Results 81-100 of 733 for long speaker:Damien English

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (10 Feb 2022)

Damien English: When we undertake the labour market analysis, we try to look at short-term solutions in addition to long-term trends. The permits operation should not be seen as a long-term solution. It is an absolutely temporary one, which we have used to respond to many sectors over the past year. The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Butler, is leading this and trying to put a...

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

Damien English: ...Growth Taskforce of entrepreneurs, business leaders and other stakeholders was established in September 2020 to fulfil the commitment made in the Programme for Government to draw up an ambitious long-term strategic blueprint for SMEs and entrepreneurs beyond COVID-19. Between September and December 2020, the SME Taskforce, which was assisted by four dedicated subgroups, developed a range...

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

Damien English: ..., Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media may be able to assist further. In addition, the role of Fáilte Ireland, as the National Tourism Development Authority (www.failteireland.ie), is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland. Fáilte Ireland works in partnership with Government, State...

National Minimum Wage: Motion [Private Members] (9 Feb 2022)

Damien English: ...factors that have caused inflation will ease during this year. That will reduce pressure so that people can again pay some of their bills in different ways and invest for their future as well. Long term, we believe in the concept that work must always pay and that we support anyone who cannot work for whatever reason. We must ensure that our system, through social protection supports...

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Damien English: ...The latter is not true and we have to face up to that. The authors of the report stated that at the committee. I met the Debenhams workers and their union representatives at a very early stage, along with the Tánaiste and the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and others, on a few occasions. We gave two commitments and they had two asks for their campaign. The first was that they...

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Damien English: ...was clear that this had to be dealt with and clearly so this Bill sets out to do that. This Government has provided an extensive range of supports for businesses and employees affected by sometimes prolonged closures during the pandemic. We have made every effort, with significant cross-party support, to assist workers and employers. We have provided the pandemic unemployment payment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (1 Feb 2022)

Damien English: ..., business leaders and other stakeholders was established by the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar TD, in September 2020 to fulfil the commitment made in the Programme for Government to draw up an ambitious long-term strategic blueprint for SMEs and entrepreneurs beyond COVID-19. Between September and December 2020, the SME Taskforce, which was assisted by four dedicated subgroups, developed a...

Report on Bogus Self-Employment: Motion (27 Jan 2022)

Damien English: ...Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, the Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Deputy Joe O'Brien, and our officials. It is something we have worked on over a long number of years. We believe that the deliberate misclassification of a worker as a self-employed contractor in a situation where they are actually working as an employee is wrong....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (25 Jan 2022)

Damien English: ...Deputy's key priority is to see the road developed given all the benefits it will bring. On top of that, however, it is important that we do not put people's lives on hold unnecessarily for too long. That is the Deputy's key point. To give the background of the project, the Minister for Transport has responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer funding for the national roads...

Seanad: TRIPS Waiver: Motion (15 Dec 2021)

Damien English: ...the opportunity to speak on this motion. I thank Senator Higgins and her colleagues for tabling the motion on the TRIPS waiver. I know it is something the Senator has genuinely worked on for a long period. I recognise that and it is well recognised around the House that her work on this matter is genuine. We can see from the support shown by her colleagues right across the House for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (9 Dec 2021)

Damien English: ..., we have a very enterprise-facing education system, through further education and training and all the commitments and announcements regarding apprenticeships, skills and on-the-job training, along with investment in higher education, research and innovation to drive automation. Every effort is made to deal with skills gaps and to work with the relevant sectors. The Deputy asked about...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (9 Dec 2021)

Damien English: ...shock of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, committed to the establishment of the SME Taskforce, and to the delivery by the Taskforce of the SME and Entrepreneurship Growth Plan, to map out an ambitious long-term strategic blueprint for Irish SMEs and entrepreneurs. The SME and Entrepreneurship Growth Plan was published in January of this year and provides Government with a set of...

Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: ...way of amending the section on ventilation in the general application regulations under the Act This will also enable further amendments made as necessary and could be a vehicle for introducing a more long-term focused approach on ventilation across our workplaces. In the area of potentially unintended consequences, again I stress that Government supports the principle and objective of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: ...relating to the remuneration, and any sick pay scheme or pension scheme, for electricians and apprentices in the electrical contracting sector. This request was supported by a statutory declaration alongside a report by the Nevin Economic Research Institute. The report set out the union's position of what the scope or definition of the economic sector is, and that it was substantially...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Damien English: At this time I think ten have come through the process and been hired. This process has taken quite a long time. As I said yesterday, and the Chairman will recall the debate, both with respect to the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, and the WRC, when we employ new inspectors we try to make sure we get people with the right skills and qualifications. The money has been set aside for it....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Transmission Network (30 Nov 2021)

Damien English: ...markets. The I-SEM promotes the interests of consumers by enabling greater competition through cost-reflective prices, while also securing a diverse, viable and environmentally sustainable long-term energy supply. The most immediate factor affecting electricity prices in Ireland is the continuing upward trend in international gas prices where we are a price-taker. In Europe,...

Employment Permits (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Nov 2021)

Damien English: ...enough in here. It is fair to say that quite a lot those who work in the sector are from abroad. They come in to work here under the permits or have set up their lives and families here for a long number of years. Without their involvement, we would struggle to have enough people in that sector to save the food harvest and to produce the food, working in the meat factories and our other...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Nov 2021)

Damien English: ...a private home where the person who requires the care has a severe medical condition and the prospective carer is a trained medical professional, or where it can be demonstrated that the applicant has a long history of caring for the person requiring the care. On 14 June 2021, following the then most recent review of the employment permit occupation lists, I announced changes to the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (16 Nov 2021)

Damien English: I thank Deputy Joan Collins for bringing up this issue in respect of Emmet Road, previously St. Michael's Estate. It is a project I am very familiar with and which I had hoped would be further along at this stage. Covid and other issues have caused delays but this project should have started by now and I am glad we are nearly at the stage of getting planning permission because I had hoped...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (16 Nov 2021)

Damien English: ...as the recipient moves on to a permanent home, which can be delivered on the Emmet Road site through a cost-rental project and through social housing. It is always the intention that HAP is not a long-term solution and that is as it should be. These cost-rental model houses are not aimed at the top 30% of households. They are aimed at those who are just above the threshold for social...