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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Data (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department continues to monitor challenges to the manufacturing and services sectors of the economy. Despite the economic challenges posed by the pandemic, the services and manufacturing sectors have proved resilient, along with the Irish economy at large. With an unemployment rate of 4.4% in April, the Irish economy is operating at a level close to full employment. The risks to employment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Data (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Irish manufacturing sector, both FDI and Irish-owned, has performed strongly in recent years and has successfully weathered several shocks in recent years, including Brexit, Covid and the disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to the most recent employment figures from the CSO’s Labour Force Survey, total employment in industry- including...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department does not collect statistics in relation to Irish manufactured goods, trade statistics are compiled by the Central Statistics Office. The 2023 Goods Exports figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), while showing a decrease on the record levels achieved in 2022, nonetheless demonstrate a strong performance by exporters from Ireland in the face of the ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Data (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: Last February, my Department published the Annual Employment Survey 2023, an annual survey which provides an analysis of employment levels in industrial (including primary production) and services companies under the remit of IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta. In that regard, the 2023 survey found that jobs in client companies of Government enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Education Policy (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: It is essential that Irish enterprise has access to high quality, adaptable and flexible talent. In order to meet this demand, my Department and its enterprise agencies work closely with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, as well as the wider education and training system, with a view to building and retaining a highly skilled indigenous...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: Together, the manufacturing and services sectors comprise the vast majority of economic activity in Ireland. In a modern, interconnected global economy Irish firms are competing with firms worldwide. Technological advances have sharpened this competition over time, particularly for those firms operating in the field of internationally-tradeable services. Current patterns of geopolitical...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Priorities (22 May 2024)

Peter Burke: I recognise the importance of businesses having a focus on human rights as there is a strong expectation from society that businesses consider how their operations can impact on human rights. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (22 May 2024)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland's strategy, Driving Recovery & Sustainable Growth 2021-2024, identifies opportunities for sustainable growth among its established base of clients and new investments. The strategy is delivered through a focus on five pillars: Growth, Transformation, Regions, Sustainability, and Impact, through a focus on transformative investments to increase the productivity of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (21 May 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy will appreciate, State Aid generally refers to forms of State-controlled financial resources given to undertakings on a discretionary basis and with the potential to distort competition and affect trade between Member States of the EU. As such, State Aid is prohibited under the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU because of its anti-competitive effects. However, various...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (21 May 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy will appreciate, State Aid generally refers to forms of State-controlled financial resources given to undertakings on a discretionary basis and with the potential to distort competition and affect trade between Member States of the EU. As such, State Aid is prohibited under the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU because of its anti-competitive effects. However, various...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (21 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government is very aware that SMEs have faced a number of economic shocks in recent years which have resulted in cost increases. On May 15th, I, along with my Government colleagues, announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium sized businesses. Included in these measures was the reopening of the ICOB portal from 15th May to 29th May, in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (21 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government is very aware that SMEs have faced a number of economic shocks in recent years which have resulted in cost increases. On May 15th, I, along with my Government colleagues, announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium sized businesses. Included in these measures was the reopening of the ICOB portal from 15th May to 29th May, in order to allow...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (21 May 2024)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 269 together. Over the last number of years, we have seen a significant increase in inflationary pressures, most pointedly in the form of energy price inflation – which is a significant input cost for firms across a range of sectors. However, I welcome the latest data from the CSO’s Wholesale Price Index, which continues to show a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Standards Authority of Ireland (21 May 2024)

Peter Burke: I am satisfied that the agency concerned continues to have the appropriate staff and expertise to discharge its functions to the highest standards. The agency continues to proactively address the recruitment of high calibre senior management staff, with extremely specialist, much sought after skillsets, while remaining within current public sector pay policy. The staffing needs of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (16 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The latest stats regarding the ICOB scheme are laid out in the table below. Please note that I along with my Government colleagues have today Wednesday 15th May announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium sized businesses. Amongst the range of measures I have decided to reopen the ICOB portal from today to 29th May. If a rate paying business owner has...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (16 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The latest data on funding, as at 15th May, regarding the ICOB scheme is set out in the table below. In addition, please note that I, along with my Government colleagues, have today Wednesday 15th May announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium sized businesses. Amongst the range of measures it was agreed that ICOB portal would be re-opened from today...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (16 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government is very aware that SMEs have faced a number of economic shocks in recent years which have resulted in cost increases. While most of these shocks have been international in nature – most significantly, energy price inflation – there have been costs associated with domestic measures, including the transition to a Living Wage and the introduction of Statutory Sick...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (15 May 2024)

Peter Burke: No publicly funded contracts were awarded to Bam Ireland by my Department in the past ten years.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Information and Communications Technology (15 May 2024)

Peter Burke: The ICT Unit of my Department has informed me that the total capital investment in compute and data infrastructure, which includes server and network hardware used to deliver ICT services to the public and staff in my Department; and PC's, Laptops, tablets, printers etc. used directly by staff in my Department in the performance of their duties is as follows. Year Amount...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department serves as the national contact point at EU level on matters of State Aid policy. As part of this function, my officials collate and submit the report on the application of the State Aid rules for Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI) to the European Commission. The report is submitted every two years in accordance with the State Aid rules for SGEI. These reports are...