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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: Following the Department of Justice Report on the Review of the Atypical Working Scheme for non-EEA Crew in the Irish Fishing Fleet, the Implementation Group to address the Report's recommendations was established. This Group includes representatives from the three Government Departments along with representatives from sector agencies. The work of the Implementation Group has progressed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (22 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: On 6th September this year, Minister Coveney launched the Business Users Support Scheme for Kerosene to provide support to businesses that were impacted by significant increases in the cost of this fuel following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The scheme provided eligible businesses with a payment to reimburse them for half of their increased costs in the period from 1st March to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The occupations lists (Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupation List) for employment permits are currently being revised as part of an evidence-based review which incorporates a public consultation to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to submit data on the extent of skills or labour shortages. The deliberative process is ongoing at present with Submissions to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (21 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Government has recently opened two Emergency Business Flooding Schemes for small businesses, sports clubs, community, and voluntary organisations unable to secure flood insurance and affected by recent flooding caused by Storm Babet during the period 17th to 23rd of October 2023, including Middleton and East Cork. These schemes were extended to cover Louth, Wexford, Galway and any other...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reviews (21 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The occupations lists (Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupation List) for employment permits are currently being revised as part of an evidence-based review which incorporates a public consultation to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to submit data on the extent of skills or labour shortages. The deliberative process is ongoing at present with Submissions to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (21 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The occupations lists (Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupation List) for employment permits are currently being revised as part of an evidence-based review which incorporates a public consultation to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to submit data on the extent of skills or labour shortages. The deliberative process is ongoing at present with submissions to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (21 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The occupations lists (Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupation List) for employment permits are currently being revised as part of an evidence-based review which incorporates a public consultation to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to submit data on the extent of skills or labour shortages. Submissions to the review are under consideration by the Interdepartmental...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (21 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The occupations lists (Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupation List) for employment permits are currently being revised as part of an evidence-based review which incorporates a public consultation to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to submit data on the extent of skills or labour shortages. Submissions to the review are under consideration by the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Food Industry (21 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: It is a difficult and uncertain time for the workers and families that are impacted by the announcement that Lakeland Dairies will close a number of its facilities. Enterprise Ireland has worked closely with Lakeland Dairies over many years to assist it in its growth and development plans, and have assured me that they will engage closely with the company, seeking to ensure that the...

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee (16 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: I am delighted to have the opportunity to conclude the debate on this Stage. I appreciate the comments made by the Deputies this evening. I listened closely to the debate with the Minister, Deputy Coveney, yesterday. I will start by trying to respond to some of the comments and questions that were raised by Government and Opposition Deputies. I welcome Deputy O’Reilly’s...

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: I watched the broadcast.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Promotion (14 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: Enterprise Ireland’s (EI’s) Singapore office has been located within ‘Ireland House’ in the Ireland Embassy since 2000. The office supports EI client companies to achieve export growth by ensuring they are market-ready and have sufficient market intelligence on the Southeast Asia (SEA) region. Asia will be a central driver of future world growth, with economic...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. The Employment Permits Section of the Department has provided the requested information in the attachment, which sets out data on the number of General Employment Permits granted by nationality and gender in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and up to and including 6thNovember 2023 by four-digit SOC code.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Pension Provisions (14 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Private Members Bill on Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) is sponsored by Deputies Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy, Richard Boyd Barrett and Gino Kenny. It is a matter for the Deputies to progress the Bill. I understand that the Joint Committee on Enterprise Trade and Employment met in public session on the 25 January 2023 to discuss the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The drafting of amendments to the Employment Permits Bill is ongoing and at an advanced stage with work to finalise provisions covering key aspects such as the Seasonal Employment Permit, and the Transfer of Employer being a priority for my Department. It is my preference for the Employment Permits Bill to be brought into the Dáil as soon as possible and this will be achieved once the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (14 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: As the deputy is aware, the factory was officially opened in November 2019 when the fit-out of the facility was completed. As a proposed manufacturer of infant formula supplying the Chinese market, the company is required to have their facility fully audited and approved for operations prior to the commencement of any production. This process includes approval by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: On the 24thof October 2023, my department opened two Emergency Business Flooding Schemes for small businesses, sports clubs, community and voluntary organisations unable to secure flood insurance and affected by flooding in Counties Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Kilkenny and Louth. On the 1stof November 2023 this was extended to provide Emergency Humanitarian Aid to those affected in Louth,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: I propose to take Questions Nos. 382 and 383 together. The Employment Permits Section of the Department has provided the figures in the table below in respect of the number of general employment permits granted in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and up 24th October 2023 by four-digit SOC code as requested. SOC Code Year issued Grand Total ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland has a robust suite of employment rights legislation to protect and support workers in collective redundancy situations. The Protection of Employment Act 1977 imposes certain legal obligations on employers proposing collective redundancies. These obligations include engaging in an information and consultation process of at least 30 days with employees’ representatives, and to...