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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank Deputy Nash for raising this issue with me this evening. I love Drogheda too. My mother went to school there. She was in the Drogheda Grammar School for many a year, although it was many years ago. It is a small city that I visit regularly. I appreciate Deputy Nash's passion, which is shared by my colleague, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, whom I know Deputy Nash has worked very well with...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I again thank Deputy Nash for his contribution here this evening. I repeat that the special regeneration areas are designated by the Minister for Finance on independent advice. We respond to the advice and we look at the maps of the regeneration areas, as they are sought and provided. I said quite clearly to Deputy Nash that like any tax expenditure, the living city initiative is kept...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: Schoolbooks are free.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I am very grateful for the opportunity to respond to some of the issues raised in the debate on the Sinn Féin motion on the increases in fuel excise effective from 1 August and 9 October this year. Sinn Féin has expressed the view that the restoration of excise duty of 1 April should be reversed and that both the final restoration of excise duty due to take place on 1 August and...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: We launched a new low-cost loan last week.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: We launched a new low-cost loan last week.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: Grants of €25,000.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: It only started on Tuesday.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I will send the notes to the Deputy.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: That is not the same scheme.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: That is outrageous.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Agreements (25 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I will restate a few points. I acknowledge that the reports were made by a UN committee. The Government also has a position. We cannot always take everything as read. On the process and the vote the Deputy mentioned, I will provide exact clarity. It is important to recall that Ireland signed up to the OECD two-pillar solution in October 2021. We intend to follow through on our...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Agreements (25 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I sincerely thank Deputy Collins for submitting this important Topical Issue. As this House is no doubt aware, Ireland is a full supporter of multilateralism and is committed to effective international tax co-operation through various forums including the aforementioned OECD and the UN. Ireland is contributing constructively to the process at the UN to develop a framework convention on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: You voted against it every single time.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (9 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: Read the Constitution.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of the Department has informed me that there are approximately 66,500 active employment permits in the state. This is an approximate figure, based on a data set extracted on the 26 March. The precise figure will fluctuate daily. The requested breakdown (permit type, soc code) is set out in the attached documents.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (9 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: Local Enterprise Offices provide a range of complementary supports to support people who want to start up or grow a business. The 31 LEOs across the country act as the "first stop shop" for businesses and entrepreneurs in Ireland and operate in each Local Authority area. Businesses operating in the domestic market (regardless of numbers employed) such as sole traders, micro businesses...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (9 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: My Department received a collective redundancy notification from the company concerned on 2 April 2024. The rules governing collective redundancies are set out in the Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended. Collective redundancies arise where, during any period of 30 consecutive days, the employees being made redundant are: 5 employees where 21-49 are employed, 10 employees where...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Priorities (9 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: Balanced regional enterprise development is a key policy of mine and is reaffirmed in the Government’s White Paper on Enterprise. My Department contributes to this agenda in several ways, including through the development, implementation and oversight of nine Regional Enterprise Plans. The Regional Enterprise Plans are driven by regional stakeholders and focus on undertaking...

Seanad: An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Daichead ar an mBunreacht (An Comhaontú maidir le Cúirt Aontaithe um Paitinní), 2024: An Dara Céim - Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)

Neale Richmond: I welcome the opportunity to introduce the Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024 to the House. In line with Article 46 of the Constitution, the Bill sets out a proposal for an amendment to the Constitution and, if passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas, a proposal will be submitted by referendum to the decision of the people. This...