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

Simon Coveney: At the Second Stage debate on the 2021 Private Members Bill on Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers), the Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English TD, clearly outlined this Department's difficulties and concerns in relation to the proposed Bill as it was then drafted, and why it could not be supported by the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: My Department contacted Enterprise Ireland in 2020, in relation to correspondence received at that time concerning the issue raised. However, as the matter is sub judice I am prevented from commenting on the details of this case.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, trade policy is a competence of the European Commission under Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and referred to as the Common Commercial Policy. The EU and Morocco established a Free Trade Area as part of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement, signed in 1996, which entered into force on 1 March 2000. The EU and Morocco also...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that a Critical Skills Employment Permit in respect of the person concerned (in the details supplied) was received on 4thNovember 2022. Separate requests for further information in relation to this application issued from my Department on 07/11/2022, 25/11/2022, 29/11/2022 and on 30/11/2022. On 8thDecember 2022 the application was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: I wish to advise the Deputy that not all sections of all Acts passed in the timeframe outlined have been commenced. The relevant Acts are as follows: - The Competition (Amendment) Act was signed into law in June 2022. To operate fully, the Act requires that secondary legislation be put in place prior to commencement. The Department has been working to put this secondary legislation in place...

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

Simon Coveney: Ireland has a robust suite of legislation to protect and support workers facing redundancies. The Duffy Cahill report was in response to particular terms of reference which were quite narrow and specific and do not address the generality of redundancies that arise in insolvency situations. Following constructive engagement with the Social Partners, the Department published a Plan of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Construction Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Construction Contracts Act 2013 specifically provides statutory protections for subcontractors and it applies to construction contracts that have been entered into since July 2016. The legislation provides specific deadlines for subcontractors to submit payment claim notices for works carried out and for payment to be made to subcontractors within 30 days or written reasons to be given as...

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

Simon Coveney: Over the past year the Government has introduced or progressed several measures with the aim of improving working conditions in Ireland. These measures are an important part of building an inclusive economy – particularly one that is attractive to highly mobile labour and skills. These measures include the right to request remote work, sick pay legislation, pension auto-enrolment,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be aware that the West Regional Enterprise Plan (REP) to 2024 includes an objective to advance the development of the regional entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem in the region. Action five under this objective focuses on strengthening the enterprise strategy for the Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) at the Ireland West Airport Knock. Progress is ongoing in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 22 together. The development of policy measures and initiatives to support disability rights and inclusion fall, primarily, under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Strategies under that Department include the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities (CES) and the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that, in line with the Employment Permits Act, all Employment Permits granted are employer and employee specific, and cannot be transferred from one employee to another or from one employer to another. This means that if an employment permit holder fails to take up employment with an employer for which a permit has been granted...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: Statutory and contractual employment terms apply in relation to the payment of wages. Failure to pay all or part of the wages due to an employee is considered an unlawful deduction and a complaint can be made under the Payment of Wages Act, 1991. The Payment of Wages Act 1991 establishes a range of rights for all employees in relation to payment of wages. The Act regulates how wages and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that the General Employment Permit application submitted in respect of the person concerned (in the details supplied) was refused on 18th November 2022 and on 1st December 2022 the refusal decision was upheld by the Reviewing Officer. It was refused as the job on offer is not listed on the Critical Skills Occupations List and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Pension Provisions (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: No case can be referred to the workplace relations bodies that comes within the remit of the Pension Ombudsman. The role of the Pensions Ombudsman, within the meaning of Part XI (eleven) of the Pensions Act, is to act an independent and impartial means of resolving complaints alleging financial loss occasioned by an act of maladministration and disputes of fact or law in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: White Papers (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The White Paper on Enterprise sets out the Government’s approach to enterprise policy for the period to 2030. It includes 15 targets – elaborated in the Appendix of the White Paper - which detail the Government’s ambitions in terms of employment and across the seven identified priority enterprise policy objectives: - Integrating decarbonisation and net zero commitments; -...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: InterTradeIreland (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The table below details the funding provided to InterTradeIreland by my Department in each of the years following its establishment. Year Allocation(€,000) 2000 7,222 2001 9,736 2002 10,747 2003 8,705 2004 13,035 2005 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: Ireland’s employment permits system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations Lists which determine roles that are either in critical short supply or are ineligible for an employment permit. These lists undergo periodic evidence-based reviews guided by relevant research, a public/stakeholder consultation and the views of the Economic...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: The recently published Department of Justice report on the Review of the Atypical Scheme for non-EEA Crew in the Irish Fishing Fleet concluded that the employment of non-EEA crew in the Irish fishing fleet who had been catered for under the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) since 2015 should be provided for under the Employment Permit scheme. For this key recommendation to be implemented it was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: Irish employment rights legislation applies to workers – national and non-national – on board Irish registered ships. In order to qualify for a statutory redundancy payment, an employee must have 104 weeks' continuous employment, be an employed contributor in employment which was insurable for all benefits under the Social Welfare Acts, and be over the age of 16. An...

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

Simon Coveney: The insolvency payments scheme operates under the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act 1984 which transposed EU Directive 80/987, since superseded by Directive 2008/94. The Department is working on developing an agreed and workable solution which will fully transpose Article 2(1)(b) of the Directive, in collaboration with relevant Departments and agencies. Once a solution...