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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business sets out five stages for unlocking the restrictions put in place to contain the Coronavirus, at three week intervals. The Roadmap sets out how we can keep the level of transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible while balancing continuing restrictions in proportion with the positive social and economic benefits which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: In order to assist businesses to address the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Government has put in place a comprehensive suite of supports for firms of all sizes, which includes the wage subsidy scheme, grants, low-cost loans, write-off of commercial rates and deferred tax liabilities. These supports are designed to build confidence, to further assist businesses in terms of the management...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Government policy is to protect those over 70 years and those extremely medically vulnerable by minimising interaction between them and others. This means that those who are over 70 years of age and those extremely medically vulnerable have been advised to stay at home and within their homes and to minimise all non-essential contact with other members of their household who are not cocooning...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The announcement by National Pen that it is to seek redundancies at its Dundalk facility is deeply disappointing. My immediate concern is for the workers and families who have been impacted by this announcement. Many of these workers have been with the company for many years, which makes this news all the more difficult. The IDA have been in contact with senior management at National Pen...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476 to 478, inclusive, together. On Friday May 15th, 2020 the Government announced details of the new €250m Restart Grant providing direct grant aid to micro and small businesses to help them with the costs associated with reopening and re-employing workers following COVID-19 closures; with the grant being administered by local authorities from Friday,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Since the Covid-19 crisis began, Government has worked to put in place a suite of supports to ensure appropriate financing is available to businesses that have been impacted by the outbreak or by the restrictions that have been put in place to mitigate the spread of the disease. As announced on Saturday May 2nd, Government has agreed a new €2 billion Covid-19 Credit Guarantee...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The loan schemes that have been put in place by my Department have been designed to achieve the widest reach with Exchequer funding in as fast a time as possible as one part of a suite of support measures for businesses impacted by COVID 19. Loan guarantee structures are a very effective response to the liquidity crisis, in particular where it is feasible to access counter-guarantees through...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: On Friday May 15th, 2020 the Government announced details of the new €250m Restart Grant providing direct grant aid to micro and small businesses to help them with the costs associated with reopening and re-employing workers following COVID-19 closures; with the grant being administered by local authorities from Friday May 22nd, 2020. The scheme will provide funding to enable small and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The issues businesses are facing in respect of commercial rents has been raised with me through the Enterprise Forum and Retail Forum, both of which I chair, and other channels. These are difficult times and many companies have had to temporarily close their businesses and / or premise(s), curtail their activities or make alternative work arrangements due to COVID-19 restrictions. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I met with the organisation concerned by way of Conference Call today, Wednesday 20 May.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government has worked to put in place a suite of supports to encourage lending through the banks to SMEs, the following supports are available to all eligible business, including the hospitality sector. The Covid-19 Working Capital Scheme and the Future Growth Loan Scheme both leverage counter-guarantees through the European Investment Bank to provide a significant guarantee to banks on...

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Migrant workers who come to this country have full employment rights and the full rates of pay to which everybody else is entitled. They are not tied to any one employer. If they wish to work for somebody else, they may do so. Only in the region of 15% of these workers are on work permits. They too have full employment rights and, because of the work permit system, they earn more than the...

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for the matters he raised. On the issue of work permits where workers come in from abroad, the general operative employment permits for the meat sector have a number of conditions attached concerning pay and hours of work. In addition to those conditions, the employer applicant must provide the Department with a signed declaration that the company will ensure the foreign...

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Is the Deputy listening to me?

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I do not have the number he is seeking. I do not need to know it.

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. This protocol concerns employers and employees working together. It has been developed on the basis of collaboration between, among others, the unions, employers, IBEC and ICTU. We have all worked together, as have the HSA, the HSE and the officials in all the different Departments. This protocol has been a collaborative effort and I expect the same will apply in the...

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: If there are two or more cases of Covid-19, it is considered an outbreak. It is up to the employer to advise the HSE. Then the national outbreak control team engages through the local outbreak response teams. That is the protocol if there is an outbreak in a workplace. Reference was made to the Health and Safety Authority. I do not have the exact number of inspections in meat plants....

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: They do not tell me the individual places of work where they visit.

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: That is confidential information.

Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements (21 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: It is confidential.