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Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189, 192, 195, 196, 198 to 203, inclusive, and 223 together. Under Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID-19, only essential retail outlets will remain open. S.I. No. 448 of 2020 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19) (No. 8) Regulations 2020 clearly sets out the temporary restrictions under Level 5 of the Resilience and Recovery...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy is aware, the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 is a cross-government approach to managing and living with the pandemic over the next 6 – 9 months. This action was based on current public health advice, the deteriorating situation with the disease across the country and the Government’s objectives to support families by keeping...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I am keenly aware that businesses are making a massive sacrifice to protect their communities and I am committed to ensuring that the Government will offer as much assistance and support as possible. Budget 2021 provided a significant package of tax and expenditure measures to build the resilience of the economy, details of the range of COVID-19 schemes are available on my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: On 4thAugust 2020 I opened a Scheme which provided urgent funding to small businesses, community and voluntary organisations in the South West region who have been affected by flooding due to heavy rainfall. The Emergency Humanitarian Scheme, funded by my Department and administered by the Irish Red Cross on its behalf, provides urgent funding to small businesses, sports clubs, community and...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Examinership Arrangements (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The State’s long-standing preventive restructuring framework in examinership is internationally recognised and has proven to be a successful tool for restructuring in its current form. However, I know that the cost of examinership is prohibitive for smaller businesses. That is why I wrote to the Company Law Review Group (CLRG) in July this year, requesting it to consider the issue...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Health and Safety Inspections (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Since the introduction of Level 5 restrictions under the National Framework for Living with COVID-19 the Health and Safety Authority has undertaken 27inspections in the construction sector of which 14addressed COVID-19 measures. I have been informed that the findings from the inspections addressing COVID-19 indicate the following; - 86%of workplaces had COVID-19 measures in place. - 86% of...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I recognise the important role that the wedding professionals sector play in helping couples with the arrangements for their special day and how they are part of the events and hospitality ecosystem in the country, enabling buyers and sellers to meet and develop their businesses. I am acutely aware of the difficulties the sector has faced in recent months due to public health restrictions....

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Following the advice of NPHET, the Government made the decision to move the entire country to Level 5 of the Framework for Living with COVID-19 for a period of six weeks . While essential retail and services including schools, early learning and childcare will remain open, all non-essential services must close. A list of essential services can be found at . Businesses should carefully review...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Health and Safety Inspections (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 and 232 together. In determining their programme of work in relation to workplace inspections the Health and Safety Authority carry out an assessment exercise based on various criteria before identifying what sectors and workplaces are inspected, a similar assessment is done regarding compliance with COVID-19 public health measures. I have been informed...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Company Registration (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 208 together. The Registrar of Companies is a statutory role and the Registrar is independent in the exercise of this function. In light of the Covid-19 situation, the Registrar has taken a number of decisions to assist companies with the filing of annual returns. In March, the Registrar announced that all annual returns, where the deadline for...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Following the advice of NPHET, the Government made the decision to move the entire country to Level 5 of the Framework for Living with COVID-19 for a period of six weeks . While essential retail and services including schools, early learning and childcare will remain open, all non-essential services must close. A list of essential services can be found at Businesses should carefully review...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Following the advice of NPHET, the Government made the decision to move the entire country to Level 5 of the Framework for Living with COVID-19 for a period of six weeks . While essential retail and services including schools, early learning and childcare will remain open, all non-essential services must close. A list of essential services can be found at Businesses should carefully review...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has invested in the development of enterprise/co-working hubs in every region through the Regional Enterprise Development Fund and the recent Border Fund. Based on Enterprise Ireland’s analysis, approximately 3,200 co-working/enterprises spaces are being developed across 45 of the 117 projects supported under these Funds. There are a broad range of...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Following the advice of NPHET, the Government made the decision to move the entire country to Level 5 of the Framework for Living with COVID-19 for a period of six weeks . While essential retail and services including schools, early learning and childcare will remain open, all non-essential services must close. A list of essential services can be found at Businesses should carefully review...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Following the advice of NPHET, the Government made the decision to move the entire country to Level 5 of the Framework for Living with COVID-19 for a period of six weeks . While essential retail and services including schools, early learning and childcare will remain open, all non-essential services must close. A list of essential services can be found at Businesses should carefully review...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 is a cross-government approach to managing and living with the pandemic over the next 6 – 9 months. The Government decided that, from midnight on Wednesday 21st October, the entire country would move to Level 5 of the Plan, with a small number of exceptions. This action was based on current public health advice, the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Product Labelling (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Differences arise between the treatment of food goods and non-food goods. Under EE rules, country of origin rules are generally only introduced for foodstuffs where there is evidence of a link between the country of origin and the quality of the product. Where the vast majority of products are concerned, the country of origin has no impact on the quality of those products as quality is...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Remote Working (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: As our country continues to navigate Covid-19, remote working has become more important than ever before. This is reflected in the Programme for Government, which contains commitments aimed at facilitating remote work across Ireland in recognition that remote work can provide benefits in terms of regional development, climate action and work-life balance. In July, my Department launched a...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Departmental Schemes (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Chambers of Commerce cooperate with various local and regional stakeholders, including the Local Enterprise Offices, with a view to developing and sustaining enterprises and business. As business representative organisations, they are funded by their membership through subscriptions and the running of various business events. In that context, my Department supports individual...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I am keenly aware that businesses are making a massive sacrifice to protect their communities and I am committed to ensuring that the Government will offer as much assistance and support as possible. My Department has worked to ensure that appropriate supports are in place for businesses that require finance as they develop their response to their exposure to impacts arising from COVID-19....