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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Ireland’s employment permits system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations Lists which determine roles that are either in critical short supply or are ineligible for an employment permit. These lists undergo periodic evidence-based review guided by relevant research, a public/stakeholder consultation and the views of the Economic Migration...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Enterprise Ireland surveys its portfolio of clients annually to collect employment data, this survey occurs over October/November each year. It is not possible to give employment gains from a specific date, in this instance March 2020, however it is possible to give employment gains from the year ended 2020 to the year ended 2021 and this data is supplied as follows: Job...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Standards Authority of Ireland (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) is an independent agency, under the aegis of my Department. As part of its remit, NSAI carries out a range of operational functions, some of which are in areas which fall within the lead policy responsibility of other Departments. In this context, NSAI carries out activities in relation to construction products, which is an area within...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Ireland has a robust suite of legislation to protect and support workers facing redundancies. The Cahill-Duffy report was in response to particular terms of reference which were quite narrow and specific and do not address the generality of redundancies that arise in insolvency situations. Following constructive engagement with the Social Partners, the Department published a Plan of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The Department of Justice recently published the Review of the Atypical Scheme for non-EEA Crew in the Irish Fishing Fleet who had been catered for under the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) since 2015. The report and its recommendations followed an extensive consultation process with stakeholders involved in the scheme. Two of the recommendations of the Review Group are that the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Balanced regional development is a priority of mine and Government and is a key component of the White Paper on Enterprise 2022 – 2030. The Deputy will be aware that the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has secured up to €145m over the coming years from the European Regional Development Fund to support projects coming from the Regional Enterprise Plans. I am keen...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The Protection of Employment Act 1977 imposes certain legal obligations on employers proposing collective redundancies. These obligations include the requirement to consult and provide information to employees and their representatives, and to notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment of the proposals at least 30 days before the first dismissal takes place. The Act...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Dec 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. My Department was represented on the Group which was charged with examining strategic workforce challenges in publicly and privately provided front-line carer roles in home support and nursing homes and the Report of the Group was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: In November the Government agreed to extend the mandate of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) to provide grant aid to firms in manufacturing and internationally traded services employing more than 10 but no more than 50 full time employees. The extension of the mandate will ensure a continuation of support for enterprises that have grown to ten or more employees, as appropriate to their...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The Student Enterprise Programme is a national initiative organised by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). The Programme aims to foster an enterprise culture among post-primary students in Ireland. It embeds entrepreneurship and encourages students to consider entrepreneurship as a career path in the future. In November I launched the 21st Student Enterprise Programme for 2023. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: As part of Local Enterprise Week 2022, the 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) hosted a programme consisting of over 220 virtual and physical events including 12 free National Spotlight events on topics such as “Future Proofing Your Small Business”, “Internationalising Your Business”, and “Going Green”. These events took place nationwide and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: In March 2022, the Tánaiste tasked a High-Level Working Group under the auspices of the LEEF to review Ireland's collective bargaining and the industrial relations landscape. The Group's final report was published in October and is available on the DETE website. In the final Report, the Group have developed three principles which could result in meaningful reform of collective...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Dec 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 surplus...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 and 127 together. As part of the Programme for Government a commitment was made to deliver a National SME Growth Plan to map out an ambitious strategic blueprint for SME’s and entrepreneurs. The SME and Entrepreneurship Taskforce was appointed to produce a report with a broad range of measures to help SMEs to start up, scale up and access foreign...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Ireland’s employment permits system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations Lists which determine roles that are either in critical short supply or are ineligible for an employment permit. These lists undergo periodic evidence-based reviews guided by relevant research, a public/stakeholder consultation and the views of the Economic...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 came into effect on 1st December. The new law gives employees a legal entitlement to receive tips and gratuities paid in electronic form and requires that such tips and gratuities should be paid to workers in a manner that is fair in the circumstances. Any charge called a ‘service charge’ or anything that would...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: International Agreements (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The ‘Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement’ was agreed by WTO Member States at the Ministerial Conference in June. This Decision allows developing countries to authorise the manufacture and export of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as the ingredients and processes necessary for their manufacture, in a fast and simplified manner and without the consent of the patent owner. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118 and 126 together. Ireland’s employment permits system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations Lists which determine roles that are either in critical short supply or are ineligible for an employment permit. The system is designed to accommodate the arrival of non-EEA nationals to fill skills and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: In March 2022, the Tánaiste tasked a High-Level Working Group under the auspices of the LEEF to review collective bargaining and the industrial relations landscape. The Group's final report was published in October and is available on the DETE website. The Report is timely as Ireland also needs to keep abreast of developments at EU level which require us to promote the capacity of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Ireland’s employment permits system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible Occupations Lists which determine roles that are either in critical short supply or are ineligible for an employment permit. These lists undergo periodic evidence-based reviews guided by relevant research, a public/stakeholder consultation and the views of the Economic...