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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (10 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I can confirm that neither I nor officials in my Department have met with any of the firms involved in the current legal challenge to the proposed Security Sector Employment Regulation Order.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Nov 2022)

Damien English: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations Lists which determine employments that are either in high demand or are ineligible for an employment permit where there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: Under the current Employment Permits legislation if an agency subcontracts an employee, then the agency is no longer the employer. Under the legislation, if an agency subcontracts a foreign national to a third party (within the meaning of the Employment Agency Act 1971), then the agency is not considered to be the employer. An employment agency is precluded from applying for an employment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. In October 2021, in light of continued labour shortages in the agriculture and agri-food sector, I announced a new quota of 100 General Employment Permits for dairy farm assistants subject to a minimum annual remuneration...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: All applications are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006, as amended and are dependent on a job offer from an Irish registered employer for an eligible occupation. It should be noted that the State's employment permit system is ordered by the use of occupation lists which determine which employments are highly demanded and which are ineligible for consideration for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations Lists which determine employments that are either in high demand or are ineligible for an employment permit where there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) carries out inspections of employer records with a view to determining compliance with certain employment law statutes. Inspections arise for various reasons including complaints received of alleged non-compliance and by way of compliance campaigns which focus on compliance in specific sectors or with specific employment law statutes. The WRC's aim...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group was established by the Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, in March 2022. The Group was charged with examining strategic workforce challenges in publicly and privately provided front-line carer roles in home support and nursing homes and with making recommendations to address these. The Group, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: As stated previously, the European Commission wrote to the Irish Government with a letter of formal notice on the 19 May 2022. Having consulted with the Attorney General’s Office, my Department responded to the Commission on the 19 July 2022. Ireland’s response to the Commission is considered confidential and there are no plans to publish it at this time. My officials met...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The regime is designed to accommodate the arrival of non-EEA nationals to fill skills and labour gaps for the benefit of our economy, in the short to medium term, and is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. Four occupations in the farming sector have been provided with quotas of General Employment Permits including Dairy Farm Assistant (100 GEPs), Horticulture Operative (1000 GEPs), Meat Deboner (500 GEPs), and Meat Processor...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) assist entrepreneurship and business development and are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports for everybody, including people with disabilities, intending to start or grow a business. In that regard, the LEOs provide a ‘signposting’ service in relation to all relevant State...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports for everybody, including people with disabilities, intending to start or grow a business. In that regard, the LEOs provide a ‘signposting’ service in relation to all relevant State supports available through agencies such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of the Department inform me that, on 26thSeptember 2022, a General Employment Permit application for the person concerned (in the details supplied) was received. On 18thOctober 2022 the application was refused. The refusal reasons included the following: - The information provided indicated that the foreign national was in the State without a valid current...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that standard General Employment Permit applications for the persons concerned in the details supplied were only received on 2ndNovember 2022. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. The Employment Permits Section of my Department is currently processing standard applications for General Employment Permits...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Nov 2022)

Damien English: The tables below give details of the number of Employment Permit applications received, and the number of Employment Permits issued by Nationality to citizens of the Russian Federation from March 2022 to date, and for the corresponding period in 2021. Russian Federation Applications Received ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (27 Oct 2022)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) were created to promote entrepreneurship and enterprise development and act as a ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance, and business and management development programmes. They provide signposting for all government assistance to SMEs and provide referrals to other relevant bodies such as Revenue, Micro Finance...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (27 Oct 2022)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices are Units within the 31 Local Authorities nationwide and act as a ‘first-stop-shop’ for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance and training and consultancy programmes to those wishing to start or grow their own business subject to certain eligibility criteria. The LEOs also provide signposting to all government assistance for SMEs and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (27 Oct 2022)

Damien English: We want to reward work and ensure that work pays more. Minimum wage workers are among the hardest working people in Ireland and deserve to paid more particularly at a time or rising prices. In September, the Government agreed to accept the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to increase the National Minimum Wage by 80 cent to €11.30 from the 1st of January 2023. At least...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Oct 2022)

Damien English: The occupation of Nursing Auxiliary or Health Care Assistant working in hospital or residential home care settings has been eligible for a General Employment Permit since June 2021. The occupation of Home Care Worker working in private homes is currently ineligible for an employment permit. The cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group was established by the Minister of...