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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department, established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2022)

Damien English: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department, established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation, and advisory services....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Work Permits (6 Jul 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that a standard General Employment Permit application for the person concerned (details supplied) was received on 12th May 2022. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. The Employment Permits Section of my Department is currently processing standard new General Employment Permit applications received on 04...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Jul 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that an application has been received in respect of the person concerned, requesting a Stamp 4 support letter from the Department. In order to receive a Stamp 4 support letter from the Department, an individual is required to be in continuous employment in the State on a Critical Skills Employment Permit for a minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Jul 2022)

Damien English: Ireland’s employment permits system 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 but this objective must be balanced by the need to ensure that there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one. The system is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Jun 2022)

Damien English: Ireland’s employment permits system 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 but this objective must be balanced by the need to ensure that there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one. The system is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Process (30 Jun 2022)

Damien English: As this Bill is a Private Members Bill, the timeframe in relation to its progress is a matter for the sponsoring Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (30 Jun 2022)

Damien English: The Code of Practice on the Right to Disconnect is operational since 31 March 2021 and is a best practice guide and template to remind employers of the statutory obligations around record keeping, the maximum average weekly working hours permitted for employees, and employees statutory rest period entitlements.  The Code is also aimed at ensuring workers are aware of their statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (29 Jun 2022)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices act as a ‘First Stop Shop’ for business owners throughout the country providing advice and guidance, financial assistance, and offer a ‘signposting’ service for all government supports available. The Local Enterprise Offices can offer direct grant aid to microenterprises (10 employees or fewer) in the manufacturing and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (28 Jun 2022)

Damien English: The consultation process on the Retired Workers Access to industrial relations mechanisms for pension related issues which was conducted by my Department concluded a number of weeks ago. My Department officials have commenced the examination of submissions received. The outcome of the consultation will feed into the Government’s response to the proposals.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Exports Growth (28 Jun 2022)

Damien English: My Department, through the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), assists new businesses including entrepreneurs, early-stage promoters and small businesses looking to expand. The LEOs comprise a wide range of experience, skill and services to offer advice, information, training and support in starting or growing a business, or reaching new markets. Funding includes a Priming Grant available to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Jun 2022)

Damien English: The employment permits system is designed to facilitate the entry of appropriately skilled non-EEA nationals to fill skills and/or labour shortages, in circumstances where there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work and that the shortage is a genuine one.  The system is managed through the use of lists designating highly skilled and ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (23 Jun 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that, on 11 January 2022, a General Employment Permit application for the person concerned (in the details supplied) was received. On 25 May 2022 the application was refused. The refusal reasons included the following: The manner in which the advertisements were placed on the Department of Social Protection/EURES Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (21 Jun 2022)

Damien English: A European Works Council (a “EWC”) is a body that facilitates information and consultation with European employees on transnational issues. EWCs are subject to the law of the Member State in which they are located. They derive from Directive 1994/45/EC (the “EWC Directive”) as transposed into Irish law by the Transnational Information and Consultation of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Foreign Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Damien English: The IMS-EUMS Directors' General Conference referred to by the Deputy was held on 10 June 2022. Meetings between NATO International Military Staff and the European Military Staff are attended only by the staff of the respective institutions. Members States do not participate directly. The Military Staff is part of the General Secretariat of the Council. It is composed of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (16 Jun 2022)

Damien English: The number of employment permit appeals received and the number of employment permit appeals accepted by my Department per month from May 2021 to May 2022 are set out in the tables below. The processing dates for appeals are not separated by permit type. Appeals for all permit types are processed in date order. The Employment Permits Section inform me that they are currently processing...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (14 Jun 2022)

Damien English: As defined in the Programme for Government, this Government values the role of SMEs and micro-enterprises in our economy as creators of employment all over Ireland. The SME and Entrepreneurship Growth Plan provides a set of recommendations directly from the business community to the Government of long term strategic importance for SMEs and entrepreneurs. Balancing our enterprise policy...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (14 Jun 2022)

Damien English: In March 2021 I set up the High-level Working Group under the auspices of the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) to review collective bargaining and the industrial relations landscape in Ireland. The work of this group is ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (14 Jun 2022)

Damien English: It is difficult to estimate the likely cost of establishing any working group on workers' rights enhancements without additional information on the envisaged remit and membership of such a group. However, it should be noted that there are already a number of statutory and informal working groups in the employment rights policy space. Established in 2015, the Low Pay Commission makes...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (14 Jun 2022)

Damien English: The Retail Forum, which I chair, provides a platform for structured engagement with the retail sector. The Retail Forum is supporting the implementation of the Town Centre First (TCF) policy and the Night-time Economy, and has established a dedicated Retail Forum Working Group on these matters. This Working Group are considering practical actions to support town development in...