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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (14 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: This Government recognises that the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) play a crucial role at local level providing services directly to small businesses and promoting entrepreneurship within towns and communities across the country. The LEOs are the 'first stop shop' at local level for every business in the country. They provide signposts for all Government supports for SMEs providing referrals...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Aid (14 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: Regional enterprise development is an established core element of the enterprise policy landscape, and the Regional Enterprise Plans are among the primary tools to operationalise this policy priority. The Plans are an integral part of the broader policy system aimed at driving economic growth and sustaining better standards of living throughout Ireland. The current set of Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The final report of the IDG on Economic Migration Policy containing recommendations proposed on foot of the review of the occupations lists for employment permits is with my office and under active consideration at present. I intend to make an announcement on the revised lists very shortly after informing Government. Once the final decisions are made, amendments will be made to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The application, in Ireland, of the provisions of EU Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/2337 of 28 November 2022, concerning the addition of COVID-19 to the list of diseases included in the European schedule of occupational diseases, as well as the addition of COVID-19 to the infectious diseases lists for the purposes of receiving occupational illness benefit (OIB) are matters for my...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation, and advisory services. The attached table sets out the budget allocation for the WRC in 2022,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Sector Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The number of WTE senior executives in global procurement employed by Enterprise Ireland in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 are as follows: As of 31st December 2021 As of 31st December 2022 As of 8th December 2023 Senior Executive (Civil Service AP Equivalent) 1 2 2 Office Location ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The final report of the IDG on Economic Migration Policy containing recommendations proposed on foot of the review of the employment permits occupations lists is with my office and under active consideration at present. I intend to make an announcement on the revised lists very shortly after informing Government. The role of Dental Hygienist is listed on the Ineligible Occupations List...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The final report of the IDG on Economic Migration Policy containing recommendations proposed on foot of the review of the employment permits occupations lists is with my office and under active consideration at present. I intend to make an announcement on the revised lists very shortly after informing Government. The role of dental nurse is listed on the Ineligible Occupations List and is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (12 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The final report of the IDG on Economic Migration Policy containing recommendations proposed on foot of the review of the employment permits occupations lists for is with my office and under active consideration at present. I intend to make an announcement on the revised lists very shortly after informing Government. Once the final decisions are made, amendments will be made to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (7 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The core function of the Coroner Service is to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths so that a death certificate can be issued. The Minister for Justice has responsibility for the legislation that governs the role and responsibilities of coroners.My Department has no role in relation to the Coroner Service or the delivery of its functions. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) which...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (6 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: Under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005, employers have an obligation to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare of employees at work. Employers have a duty to undertake a risk assessment to identify the hazards in the workplace and to put in place appropriate controls to protect employees. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (6 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The deliberative process to review the occupations lists (Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupations List) for employment permits is nearing completion. The review incorporated a public consultation to which some submissions were made in regard to healthcare sector. The Interdepartmental Group on Economic Migration Policy was established to oversee the process and its final...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: Like others, my first thoughts in speaking here this evening are, of course, with the victims of that tragic attack on Thursday a week ago but I wish to express my absolute confidence in Deputy McEntee, as Minister for Justice, in her record as Minister and her response to those tragic events of the past week or so. Over the past couple of days, we have had the provisional propaganda...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland has a robust suite of employment rights legislation in place to protect and support workers. Statutory and contractual employment terms apply in relation to the payment of wages. Failure to pay all or part of the wages due to an employee is considered an unlawful deduction and a complaint can be made under the Payment of Wages Act, 1991. The Payment of Wages Act 1991...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: In 2022, Carlow Community Enterprise Centres CLG secured €72,422 in funding through my Department’s Regional Enterprise Innovation Scoping Scheme (REISS). This funding was earmarked for the formulation of a business plan and design master plan for the enterprise campus situated on O'Brien Road, Carlow. I have been advised by Enterprise Ireland, which administers the REISS...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Strategic Workforce Advisory Group (SWAG), led by the Department of Health, was established to examine strategic workforce challenges in publicly and privately funded home support and nursing home providers and its report was published in October 2022. Recommendations of the report included the provision of access to employment permits for roles in the nursing home sector and the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland has a robust suite of employment rights legislation to protect and support workers who are facing redundancy. Employers must comply with a number of legal obligations when proposing redundancies, particularly when it is a collective redundancy situation. The Protection of Employment Act 1977 defines a collective redundancy as where, during any period of 30 consecutive days, the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (5 Dec 2023)

Neale Richmond: The National Minimum Wage applies to most employees. It is the minimum hourly pay rate that must be paid. It applies to full-time, part-time, temporary, casual employees and seasonal workers. Close relatives of the employer and apprentices are generally excluded under the Act. Section 39 of the Minimum Notice Act 2000 provides where an employer has not paid to an employee an amount of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: The deliberative process to review the occupations lists (Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupation List) for employment permits is nearing completion. The review incorporates a public consultation to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to submit data on the extent of skills or labour shortages. These evidence-based submissions were considered by the Interdepartmental...

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: I would very much like to say something.