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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: Enterprise Ireland has notified the department of one Vacant/Derelict property. Detailed below: Property Vacant/Derelict Reason Recorded on the vacancy or dereliction registers Shannon Aquatic Toxicity Laboratory, Town Centre, Shannon, County Clare Vacant Tenant (Eurofins Scientific Ireland Limited) exercised a break...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: I can confirm that the Health and Safety Authority owns no properties or sites which are vacant or derelict.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (5 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: The factory in Carrickmacross 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. Enterprise Ireland continue to engage with and support the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Air Quality (5 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231, 232 and 233 together. The Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) provides practical guidance on improving and managing indoor air quality in the workplace. It sets out a practical risk assessment approach to be taken to assist employers with making a reasonable determination of IAQ in their workplace. It also provides detailed information on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: Changes to the employment permits system for workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to address skills shortages in Ireland’s care workers and home carer sector were announced by my Department on 16 December 2022. A quota of 1000 permits was made available for this sector. Applications for General Employment Permits (GEP) in respect of these roles can only be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (5 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: At the outset, my immediate concern is for the impacted staff and their families and the full range of state supports will be available for impacted employees. My Department is funding Enterprise Ireland to work with companies across the country. Almost 70% of new jobs growth occurred outside of Dublin. The positive job creation results are a testament to the talent, resilience and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (4 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: It is important that SMEs are aware of the opportunities and are ready to compete for public procurement contracts in Ireland and abroad and I would encourage those businesses to make themselves aware of how they might do that. The Local Enterprise Offices offer courses for businesses on accessing public procurement including courses such as 'Winning Business through Tenders' and 'A Step by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Business Supports (3 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: I greatly welcome this opportunity to respond to a salient and timely Topical Issue from Deputy MacSharry. I am grateful to the Deputy for giving me this opportunity to lay out a few things on my mind and, indeed, on the Government's mind as we approach the budget next Tuesday. As the Deputy will be aware, I tour the country every week visiting businesses in every county, and these are the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Business Supports (3 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: I fundamentally agree with the Deputy. The Deputy and I know better than most that there are an awful lot of promises made in this House in relation to the support needed for families and individuals in the cost-of-living crisis, but we also know that while we can make all the promises we want, if we do not have a thriving functioning economy, it is all for naught. We need the businesses...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Small and Medium Enterprises (3 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Acting Chair and Senator O'Loughlin. It is always great to spend time with them and in the Seanad more generally. I was going to list out some of the Enterprise Ireland and IDA numbers for Kildare but the Senator has already jumped the gun on that so I will not repeat them. However, it is worth noting how sizeable and important they are first and foremost for the local economy...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Small and Medium Enterprises (3 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Senator and Acting Chairperson for their very warm welcome. I am more familiar with the southern end of the Senator's county because my late father was employed by an Athy-based company for 35 years. The southern end is much closer to the Senator's own home but I will take on board what she said about the area around Rathangan and Carbury, leading into the Offaly area.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Small and Medium Enterprises (3 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: And, of course, Edenderry, where my mother-in-law is from. How could I forget that? I will raise the matter with Kildare and Wicklow ETB and do so also when talking to the LEOs, Enterprise Ireland and indeed IDA Ireland about the opportunities for investment in the area. Capital is an issue that comes up in every engagement I have with businesses of all sizes that wish to scale up. We...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (3 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: In 2021 the EU Commission adopted Regulation (EU) No 2021/57 banning the use or carrying of lead in gunshot in or within 100 metres of wetlands. This restriction is part of the EU’s obligations under the Agreement on the conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) and Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds by protecting wild birds from lead poisoning...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: Officials of my Department have informed me that a submission to the public consultation to the Review of the Occupations Lists for employment permits was received by email on 17th August on behalf of the employer mentioned in the details provided. This submission was acknowledged by return email on 21st August 2023. My Department is actively considering submissions received to the public...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Sep 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that the occupation of Work Rider is eligible for a General Employment Permit subject to quota. As of today 26thSeptember 2023, the full quota of 100 permits has been allocated. Ireland operates a managed employment permits system, maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (27 Sep 2023)

Neale Richmond: Section 12 of the Protection of Employment Act 1977 provides that employers proposing a collective redundancy must notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the proposed collective redundancy. Collective redundancies arise where, during any period of 30 consecutive days, the employees being made redundant are:5 employees where 21-49 are employed,10 employees where 50-99 are...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (26 Sep 2023)

Neale Richmond: My Department administers the employment permits system which enables employers to employ suitably qualified non EEA nationals in roles deemed eligible for an employment permit where the requisite skills or labour are not currently available in the domestic/EEA labour market. The role of primary or secondary teacher is currently eligible for the General Employment Permit subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (26 Sep 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system, maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The regime is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills or labour shortages in the State in the short to medium term. The Occupational Lists (Ineligible Occupations List...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (20 Sep 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended, sets out a number of protections for employees where collective redundancies are proposed. It is the employer’s responsibility to comply with its obligations under the Act. There are robust mechanisms in place to ensure employers comply with their obligations under the Act. Firstly, employees can make a complaint to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (20 Sep 2023)

Neale Richmond: Statutory redundancy is a lump-sum payment based on an employee’s pay and length of service. An eligible employee is entitled to two weeks' pay for every year of service plus one additional week's pay. Weekly pay is capped at €600 per week. Over the past year the Government has introduced or progressed several measures with the aim of improving working conditions in Ireland....