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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: According to the latest employment figures from the CSO’s Labour Force Survey, published on 22nd February 2024, total employment stood at 2.71 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. This represents an increase of 6.1%, or an additional 155,000 jobs, compared to the same period in 2021, when total employment stood at 2.55 million. There are now more people at work in Ireland than ever...

Seanad: Cost of Doing Business: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Acting Chairperson. We were before our time in having to negotiate the first Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael coalition pact in the local chambers back in 2009. That paved the way for the future, indeed. I appreciate the good wishes. I thank everyone for the opportunity to address this very important issue. I fully recognise that businesses are concerned about the rising costs...

Seanad: Cost of Doing Business: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Cost of Doing Business: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank all the Members for their interventions on a topic which is very important to our local economies in protecting our SME sector. We all know the economic activity they provide in our communities is very much valued by the Government. That is demonstrated by the policies we have put in place to support them in recent years. First, I will raise the increased cost of doing business...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: White Papers (17 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: The White Paper on Enterprise was published in December 2022 and sets out the Government’s approach to enterprise policy for the period to 2030. The vision set out in the White Paper is for Irish-based enterprise to succeed through competitive advantage founded on sustainability, innovation and productivity, delivering rewarding jobs and livelihoods. My Department is responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Referendum Campaigns (17 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: On Tuesday, Government agreed the deferral of the constitutional referendum on Ireland’s participation in the Unified Patent Court due to take place on the 7th of June 2024. The Government continues to believe that joining the UPC is essential, and that the referendum should be pursued. The Bill was scheduled for the Seanad this week, but I was concerned with only 7 weeks to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reports (16 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: In the context of its 2023/2024 work programme, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) agreed that a study should be undertaken to determine the skills required to transform Ireland’s construction sector through widespread adoption of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), including offsite manufacturing. The study has sought to identify the nature and quantify the scale of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (16 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including Controls on defence-related exports and exports of Dual-Use goods. Controls on the export of Dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Defence Forces (16 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: Restrictive measures, also referred to as sanctions, are legally binding measures that can be taken against individuals, entities or countries. UN and EU Member States are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of UN and EU?sanctions respectively, as well as for identifying breaches and imposing penalties. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is one of three National...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (16 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: As Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and alongside the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, I am firmly committed to reducing emissions from the heating of commercial buildings by 20% by 2025 and 45% by 2030. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive will also set minimum standards for energy efficiency in our non-residential buildings. The most...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (16 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: The Central Statistics Office compiles statistical data in relation to Goods Exports and Imports. According to the CSO data, the value of our goods imports from Taiwan was €1,225 million in 2023. The value of our goods exports to Taiwan was €449 million in 2023. Our top goods exports to Taiwan in 2023 were Medical and Pharmaceutical products, Electronic Components and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (16 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: Regional development is an key plank of Government's enterprise policy, as set out in the White Paper on Enterprise, and is the focus of my Department's work on developing and implementing Regional Enterprise Plans. In this regard, IDA Ireland is committed to the pursuit of balanced, compact regional development and is targeting that at least half of all investments - that is 400 of 800 -...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Construction Industry (16 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: Under the Government’s Housing for All Plan, my Department is working to promote innovation and increased productivity in the residential construction sector, including the more widespread adoption of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). In December 2023, KPMG was awarded a contract by my Department to develop a MMC Data Dashboard for integration into the Housing for All Data...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an application for additional modular classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16051/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (11 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 together. The Low Pay Commission was established pursuant to the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015. Commission members receive Category 2 fees as set out below and as per the guidelines set out by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform on fees for members and Chairpersons of State Boards: ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (10 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: Regional development is a key element of Government's enterprise policy, as set out in the White Paper on Enterprise and is the key focus of my Department's work on developing and implementing Regional Enterprise Plans. Moreover, IDA Ireland is also committed to the pursuit of balanced, compact regional development and is targeting that at least half of all investments - that is 400 of 800 -...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I second the name of Simon Harris to lead the thirty-fourth Government of Ireland. Every Member of this House is elected by their communities for a five-year mandate. It is this great assembly's constitutional duty to elect a Taoiseach. On 15 December 1994, the late John Bruton put it best before he was nominated as Taoiseach, when he described the office...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the public and private bus transport available (details supplied) in light of recent announcements of service withdrawal; what measures are in place to service this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13602/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Income Inequality (9 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government does not set the general wage level for private sector workers, this is a matter for individual employers and employees. Periods of excess inflation, such as over the last 2 years, can indeed lead to a decline in real wage levels. However, these periods of price inflation are generally followed by a pick-up in nominal wage inflation, which over time will feed through to a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (9 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: IDA’s regional property programme ensures the continued supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations to meet the needs of current and prospective clients of IDA, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices. The timely provision of appropriate, cost-effective property and infrastructure solutions to meet the needs of Multi-National Companies (MNCs) remains...