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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (8 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), play a key role as part of a supportive ecosystem to foster entrepreneurship within towns and communities across the country. They are the ‘first stop shop’ providing expert advice and guidance, financial assistance, and offer a ‘signposting’ service for all Government supports available to business owners throughout the...

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I rise to express sympathy, on my behalf and on that of the Fine Gael organisation in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and my predecessor Olivia Mitchell, to the Bruton family on the sad passing of John. I express that sympathy to Finola, the children, our dear colleague and friend Richard and Mary, who is someone I knew before I knew the other Brutons. She was my wife's employer for a long time...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are independent in their functions. If a JLC adopts proposals for an Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for a sector, it will submit them to the Labour Court for consideration. The Labour Court will then make a decision on the adoption of the proposals. If the Court decides to adopt the proposals, a copy is presented to me and, if I consider it appropriate to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) Flooding Relief Scheme is an emergency humanitarian contribution for businesses, (up to 20 employees), community, voluntary and sporting bodies, who are unable to secure flooding insurance though no fault of their own, to assist them in returning their premises to their pre-flood condition. In relation to non-flooding damage to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Enterprise Ireland currently has 7 staff working in their Melbourne, Seattle, and Montreal offices, broken down as follows: MELBOURNE Job Title WTE Senior Market Adviser 1 Market Adviser 1 International Graduate 1 Total 3 ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Deputy will be aware of the excellent advice and support offered by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) as the first stop shop for anyone looking for general business advice including on starting a business. Based within the 31 Local Authorities, they provide a signposting service for all Government supports available to SMEs. They provide businesses with information and advice,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I announced the report of the 2023 Review of the Employment Permits Occupation Lists in December last which delivered comprehensive changes to the employment permits system. The report comprised the addition of 11 roles to the critical skills occupations list and the removal of 32 roles from the ineligible occupations list (with or without quota) thus becoming eligible for a general...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are independent in their functions. If a JLC adopts proposals for an Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for a sector, it will submit them to the Labour Court for consideration. The Labour Court will then make a decision on the adoption of the proposals. If the Court decides to adopt the proposals, a copy is presented to me and, if I consider it appropriate to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Implementation Group was established to oversee the recommendations contained in the Review of the Atypical Working Scheme for non-EEA Crew in the Irish Fishing Fleet Report. The Group includes representatives from sector agencies and three Government Departments with responsibility for one action falling under my own Department. My Department has engaged with An Bord Iascaigh Mhara...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (7 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Enterprise Ireland is the Irish Government’s agency responsible for the development and growth of Irish companies in global markets. With 39 offices worldwide, Enterprise Ireland’s team of international market advisers work with Irish companies to accelerate their exports across the globe. In addition to these market teams, and to best serve the wide range of Irish client...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Waste Management (1 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I am extremely grateful to Senator Conway for raising this issue. He is absolutely right in saying that today is a great day. There is not a Member of these Houses who has not been calling for a proper deposit return scheme for years.It has been the subject of motions at every political party's conferences, Ard-Fheiseanna and youth conferences for years. It seemed like a common-sense thing...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Waste Management (1 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I really appreciate that. I apologise to Senator Conway that I forgot to address the point he made on community systems and local authorities in my initial response. It is a fantastic idea. I will take it to the Minister of State with responsibility for local government, Deputy Kieran O'Donnell. I am more than happy to engage with community groups or local authorities around the country...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank Senator Ward for placing these amendments and thank Senator Horkan for speaking to them. As laid out by Senator Ward, amendments Nos. 1, 2 and 5 propose a revised wording of section 6B of the Act which seeks to overturn the future designation of coroners as civil servants. The Minister is satisfied that there is no inconsistency between the classification of coroners as civil...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Some of that is covered in the next section in the context of amendment No. 3 and I am happy to address it when we get to that point. If there is anything else outstanding, the Minister, Deputy McEntee, has undertaken to convey that to the House. She cannot be here today for very serious personal reasons.

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Amendment No. 3 proposed by Senator Ward seeks to allow the Minister to review fixed-term appointments to the Dublin district on an indefinite basis and without prescribed criteria for such renewals. The Minister's legal advice to date has counselled against the indefinite, successive renewal of coroner positions. Nevertheless, I emphasise that the requirement to retain high-calibre...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: As I said in my response, the Minister's legal advisers have advised against the indefinite, successive renewal of coroner positions. It is deemed better to introduce fixed terms.

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Senator for this amendment, which proposes to set out ineligibility criteria in the new section 14A. The proposed amendment refers to the ability of the Minister to remove a coroner from office, notwithstanding that the revised section 15 of the principal Act deals comprehensively with removal from positions. The proposed amendment furthermore appears to confer a discretion on...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank Senators for their contributions. I will relay the comments and observations made by Senators Ward and Horkan to the relevant Ministers and officials.

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 48: In page 46, line 30, to delete “or”. This amendment is grouped with a number of amendments which deal with the renewal and revocation of permits for seasonal workers. The majority of the amendments are consequential cross-references and technical amendments to provide for the inclusion of the seasonal employment permit in the pre-existing...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 49: In page 46, to delete line 33 and substitute the following: "section 10(2)(c), or (iv) for the renewal of a seasonal employment permit, shall be made by the employer concerned who is, at the time of the making of the application, an approved seasonal employer.".