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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...levels of interest for the Scheme from eligible retailers and the particular challenges facing the retail sector during the pandemic, the funding available for Call 1 was increased. Under the first call 185 retailers were approved €6.6m in funding and under the second call 145 retailers were approved €5.3m in funding. On 4 May this year, Minister of State English launched a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (3 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213, 215, 216 and 217 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, 2020 export performance and the outlook for 2021 exports to the UK, Eurozone and rest of the world continues to be significantly impacted by both Brexit and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Brexit has fundamentally changed the trading relationship between Ireland and the UK and will continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (3 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Our Economic Recovery Plan, published this week, sets an ambitious target to exceed pre-crisis employment levels by having 2.5 million people in work by 2024. The Plan commits to helping people to return to work; both to previous employment and, in recognition that not all previous jobs will return, to be prepared for new opportunities. The EWSS has been extended to the end of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation and Reactivation of Economy: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...are directly employed by one. The same basic working conditions certainly apply. On the LEOs, again I very much agree. We are scaling them up. We are staffing them up. They have an extra €5 million in their budget this year and we have extended their remit. They are now responsible for everything ranging from flood relief to businesses to all the new schemes that we have set...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...uncertainty surrounding Brexit. The Government provides a range of financial aids to help beef farm incomes, as well as to support economic and environmental efficiency. These include the €300 million beef data and genomics programme. In addition to this, over the past two years more than €200 million was made available specifically to the beef sector, including the beef...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (25 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: On 15 January 2021 last I published Ireland’s first ‘National Remote Work Strategy’ to make remote working a permanent option for life after the pandemic. A key action within the National Remote Work Strategy is to extend the mapping and classifications of hubs - as completed by Western Development Commission on the Atlantic Economic Corridor - across the country to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...second year of restrictions many in the sector must be fearing for their future. The financial support the Government is providing businesses and workers affected by the pandemic is unprecedented. Almost a million people of working age are now in receipt of weekly payments including the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, Employment Wage Subsidy and Jobseekers Benefit or Allowance. Support for...

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...Every business saved is at least one job saved, a livelihood secured and a family sustained. The financial support the Government is providing to businesses and workers in unprecedented. Almost 1 million people of working age are now in receipt of weekly payments, including the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, employment wage subsidy and jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (18 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...measure any impact on trade between Ireland and the UK, the EU or non-EU countries since 1 January 2021. The latest Goods Exports and Imports release from the Central Statistics Office, dated 15 February 2021, shows that the value of goods exports from Ireland rose to €160.8bn in 2020 which is the highest level on record. The value of goods exports increased by €8.3bn...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (11 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...is the largest guarantee scheme in the history of the State. Its function is to add certainty to businesses that funding is available for working capital and investment purposes. Loans of up to €1 million are available for up to five and a half years at reduced interest rates. Loans under €250,000 do not require collateral or personal guarantees. The Scheme is available to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: We know the significant effects on business of the current Level 5 restrictions. Budget 2021 provides a significant package of tax and expenditure measures to build the resilience of the economy and to help vulnerable but viable businesses across all sectors. My Department and its agencies have been focused on coming up with solutions to help businesses overcome the difficulties caused...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: We know the significant effects on business of the current Level 5 restrictions. Budget 2021 provides a significant package of tax and expenditure measures to build the resilience of the economy and to help vulnerable but viable businesses across all sectors. My Department and its agencies have been focused on coming up with solutions to help businesses overcome the difficulties caused by...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Enterprise Support Services (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...Development Fund, the Border Enterprise Development Fund, the Community Enterprise Centre Scheme, and the Community Enterprise Initiative Scheme, Enterprise Ireland has invested over €180 million in these infrastructures. Based on Enterprise Ireland’s analysis, approximately 3,200 co-working/enterprise spaces are being developed across 45 of the 117 projects supported under...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consumer Protection (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Consumer Protection Act 2007 (Grocery Goods Undertakings) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 35 of 2016 entered into force on 30 April 2016. The Regulations apply to retailers and wholesalers of food and drink operating in Ireland, who have, or are part of a wider group that has, a worldwide turnover in excess of €50 million. 21 undertakings are currently subject to the Grocery Goods...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Preparations (17 Dec 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...be taken now by businesses and individuals in order to prepare for the end of the Transition Period. From my own Department's perspective, business assistance measures in place include the €20 million ‘Ready for Customs’ support scheme, which is part of the Government’s €5 billion July Stimulus. Enterprise Ireland operate the ‘Ready for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...largest guarantee scheme in the history of the State. Its function is to add certainty to businesses that liquidity is available for working capital and investment purposes. Loans of up to €1 million are available for up to five and a half years. Loans under €250,000 do not require collateral or personal guarantees. The Scheme was originally scheduled to run until 31...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...makes available working capital lending to eligible businesses that are or will be exposed to impacts arising from the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Loans under the scheme range from €25,000 to €1.5m for terms of up to three years and are offered at favourable terms compared to otherwise similar lending in the market. For example, there is no security required on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Leo Varadkar: As part of the Government’s €5 billion July Stimulus, I announced a new €20 million Ready for Customs support scheme. Enterprise Ireland is rolling out the scheme to help businesses prepare for the new challenges of trading with and through the UK. This scheme provides grants of up to €9,000 to help businesses as they recruit and build staff expertise in customs...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Preparations (17 Dec 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 235 together. Brexit, in whatever shape it finally takes, will have a significant impact on the Irish economy, fundamentally changing the trading environment for businesses trading with the UK, excluding Northern Ireland. With just two weeks until the UK leaves the Single Market and the Customs Union, work to ensure Government, business and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...largest guarantee scheme in the history of the State. Its function is to add certainty to businesses that liquidity is available for working capital and investment purposes. Loans of up to €1 million are available for up to five and a half years. Loans under €250,000 do not require collateral or personal guarantees. The Scheme was originally scheduled to run until 31...