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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...research, development and innovation increased to an estimated €4.686 billion, which is its highest level since the Central Statistics Office, CSO, began conducting surveys. This represents a 75% increase over the 2010 figure, which was just over €2.5 billion. The increase has been largely driven by business expenditure on research, development and innovation. Growing...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Budgets (23 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...increases in their electricity or natural gas (energy) costs. Funding to support the Scheme is provided through my Department’s Vote, albeit the Scheme itself is administered by the Revenue Commissioners. Funding of €650 million to support the Scheme was provided to our Vote in both 2022 and 2023 to reflect the overall commitment of €1.3 billion in support for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...many billions of euro in this space. We must ensure that if we are spending public money in this space, we are getting the maximum return we can. I believe the overall green energy fund is €55 million. I think only approximately €5 million has been drawn down so far, but it is early days. These schemes have only been rolled out in the past year or so in some cases. It is-----

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (2 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take PQs 5375/23, 5376/23 and 5377/23 together. In Budget 2022, Government announced that €55 million would be made available under the National Recovery & Resilience Plan to assist enterprises through the Green Transition Fund. This budget is split into two streams, the Enterprise Emissions Reduction Investment Fund (EERIF) (€30m) and the Climate Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Environmental Schemes (2 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take PQs 5375/23, 5376/23 and 5377/23 together. In Budget 2022, Government announced that €55 million would be made available under the National Recovery & Resilience Plan to assist enterprises through the Green Transition Fund. This budget is split into two streams, the Enterprise Emissions Reduction Investment Fund (EERIF) (€30m) and the Climate Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Conservation (2 Feb 2023)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take PQs 5375/23, 5376/23 and 5377/23 together. In Budget 2022, Government announced that €55 million would be made available under the National Recovery & Resilience Plan to assist enterprises through the Green Transition Fund. This budget is split into two streams, the Enterprise Emissions Reduction Investment Fund (EERIF) (€30m) and the Climate Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...Programme Total 22,701 235,999 258,700 The table reflects the allocation as published in the 2023 Revised Estimates Volume.  It does not include capital monies allocated from the €54.5 million in unspent capital appropriations which were carried over from 2022 for use in 2023 in accordance with the provisions of Section 91 of the Finance Act, 2004....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: .... Loans will be available, under the scheme, to SMEs, farmers, fishers and small mid-caps until the end of 2024. The loans will have reduced interest rates, have no security requirements for loans of up to €250,000 with a maximum loan amount of €1 million and a maximum term of 6 years. Bank of Ireland is due to launch its loans under the scheme on the 30th of January with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...Services Co-ordinator DSC 2,700 2,700 Programme Total 116,491 116,491 The tables reflect the allocations as published in the 2023 Revised Estimates Volume. They do not include capital monies allocated from the €54.5 million in unspent capital appropriations which were carried over from 2022 for use in 2023 in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: My Department published the National Remote Work Strategy on 15 January 2021. The strategy identified 15 actions to ensure that remote work is a permanent feature in the Irish workplace in a way that maximises its economic, social and environmental benefits. My Department led the development and implementation of the Strategy’s actions during 2021 and 2022 through the Remote Work...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...Programme Total 896,610 349,612 1,246,222 The table reflects the allocation as published in the 2023 Revised Estimates Volume.  It does not include capital monies allocated from the €54.5 million in unspent capital appropriations which were carried over from 2022 for use in 2023 in accordance with the provisions of Section 91 of the Finance Act,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...enterprise development fund (REDF) which is being implemented through Enterprise Ireland.) is focussed on investing in the strengths and advantages of all the regions. In 2021 an additional €15m was provided in Budget 2021 to support the rollout of further calls under the REDF to help the regions withstand the dual challenges of Brexit and COVID. In 2022 €5 million was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...Fund (REDF) (which is being implemented through Enterprise Ireland) is focussed on investing in the strengths and advantages of all the regions aligned with the REPs. In 2021, an additional €15m was provided in Budget 2021 to support the rollout of further calls under the REDF to help the regions withstand the dual challenges of Brexit and COVID. In 2022, €5 million was...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (10 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...make a case to try to use some of that money to keep people who find themselves in pretty horrific circumstances alive. It was subsequently announced on budget day that additional funding of €30 million, which was agreed over a relatively short period, would be allocated to Vote 27 for this purpose. This will have the effect of bringing the net Revised Estimate to €633.902...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...Revised Estimate discussions, will be made to Subhead A.14 (Defence Forces Uniforms, Clothing, Equipment and Catering) of the Defence Vote and is expected to increase the annual ration allocation to some €5 million in 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...human resources, the Reserve Defence Force and funding. Given the significant recommendations contained in the Report, detailed consideration of these recommendations was undertaken over a period of 5 months by my Department and the Defence Forces. This involved significant inter-departmental consultation, and I and my officials have engaged with key stakeholders to ascertain their...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (6 Oct 2022)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42, 44 and 57 together. The Passport Service has issued over 940,000 passports to date this year and 2022 will be the first year ever that over 1 million passports will be issued. The Passport Service is currently out-performing its previous busiest year (2019) by 17%. The total number of fully complete online and postal applications on hand with the Passport...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...France and the US - abstained, and Russia and China and the other ten supported the proposal, seeing the sense in what we were trying to do. It just reflects the division and tension between the P5 members on these issues. Our job was to get the job done and to keep the humanitarian assistance flowing. That is the job of the penholder. We forced a vote because we felt it necessary to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Humanitarian Crisis Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Department of Foreign Affairs (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...would be available for countries like Ireland for accommodation costs and so on but also countries that are much more deeply impacted by numbers such as Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. Four million refugees have come into Poland in four months. It is unbelievable. One million a month. No conflict anywhere in the world has seen that kind of numbers in recent history that I can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Humanitarian Crisis Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Department of Foreign Affairs (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...we are going to have to recalibrate our aid programme. There is also a commitment in the aid programme to increase the spend on climate finance. We are currently spending in the region of €90 million a year on climate finance. We have committed to increasing that figure to €225 million by 2025. That is only a few years away. The combination of doing more on climate...