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

Neale Richmond: Ireland has a robust framework of legislative protections and supports for workers who are impacted by redundancy. This includes: The Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended, which requires employers in collective redundancy situations to consult with employees’ representatives and to notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment before implementing redundancies....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (6 Mar 2024)

Neale Richmond: The occupation of Food Process Operative, which is the job category for workers involved in the preparation and manufacture of tofu, is currently on the Ineligible Occupations List and, as such, employment permits cannot be granted for this occupation. The outcome of the most recent review of the occupations lists for employment permits was announced last December. The review comprised a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (5 Mar 2024)

Neale Richmond: While policy responsibility for Social Enterprises lies with Minister Heather Humphreys and the Department of Rural and Community Development, my Department, through the White Paper on Enterprise 2022-2030, recognises Social Enterprises as an important and growing part of Ireland’s enterprise ecosystem. Social Enterprises contribute to our communities by creating jobs, stimulating...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flood Relief Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Emergency Humanitarian Flooding Scheme was available to businesses with up to 20 employees, (whole-time equivalents), community, voluntary and sporting bodies that through no fault of their own could not secure flood insurance. This Scheme closed to applications on 15 December 2023. The Scheme was intended as an emergency humanitarian assistance contribution only and not as...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Mar 2024)

Neale Richmond: The final Report of the Interdepartmental Group on Economic Migration Policy containing the outcome of the Review of the Employment Permit Occupations Lists was both published on the Department's website on the 20th of December last. The report details comprehensive changes to the employment permits system, with 43 changes to the jobs eligible for an employment permit, the extension of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Mar 2024)

Neale Richmond: The 2023 Review of the Employment Permits Occupation Lists has delivered comprehensive changes to the employment permits system, with changes to the eligibility of 43 occupation for either a General Employment Permit (GEP) or a Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP). A number of new quotas were opened up to provide GEP access for previously ineligible occupations such as that of Car...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Mar 2024)

Neale Richmond: The final Report of the Interdepartmental Group on Economic Migration Policy containing the outcome of the Review of the Employment Permit Occupations Lists was published on the Department's website on the 20th of December last. The report details comprehensive changes to the employment permits system, with 43 changes to the jobs eligible for an employment permit and the extension of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Details of the application procedures in respect of Employment Permits are set out on the Department's website at Employment Permits - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie). This includes information on the permit types, eligibility requirements, checklists and user guides.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that both of the individuals mentioned in the details supplied have been granted a renewal of their employment permit. Their permits are valid until September 2024 and March 2026 respectively. The Department has no record of a request for an additional payment in respect of either of the permit holders. The correspondence...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (27 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: As the Deputy will be aware, TikTok is a social media platform that enables the creation, sharing and discovering of short videos. Owned by Chinese company, ByteDance, TikTok is the world’s fastest growing social media app with more than 2billion downloads since its founding in 2016. In Ireland, TikTok established in 2020 and currently employs over 3,000 staff across a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (27 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Innovation Voucher Programme is funded by my Department under the Science and Technology Programme, through Enterprise Ireland. The Innovation Voucher Programme is designed to build links between Ireland's public knowledge providers (higher education institutions and research performing bodies) and small businesses and help to create a cultural shift in the small business community's...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (27 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Government fully understands the importance of progressing policy proposals on reproductive health leave. However, this is a complex policy area and one which requires detailed assessment and sufficient consideration in advance of introducing legislation. A qualitative research study commissioned by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that all Psychotherapists are required to be accredited by the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. The occupation of Psychotherapists is eligible for a Critical Skills Employment Permit which is the employment permit type used to attract highly skilled professionals into the State to reside and take up employment....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (22 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: IDA’s regional property programme ensures the continued supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations to meet the needs of current and prospective clients of IDA, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices. The timely provision of appropriate, cost-effective property and infrastructure solutions to meet the needs of Multi-National Companies (MNCs) remains...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Ireland is currently accommodating more than 101,000 people seeking safety and shelter, between people fleeing war in Ukraine and International Protection (IP) applicants. Over 200 properties are being used to accommodate people across every county. Despite the efforts of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability Integration and Youth, there are not enough beds available to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (22 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I would recommend that anyone looking to start their own business first speak with their Local Enterprise Office (LEO). The LEO best placed to assist in this matter, is the LEO Dublin City , located at Block 4, Floor 1, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, D08 RF3F and can be contacted by phone on 01-222 5611 or by e-mail at info@leo.dublincity.ie. The LEOS are the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (20 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I would recommend that anyone looking to start their own business first speak with their Local Enterprise Office (LEO). The LEOs are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance, and other supports to those wishing to start or grow their own business. In the first instance the LEOs provide a ‘signposting’ service for all government...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (20 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Government fully understands the importance of progressing policy proposals on reproductive health leave. However, this is a complex policy area and one which requires detailed assessment and sufficient consideration in advance of introducing legislation. A qualitative research study commissioned by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that the renewal employment permit applications concerned in the details supplied were refused as the positions on offer were for roles which are on the Ineligible List of Occupations - occupations for which employment for which a General Employment Permit cannot be granted. It also appears from the information received that the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (14 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: In 2023, employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies increases to a record 225,495, the highest ever recorded. The following figures are compiled from Enterprise Ireland’s Annual Employment Survey for 2023 County No. of Companies No. of Jobs Carlow 68 3,916 Cavan 70 6,942 ...

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