Results 1-20 of 96 for via speaker:Damien English

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Industry (22 Nov 2022)

Damien English: ...remain available. The timing of the next Review of the Occupations List is currently under consideration. When open, submissions will be invited from sector representative bodies and other interested parties via the Public Consultation Form which will be accessible on the Department’s website.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: ...also required to engage structurally with the public employment service of the Department of Social Protection. Submissions will be invited from sector representative bodies and interested parties via the Public Consultation Form which will be accessible on the Department’s website throughout the consultation period when the next Review of the Occupational Lists commences. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Oct 2022)

Damien English: ...are required to engage structurally with the public employment service of the Department of Social Protection. Submissions will be invited from sector representative bodies and interested parties via the Public Consultation Form which will be accessible on the Department’s website throughout the consultation period when the next Review of the Occupational Lists commences. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Digital Hubs (27 Oct 2022)

Damien English: ...digital hubs throughout the country. To date that Department has invested over €100M to support the establishment, improvement and sustainability of hubs. This includes a c.€14 million funding allocation to almost 200 projects via the Connected Hubs fund, enabling successful applicants to add additional capacity to existing remote working infrastructure in digital hubs...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Oct 2022)

Damien English: ...The Occupations Lists undergo periodic review and a public/stakeholder consultation. Submissions seeking changes to the lists will be invited from sector representative bodies and interested parties via the Public Consultation Form when the next Review of the Occupational Lists commences. My Department chairs the Economic Migration Interdepartmental Group to oversee the review...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (12 Oct 2022)

Damien English: ...provisions of the Bill. Section 57 requires the Minister to hold the register of employment permits. Section 58 provides for the delivery of notices to employers and employees and is updated to allow delivery via any type of post rather than specifying ordinary prepaid post. Section 59 places the obligation on the parties to a permit to notify the Minister of any change of address....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: International Bodies (11 Oct 2022)

Damien English: ...(ESA). One of the principal reasons for Ireland’s investment in ESA programmes is to nurture and build a base of technologically sophisticated enterprises that develop and trial technology solutions via space applications, and then go on to develop new markets in a wide range of application areas based on the expertise they have built up, such as in other high reliability sectors...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 Sep 2022)

Damien English: .... The timing of the next review is under consideration in light of changing labour market circumstances. Submissions will be invited from sector representative bodies and interested parties via the Public Consultation Form which will be accessible on the Department’s website throughout the consultation period when the next Review of the Occupational Lists commences.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (22 Sep 2022)

Damien English: ...looking to recruit staff. Employers can register their vacancies for free on Jobsireland.ie. Intreo have a dedicated Employer Engagement team. They support in promoting vacancies through a range of networks and via the JobsIreland platform. They can also match jobseekers to suitable vacancies. Intreo also supports training providers to recruit jobseekers to training opportunities. Over...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (15 Sep 2022)

Damien English: ...to fully engage constructively with the European Commission and other Member States on the EU position regarding this matter. To date, over 1.7 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered via the COVAX facility to 146 countries and territories . Ireland has committed to donating up to 5 million doses largely via COVAX. Over 2 million doses have already been delivered to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2022)

Damien English: ...area of activity for Local Enterprise Offices. The LEOs continue to support entrepreneurship training in the education system as a critical element in the future development of small business in Ireland. EI via the LEO Centre of Excellence provide ‘Entrepreneurial Education Programmes’ to primary schools across Ireland, who have opted in. These programmes aim to complement...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (14 Jul 2022)

Damien English: ...scheme for renewable heat, project assistance grants, the EXEED grant scheme, tax incentives available through the Accelerated Capital Allowance, and funding for energy audits. Further training is available via the SEAI’s Energy Academy. Finally, there are loans available for businesses absorbing the numerous economic shocks of recent years. The Strategic Banking Corporation of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (12 Jul 2022)

Damien English: ...the support scheme for renewable heat, project assistance grants, the EXEED grant scheme, tax incentives available through the Accelerated Capital Allowance, and funding for energy audits. Further training is available via the SEAI’s Energy Academy. Finally, there are loans available for businesses absorbing the numerous economic shocks of recent years. The Strategic Banking...

Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Jul 2022)

Damien English: ...Irish business leadership. This includes encouraging and enabling female participation, including through promoting women and girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, STEM, and via new models of working, early learning and care that are affordable, accessible and high quality. I am glad the Tánaiste is pushing an agenda on remote working to ensure it will become a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Jul 2022)

Damien English: ...of the next review of the occupations lists to be undertaken by the end of the year.  When the next review commences, submissions will be invited from sector representative bodies and interested parties via the Public Consultation Form which will be accessible on the Department’s website throughout the consultation period.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Jun 2022)

Damien English: ...system in light of changing labour market circumstances. When the next Review of the Occupational Lists commences, submissions will be invited from sector representative bodies and interested parties via the Public Consultation Form which will be accessible on the Department’s website throughout the consultation period .

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Inland Fisheries (14 Jun 2022)

Damien English: ...matters which the Department has accepted. In particular, it should also be noted that the suggestion made in Seanad Éireann on 5 May 2022, and carried in various media reports, that IFI grant aided, via funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund, an angling club that "did not exist" is entirely inaccurate. IFI has confirmed that the club in question was established before funds were...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (14 Jun 2022)

Damien English: ...few weeks if we can do so. We usually have it open around June or July most years, and again in the autumn. When open submissions will be invited from sector representative bodies and interested parties via the public consultation forum accessible on my Department’s website throughout the consultation period. I will happily engage with the various sectors to make a very strong...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Damien English: ...the support scheme for renewable heat, project assistance grants, the EXEED grant scheme, tax incentives available through the Accelerated Capital Allowance, and funding for energy audits. Further training is available via the SEAI’s Energy Academy. Finally, there are loans available for businesses absorbing the numerous economic shocks of recent years. The Strategic Banking...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Jun 2022)

Damien English: .... My Department continues to review the employment permits system in light of changing labour market circumstances. Submissions will be invited from sector representative bodies and interested parties via the Public Consultation Form which will be accessible on the Department’s website throughout the consultation period when the next Review of the Occupational Lists commences.