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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health and Safety (20 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: I fully accept the Deputy's bona fides on this. Having been alongside him for seven years in the Oireachtas, I have seen his commitment to workers' rights and to health and safety in the workplace, which has followed from his own long professional experience in this area working across the trades and much else. The assurance I will give the Deputy on the floor of the House is that whatever...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health and Safety (20 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: -----respect and appreciate the Deputy's bona fides. I acknowledge how well documented they are. I do not want to pre-judge anything, and nor should I while I am sitting in this chair. However, I will absolutely work with the Deputy on this. Where we need to and can bring it forward, I hope we can do so together collaboratively, because when it comes to an issue as important as workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (20 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a Critical Skills Employment Permit application for the person concerned (details supplied) was received on 11thApril 2023. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. The Employment Permits Section are currently processing standard new Critical Skills Employment Permit applications received on 31st March...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: Following the introduction of the Private Members Bill on Workplace Ventilation, which was not opposed by the Government, the Health and Safety Authority was asked to formally review the existing provisions on workplace ventilation and to determine what further enhanced measures could be considered. Following this review, it was decided to update the existing Regulations and to introduce a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Schemes (19 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: The occupational lists for employment permits are subject to regular, evidence-based review incorporating a review of available research and a public consultation which provides stakeholders with an opportunity to submit information and perspectives on the extent of skills or labour shortages. Submissions to the review are considered by the Interdepartmental Group on Economic Migration Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: I cannot provide interpretation or comment on whether TUPE regulations would apply in the event of any specific sale/transfer. The European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 131 of 2003) safeguards the rights of employees in the event of any transfer of an undertaking, business or part of a business from one employer to another...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Qualifications Recognition (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: In response to work undertaken by my Department and the Department of Health, access was provided to the General Employment Permit in June 2021 for the role of healthcare assistant.  The framework agreed with the Department of Health included the requirement for the employment to offer a remuneration level of €27,000 or more and for the permit holder to attain a relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: I propose to take Questions Nos. 480 and 481 together. I cannot provide interpretation or comment on whether TUPE regulations would apply in the event of any specific sale/transfer. The European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 131 of 2003) safeguards the rights of employees in the event of any transfer of an undertaking,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Protection of Employment Act 1977 imposes certain legal obligations on employers proposing collective redundancies. These obligations include engaging in an information and consultation process of at least 30 days with employees’ representatives, and to notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment of the proposals at least 30 days before the first dismissal takes...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Private Security Authority (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: Regulations issued by the Private Security Authority (PSA) are not a matter for my Department.  The PSA is an independent body and comes under the aegis of the Department of Justice. I am advised by the PSA that checks for compliance with the Security ERO are part of its inspection regime. Contractors found to be in breach of the ERO by the PSA face a range of sanctions up to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: A Registered Employment Agreement (REA) is a collective agreement made between a trade union or unions and either an individual employer, a group of employers or an employers’ organisation. A REA must be registered with the Labour Court and the effect of registration makes the REA binding on the subscribing parties. The Industrial Relations Act 1946 states that the Labour Court...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: There are a wide range of cleaning products currently on the market, the majority of which can be classified as detergents. Under the EU Detergents Regulation ((EC) No 648/2004), a detergent is a substance or a mixture containing soaps and/or other surfactants (any organic substance/mixture) intended for washing and cleaning processes. Detergents may take many forms, including traditional...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: The mandate of Enterprise Ireland is to support Manufacturing and Internationally Traded Services Companies based in Ireland that are internationally focused. The post-Brexit market growth and diversification grant was developed in accordance with the mandate of Enterprise Ireland. Accordingly, individual farmers, fishermen and aquaculturists are not eligible to apply for the grant.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: On 3 August 2022, the former Minister of State for Employment Affairs, Business and Retail announced an intention to issue an Order to give effect to a statutory recommendation of the Labour Court concerning minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions in the Security Sector. The Order was to apply from 29 August 2022. On 24 August 2022, my Department was informed that High...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Family Reunification (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland operates a managed employment permit system through occupation lists, namely the critical skills and ineligible occupation lists, which are reviewed twice a year. This is an evidence-based process that takes account of labour market conditions and submissions from sectors and other stakeholders together with contextual factors, including for example the impact of COVID-19. The purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: The table shows the total number of general employment permits that have been granted by my Department to non-EEA Healthcare Assistants from 14 June 2021 to 13 April 2023. The framework agreed with the Department of Health for the role of Healthcare Assistant included the requirement for the permit holder to achieve a relevant Level 5 Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) qualification...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (30 Mar 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Local Enterprise Offices provide a wide range of high-quality business and management development programmes that are tailored to meet specific business requirements. Whether it is starting a business or growing a business there is something suitable for anyone exploring self-employment as an option or for those who are currently operating a business. The Mentor Programme, open to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (29 Mar 2023)

Neale Richmond: The largest write off by Enterprise Ireland in the last 10 years was €3.65 million. This related to a company that EI had invested in as a minority shareholder over a 10 year period from 2002. The primary purpose of Enterprise Ireland's investment here was in support of an extensive research and development programme by the company in disruptive technology. In general, the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (29 Mar 2023)

Neale Richmond: As there is currently a case involving Altada before the High Court and therefore as this matter is sub judice, Enterprise Ireland is not in a position presently to provide information on the details of it's interactions with this company or other interactions with third parties in relation to the company.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (29 Mar 2023)

Neale Richmond: Enterprise Ireland’s policy is not to take more than a 10% ordinary shareholding in a company. As such, being a small minority shareholder, Enterprise Ireland’s shareholder agreement does not provide for the right to take up a Board position. Enterprise Ireland’s position and rights are protected under their terms of their shareholders agreement with the company.