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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Damien English: I support the amendment, which is a common-sense one. I get a sense that some want magic to be achieved, to vote to give relief and keep the principles in place. We are trying to implement a cost-of-living measure and the principles are intact here. It will not be perfect in every case and not everyone will get the same benefit. There will be some of that but overall this is a...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Damien English: I remind the Chair we had that discussion before this committee, and it was-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Damien English: With respect, the Deputy is rehashing it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Damien English: The business community knows that this scheme is being designed. There is a lot of engagement there. It is positive and correct that the Minister has reaffirmed today that money has been set aside to fund that. That is the important part. We all want to have it as quickly as we possibly can but it is really important that it was confirmed the scheme would be established in the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Mar 2023)

Damien English: I wish to make a couple of observations. First, regarding the previous discussion, it is important that we recognise that if we are to try to fix the housing market, in which the Taoiseach has taken a personal interest, along with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, to drive that through the Cabinet committee, we must have all stakeholders and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2022)

Damien English: IDA Ireland operates a variety of Grant Programmes including but not restricted to Capital, Employment, RD&I and Training supports. Each year the agency pays grants of approximately €105m in respect of investment programmes from new and existing client within its portfolio. In 2022 the agency continued to support the Covid-19 Medicinal Products Scheme with grants payments to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Section 7 of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996, provides that Regulations may be made as are necessary for the purpose of giving effect to the Act and in particular, in relation to: 1. expenses to be borne by the central managements in relation to undertakings and groups of undertakings. 2. the appointment of an arbitrator for the purposes of section 20 of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 (TICEA), No. 20 of 1996, transposed EU Directive 94/45/EC into Irish law. That Directive was recast by Directive 2009/38/EC to which effect was given by European Communities (Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996) (Amendment) Regulations 2011(S.I. No. 380 of 2011). The Act provides for the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Dec 2022)

Damien English: My Department, together with Enterprise Ireland, are actively engaged in building capacity in the indigenous sector to access supply chain opportunities in renewable energy and sustainability. The new Smart Regional Enterprise Innovation Scheme (SREIS fund), which is part-funded through the ERDF, will build on existing initiatives and support new collaborative and innovative regional...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2022)

Damien English: I think we will save Carlow's retailers after this. This is an important and ongoing debate in the European Parliament and other parts of Europe as well. I certainly do not want to confuse the situation over Christmas. It is not an issue to which we are signed up as yet in any shape or form. I will get the Deputy a briefing note on it but it is not an issue of concern at this moment.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that on the 6thof December 2022 a Renewal General Employment Permit application was received for the person concerned in the details supplied. The Employment Permits Section are currently processing standard renewal employment permit applications received on 30thNovember 2022. It is important to note that once a renewal application...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: I was involved in setting up the growth centres. Athlone was a regional one, Sligo was another. We know our cities, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Dublin and Cork are already thriving. In the growth centres of Athlone, Dundalk, Drogheda and Sligo, we try to target the infrastructure in order that those areas are ready to create jobs and can win jobs. We have seen the success of that in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: I recently met many residents and business owners in Ballinasloe with some of the Deputy's colleagues and with Senator Dolan to do just that, namely, to focus on what we can do for that particular town. IDA Ireland owns other land in Ballinasloe and surrounding areas that is being marketed with some success over the years. In regard to that 50-acre site, I am quite interested in it. We...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pensions Reform (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which I have discussed on a few occasions with his colleague, Deputy Bríd Smith. As Deputy Paul Murphy is aware, we have difficulties with the Bill. We put that on the record on the first night in the convention centre when we discussed it. During the Second Stage debate on the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pensions Reform (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Perhaps the Deputy did not listen to my answer-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pensions Reform (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: -----or maybe it was the case that he came in with preprepared ideas in the context of what he was going to say. I very clearly said that following on from the commitment given to his colleague on the floor of the convention centre, we would explore the issue to see if we could help. We fundamentally disagree with the Bill because it would change the relationship of industrial relations...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pensions Reform (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Just in case there is any doubt, it is Deputy Paul Murphy's legislation: I am not stopping him bringing it back through the committee and following the usual channels.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pensions Reform (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Nobody is blocking the Deputy from doing so. He is totally free to argue his case and bring the Bill through the system. What the Government is stating is that it does not agree with the Bill. We think it is a flawed Bill that will not solve the problem the Deputy wants to solve. It will also complicate the industrial relations machinery we have that operates extremely well because it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: There are a couple of questions in this space, so the answers are pretty similar. I know the Deputy has already had a discussion with the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, but I will try to add to that. Delivering balanced regional growth and job creation is a core objective of this Government and the Deputy is aware that it is something we are committed to. We want to try to help as...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Visa Applications (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: To answer the question in reverse, my understanding is that the answer is "Yes". While every case is slightly different, generally once somebody is legally permitted to be in this State, they can apply for a work permit. I can deal with the Deputy on specific cases. Regarding home care assistants, thankfully, we have made some progress on this. The Minister of State at the Department...