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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Budget Targets (28 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...administered by Enterprise Ireland. Although not exclusively focused on digital technologies, the fund encourages projects that complement the priority enterprise policy objective on digital transformation as set out in the White Paper on Enterprise and nearly half (44%) of the funding allocated so far has been to projects with an AI element. DTIF has a particular focus on SMEs, with SME...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...the requirements set out in the dual use regulation. On receipt of an application for an export licence, my officials carry out a considered assessment which includes a series of checks to ensure, as far as possible, that the item to be exported will be used by the stated end user for the stated end use and not for illicit purposes. As part of the assessment, our officials seek the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: .... Ireland’s National AI Strategy AI – Here for Good was published in 2021 and a progress report was published last year, which highlighted many of the achievements under the Strategy so far. These achievements include the appointment of an AI Ambassador, Dr. Patricia Scanlon; the establishment of the Enterprise Digital Advisory Forum; publishing the NSAI’s AI...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...members of non-proliferation regimes and export control arrangements. On receipt of an application for an export licence, my officials carry out an assessment which includes a series of checks to ensure, as far as possible, that the item to be exported will be used by the stated end-user for the stated end-use and will not be used for illicit purposes. As part of their assessment, my...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injury Claims (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...respondents have up to 90 days to respond to a notice of claim so it will take time to see trends. Initial engagement with stakeholders has been positive, and figures indicate some 37% of claimants so far are opting for mediation with regard to employer liability claims which is a very strong and positive initial response. The Board has put in place a panel of professionally trained...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injury Claims (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...and under the legislation respondents have up to 90 days to respond to a notice of claim so it will take time to see trends. Initial engagement with stakeholders has been positive, and figures indicate some 37% of claimants so far are opting for mediation with regard to employer liability claims which is a very strong and positive initial response. The Supreme Court ruling should...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injury Claims (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...the legislation respondents have up to 90 days to respond to a notice of claim so it will take time to see trends. Initial engagement with stakeholders has been positive; some 37% of claimants so far are opting for mediation which is a positive initial response. The Board recently concluded its first successful mediation. The claimant had their claim resolved in only four months. This...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...not their employers or organisations of which they may be members. The Council and its Chair are appointed for an initial period of two years from 2024-25. The Council has met on three occasions so far in 2024 and has established a number of subgroups in line with its Terms of Reference. The Council has established six subgroups with the intention of preparing papers on important...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (21 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...in respect of which a certificate under section 140 of the 2014 Act is in force; companies that hold licences under section 9 of the Central Bank Act 1971 or fall within any provision (in so far as applicable to a private company limited by shares) of Schedule 5 of the 2014 Act. Finally, if an individual is a director of a holding company and a director of a subsidiary of the holding...

Report of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Motion (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...both at home and abroad, and they will. Many of these companies were featured as case studies in the Powering Prosperity document. XOCEAN of Louth is completing survey and data collection work as far afield as the USA and Australia using its incredibly innovative autonomous vessels. I had the pleasure of visiting the company last year. Exceedence Limited was successfully spun out of...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...be funded from the sale of assets or State funding via the Social Insurance Fund, or both. I appreciate the intention behind this amendment and know where it is coming from but I am concerned that far-reaching implications and potentially significant unintended consequences may arise if it is accepted. Any change to the carefully balanced order of distribution in a liquidation requires...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...Unions, ICTU, has made on the Company Law Review Group, CLRG, report. I want to acknowledge the work of the CLRG in this space. By taking on board the views of ICTU, we have tried to enhance it as far as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (30 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...its members represent themselves as individuals with relevant experience and expertise and not their employers or organisations of which they may be members. The Council has met on two occasions so far in 2024. It has not yet issued formal advice. The Council and its Chair are appointed for an initial period of two years from 2024-25. The members of the AI Advisory Council are as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Export Controls (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...of non-proliferation regimes and export control arrangements. On receipt of an application for an export licence, my officials carry out an assessment which includes a series of checks to ensure, as far as possible, that the item to be exported will be used by the stated end user for the stated end use and will not be used for illicit purposes. As part of their assessment, officials...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Export Controls (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...view from the Department of Foreign Affairs and its views are also included in the final decision to grant or deny a licence. That process is rigorous. There is a series of checks, in so far as we can, to ensure the item to be exported will be used by the stated end-user for the stated end purpose, which is really important, and it will not be used or diverted for any other purposes....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...as a consequence of fact that they incorporate strong encryption for ICT security purposes. My Department has safeguards built into the licensing system which enable robust checks to ensure, as far as possible, that the item to be exported will be used by the stated end –user for the stated end-use and will not be used for illicit purposes. As part of their assessment, my...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...have up to 90 days to respond to a notice of claim so it will take time to see trends. Initial engagement with stakeholders has been positive, and provisional figures indicate some 37% of claimants so far are opting for mediation which is a very strong and positive initial response. Since the Injuries Resolution Board was established in 2004, over 150,000 claims have been assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (17 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...have up to 90 days to respond to a notice of claim so it will take time to see trends. Initial engagement with stakeholders has been positive, and provisional figures indicate some 37% of claimants so far are opting for mediation which is a very strong and positive initial response. In the 20 years since the Injuries Resolution Board was established and since then, over 150,000 claims...

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Feb 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...between Coimisiún na Meán and the CCPC. Section 45(1)(b) provides that Coimisiún na Meán and the CCPC may enter into a co-operation agreement. This includes for the purposes of ensuring, as far as is practicable, consistency between decisions made or other steps taken by regulators with respect to implementing the digital services regulation. Amendment No. 37...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Co-operative Sector (7 Feb 2024)

Dara Calleary: The Co-operative Societies Bill provides for the most far-reaching reform of the legislation regarding co-operative societies in over 130 years. The Bill provides for a specific legislative framework for co-operative societies for the first time, with societies registering under the legislation being required to adhere to the co-operative ethos. It consolidates and modernises existing...