Results 161-180 of 8,595 for speaker:Peter Burke

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Alcohol Sales (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department has not engaged with small breweries and independent hospitality businesses regarding the impact of restrictions on draught serving measures. The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) ensures accuracy in alcohol measurements by inspecting and certifying measuring instruments used by traders and verifying pre-packaged goods to ensure correct quantities. For a 35.5 ml...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: The ICOB Power Up Reclassification Appeals Process has now closed. It was intended to allow businesses in the retail, hospitality and beauty sectors that were not eligible for ICOB and the Power Up grant because they misclassified their business during the ICOB registration period, an opportunity to register for those grants. This was not a re-opening of those grant schemes; this was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: The ICOB Power Up Reclassification Appeals Process has now closed. It was intended to allow businesses in the retail, hospitality and beauty sectors that were not eligible for ICOB and the Power Up grant because they misclassified their business during the ICOB registration period, an opportunity to register for those grants. This was not a re-opening of those grant schemes; this was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: The ICOB Power Up Reclassification Appeals Process has now closed. It was intended to allow businesses in the retail, hospitality and beauty sectors that were not eligible for ICOB and the Power Up grant because they misclassified their business during the ICOB registration period, an opportunity to register for those grants. This was not a re-opening of those grant schemes; this was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Rental Sector (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: On 15 April, Government approved the General Scheme for the Short Term Letting and Tourism (STLT) Bill. The General Scheme was submitted to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel on 16 April for drafting and this work is currently underway. It is expected that the STLT Bill will go through the full legislative process in the Oireachtas later this year. This Bill when enacted will provide the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Youth Unemployment (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: According to the latest monthly unemployment data, released by the Central Statistics Office on 7 August 2025, the youth unemployment rate was 12.2% in July 2025, an increase from 10.8% recorded in July of last year. There were 46,000 young people aged 15-24 years who were recorded as unemployed, an increase of 5,300 compared to the same period one year earlier. This compares to an overall...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 was signed into law on 12th November 2024, with 64 of the 90 sections of the Act taking effect from 3rd December 2024. Section 22 of the Act provides for a change to the audit exemption regime, whereby small and micro sized companies will not automatically lose the privilege of audit exemption on a first...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: The global trading environment has been evolving rapidly over the last number of years. Geopolitical tensions, shifting regulatory environments and supply chain disruptions are reshaping how and where we do business. The introduction of the EU-US tariffs presents notable challenges for many Irish businesses exporting to the US market. Irish exporters are a vital economic pillar in towns and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: A company limited by guarantee (CLG) is governed by Part 18 of the Companies Act 2014, it does not have a share capital, and the members’ liability is limited to the amount they guarantee in its constitution to contribute if the company is wound up. A CLG is generally a not for profit entity formed for charitable, social, or professional purpose. There was 19,038 CLGs on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Properties (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department and the offices under its aegis do not own property. My Department and the offices under its aegis are in offices owned by or leased on our behalf by the Office of Public Works. The arrangements in respect to commercial rates are a matter for the owners of the properties. Payment of commercial rates and any absolution of same in respect to any of the Agencies under the aegis...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ports Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 705, 706 and 707 together. Through my wider stakeholder engagements, earlier this year I met with stakeholders in relation to cruise tourism in Ireland and how the marine sector could be considered in the context of our overall tourism policy objectives. In this regard, a Tourism Policy Framework for the period to 2030 was approved by the last...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Promotion (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: Fáilte Ireland is actively promoting Christmas food markets through a multifaceted strategy that integrates destination development, enterprise support and targeted marketing. Firstly, it supports the creation of saleable food experiences within tourism destinations, helping organisers bring festive food offerings to market. This is reinforced by enterprise development interventions,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: The table below sets out the number of WTE inspectors by grade working in the Workplace Relations Commission in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. - Inspector (EO) Inspector Team Manager (HEO) 2023 55 8 2024 47 7 2025 to Date 51 7 There is an ongoing competition...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: My department is committed to ensuring that all sellers offering goods to Irish consumers—whether based in Ireland or abroad—are subject to robust and fair regulation. The regulation of online marketplaces is governed primarily by two key EU instruments: the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). The DSA, in force since February 2024,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: I recognise the importance of ensuring that all sellers of consumer goods—whether based in Ireland, the EU, or third countries—comply fully with applicable regulations to maintain a fair and competitive retail environment. Irish retailers who operate in accordance with EU and national laws should not be placed at a disadvantage due to non-compliance by certain online sellers. To...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: I am committed to promoting consumer awareness in the digital marketplace, particularly in the lead-up to high-volume shopping periods such as Cyber Week and Black Friday. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022, consumers shopping online are entitled to clear pre-contractual information, a 14-day cooling-off period, and robust protections in cases of faulty or misrepresented goods. These rights...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: I support strong enforcement of advertising standards across all platforms, including digital marketplaces selling goods to Irish consumers. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) plays a key role in upholding these standards, and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has worked closely with the ASA to strengthen oversight in areas such as influencer marketing,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: I am aware of the European Commission’s February 2025 Communication on e-commerce, which highlights the increasing volume of low-value imports entering the EU market via online platforms, particularly during peak shopping periods such as the festive season. In response, Ireland is actively engaging with EU partners to strengthen oversight and enforcement. I am also aware of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy for his question. The Consumer Rights Act 2022, which came into effect in November 2022, represents a significant advancement in consumer protection in Ireland. It strengthens consumer rights across a range of areas, including digital content and services, and introduces new transparency obligations for online marketplaces. Importantly, it also provides consumers with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (8 Sep 2025)

Peter Burke: The National Minimum Wage Acts allow for lower, or sub-minimum rates of the minimum wage for those employees aged under 20. Those aged less than 18 years can be paid 70 per cent of the full minimum wage rate, while those aged 18 years and 19 years can be paid 80 and 90 per cent of the full rate, respectively. The Low Pay Commission recommended the abolition of sub-minimum rates in March...