029. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Each year the department conducts an all-staff census of staff to as of the 31st December. This census is anonymised and based on self-declaration of disability by staff who wish to disclose having a disability. The percentage of employees in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, is set out in tabular form below. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: As Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment I consider that increasing the numbers of people with disabilities participating in the labour market represents a significant opportunity for employers and the enterprise sector. The development of policy measures and initiatives to support disability rights and inclusion fall, primarily, under the remit of my colleague the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Information and Communications Technology (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: I can confirm to the Deputy that all of the public-facing systems in my Department can utilise the síneadh fada.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Planning is currently underway in the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to transpose the EU Directives in the attached table into Irish law. No delay are expected. ">Info

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Properties (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The properties occupied by my Department and its Offices are provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in buildings which are either State owned or leased by the OPW on the Department's behalf. Therefore, my Department has no direct involvement in the payment of rent on these buildings.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department’s Dublin based locations at Kildare Street, Dawson Street and the Earlsfort Centre are serviced by cleaning staff who are directly employed by the Department. They are permanent members of staff and no external service providers are engaged at these sites. A number of my Department’s Offices have contractual arrangements in place with external cleaning service...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The table sets out the names of any external companies who are engaged to provide security services at my Department’s buildings and the value of the contracts. Location Company providing Security Service Contract Value Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Earlsfort Centre Bidvest Noonan €33,500 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Under occupational health and safety (OSH) legislation there is no specific occupational exposure limit (OEL) for dermal contact exposure for Bisphenol S (BPS). Exposure to employees therefore needs to be risk assessed like any other chemical hazard in line with the 2001 Chemical Agent Regulations as amended, by the employer, and controls put in place as relevant with focus on dermal...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Inquiries (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: In total, the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) and Power Up grant schemes have paid out over €400 million to SMEs right across the country. Both schemes are now closed and it is not possible to reopen to those who did not apply or missed the deadline. As I have previously outlined my Department is aware of issues that have arisen during the registration period, in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (29 Apr 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. As the deputy is aware, the Low Pay Commission recommended the abolition of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Inquiries (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 has made a range of amendments to the Companies Act 2014. This includes a change to the current audit exemption regime, whereby small and micro sized companies will not in future automatically lose the privilege of audit exemption on a first occasion, in a five year period, of late filing of an annual return...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Appointments (29 Apr 2025)

Peter Burke: Appointments to the Boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department are made in line with the guidelines set out in the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. Under these guidelines, State Board vacancies are advertised by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) through the State Boards website and are accompanied by the appropriate booklet outlining the qualifications...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (29 Apr 2025)

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. In this regard, my Department monitors developments in the area of data Adequacy Decisions and colleagues in the IDA are also apprised on the issue, which essentially provides a basis for transferring personal data outside of the EU. The...