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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Information and Communications Technology (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: As the Minister said, there have been significant job losses; that is a fact. I met representatives from Intel a couple of weeks ago. While these big employers are incredibly important, the jobs that are being lost are not just in large companies but also in the smaller companies. For every job lost in those industries, there is also a knock-on consequential impact on others depending on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Information and Communications Technology (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I met representatives of the company yesterday. It has a recruitment freeze at the moment.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State for the response. Could he indicate when the opinion of the Attorney General will be available? I appreciate that he is satisfied with the pace, but I am referring to the really important recommendations on strengthening JLCs and EROs and the appointment of technical assessors. The recommendation was that legislation would need to be introduced. As we all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Information and Communications Technology (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 12. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the ongoing volatility in the tech sector given the slowdown in the sector as indicated by Central Statistics Office and data from the Revenue Commissioners. [51438/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Information and Communications Technology (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Over the past year, there has been significant volatility in the tech sector. We have seen this in the media but we also know it ourselves. According to data from the CSO and Revenue Commissioners, the information and communications technology sector has experienced a sharp turnaround, with jobs growth swinging from 8% in December last year to 2.7% in September this year. Is it possible...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Information and Communications Technology (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The number employed in the sector might be as high as it has ever been but it is down. The Minister himself has expressed concern over volatility in the technology and communications sector. It is of concern to workers. As the Ministers said, Ireland is one of the most important technology centres in Europe. What engagement has the Minister had with IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The number of insolvencies is up 38% across the first three quarters of this year and, therefore, that indicates some businesses are going to find themselves in trouble. I welcome the clarification that if they are in arrears or if they have a requirement, as long as they are in an arrangement with the local authority, they can still apply. The sum of €250 million divided by 140,000...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is because the Minister did not read it.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the recommendations of the Labour Employer Economic Forum high-level review group on collective bargaining report will be incorporated into legislation. [51454/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is very straightforward. It is more than a year since the Labour Employer Economic Forum, LEEF, high-level group on collective bargaining published its report. I am just looking for an update as to when the legislative proposals for implementation will be published or if legislation is what is being considered.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome that clarity. The Minister of State has previously said to me that legislative and administrative measures are going to need to be fully considered to give effect to the recommendations. He said that certain legal proposals pose complicated legal and constitutional issues. These are answers that I received several weeks ago so I am concerned that the situation has not advanced in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on how the increased cost of business scheme announced in budget 2024 will operate; and when businesses can expect to receive support under the scheme. [51453/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: These questions are grouped because they are more or less the same. I will ask about the terms of the €250 million. I have no hesitation, as we did at the time, in welcoming that. However, the high energy costs are only one element. The Minister himself has said increases in the cost of business are coming down the line that will apply to companies and small to medium enterprises,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 1. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the code of practice for remote working will be published. [51452/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: This is a fairly straightforward question. I want an indication on when the code of practice for remote working will be published. It will give businesses and workers a bit of clarity. There is concern that working patterns are starting to be formed in its absence and people are concerned they may have to change back.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That would be very welcome but this has been subject to a fair amount of delay. The Government's first attempt at it was 13 reasons to say "No" to remote working. This obviously had to be put to one side because clearly it was not going to work. In September 2021, I was told by the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment that the general scheme of the Bill was imminent and that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is not fair to say this started with the work life balance Bill because it did not. It started with the Department's failed attempt to bring in a code of practice that then got subsumed into the work life balance Bill. It has been going on for quite a while. As I said, in September 2021, I was told the code of practice was imminent and that the legislative underpinning of it would be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Change Policy (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to promote the circular economy amongst the Irish enterprise base. [51439/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is his intention to set out in primary legislation how a workers’ employment status will now be determined following the recent Supreme Court ruling in a case (details supplied). [51437/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the work for a referendum on Unified Patent Court. [51440/23]