Results 901-920 of 8,167 for speaker:Peter Burke

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: We have our planning and consent regime in place, but we have to get real and get urgent about this issue because-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: Many of us will be aware of the work the former Minister of State, Deputy English, did on providing the planning framework, a sister document to the MPF, to try to ensure we had the bedrock, the planning policy, that is led whereby-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: Absolutely. I will urge that this be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Garvey again-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: -----for her questions. On the LEOs and the funding streams flowing from them, our national hub will be a significant benefit in trying to increase awareness. It will be launched next week on 10 July. That will pinpoint all available funding streams, mentorship and assistance the SME sector needs. It was stress-tested through the regional forum and business forum to ensure they think it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: Bear in mind I said 10 July for the launch.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: No. There will be a single point of contact. We need to get it to a stage whereby a person incorporating a company and sending out letters is advised of this national hub to connect to for advice. That will point people in the right direction and someone will be at the end of the phone, which is important. That is what we will ensure through the hub.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: Absolutely. This will show people the various State actors available to help them. It will be launched on 10 July and the digital portal will follow that. We have a lot of work to do in that space. The SME package points to a lot of interventions that will assist, like PRSI, which the Senator referenced, and the SME test, which is important across government, in Think Small First. A...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: We are happy to engage with the Senator on that and try to unlock the issue. We also have the increased costs of business grants flowing out. Hopefully the second payments to the hospitality and retail sectors will be going out from next week. That is another significant intervention which is helping business. It is a cash payment directly into the bank account for just an application...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: That is across the three locations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy for his questions. Regarding our capital expenditure, the Government is probably spending approximately €12 billion per annum. That was approximately €3 billion a decade ago, so the pace of growth can be seen. I genuinely look at it as a glass half full. In the case of Waterford, there have been significant infrastructure improvements over the past decade....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The future of Ireland fund will be doing that and will be investing in significant projects as it has to do that. There is no doubt but that we have to invest significantly in those capital projects to bring them on stream. I have do not have full jurisdiction it, as the Deputy is aware, as in my Department, I represent business. I try to provide a pathway for businesses through research...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator and assure her she will have my support. For the people she represents it is an important area in regional Ireland. It is good to see the IDA has strongly turned the dial so that 54% of all investments are now in regional Ireland. It is important that continues. The Senator rightly pointed out the importance of broadband. We now have broadband speeds in the most...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: We will raise that important issue with Customs and Excise and Revenue. We obviously have improved infrastructure post Brexit, which is important to our economy. We have seen significant investment in Rosslare and Dublin Port in particular. I am not specifically aware of the issue but we will raise it with Revenue and Customs and Excise and come back on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: Absolutely. We will arrange that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: It absolutely would. That would be a key target through digitalisation and the White Paper. It is important because there is a significant challenge with AI. The transformation it can have on our economies is incredible. It is important businesses are aware of it, working in it and trying to future proof themselves for it.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (2 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation, and advisory services. The WRC is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial function,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (2 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The main policy achievements and actions taken by my Department to boost jobs and business between June 2020 and December 2022 are set out in our Annual Reports, which are available on our website at www.enterprise.gov.ie. These reports set out details of the objectives realised under each of the department’s strategic goals. Key achievements for my Department in 2023 are listed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (2 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy is aware, in February 2022, the Low Pay Commission was asked by the then Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to examine the issues around retaining or removing the sub-minimum youth rates of the National Minimum Wage and to make recommendations on the subject. To inform its work, the Low Pay Commission asked the ESRI to conduct background research...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Change Policy (27 Jun 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department is pro-actively integrating climate action into all aspects of the Department and its agencies’ activities, and engaging with all businesses in Ireland, from microbusinesses to large corporates, about the many opportunities for decarbonisation. The White Paper on Enterprise highlighted the need for an integrated approach to enterprise policy that aligns our growth...