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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputies for their questions. In my comparisons, I am talking about Northern Ireland as well. Hopefully, we do not see that as Brexit Britain. We are working hard to formulate a cost-of-doing-business package for the SME sector. I hope we will see that in the weeks ahead. We know the acute pressure the sector is under. Every time businesses came under pressure, including...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (18 Apr 2024)

EU Directives

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (18 Apr 2024)

Gerald Nash: 65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his plans to transpose the EU directive on adequate minimum wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17054/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (18 Apr 2024)

Gerald Nash: Will the Minister of State provide an update on the plans to transpose the EU minimum wages directive by the end of the year?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (18 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: The directive on adequate minimum wages in the EU was published on 19 October 2022 and must be transposed by 15 November 2024. The directive aims to ensure that workers across the EU are protected by adequate minimum wages, allowing for a decent living wherever they work. The directive includes three sets of measures. One of its goals is to increase the number of workers covered by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (18 Apr 2024)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister of State for her response and I noted the engagement earlier with another Deputy on this matter. I spoke about the importance of the national minimum wage, moves to a living wage and setting a higher floor of minimum wage adequacy below which no decent society should allow workers to fall. More important still is the transposition of the collective bargaining element of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (18 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: Let me be clear that Ireland is fully supportive of the principles of this directive. It will increase the number of workers covered by collective bargaining, and that is something with which we agree. It is important to remember that, even without this directive, Ireland has one of the highest minimum wage rates in the EU. Article 4 of the directive is specific to collective bargaining in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (18 Apr 2024)

Gerald Nash: I advise the Minister of State not to rely disproportionately on the efficacy and utility of the JLC system, good and all as it is, for enabling Ireland to reach its obligations under the minimum wages directive, specifically Article 4. The system is important, and I am proud of the role I played in re-establishing its mechanisms, which are important for low-paid workers, but there are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (18 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: We should not lose sight of the fact that the overall ambition of the directive relates to the national minimum wage. Ireland has the sixth highest national minimum wage of the 22 EU member states that have national minimum wages. The directive does not attempt to set the minimum wage. Rather, it is about consultation when setting new minimum wages. That is something Ireland is a leader...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Export Controls (18 Apr 2024)

Export Controls

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Export Controls (18 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the process his Department uses to assess the granting of export licences for dual-use goods to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16986/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Export Controls (18 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Will the Minister of State outline the process the Department uses to assess the granting of export licences for dual-use goods to Israel and make a statement on the matter? This question is in the context of Gaza and the worries about a wider escalation. We have seen a genocidal slaughter. We need to ensure that we are in no way, shape or form doing anything that would facilitate the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourist Accommodation (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister. I welcome and encourage that engagement with industry and the representative bodies in particular. The Minister is very welcome to come to Kerry at any stage and engage with the operators on the ground. He has been very good in the past in coming to the county and meeting people. They have always been very impressed with him and he has always responded, which is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourist Accommodation (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy and am happy to take him up on his kind invitation. It is so important we work closely with the sector he referred to. We had initiatives in the past such as The Gathering, and when our economy was on the floor, we saw how much that sector played a part in enhancing economic activity and getting employment back. It is at the forefront of our minds. As I said, it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Apr 2024)

Small and Medium Enterprises

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the work that is being carried out by his Department to provide supports for micro, small and medium-sized businesses, particularly in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16985/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Déanaim comhghairdeas leis na Teachtaí go léir as a gcuid postanna nua agus sean cinn fosta. Will the Minister outline the work being carried out by the Department to provide supports for micro businesses, SMEs and, in particular, businesses in the hospitality sector? We all know about the issues they face with the general cost-of-living crisis and the additional costs and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: The Government is committed to backing business and will continue to work closely with small businesses nationwide to support their growth, help them find new markets and assist them in remaining competitive and resilient. The 31 local enterprise offices, LEOs, play an extremely important role providing assistance directly to micro, small and medium-sized businesses as well as promoting...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Everyone is well aware of the local enterprise offices and I know the one in Louth does a great deal of work in engaging, signposting and facilitating all sorts of grants and training. We also know about the work Enterprise Ireland and the IDA do and that is all very welcome, but a huge number of businesses are under severe pressure. There is the general cost-of-living crisis and the added...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: I fully understand the pressures businesses are under throughout the economy at this time, not least those businesses in retail, wholesale or hospitality, which are key. We are supporting them, with €250 million through ICOB and a 9% VAT rate for electricity and gas out to October. There is the grant in respect of energy efficiency that I spoke about, at €15 million. VAT...