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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Repairing the damage wrought on the economy – and keeping the Covid-19 virus contained – is vital for the wellbeing of our people. As such, the July Stimulus package is the next step in our national recovery story. It is designed to help businesses which have not reopened yet and those struggling to do so. We have listened to businesses and responded with a package of scale and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on communities, businesses, families and individuals across the country. The priority of the Government remains the wellbeing of our people and communities. We are now increasing our focus on business and on getting as many people as possible back to work. The Jobs Stimulus will help get Ireland’s businesses back on their feet and get as many people...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s core services include the provision of early resolution, mediation, conciliation, facilitation and advisory services, adjudication on employment and equality complaints, the monitoring of employment conditions to ensure the compliance and enforcement of employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The CCPC receives both Exchequer funding and Levy funding. The CCPC collects a levy from the financial sector to fund its Financial Information and Education functions. The combined allocations from 2015 to 2020 are set out in the attached table.  Year Rev Allocation (Exchequer and Levy) Pay and non-pay’000s 2015 €12,230 ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission receives Exchequer funding and Levy funding. The combined amounts requested by the CCPC and allocated from 2015 to 2020 are set out in the attached table. Amount by which the grant requested by the CCPC 2015 to 2020 increased Rev Allocation (Exchequer and Levy) Pay and non-pay Resources Request CCPC Grant (REV)...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Data (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The total value of trade in both directions between Ireland and Singapore reached over €6.5 billion in 2018.  Singapore is a highly developed market which demands goods and services of the highest quality and Irish companies have traditionally been able to meet these requirements and flourish in this market. Ireland’s services trade with Singapore is particularly strong...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Advisers (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices.  The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil are currently awaiting Government approval.  The appointment of individual Special Advisers is a matter for each Government Minister subject to the terms set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has statutory responsibility for the promotion, regulation and enforcement of all workplace safety and health matters, including safety in the farming sector.   The farming sector continues to be the most dangerous sector in which to work, and each year the HSA carries out specific actions across the sector such as targeted media and awareness...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The national Return to Work Safely Protocol should be used by all workplaces, including hairdressers, barbers and beauty and nail salons, to adapt their workplace procedures and practices to comply fully with the COVID-19 related public health protection measures identified as necessary by the Health Service Executive and the Department of Health. The Protocol operates in parallel with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland’s pubs are a valued part of the nation’s tourism industry and Fáilte Ireland is on hand to help the sector to successfully navigate a smooth return to business. For pub owners planning to resume trading in Phase 4 of our Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business, now is the time to put essential strategies in place to deal with the challenges to come. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The employment permits system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages, however, this objective must be balanced by the need to ensure that there are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market.  The system is intended to act as a conduit for key skills which are required to develop enterprise in the State for the benefit of our economy, while simultaneously protecting the balance of the labour market.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 employers have specific duties to ensure the safety, health and welfare at work of all employees. These duties include the managing and conducting all work activities to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare of those employees. In this regard, an employer who provides a laptop to a member of staff who...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (28 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Enterprise Ireland Lyon office was officially opened by Sean Canney TD, Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs and Digital Development on November 27th 2019. The opening of the Lyon office brings the total number of EI offices in France to two, with an EI office in Paris also. As the Deputy will be aware, Enterprise Ireland supports companies in urban and rural...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: Deputy Colm Burke only mentioned this matter to me recently as well. I do not have detailed information on it but I know it is a matter of concern for people in Cork. I will see the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, later today and I will let him know the matter was raised here and ask him to reply to both Deputies.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I know the drug was approved for use some months ago if not last year. However, the process is not straightforward and this is not just a medicine that can be given to a patient, including children. This must be administered in hospital in a particular way. The Children's Health Ireland group, including the Crumlin hospital, must scale that up over time. It has committed to doing this but...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: It is not a bad idea. The Deputy makes a valid point and this is something we will examine between now and the announcement on phase 4. We have some time over the next couple of weeks to examine the matter. I am not a public health expert but if people on stage are adequately socially distanced, it should be okay. That would apply if a comedian was on his or her own or if people are...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The programme for Government commits to making the metro link happen. I know it has been promised for a long time and I want this to be the Government that at least gets construction under way. It is targeted for 2023 but I will see the relevant Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, this afternoon. I know he is committed to it as well and very keen to see the project completed. I hope that by the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: It is not necessary for people to purchase surgical masks or respiratory masks. I look around the House today and I see a large number of Deputies who are wearing cloth face coverings. That will suffice-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jul 2020)

Leo Varadkar: They can be reused and washed and they are more environmentally friendly than disposable ones.