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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (20 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: ..., with the overall impact of helping to advance national development. IDA’s property investment in the regions is aimed at supporting economic development and job creation across IDA’s, Enterprise Ireland and local LEO’s respective client bases. The availability of quality Business Parks and Strategic Sites is a critical component of the Regional Value Proposition...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: I know the Deputy appreciates this area, as do others in this House, and he knows the waters of the south-west coast of Ireland pretty well, some of which need to be protected. The Government is committed to this. I have been told that drafting is under way. It is being prioritised and is scheduled to be published this session. It is a complex area though and is not as straightforward as...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (13 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...on the 2023 level of €60m in capital spending for the IDA in respect of the agency’s property programme. In this regard, the IDA Regional Property Programme is designed to ensure the supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations as required by current and prospective clients of the IDA itself as well as Enterprise Ireland and the LEOs. The total...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland's strategy, Driving Recovery & Sustainable Growth 2021-2024, identifies opportunities for sustainable growth among its established base of clients and new investments. The strategy is delivered through a focus on five pillars: Growth, Transformation, Regions, Sustainability, and Impact, through a focus on transformative investments to increase the productivity of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...Direct Investment (FDI). A robust property and infrastructure ecosystem can be the key differentiator in winning FDI projects. The IDA Regional Property Programme ensures the supply of land, buildings and essential infrastructure in regional locations as required by current and prospective clients of IDA as well as those of Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices. Under...

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...did not have that solution; it was just a question of being determined enough to find a solution that would solve that problem. He played an important role in building the economic model that Ireland enjoys and that is so successful today. Deputy Howlin referred to the time of the rainbow Government. I believe that Government was one of the most impactful and influential Governments of...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...from an innovation and protection of IP perspective. There is no downside to doing this at all in my view. However, it requires a change in the Constitution. If we are going to set up an arm of the Unified Patent Court in Ireland, our court system has to accommodate that, and that requires a constitutional amendment. Regarding the cost and the timelines around it, first of all, we are...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (30 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...remains essential to winning FDI. A robust property and infrastructure ecosystem can be the key differentiator in winning FDI projects. The IDA Regional Property Programme ensures the supply of land, buildings and essential infrastructure in regional locations as required by current and prospective clients of IDA as well as those of Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (30 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...allow for the importation of steel from third countries - by way of quotas - in line with traditional volumes of trade in steel. Steel imports outside of the quotas are subject to a 25% tariff on landing in the EU. The current measures are due to expire at the end of June 2024. World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules allow for the application of safeguard measures for up to 8 years. Any...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland’s Regional Property Programme aims to ensure the supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations to meet the needs of current and prospective clients of the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and Local Enterprise Offices and is a significant contributor to regional economic development and job creation. In this regard, the Kilbarry Business & Technology Park...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (14 Dec 2023)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland’s Regional Property Programme aims to ensure the supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations to meet the needs of current and prospective clients of the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and Local Enterprise Offices and is a significant contributor to regional economic development and job creation. The IDA actively promotes available buildings and land in IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (12 Dec 2023)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland’s Regional Property Programme aims to ensure the supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations to meet the needs of current and prospective clients of the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and Local Enterprise Offices and is a significant driver of regional economic development and job creation. Under the IDA’s Property Programme the regional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Simon Coveney: However, as the Deputy knows, many of the land-based wind projects happening around the country are funded by companies looking to move away from a reliance on carbon-based fuels to renewable energies. That will happen both offshore and onshore. Whether it is off the coast of Wicklow or Cork, we will see that. I do not see that as a bad thing; rather, I see it as an industry building to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Simon Coveney: ..., in and around Cork Harbour, probably in and around Rosslare Harbour and, potentially, places such as Killybegs, where we will see whole industries being built up around servicing, assembly, landing of cables onshore and strengthening of grid infrastructure from some huge infrastructure projects that are likely to be built over the next 25 years offshore. To give the committee a sense of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (23 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: I thank the Deputy for the question. IDA Ireland has made considerable property investments in Kerry under its current strategy, including this year with the acquisition of over 16 ha of land at Kerry Technology Park. IDA Ireland is now working to identify a suitable site within this land bank for the construction of an advance building solution. Securing planning permission on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...of €5m of Exchequer Funding on 2023 levels of €60m in capital spending for the IDA in respect of the agency’s property programme. The IDA Regional Property Programme ensures the supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations as required by current and prospective clients of the IDA itself as well as Enterprise Ireland and the LEOs. Over the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland’s property investment programme is aimed at supporting economic development and job creation across the country and provides property solutions available to IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Local Enterprise Offices' clients. In this regard, the provision of property solutions is a key element of IDA’s marketing of the Midlands Region, including Longford. IDA Ireland has...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: 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: Regional Development (23 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...measures to help support regional enterprise development. The enterprise agencies also play a vital role in supporting that goal. I have ensured that the Budget 2024 allocation to Enterprise Ireland will enable the continuation of current schemes directly supporting enterprise development and sustainable job creation throughout the country with a focus on regional development. The Local...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: IDA Ireland’s Regional Property Programme aims to ensure the supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations to meet the needs of current and prospective clients of the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and Local Enterprise Offices and is a significant driver of regional economic development and job creation. A robust property and infrastructure ecosystem can be a key...