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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: As the House will know, the counties of Laois, Offaly and Kildare were the first in Ireland to experience local restrictions. We all realised and appreciated at the time that they would not be the last. We all expect that other counties will have local restrictions imposed on them in the coming months, for various reasons, and it is important that those counties receive the same additional...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy. Meat plants, as we all know, are at high risk of becoming clusters. There are many reasons for that but we know that is the case in Ireland and around the world. We have known that for a long time and that is precisely why there are specific protocols in place in relation to meat plants. That is why there is a joint committee on it and why surveillance testing happens...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Trade Union Membership (17 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: At the outset, I must emphasise that Ireland’s system of industrial relations is essentially voluntary in nature and responsibility for the resolution of industrial disputes between employers and workers rests with the employer, the workers and their representatives.  Whilst the right of workers to form associations and join a trade union is enshrined in Article 40 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: IDA Ireland (17 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: County Wexford has witnessed a year on year increase in employment by IDA client companies in the past four years with over 420 net new jobs added since 2016. There are now almost 3,200 people employed across 21 IDA client companies in the County. I am determined, together with IDA Ireland, to increase these numbers further as best we can.   The table below details the number...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Company Liquidations (17 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I have seen the correspondence referred to.  ICTU has made proposals concerning the treatment of collective agreements when companies are undergoing liquidation.  Minister English responded to ICTU on 10thSeptember welcoming the submission and confirming that the Government is committed to ensuring the proposals are considered. I understand that Minister English invited further...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Ministerial Meetings (17 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Details of meetings that I or officals in my Department have had with businesses or banking representative organisations since my appointment as Minister are set out in the attached table. It should be noted that officials in my Department would have regular telephone contact with business organisations but only formal meetings are included. ">Meetings

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Microfinance Ireland (MFI) Loan Fund assists businesses with fewer than ten employees.  It provides much-needed funding to help microenterprises meet payments for stock, working capital requirements and other overhead expenses through the provision of low-cost lending facilities. The MFI Covid-19 Loan Scheme assists businesses which have been impacted negatively by Covid-19 and...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Workplace Safety (17 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Health and Safety Authority advises that during the years 2011 to 2019 the following numbers of fatalities were reporting involving persons killed while cycling as part of their job. Year Fatalities Reported to HSA involving Cycling for Work 2010 0 2011 1 2012 0 2013 0 ...

Protecting Jobs and Supporting Business: Statements (16 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I welcome this opportunity to update the House on the Government’s work to protect jobs and support business during this pandemic. This is precisely my focus as Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: to lead our country through the economic crisis and to help people to get back to work. There are no rules and no manual for this crisis. It is a public health...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland my Department has worked with its Offices and Agencies and across Government to develop a package of supports to assists businesses to open, to help those that are already open to stay open, and to get staff back to work. Full details of these supports for business are available on my Department’s website at . The provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: My colleague the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is responsible for apprenticeships. He advises me that a grant of €3,000 is available to employers who register new apprentices between 1stMarch 2020 and 31stDecember 2020. Details of the scheme, and how to apply, are available on . Further detail can be obtained directly from my colleague...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (15 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Emergency Humanitarian Scheme which is overseen and funded by my Department provides urgent funding to small businesses, sports clubs, community and voluntary organisations which could not secure flood insurance and have premises that have been damaged by recent exceptional weather events. I am informed through our liaison with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Restart Grant Plus is a key part of the government’s July Stimulus package, a €7.4bn package of measures designed to stimulate a jobs-led recovery and build economic confidence while continuing to manage the impact of COVID-19. The actual or estimated commercial rates paid by a business form the basis of calculating the grant, rather than being a re-imbursement for the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (15 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Number of full-time staff by Job Title working with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission as of 1 September, 2020  3 x Analyst-Investigator 5 x Case Officer 1 x Chairperson 1 x Consumer Contacts Executive 3 x...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Job Losses (15 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I can confirm that a meeting of the West Regional Enterprise Plan Steering Committee took place on the 8th September as scheduled. The meeting was chaired by Mr Peter Duggan, Acting CEO, Mayo Co. Council. The meeting was attended by a range of regional stakeholders including those representing enterprise and sectoral development agencies, the LEOs, the local authorities, the third level and...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Job Losses (15 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The decision by Aptar that it will close its facility in Ballinasloe is deeply disappointing. My primary concern, as always in these situations, is for the workers and families who have been impacted by this decision. Many of these workers have been with the company for many years. The Government will make every State support available to those affected in order to help them transition and...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: IDA Ireland (15 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The availability of marketable lands in advance of demand continues to be a crucial ingredient in the IDA’s capacity to compete for mobile foreign direct investment (FDI). Not only does such a supply of properties help the Agency to secure high quality jobs but it also allows projects to begin at an earlier date by diminishing difficulties associated with land...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The July Jobs Stimulus Package was designed to help businesses which haven’t reopened yet and those struggling to do so. We have listened to businesses and responded with a package of scale and speed to meet their most immediate needs. The Restart Grant Plus is aimed at helping micro, small, and medium-sized businesses with the costs associated with reopening and reemploying...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Local Enterprise Offices (15 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports for anyone intending to start or grow a business. My Department, through the LEOs, has continued to develop a range of supports to help local businesses in preparation for the challenges of Brexit In that regard, both the Louth and Meath...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: IDA Ireland (15 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: IDA Ireland owns approximately 11 hectares of industrial zoned land on the Sligo Road in Quignashee, Ballina. Planning permission was previously obtained in 2004 for its infrastructural development, although that subsequently expired in September 2009. The site has, however, been concept master planned by the IDA to help demonstrate its potential to investors. The Agency...