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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Feb 2022)

Damien English: In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid Employment Permit. All applications for employment permits are processed in line with the Employment Permits Acts and associated Regulations which lay down in legislation the criteria in relation to the application, grant and refusal of an employment permit. The Employment Permits Section of my...

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Damien English: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Damien English: I thank the Deputies for their contributions.

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Damien English: I thank the Members from various parties for their contributions and the issues they raised. This is a short Bill that tries to focus on one category of people who are missing out due to lay-offs during the Covid restrictions and the reckonable service on which they have missed out. I have discussed the matter in the House with various Deputies during the past two years. We said we would...

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Damien English: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time". I am very pleased to introduce the Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill today. The Tánaiste was very anxious that we get the legislation in place. I thank all involved in the Labour Employer Economic Forum, LEEF, process who have been working on it for the last year and everyone who was involved in my Department and in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (3 Feb 2022)

Damien English: My Department has been notified of the potential redundancies at this company. Enterprise Ireland is in ongoing communication with the company and is closely monitoring developments. The company is in the early stages of establishing a workforce consultation process with employees whose jobs are potentially at risk. Working with Enterprise Ireland, our objective is to help sustain both...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Pension Provisions (2 Feb 2022)

Damien English: Late in 2021 I did meet with members of the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament who shared with me, and officials from my Department, some of their views on occupational pension schemes. I intend to launch a public consultation into certain matters raised during consideration of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021 in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (2 Feb 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that standard applications for Critical Skills Employment Permit for the persons concerned (details supplied) were received on 4 November 2021 and 20 January 2022 respectively. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. Employment Permits Section are currently processing standard applications received on 13...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (1 Feb 2022)

Damien English: Universal and equitable access to safe, effective and affordable vaccines, diagnostics and treatments is crucial in the global fight against COVID-19. International Trade is a competence of the EU under the Treaties and in exercising that competence, the European Commission engages fully with the Member States, including Ireland, through a variety of Committees and Working Parties/Groups,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 Feb 2022)

Damien English: I would encourage any person looking to start, expand or pivot their business to contact their Local Enterprise Office as they provide a ‘first stop shop’ for all available Government business supports. Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) can offer direct grant aid to microenterprises (10 employees or fewer) in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors which,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (1 Feb 2022)

Damien English: The employment permits system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages over the short to medium term, in circumstances where there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one.  The system is, by design, vacancy led and managed through...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 Feb 2022)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices act as a ‘first stop shop’ providing advice and guidance, financial assistance, and other supports to anyone wishing to start or grow their own business. The Local Enterprise Office can offer direct grant aid to microenterprises (10 employees or fewer) in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors which, over time, have the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (1 Feb 2022)

Damien English: Similar to other adjudicative bodies, the impact of Covid-19, and the occasioned restrictions on in-person hearings, has disrupted the scheduling of complaints submitted to the WRC quite significantly. The introduction of new procedures to facilitate the administration of an oath or the requirement to reschedule part heard cases before a new Adjudication Officer, required following a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (1 Feb 2022)

Damien English: The SME Growth Taskforce of entrepreneurs, business leaders and other stakeholders was established by the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar TD, in September 2020 to fulfil the commitment made in the Programme for Government to draw up an ambitious long-term strategic blueprint for SMEs and entrepreneurs beyond COVID-19. Between September and December 2020, the SME Taskforce, which was assisted by...

Report on Bogus Self-Employment: Motion (27 Jan 2022)

Damien English: I thank Deputies Naughten, Ó Cathasaigh and the members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands for their work on this and for bringing forward this motion based on their report. I really appreciate the work they did in gathering material and information from the relevant stakeholders to produce this report. As was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Jan 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a General Employment Permit application for the person concerned (in the details supplied) was received on 26th July 2021. On 25th November 2021 it was refused for several reasons which were as follows: - - Failure to fully comply with the requirements of the Labour Market Needs. - Failure to provide a copy of a statement issued...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (27 Jan 2022)

Damien English: I would encourage any person looking to start, expand or pivot their business to contact their Local Enterprise Office as they provide a ‘first stop shop’ for all available Government business supports. In regard to a business operating in the health and fitness sector, such as a gym mentioned in the detail, it should be noted that the Local Enterprise Offices do not ordinarily...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Jan 2022)

Damien English: The State's employment permit system is designed to supplement Ireland's skills and labour supply over the short to medium term by allowing enterprises to recruit nationals from outside the EEA, where such skills or expertise cannot be sourced from within the EEA at that time. The system is, by design, vacancy led and managed through the operation of the occupation lists: the critical...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (26 Jan 2022)

Damien English: The State's employment permit system is designed to supplement Ireland's skills and labour supply over the short to medium term by allowing enterprises to recruit nationals from outside the EEA, where such skills or expertise cannot be sourced from within the EEA at that time. The fees for a General Employment Permit are €500 for a duration of six months or less, and €1,000 for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (25 Jan 2022)

Damien English: I thank Deputy Cahill for raising this matter and firmly putting across the main concern he has for this year. Again, I will bring this back to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. I am at pains to indicate on his behalf that he is not personally involved with every decision on each project being brought forward. His main aim was to increase the budget allocation to the national development...