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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: The table below details the current and capital budget allocations provided to Enterprise Ireland by my Department as set out in the 2022 Revised Estimates published in December 2021 and in the 2023 Revised Estimate published in December 2022.  The Department had a Supplementary Estimate in 2022 which was approved by the Dáil last December.  The table does not reflect any...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Science and Technology and Development programme provides funding for Enterprise Ireland's Ireland’s (EI) Research, Development and Innovation programmes.  These programmes support direct and indirect research, development and innovation supports for indigenous companies and supports the commercialisation of State funded research. For 2023 the Science, Technology and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: The 2023 Revised Estimates Volume published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform provided for capital expenditure funding of €55,708,813 under Subhead A.14 SBCI Schemes for use by my Department in 2022. €1,000 has been provided under Subhead A.14 SBCI Schemes for 2023. The breakdown of the 2022 Capital allocation, is set out in the following...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: The funding to support the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) in my Departments Vote is by way of current expenditure and does not involve capital expenditure.  The table below sets out the current funding for the TBESS scheme in 2022 as per the Supplementary Estimate approved by the Dáil and the funding provided for this year as per the Revised Estimates 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Standards Authority of Ireland (1 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 62, 63 and 64 together. The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) is an independent agency, under the aegis of my Department. As part of its remit, NSAI carries out a range of operational functions, some of which are in areas which fall within the lead policy responsibility of other Departments. In this context, NSAI carries out activities in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The salary of Special Advisers serving in my Department are paid in accordance with the relevant public service pay agreements, currently 'Building Momentum, and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform approved pay scales. In relation to the Deputy's question, two Special Advisers were appointed in my Department since the Government rotation in December 2022.The table following sets out...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Promotion (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland engages with many companies and entities in Australia as part of its promotion and marketing of Ireland as a location to do business. My Department officials have confirmed with IDA that this information is confidential. However, the number of Australian companies located in Ireland as per the Annual employment survey for the years 2020 and 2021 is 28 companies in both years and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The table following details the current and capital budget allocations to my Department across Programme B – Enterprise, Innovation and Commercialisation as published in the Revised Estimates Volume 2023. Programme B – Enterprise, Innovation and Commercialisation Subhead Current Capital Total €,000 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: There are no capital programmes funded under the Regulation Programme, Programme C, of my Department’s Vote. The table following sets out the current funding allocations to this Programme for this year as per the 2023 Revised Estimates published last December. Programme C – Regulation   Subhead Current Total . ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Government in its 2023 Budget and Estimates decisions allocated an additional €13 million in current expenditure and an extra €23 million in capital expenditure to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment compared to the 2022 allocation. The increased capital allocation will support the Department and its Agencies in building on the progress made in delivering...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme will provide up to €1.2 billion in lending facilities to businesses impacted by increasing costs arising from Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.  Primary and secondary legislation was delivered at a rapid pace to facilitate this important assistance to businesses at a time they have only just begun their path to recovery in the wake of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Science and Technology and Development programme provides funding for Enterprise Ireland's Ireland’s (EI) Research, Development and Innovation programmes.  These programmes support direct and indirect research, development and innovation supports for indigenous companies and supports the commercialisation of State funded research. For 2023 the Science, Technology and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The tables following detail the breakdown for the current and capital budget allocations for each subhead of my Department as published in the Revised Estimate Volume 2023. Programme A – Jobs and Enterprise Development Subhead Current Capital Total €,000 €,000 €,000 A.1...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: Smart Specialisation is an innovation policy concept developed by the European Commission which aims to boost regional innovation, contributing to growth and prosperity by helping and enabling regions to focus on their strengths. While Smart Specialisation involves radical innovation, it also involves innovating in traditional fields, through developing and applying new business or...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: Ireland's National AI Strategy, “AI - Here for Good”, provides a high-level direction to the design, development, deployment and governance of AI in Ireland. It presents an integrated framework to manage the expected beneficial socio-economic opportunities that AI presents. Our vision is for Ireland to become a leading country in using AI to the benefit of our citizens, through...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: Harnessing Digital - the Digital Ireland Framework reflects Ireland’s ambition to continue to be a digital leader at the heart of European and global digital developments.  As the National Digital Strategy, it sets out a roadmap to drive and enable the digital transition across Enterprise; Infrastructure; Skills; and Public Services, in line with the EU’s Digital Decade. It...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: My Department published the National Remote Work Strategy on 15 January 2021. The strategy identified 15 actions to ensure that remote work is a permanent feature in the Irish workplace in a way that maximises its economic, social and environmental benefits. My Department led the development and implementation of the Strategy’s actions during 2021 and 2022 through the Remote Work...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The National Enterprise Strategy: Enterprise 2025 was reviewed in 2017 leading to the publication of Enterprise 2025 Renewed (2018) with targets set out through to 2020. Many of these targets have now been met, or surpassed. Enterprise 2025 Renewed was subsequently superseded by Future Jobs Ireland 2019 and the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan, 2021 and more recently the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: My Department’s Human Resources and Learning and Career Development teams are responsible for delivery of the DETE People Strategy 2021-2024. Delivery of actions under the DETE People Strategy in 2023 are funded by current expenditure which comes under the Administration section of the Department's Budget. Expenditure is incurred in respect of the staffing resources of the Human...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The 2023 budget allocation for core ICT services in my Department in 2023 is €5,173,000. The equivalent allocation for 2022 was €4,173,000. The 2023 allocation represents an increase of €1 million on the 2022 allocation, or 24%. The additional allocation is to fund a significant increase in business systems development activity in 2023, as well as to meet more general...