Written answers
Thursday, 23 February 2023
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Enterprise Policy
78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8921/23] - Legislative Reviews
79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has any plans to undertake a formal review of the operation of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018; and if he... - EU Regulations
82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has concerns regarding the negative impact on Ireland of the relaxation of EU State aid rules which has seen France and Germany... - Energy Prices
83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the further supports planned for businesses challenged by high energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8979/23] - National Minimum Wage
85. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to equalise minimum wage for those under 20 years. [9247/23] - Job Losses
87. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the contact his Department has had with a large multinational company (details supplied) with workforces in... - Departmental Data
88. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total spend on the provision of advance industrial units by the IDA in each county for the past five years. [8916/23] - Departmental Strategies
89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the preparations that have been undertaken in his Department to develop a circular economy strategy in key economic sectors; and if he... - Industrial Development
91. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA commitment to deliver an advanced building solution in Longford town; and if he will make a... - Wage Levels
92. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a recent survey (details supplied) showing that the vast majority of workers have not received wage... - Job Losses
93. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department has taken to mitigate further lay-offs in the technology sector. [8423/23] - Industrial Development
94. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a progress report on the IDA's target of 76 investments for the mid-west region in the period 2021 to 2024; and if... - Legislative Measures
95. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will amend the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 to prevent employers from treating the upper range of banded hours... - Work Permits
96. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employment permits issued in respect of non-EEA home care workers since the changes in December 2022 to the employment... - Trade Agreements
97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and the progress made on securing enforceable commitments on matters relating to... - Enterprise Support Services
100. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the grants and supports available from his Department to assist persons with disabilities in... - Work Permits
101. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to improve the work permit process for sectors of identified shortage; if there is dedicated focus on the... - Enterprise Support Services
102. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the digital transformation supports and initiatives his Department is providing for businesses; and if he will make a statement on... - White Papers
103. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how the new White Paper on Enterprise will help reduce the cost of doing business; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Enterprise Support Services
104. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has discussed with Enterprise Ireland the way to stimulate the establishment of indigenous businesses in the renewable energy... - Flexible Work Practices
105. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action his Department and the relevant State agencies under the remit of his Department, have taken or plan to take to facilitate... - Joint Labour Committees
106. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the Joint Labour Committee is working effectively; if he has any designs on increasing its powers; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
107. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when his Department will move to recognise long-Covid in healthcare workers and others as an occupational injury, after they... - Legislative Measures
108. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the general scheme of the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022 makes no provision for the re-establishment of a Co-operative... - Industrial Development
110. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the provision of an advance technology building via the IDA at Kerry Technology Park, Tralee, County... - Cost of Living Issues
112. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current strategy in place to assist small businesses through the current cost-of-living crisis; if any further initiatives are... - Wage Levels
113. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on a report (details supplied) which was commissioned by a trade union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9001/23] - Departmental Schemes
114. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the early experience with the small company rescue scheme is showing it has the capacity to allow viable businesses restructure... - Energy Prices
115. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the uptake to date by businesses in relation to energy costs supports; his plans to extend supports to businesses; and if he will... - Foreign Direct Investment
116. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any economic assessment has been undertaken by his Department regarding the economic impact of the continued housing shortage on... - Industrial Development
118. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs delivered in County Monaghan in each of the years 2018 to date in 2023; and the target number for... - Energy Prices
119. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding his Department has provided for the temporary business energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Budgets
120. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the operation of his Department’s Budget 2023 package to help businesses with escalating energy costs;... - EU Meetings
121. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a report on his attendance at the informal EU Competitiveness Council in Stockholm; and if he will make a... - Foreign Direct Investment
122. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline his efforts to attract foreign direct investment in Ireland in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Bodies
123. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 13 December 2022, the status of the cross-departmental group, co-chaired by his... - White Papers
124. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how the new White Paper on Enterprise will help businesses in the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9095/23] - Employment Rights
126. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on non-compliance by private security firms with the Employment Regulation Order for the security industry; and if he will... - Industrial Development
127. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the IDA will put out to tender the construction of a new advanced manufacturing building on its site at Marlinstown, Mullingar;... - Redundancy Payments
128. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Duffy-Cahill report. [9246/23] - Industrial Development
129. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA advanced factory in Carlow; the action being taken to attract businesses to the factory; and... - Living Wage
130. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the progress of the Programme for Government commitment to progress to a living wage over the lifetime of the... - Enterprise Support Services
131. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government has a strategy to ensure that supports are available to new forms of aviation, such as drone technology. [9258/23] - Enterprise Policy
132. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the South-East Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8910/23] - Industrial Development
133. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the IDA's delivery of an advanced building solution for Castlebar; if a strategic land bank has been... - Enterprise Policy
138. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8923/23] - Employment Rights
139. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the employment regulation order for the security industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8917/23] - Official Engagements
140. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his meeting with technology companies in the USA. [8422/23] - Brexit Supports
141. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment as he prepares to address a cross-Border business conference in Dundalk next month, the new supports he will put in place to help... - Economic Policy
142. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the stability of the technology sector in Ireland in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8488/23] - National Minimum Wage
143. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will abolish sub-minimum rates of pay for young workers and ensure that all workers receive at least the national minimum wage;... - Employment Rights
144. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet with representatives of workers of a supermarket chain (details supplied) who have been employed there since before... - Legislative Measures
145. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to strengthen co-operatives in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8941/23] - White Papers
146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons for excluding domestically trading companies from direct financial assistance to facilitate expansion or growth... - Human Rights
147. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 13 December 2022, if he will provide a status update on his Department's engagement with... - Regional Development
148. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new regional enterprise development fund will be open to applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8883/23] - Industrial Development
149. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to expand the regional business innovation centres to include the Midwest region; and if he will make a statement on the... - Job Losses
150. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received assurances from any of the large US technology companies that operate in Ireland that there are no further job... - Business Supports
151. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of businesses in each local authority that were funded under the restart grant scheme; and the total amount in euro... - Departmental Projects
152. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review... - Work Permits
153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applicants for work permits currently awaiting approval; the extent to which it is expected to meet these requests in... - Trade Relations
156. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which Ireland’s trade within the European Union and with third countries continues to prosper; and if he will... - Foreign Direct Investment
157. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which foreign direct investment continues at pace; if any particular issues have arisen which might require an early... - Consumer Prices
158. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which efforts continue to be made to identify the causes of price increases likely to impact on employment or... - Enterprise Policy
160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which his Department continues to monitor developments in the manufacturing and service sectors, including retail, with...
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