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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Feb 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...pipeline of capital projects is being developed by the HSE and the Department of Health, including several new hospital projects and significant new facilities in existing hospitals. Budget 2023 includes €443 million in funding to treat tens of thousands of people on waiting lists and to reduce the waiting times faced by all. Our multi-annual approach to reducing and reforming...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: Okay. The €5 billion was an estimate related to public nursing homes and not private nursing homes. A scheme was set up - I do not know when but under then Minister for Health, Mary Harney - to compensate people who were charged in public nursing homes. The initial estimate was €5 billion. By the time scheme was developed, it came down by €1 billion. In the end,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...it had, the State would have defended its position and had bona fide defences prepared. In the case of public nursing home charges, a scheme was put in place that was widely publicised and €485 million was paid to former residents and their families. This sum was considerably less than the estimate of €5 billion put on the potential liability in 2011 by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (13 Dec 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...getting people back to work, accelerating the provision of training, reskilling and upskilling. The Economic Recovery Plan set out an ambition of exceeding pre-crisis employment levels by reaching 2.5 million people in work by the end of 2024 with a two-pronged recovery approach: a focus on domestic SMEs, whilst leveraging and reinforcing the strength and resilience of the Foreign Direct...

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

Leo Varadkar: ...be reported officially until 31stOctober, however there have been an additional 13 approvals this month as per the latest available figures. This brings the total number of companies supported through the Fund to 51. The table below highlights the sectoral spread of the 38 companies supported up to the end of September. Sector No. of Companies Supported Share...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...'s sincerity in this matter. We should not forget that we are experiencing war in Europe. For the first time in nearly a century, we see the horrors of a war of this scale on our Continent. Some 5 million people have had to leave Ukraine, and roughly 1% of those have had to come to Ireland. That is 50,000 people, however, which is a lot of people. Our response is never going to be...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (27 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves, pursuant to section 5(4) of the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019 (No. 18 of 2019), the making of a payment of the sum of €1,500,000,000 (€1.5 billion) in the year 2022 and a payment of the sum of €3,500,000,000 (€3.5 billion) in the year 2023 from the Central Fund or the growing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (15 Sep 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...and improving take-up of the approximately 20 existing schemes that we already have in place for business to help them reduce their energy costs. For example, in June, we announced a new €55 million green transition fund to help businesses move away from fossil fuels and towards more sustainable alternatives, which, increasingly, are cheaper alternatives as well.

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

Leo Varadkar: ...the fallout from higher rates of inflation. Budget 2022 contained a large range of measures to protect households from the rising cost of living, including a personal income tax package worth €520 million and a social welfare package of over €550 million. This has included: - Fuel Allowance has been increased by €5 per week; - There were increases in the allocation...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...and the reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector. While many businesses are struggling, I think it is fair to point out that most are doing well. That is evidenced by the fact that there are 2.5 million people at work in Ireland currently, more than two thirds of whom work for small businesses in the SME sector. We see the tax receipts coming in from VAT and company profits. There...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (7 Jul 2022)

Leo Varadkar: The HSA’s allocation for 2022 from Vote 32, under subhead C.5, was €26.471 million. The table below sets out the estimated costings of increasing funding to the HSA by 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% respectively. REV Allocation 2022 (€,000) 10% Increase (€,000) 15% Increase (€,000) 20% Increase (€,000) ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (19 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...internationally and attract small-scale foreign direct investment. There is a wide range of funding mechanisms available for these centres. To date my Department has provided funding of €250 million, administered by Enterprise Ireland, to assist the establishment of some 270 enterprise centres throughout Ireland. In 2022, an additional €5 million will be provided to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (19 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 30 together. I believe we can achieve a record number of 2.5 million people at work in Ireland by 2024. That means full employment and a job for everyone who wants one. It also means ensuring job opportunities in all parts of Ireland in order to achieve balanced regional development. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and its...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (19 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...of IDA Ireland’s performance throughout 2021 include the creation of over 29,000 new jobs in IDA supported client companies, bringing the numbers directly employed in the multinational sector in Ireland to 275,384. The net number of jobs created in 2021 was 16,826 demonstrating the continued resilience of the existing FDI base. In total 249 investments were won, 104 of these being...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay (19 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...national minimum wage in terms of gross monthly rates. When adjusted for purchasing power standards (PPS), Ireland ranks at sixth place. Since the establishment of the Low Pay Commission in 2015, Ireland’s National Minimum Wage has increased from €8.65 per hour to €10.50 per hour between 2016 and 2022. This increase has resulted in a 21.4% increase in the National...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (7 Apr 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...across all regions. For example, my Department’s Regional Enterprise Development Fund, Border Enterprise Development Fund, and recent Regional Enterprise Transition Scheme has approved over €126 million across 79 enterprise strengthening projects in every region over a series of competitive calls since 2017. These Funds enable significant collaborative and innovative regional...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (5 Apr 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...of the RAGs under which that area has been approved for inclusion on the Map. The base rate of assistance for an area eligible under Criterion 1, of the relevant section of the Guidelines, is 15%. The base rate of assistance for an area eligible under Criterion 5 or Criterion 3 (islands), is 10%. The base rate applies to all enterprises, irrespective of their size. The maximum aid...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Programme for Government (10 Feb 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...at a record high. This is in the context of a significant labour market recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, which started in Q2 2021. In Q3 2021, the female participation rate stood at 60.1 percent, a 5 percent increase on Q3 2020, and a 3.8 percent increase over Q3 2019. The female participation rate has grown significantly more than the male rate since Q3 2019, just prior to the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (10 Feb 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...over the period 2022-2024 and beyond. This strategy fully aligns with Government's ambition to bring job opportunities and growth to all parts of Ireland increasing total employment to a record high of 2.5 million by 2024 with an ambitious target of creating 45,000 jobs over the next three years and increasing exports by Enterprise Ireland client companies to €30 billion. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (10 Feb 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...Enterprise Plans to 2024 are currently being finalised by my Department. They will be published and launched across the country over February and March this year. My Department has approved over €126 million in funding to 79 enterprise strengthening projects in every region over a series of competitive calls since 2017. This has been provided through Enterprise Ireland via the...