Written answers
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Regional Development
4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Agency Ireland has specific leads in relation to locating potential clients in counties Laois and Offaly;... - Low Pay Commission
14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 9 February 2022, if he has received the report by the Low Pay Commission and the ESRI of a... - Small and Medium Enterprises
15. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will be updating company law to reduce the regulatory burden on the SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Enterprise Support Services
16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are being provided in 2022 to local enterprise offices in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; and if he will make a... - Corporate Governance
17. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated impact the delay in establishing the corporate enforcement authority is having on the Companies Registration Office and... - Regional Development
18. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the IDA commitment to deliver an advanced building solution in Longford town; and if he will make a statement on the... - European Union
19. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the proposal for a European Union directive on corporate sustainability, due diligence and amending directive 2019/1937;... - Official Travel
20. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he raised the ongoing war in Yemen with his Saudi Arabian counterparts during his trade mission to Saudi Arabia in November 2021;... - Renewable Energy Generation
21. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding engagements his Department has had with the renewable energy sector; the potential for job creation identified;... - Employment Rights
22. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details for the implementation of statutory sick pay for all employees; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Programmes
23. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an update will be provided on the Irish Innovation Seed Fund Programme which aims to support start-ups in Ireland; and if he will... - Health Services Staff
24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request his Department to place therapy staff on the critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Redundancy Payments
25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the receivership process with a company (details supplied); the efforts that have been undertaken to protect payments... - National Minimum Wage
26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will re-examine the minimum wage and raise it to €15 per hour considering the spiralling cost of living; and if he will... - Enterprise Support Services
27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if new financial supports will be introduced in 2022 to assist in the development of enterprise centres in view of their importance in... - Brexit Issues
28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the impact that Brexit has had on Ireland’s trading destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18729/22] - International Agreements
29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when his Department intends to ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention 190, Elimination of Violence and Harassment in... - Company Law
30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on his efforts to reform company law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18424/22] - Enterprise Support Services
31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the various levels of support that were made available to enterprises throughout the country in the course of the pandemic; the extent... - Regional Development
32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the communication that his Department has had with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications relating to the local... - Consumer Protection
33. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is undertaking new initiatives in the area of consumer protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18656/22] - Corporate Governance
34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the delay in the establishment of the corporate enforcement authority. [18630/22] - Living Wage
35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the work of the Working Group on the Living Wage. [18807/22] - Legislative Programme
36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative changes that are planned in the area of competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18790/22] - Work Permits
37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employment permit applications received by his Department per month form October 2021 to March 2022, inclusive; the... - Enterprise Support Services
38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding that is being provided in 2022 to support enterprises in the south Dublin local enterprise office area; and if he will... - Official Travel
39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his last visit to Saudi Arabia and the issues that he raised with the regime there; and if he will make a... - Foreign Direct Investment
40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the IDA's planned advance building solution in Castlebar; the stage site identification options are at; if the IDA has... - Covid-19 Pandemic
42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work that his Department has undertaken to progress legal standards for CO2 in the workplace in view of the current wave of... - Regional Development
43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding that is being provided for Regional Enterprise Plans in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18809/22] - Flexible Work Practices
45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the remote working strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18663/22] - Employment Rights
46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether legislation in Ireland is robust enough to prevent mass redundancies as in the case of a company (details... - Small and Medium Enterprises
47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to ensure that there is engagement and training with the local enterprise offices on the issue of... - Ukraine War
48. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the employment options available to Ukrainian refugees in Ireland on a short, medium and long-term basis; and if his attention has... - Co-operative Sector
49. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the changes that he plans for co-operatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18794/22] -
50. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18793/22] - Company Closures
51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that his Department is putting in place for suppliers affected by the collapse of a company (details supplied); and if he... - Work Permits
52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that his Department has put in place to deal with the delays in the processing of employment permit applications and... - Intellectual Property
53. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 10 February 2022, the status of his engagement at European Union and World Trade... - Social Enterprise Sector
54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role that his Department plays in supporting social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18481/22] - Company Law
55. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the company law reform group report on splitting of assets, recommendations made and plans for... - Work Permits
56. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional resources that are being allocated to processing work permit applications in view of the significant increase in the... - Job Losses
58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific actions taken by his Department to address the job losses in Baldoyle since the meeting that took place between him and... - Departmental Projects
59. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that his Department is dealing with projects that were grant-aided by his Department in cases in which the projected costs... - Energy Prices
60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sectors which he believes are most vulnerable in the face of the explosion in the cost of oil and gas. [18474/22] - Living Wage
61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on delivering a living wage, calculated through the Living Wage Technical Group’s minimum essential standard of... - Regional Development
62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the appointment of a regional director of the IDA in the south east given that the position has been vacant... - Covid-19 Pandemic
63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which priority continues to be given to various enterprises affected by Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement... - Regional Development
64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the pay scales available for recruitment of IDA regional directors are sufficient to attract interest in the... - Ukraine War
65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position of the Government in relation to a factory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15161/22] - Regional Development
66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide further details on the way that the North-East Regional Enterprise Plan will directly benefit County Louth and in... - Trade Missions
68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the trade promotion missions that have been undertaken to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the... - Work Permits
69. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a minimum time can be achieved for the processing of applications for work permits for non-European Union workers particularly in... - Trade Agreements
70. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagements he has had with his European Union counterparts regarding the European Union-Mercosur trade agreement. [17909/22] - Industrial Relations
71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent European Parliament report (details supplied) and the opinions on the deterioration of... - Employment Rights
72. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the rationale for including only three statutory sick leave days in the Sick Leave Bill 2022 including lobbying by employers in this... - Insurance Industry
73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made to date with the Insurance Reform Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18640/22] - Tourism Industry
75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to assist hospitality enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/22] - Wage-setting Mechanisms
76. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration has been given to increasing the minimum wage given the rising cost of living. [18772/22] - Trade Promotion
77. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work that he is undertaking to promote new and existing trading links; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18730/22] - Regional Development
78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the provision of a new advance technology facility for Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Low Pay Commission
80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 9 February 2022, if he has received the report by the Low Pay Commission and the ESRI of a... - Health Services Staff
81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to place therapy staff on the critical skills list in view of the fact that children’s disability network teams are... - Company Closures
82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there will be impact on statutory redundancy for a worker from a company (details supplied) that takes up additional employment... - Foreign Direct Investment
83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the efforts of the IDA to attract inward investment to counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; and if he will make a... - Enterprise Policy
84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that he is supporting digital transformation in Irish enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18665/22] - Wind Energy Generation
85. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider establishing a taskforce to identify innovation, investment and employment opportunities relating to offshore... - Employment Rights
86. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the operation of sectoral employment orders; if legal challenges to their operation mean they are unenforceable by the... - Job Losses
87. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on any engagement that he or his Department have had with the stakeholders affected by the job losses at a company... - Work Permits
88. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider a reform of the processing of work permit applications to allow for faster processing in circumstances in which... - Human Rights
89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of any bilateral engagement he has had with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia in 2021 and to-date in 2022; if, in the... - Employment Rights
90. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that his Department is taking to abolish mandatory retirement ages and stop older workers being forced out of their jobs;...
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