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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (17 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: Government provides exchequer funding to Fáilte Ireland which is used to support tourism product development such as developing and upgrading visitor experiences. There are no schemes which provide grants for baby changing facilities in tourism businesses. However, Fáilte Ireland does consider the inclusion of accessible facilities when it is investing in tourism product...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Judicial Reviews (17 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: The information requested is currently being collated by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: The estimated cost to the exchequer associated with the recent change of name and change of functions of my Department is €5,183.94 excl. VAT. My Department generally procures goods and services in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver the project in-house, where it is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: My Department and the bodies under its aegis are committed to providing an efficient, timely, professional, and courteous service to all our customers. The tables below list the contact details at which members of the Oireachtas can contact the bodies under the aegis of my Department. Agency Email Phone Competition and Consumer Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: It has been a long standing policy objective to ensure that all regions of Ireland benefit from tourism growth. My role and that of my Department in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy development and in securing resources to assist the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, in implementing that policy. In this regard a new Tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Policy (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 103 and 104 together. The introduction of a visitor accommodation levy was proposed in , the Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare published in September 2022 and, more recently, in , the report of the Dublin City Taskforce published in October 2024, specifically for Dublin City. In the case of the latter, the mooted levy was presented as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 106 together. Regional development is a key element of Government's enterprise policy, as set out in the Programme for Government and the White Paper on Enterprise and is a key focus of the work of my Department and its agencies, including the IDA. The new IDA Ireland Strategy "Adapt Intelligently: A Strategy for Sustainable Growth and Innovation...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: Following the announcement by Cardinal Health of its intention to cease operations at the Tullamore site in March 2026, we have actioned our protocols and IDA Ireland is actively engaged with the company, including meetings with Tullamore leadership on-site on a regular basis, and meetings with senior corporate leaders. IDA is also actively exploring all avenues of opportunity for the site...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland sold a site at IDA Greystones Business Technology Park, Greystones, County Wicklow under a 999-year lease in April 2022 to Greystones Media Campus Owner Ltd. The site was sold at a consideration representing the open market value of the site and the site is also subject to an annual nominal ground rent based on a charge of €32 per hectare with a rent review provision within...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: For the period of time in question, my Department has not re-engaged any retired officials on a consultancy basis. I can confirm that no retired staff have received consultancy payments through the Department’s payroll from 2021 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (11 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 (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: The information requested is currently being collated by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: I am informed that there are no capital projects, by my Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5 million, which ran over cost in 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (10 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: The Central Statistics Office compiles statistical data in relation to Goods Exports and Imports. These statistics can be found on the website cso.ie. The following table shows the value of trade with the occupied territories in Israel from 2020 to 2024. Trade with Occupied Palestinian Territory Goods Imports Goods Exports ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consumer Protection (10 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: The following table sets out the pay, non-pay and pension budget allocated to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in 2024 and 2025. - Non-Pay 2024 €000 Pay 2024 €000 Pension 2024 €000 Total 2024 €000 Non-Pay 2025 €000 Pay 2025 €000 Pension 2025 €000 Total 2025...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (10 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: The number of FTE posts by grade in IDA Ireland Toronto and Seoul, as at 26 May 2022 and 2025, is as follows: Canada – 26 May 2025 Canada - 26 May 2022 Grade Local Hire Ex Pat Grade Local Hire Ex Pat Level B 0 0 Level B 0 0...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (10 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 and local authorities became aware of an issue where businesses misclassified their business sector and were subsequently not eligible for the grant. In order to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tourism Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: Under the Shared Island Fund, two tourism initiatives have been allocated funding. The first allocation of €7.6 million was announced in 2023 for an all-island tourism brand collaboration initiative in the North West. The Project Team for this initiative was established in 2023 consisting of representatives from the Department and the three tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Data (10 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 and 458 together. The Central Statistics Office (C.S.O) compiles statistical data in relation to Goods Exports and Imports. The total value of exports to Israel in 2023 was €6,559 million and the value of imports was €6,725 million. The latest data available for goods trade with Israel from the Central Statistics Office is for the period...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Data (10 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: As Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, my responsibilities centre around the control of exports of dual-use and military items under EU and national legislation. The primary purpose of export controls is not to block trade or exports, but to enable the free movement of legitimate goods while ensuring that certain sensitive categories are subject to appropriate regulation. These...