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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (26 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: I note that the Capital Acquisitions Tax legislation dealing with the heritage based exemptions contains a reference to the supply of information to Bord Fáilte Eireann. I have asked Fáilte Ireland to engage with the Revenue Commissioners around their role in this respect.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: I recognise the increasing importance of ensuring that the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies uphold the rights of creators, including musicians, performers, and composers. In December 2022, my Department launched a public consultation on the proposed European Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive, seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders, including...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: I wish to inform the Deputy that, to date, no representations were received from or lobbying efforts made by any stakeholder within the music sector in relation to the transfer of functions concerning the dispute resolution of sound recording copyright from the Controller of Intellectual Property to the Circuit Courts prior to the publication of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment)...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: I wish to inform the Deputy that, following a comprehensive review of departmental record, there are no records to reflect any stakeholders within the music sector lobbied the Government to remove the role of licensing bodies from the dispute resolution process for sound recording copyright in advance of the publication of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: To date, a single application has been submitted to the Controller of Intellectual Property concerning sound recording copyright. This application was lodged in September 2021 under Section 208(5) of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000, seeking an order pursuant to Section 208(8) of the same Act. However, following receipt of this application, legal advice was obtained which...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: Following the receipt of legal advice, including from the Office of the Attorney General, the Department of Enterprise determined that the reassignment of functions from the Controller of Intellectual Property to the Courts constituted an appropriate and necessary course of action. Adjudication of a dispute by the Controller under section 208 of the Act extends beyond the scope of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: Since my appointment as Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in this Government, I have had one meeting, on 7th May 2025, with Brid O’Connell, CEO of Guaranteed Irish, to discuss the organisation’s Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Paper, “The Competitive Formula: Positioning Ireland through Innovation.” The meeting included a photo opportunity with Ms....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland’s new strategy, “Adapt Intelligently: A Strategy for Sustainable Growth and Innovation 2025-29” which I launched in February 2025, is one of ambition and opportunity, developed in the context of a changing global landscape and aligned with the Programme for Government and our White Paper on Enterprise. IDA, of course, also advocates for progression of wider...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: Wellman International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Indorama Ventures PCL, one of the world’s leading petrochemical producers and a leading global manufacturer of wool yarns. The broader Indorama Group is based in Bangkok, Thailand. As the Deputy will be aware, Wellman International Ltd, Mullagh, County Cavan produces polyester staple fibres, made primarily from recycled material,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department has procured independent experts to undertake in-depth research and analysis to provide a detailed view of the economic and societal impacts arising from data centres in Ireland. This study will look to identify opportunities for Ireland to evolve our data centre landscape in a way that optimises future economic and societal returns, and will provide insights for guiding policy...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA currently employs 49 Sales and Marketing Executives across the globe, 31 of whom are male and 18 of whom are female.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland has advised me that the former Abbvie factory in Rahoon, Galway was not owned by Abbvie but had been owned by a fund and has since been sold to a private owner. The building is not, therefore, available to IDA Ireland to market to potential investors. However, Regional Development is a key element of Government's enterprise policy and is a key focus of the work of my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Civil Service (25 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: As the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, my response to this question applies to procedures that take place and apply to civil servants working within my own Department, rather than across the broader Civil Service. Under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 all employers are obliged to provide reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of both employment candidates and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: The forthcoming National Disability Strategy will include employment as an important consideration as one of its five key pillars. The strategy will contain a number of actions for my department, including engagement with employers and employer bodies to raise awareness and to foster positive attitudes towards the employment of people with disabilities. The Department of Social...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department and its Offices operates a devolved procurement function which is led at Principal Officer level. Each Business Unit and Office is responsible for the procurement of their own individual contracts with the support and advice from the Principal Officer in the Department who heads up the Procurement Co-ordination Unit. In respect of the Agencies of my Department the following is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department regularly facilitates informal Procurement Training through in-house programmes offered by its internal Learning and Career Development Unit and its Procurement Unit. Further public procurement training, though non-accredited, is readily accessible through the various programmes available to staff members through the Office of Government Procurement’s (OGP) Commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Procurement Contracts (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department maintains a contracts register. It is based on Lotus Notes and we are currently examining options to upgrade it. Under our devolved procurement model, Business Units and the Offices of the Department are required to update the Register upon the signing of a contract and enter the specific details of the contract. The register is administered by my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: In total, €400 million in grant aid was successfully paid to SMEs right across the country in 2024 under the Increased Cost of Business scheme and the Power Up grant. Following the launch of Power Up, the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and local authorities became aware of an issue where businesses misclassified their business sector and were subsequently not...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reports (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: I can confirm that my Department has not actively ‘unpublished’ any relevant documents, reports, strategies, and resources over the past 10 years, notwithstanding any temporary, technical matter that would impact on website access which is resolved as soon as possible. I am wholly committed to the open publication of government information. The referenced article mentions...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Civil Service (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: As outlined in my Department’s People Strategy, the Department is wholly committed to building a supportive and inclusive workplace. My Department is a JAM Card friendly organisation since July 2024 with over 80% of staff having completed the JAM Card e-training and remains an ongoing initiative. In June last year, my Department also launched its first ED&I Strategy, which...