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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (26 Sep 2023)

Dara Calleary: Department Officials are currently engaged in the negotiations of the EU proposal for a new directive on liability of defective products. The Department ran a public consultation on the EU proposal for a new directive on liability of defective products. This proposal revises the existing Product Liability Directive, adopted nearly 40 years ago during which time there have been several...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Covid-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme (CCGS) was launched in September 2020 and provided loans to SMEs and small Mid-Caps until 30 June 2022. No further loans were approved after the closing date. The scheme provided vital access to lending facilities for a wide range of sectors and supported the economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak.9,857 loans for a value of almost €709...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Sep 2023)

Dara Calleary: The European Accessibility Act (EU) 2019/882 will introduce mandatory minimum accessibility requirements for certain products and services across the European Union. I understand that work is currently being carried out by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to transpose the requirements set out in this Act ahead of considering its implementation phase.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Dental Services (20 Sep 2023)

Dara Calleary: My Department has no role in relation to the matter referred to which I am informed is before the Courts and as such I do not intend to comment in any specific way. In general terms the Consumer Rights Act 2022 provides strong and clear consumer rights and remedies when buying goods and services. If a business has not met its legal obligations in relation to providing a service it has to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (20 Sep 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) has an approved staff complement of 76, which includes 60 civil servant employees and 16 seconded members of An Garda Síochána (AGS). The CEA currently has 8 civil servant vacancies and 2 AGS vacancies which are set out by job title and the expected date for the filling of each in the table below. Job Title Number ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Dara Calleary: 529. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person can apply for the local authority home loan if ground works have already started. [40330/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (13 Jul 2023)

Dara Calleary: My department is actively working with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to deliver low-cost loan schemes to address market failures or emergency requirements for SMEs. Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme (UCGS) On the 30th of January this year, the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme (UCGS) was launched as part of the government’s response to assist businesses effected by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2023)

Dara Calleary: 247. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the introduction of a text messaging reminder service for HSE appointments; if he will agree that the degree of missed appointments is posing a strain to HSE services and resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34503/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (11 Jul 2023)

Dara Calleary: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on a foreign birth register application (details supplied). [34339/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (11 Jul 2023)

Dara Calleary: In line with the National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital – The Digital Ireland Framework, and the National AI Strategy, AI – Here for Good, the Enterprise Digital Advisory Forum was established to support Government in driving a step change in the digitalisation of enterprise in Ireland. The Forum brings together representatives of indigenous enterprise, multi-national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2023)

Dara Calleary: 810. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that Irish physiotherapists who achieved qualifications in EU countries such as the Netherlands are unable to register with CORU; if he is aware that in order to register with CORU such qualified persons require 210 hours in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy completed in an acute hospital setting in the Republic of Ireland; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (6 Jul 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) was established on 7th July 2022 under the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021. The Act carried over to the Authority, both the functions and the range of powers of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE). The Authority is therefore equipped with significant enforcement powers required to carry out its statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (4 Jul 2023)

Dara Calleary: 617. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the restoration of pharmacy fees slashed under FEMPI; if he will acknowledge that pharmacies are under threat as a result of the failure to restore fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32379/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (29 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: Technologies and their applications continue to advance at pace and it is a challenge globally to develop regulation that is flexible and adaptable to future progression. My Department is active in the negotiations of digital regulation at EU level, and continues to make the case in Europe for the need to strike a balance between measures necessary to secure the digital economy without...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Inflation Rate (29 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: In my view, profit restraint on the part of firms has an important role to play in reducing headline inflation in the coming years. Recent analysis from the Central Bank of Ireland suggests that profits have contributed significantly to ‘Gross Value Added inflation’ – which is an alternative measure of inflation - in both 2021 and 2022, compared to a lower average...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Parliament (29 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: The draft EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) sets out harmonised rules for the design, development, placement on the market and use of AI systems in the Union. The Regulation aims to ensure the protection of fundamental rights and user safety, as well as to build trust in the development and uptake of AI, thereby enhancing EU investment and innovation. The proposal aims to address the risks...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (29 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: Performance has been strong in the first half of the IDA strategy 2021-2024 despite the difficult global economic environment. Total employment in IDA client companies reached 301,475 in 2022 - a 9% increase on 2021 - with over 24,000 net new jobs created. Furthermore, 260 investments of the 400 targeted over the lifetime of the Strategy for regional locations have been won. Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (29 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: Officials from my Department have been engaged in the negotiations on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) since the proposal was published by the Commission in April 2021. The Act will put in place a horizontal EU regulatory framework which will apply to AI designed, developed or used in the EU, addressing the risks generated by specific use cases through a set of complementary,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (29 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for promoting compliance with, and enforcing, competition and consumer protection law in Ireland and its mission is to make markets work better for consumers and businesses. The CCPC aims to improve consumer welfare across the economy by enforcing over 40 legislative instruments, including product...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (29 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: Balanced regional enterprise development continues to be a key policy for me and this Government, and is reaffirmed in the Department’s White Paper on Enterprise. The Department contributes to this agenda in several ways, including through the development, implementation and oversight of nine Regional Enterprise Plans. The Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan covers Laois, Offaly,...