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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue lost as a result of a company becoming insolvent that had tax debt warehoused under the tax debt warehousing scheme; the amount of tax revenue lost, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown, by amount of tax revenue lost per division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46868/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms Byron for her evidence and for being here this morning. I am conscious she is not long in the role so I do not want to pepper her with questions but I have a particular interest in the work of the HSA and wanted to explore some of that with her. I fully appreciate there may be answers she has to follow up on in writing. That is grand but I do not think any of my questions are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: They are, and they are very particular in the gig economy and the use of platform labour. They are tough to get to grips with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Absolutely. The obligation is on an employer to provide a person with a healthy and safe place to work but when a workplace is the phone or device you are carrying around, it is tough. I wish Ms Byron the best in trying to regulate that area. Specific expertise will be required. Relying on employers to provide leadership will not be sufficient. Rigorous investigation and enforcement will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a view that for many of these workers, their health, safety and welfare at work are not protected. I do not believe that encouragement will work. There needs to be a gathering of information, but to be honest, a massive volume of information does not need to be gathered; we already see horrific content on social media. These people are the gateway; the stuff they see is stuff nobody...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that the HSA technically encompasses it now but it is a very specific area. The capacity for trauma is huge. On that, I wish to ask about staffing levels, particularly inspectors. I have raised this issue consistently. Does Ms Byron know how many inspectors will retire this year and next? Is there a pipeline of personnel to replace them? Often, we get caught up in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is the technical expertise. Finally, Ms Byron said in her submission that 2022 had the lowest fatality rate on record since the authority was established in 1989. That is good news but, as she said, even one death is one too many. I wish to ask about non-fatal injuries, which she mentioned in her submission. What are the numbers in that regard and in which direction are they going?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Hop up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Concerning non-fatal injuries, a slight increase was recorded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: We are not far enough into the year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I join the Chairperson in wishing Mr. Carey well in his new role. We look forward to hearing from him and working with him. As the first of his priorities, he said that Enterprise Ireland would ensure that the client is placed at the core of everything. That is incredibly important and I was glad to see it. Female founders in tech and founders of disruptive and novel technologies are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It has gone up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is. The talent is there and the enthusiasm is there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The blocks really are there. I have spoken to some of these women and organisations like TechFoundHer are doing really good work. It is very refreshing that Mr. Carey has acknowledged that there is some work to be done there. It is good that there would be a focus on this area because without leadership it will not happen. While I am not speaking on behalf of all women, we tried sitting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I highlight those only because they were brought to my attention recently and it is an issue I had raised with the Minister in the last fortnight.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Would Mr. Carey consider engaging with some of them? I want to stress that they are not critical of Enterprise Ireland; in fact, they are very supportive of Enterprise Ireland. They say that Enterprise Ireland is very good at what it does but they just want to be able to work with it. Would Mr. Carey consider engaging with some of the founders who did not necessarily have a brilliant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to ask about expanding our base of exporting SMEs. We have an open economy and a significant trade surplus relative to our size. However, that is not replicated at the SME level. SME export levels are low by international standards. Approximately 6% of our SMEs trade directly across borders. The share of SMEs in total domestic value is also relatively low. Most do not export. A...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Absolutely. It is welcome to hear that and it leads me to my next question. Historically, we have not been brilliant at helping businesses to develop and grow into large corporations. There seems to be a feeling that is hit early. The State has a responsibility and a direct role to play in ensuring we help micro businesses to become small businesses, small businesses to become medium...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: We have the capacity. The ideas, companies and talent exist and there is an opportunity, but it requires an intervention.