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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Credit Guarantee Scheme was implemented in 2012 and is available to Covid-19 impacted businesses, it supports loans up to €1 million for periods of up to 7 years.  The Scheme offers a partial Government guarantee of 80% to banks against losses on qualifying loans to eligible SMEs.  The scheme is designed to support a range of debt products appropriate to the borrowing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 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 2, Government has agreed a new €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 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: Job Losses (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 and 639 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 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: Proposed Legislation (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D. I recognise that the current healthcare crisis has put enormous pressure on companies of all sizes and across all sectors in our economy, and the Government has put in place a number of schemes to support enterprises and their employees in responding to the crisis. To further enhance the supports already...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Credit Guarantee Scheme was implemented in 2012 and is available to Covid-19 impacted businesses, it supports loans up to €1 million for periods of up to 7 years.  The Scheme offers a partial Government guarantee of 80% to banks against losses on qualifying loans to eligible SMEs.  The scheme is designed to support a range of debt products appropriate to the borrowing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As announced on Saturday 2 May, Government has agreed a new €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme as a further development of the existing Credit Guarantee Scheme already available from AIB, BOI and Ulster Bank.  This Scheme forms a major component of the Government’s strategy to aid SMEs in these difficult times by providing critical support to ensure businesses are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government announced a new €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme, as a further development of the existing Credit Guarantee Scheme already available from AIB, BOI and Ulster Bank, on the 2nd May.  This Scheme forms a major component of the Government’s strategy to aid SMEs in these difficult times by providing critical support to ensure businesses are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 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: Workplace Safety (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The national “Return to Work Safely Protocol” provides a clear compliance framework for all places of work to ensure that businesses can re-open and workers can return to work safely. The Protocol was drafted in close consultation with the social partners under the auspices of the Labour and Employer Economic Forum and agreed with them. Compliance with the Return to Work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: A major part of my Department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been to expand the range of financial supports to ensure businesses have sufficient liquidity to see them through the crisis and to prepare for the announced reopening phases.  My Department and I continue to monitor the needs of companies as the situation evolves and provide new supports where required and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Employment Permits Acts in order to work in the State all non-EEA nationals require a valid employment permit or relevant immigration permission from the Minister for Justice and Equality which allows them to reside and work in the State without the requirement for an employment permit.  Migrant workers from the European Union and European Economic Area (EEA) do not...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I have engaged with representatives of the Industry concerned. I have had two conference calls to date, the first on 7 May 2020 and the second today, 20 May 2020, with the Industry. The President of the Group concerned was one of the participants in the call this morning.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 648 and 649 together. The national “Return to Work Safely Protocol” provides a clear compliance framework for all places of work to ensure that businesses can re-open and workers can return to work safely. The Protocol was drafted in close consultation with the social partners under the auspices of the Labour and Employer Economic Forum and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The issues businesses are facing in respect of commercial rents / leases have 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy is aware, policy responsibility for the arts rests with my colleague, the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD. Information on the suite of COVID-19 supports for artists and this working in the arts sector which her Department has put in place is available at . I am acutely aware of the immediate and critical financial pressures which the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The national “Return to Work Safely Protocol” provides a clear compliance framework for all places of work to ensure that businesses can re-open and workers can return to work safely. The Protocol was drafted in close consultation with the social partners under the auspices of the Labour and Employer Economic Forum and agreed with them. Compliance with the Return to Work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department spent a total of €902,646 on external consultancy in 2019. The Department considers hiring external consultants in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver the project in-house, in cases where an external assessment is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale, and although the expertise...

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I will take the Deputy's last question first. I meet the enterprise forum every two weeks. The enterprise forum consists of all the representative stakeholders such as IBEC, Chambers Ireland, ISME, the Small Firms Association and the exporters' organisation so I meet all of these bodies. I am on conference calls with them at least every two weeks. I get their feedback and they get...