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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: In the past, the Low Pay Commission (LPC) was asked to examine the issues around subminimum rates under the National Minimum Wage Acts and reported on the matter in December 2017. The LPC, having examined all available evidence and submissions, and having considered a range of options, made recommendations in its report to simplify youth rates based on age and to abolish training rates...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Projects (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Disruptive Technologies and Innovation Fund (DTIF) was set up in 2018 as one of four National Development Plan (NDP) Funds established by the Government under Project Ireland 2040. It aims to encourage collaborative and innovative research to develop and deploy disruptive technologies commercially to target national and global challenges. In 2022, my Department provided €28.75m...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: Ireland welcomes the European Commission’s focus on our shared objective to spur the technological innovation and industrial investment in the key technologies that will allow Europe and the world to transition to a net zero economy and society. Indeed, Ireland’s own White Paper on Enterprise to 2030, which the Government launched last December, aligns with the objectives and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 and 438 together. The IDA's Driving Recovery and Sustainable Growth Strategy for 2021-2024aims to ensure that FDI can make a significant contribution to the recovery and future growth of the economy. Its targets include:To win 800 total investments, to support job creation of 50,000 and economic activity To partner with clients for future growth through...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reports (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce final report is due to be published on the 8th of July 2023. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government 2020 committed to supporting the Shannon Estuary region in recognition that it had been expecting economic development arising from new fossil-fuel infrastructure. The establishment of an independent Economic Taskforce was designed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department, established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. 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....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Innovation Voucher Programme is funded by my Department, though Enterprise Ireland. The Innovation Voucher Programme is designed to build links between Ireland's public knowledge providers (higher education institutions and research performing bodies) and small businesses and help to create a cultural shift in the small business community's approach to innovation. The €5,000...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: (A)Budget Allocation for Skills for Better Business - Current Capital Total 2023 €62,000 Nil €62,000 (B)Hypothetical Cost of Increasing the Budget for Skills for Better Business Increase % Additional New Total +5% €3,100 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: Digital Start is designed to help businesses prepare and implement a plan for the adoption of digital tools and techniques across the business. Digital Start will provide strategic intervention for businesses to work with third party consultants to:assist them in identifying where they are on their digital business journey,develop a digital adaptation plan based on their identified...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ticket Touting (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 455 and 456 together. The Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 commenced in full on 31 July 2021. The Act protects consumer rights and promotes fairer access to event tickets in the resale market by prohibiting the sale, or advertising for sale, of tickets for price exceeding the original sale price for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Communications (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: The percentage of social media video posts that included closed captioning/subtitling, and the percentage of same that feature translations into Irish or another language, between 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023 on the social media accounts of my Department and its Offices are set out in the attached table. Table for PQ27653/23 Department and its Offices Social media channel...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: Under the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014, as a public body my Department has a duty to eliminate discrimination, promote equality and protect the human rights of staff and the people availing of its services. In February my Department published its first Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement, which sets out the principles we work by, and the actions we...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: The IDAs Driving Recovery and Sustainable Growth Strategy for 2021-2024aims to ensure that FDI can make a significant contribution to the growth of the economy. Its targets include:To win 800 total investments, to support job creation of 50,000 and economic activityTo partner with clients for future growth through 170 RD&I and 130 training investmentsTo win 400 investments to advance...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Technology Centre programme is a joint initiative between Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, which is funded by my Department, through Enterprise Ireland. The programme allows Irish companies and multinationals to work together on market focused strategic R&D projects in collaboration with research institutions. Technology Centres are collaborative entities established and led by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Innovation Partnership Programme is funded by my Department, through Enterprise Ireland. The Innovation Partnership Programme is designed to take businesses to the next level. The programme can help companies access the latest skills and expertise from research institutes throughout Ireland by providing up to 80% of the cost of research work towards the development of new and improved...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reports (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce final report is due to be published on the 8th of July 2023. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government 2020 committed to supporting the Shannon Estuary region in recognition that it had been expecting economic development arising from new fossil-fuel infrastructure. The establishment of an independent Economic Taskforce was designed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: The information requested is currently being collated by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: IDA’s Property strategy sets out ambitious plans for the delivery of advanced building solutions in regional locations and key capital-intensive regional infrastructure to support the Organisation’s Strategy. The timely provision of appropriate, innovative and cost-effective property and infrastructure solutions that meet the needs of Multi-National Companies (MNC’s) at...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 467 together. Based on records available, there were no staff seconded to my Department from the company in question in the past ten years. There were four instances in which my Department availed of the services of the company in question in the past ten years, requested details are outlined in tabular form below. Year Type of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: On 26 April, 2023 the European Commission published a proposal to revise and replace the existing general pharmaceutical legislation. The EU Pharmaceutical legislative package proposes a suite of measures with the purpose of assuring the quality and safety of medicines and ensuring their availability to health services across the EU. As such, consideration of the proposal is being led by...