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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (31 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: VMWare is a leading virtualisation and cloud computing software and services company, which first established in Ballincollig in 2005, following its acquisition by EMC. In May 2022, VMWare and Broadcom jointly announced that Broadcom would acquire VMWare. As a result of the acquisition, which formally closed on Wednesday 22nd November 2023, Broadcom’s current software division...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: A recent 2022 study on the causal effects of public holidays on economic growth, which utilised a global panel of national holidays for over 200 countries over the period 2000-2019, estimated that 0.08% of annual GDP is foregone for each additional day of public holiday. GNI* is used here as a more accurate estimate of Irish economic activity when compared with GDP. Based on the above...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (31 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) grant was announced as part of the Budget 2024 package and will be particularly targeted at Small and Medium sized businesses who operate from a rateable premises. Firms who do not have a rateable premises are not within the scope of this scheme. The total allocation for the ICOB grant is €257m. Officials in my Department are currently working with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: My Department considers hiring external consultants in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver the project in-house, in cases where an external assessment is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale, and although the expertise or experience may be available in-house, performing the task would involve a prohibitive...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (30 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 242 and 243 together. As the deputy is aware, Government policy and the IDA strategy both recognise that the timely provision of appropriate, innovative, and cost-effective property solutions that meet the needs of multinational companies at the forefront of a modern economy remains essential to winning FDI. A robust property and infrastructure ecosystem can...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (30 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: This matter relates to the safeguard measures imposed by the EU relating to certain steel products which were initiated in July 2018 in response to the US Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium.The US measures applied a 25% tariff on steel imports originating from third countries, including the EU. This action by the US resulted in steel originally destined for the US being diverted to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ministerial Staff (30 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: There are two civilian drivers employed in each of the two Ministers of State Offices in my Department. These appointments were made In line with the “Instructions to HR Managers on Ministerial Appointments for the 33rd Dáil” and the “Guidelines on the Staffing of Ministerial Offices for the 33rd Dáil’’. The table below sets out the information...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Human Rights (25 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: I recognise the importance of businesses having a focus on human rights. It is now expected by society that businesses consider how their operations can impact on human rights. Businesses have reacted well since Ireland launched its first National Plan on Business and Human Rights (2017 -2020) towards the end of 2017. Ireland became the 19th state in the world to develop a National Plan....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 105 together. The information required by the Deputy is outlined hereunder in tabular form with respect to my Department. In respect of the agencies that come within my remit, they are statutorily independent in their functions and this is an operational matter for them. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the agencies for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (24 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: On 31st January 2024, the UK Government will introduce the first phase of its much-delayed post-Brexit import controls on goods from the EU, including Ireland. Following Brexit, all EU Member States, including Ireland, introduced full third-country customs and Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary (SPS) checks on imports from Great Britain as per the Union Customs Code and Officials Controls Regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Irish Sign Language (24 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that 100% of my department’s social media video content included captions during 2023. None of the video content included Irish Sign Language translations in 2023.Please note that the social media activity of the Agencies and Public Bodies under my Department’s remit is an operational matter for those agencies, and I do not have any direct function in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Mining Industry (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: I met with the trade unions that represent Tara Mines workers on the 17th January and discussed the Government's commitment to doing everything it can to assist in reopening the mine on a sustainable basis. This includes making available the industrial relations machinery of the State and in this respect discussions are ongoing between the management and unions facilitated by the Workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 242 together. I understand that the support scheme that the Deputy is referring to is the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) grant. The ICOB grant was announced as part of the Budget 2024 package and will be particularly targeted at Small and Medium sized businesses who operate from a rateable premises. Firms who do not have a rateable premises are not...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1922 was an instrument to amend Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items. To take account of changes to the list of goods that are classed as dual-use, the Regulation is amended periodically, by way of updates to the Annexes. Regulation 2018/1922...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: Publication of the World Bank’s (WB) indicators, in the Doing Business report, has now been suspended indefinitely, while the WB formulates a new approach to assessing the business and investment climate in economies worldwide. It is expected that a new set of indicators, to be published as the ‘Business Ready’ (B-Ready), will not be available in the near term. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: Over the next decade the transition to a low carbon economy will substantially alter the business environment. My Department is actively promoting and financially supporting decarbonisation across our enterprise base. We have integrated climate action into all aspects of the Department remit and our enterprise agencies’ activities. 'Integrating Decarbonisation and Net Zero Commitments'...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together. Attracting foreign direct Investment (FDI) and the pursuit of balanced regional development remain key priorities for my Department and for IDA Ireland. 248 investments were won in 2023, 83 of which were new name investments from companies investing in Ireland for the first time and 67 were expansions by companies already established...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: IDA is now in the final year of its current strategy Driving Recovery and Sustainable Growth Strategy for 2021-2024and is focused on delivering on its targets of800 investments with 50% outside Dublin,50,000 additional jobs and increased economic activity,170 RD&I investments,130 training investments60 sustainability investments, anda 20% increase in client expenditure in Ireland to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: The answer to this PQ is deferred to allow for clarification with agencies under the remit of the Department. My Department will supply the information requested once it has been collated.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: There are currently 63 WRC Inspectors, comprising 55 EO Inspectors and 8 Inspector Team Managers (ITM) at the HEO level. Additionally, there are 6 vacancies at the EO Inspector level and 1 ITM Workforce planning has identified a requirement for an additional 10 Inspectors, bringing the total number of WRC Inspectors to 80. My Department continually plans recruitment campaigns to fill...