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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (6 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The National Smart Specialisation Strategy for Innovation 2022-2027 (S3) was launched on 11 July 2022. As the Deputy is aware, Smart Specialisation is an innovation policy concept developed by the European Commission to boost regional innovation, contributing to growth and prosperity by helping and enabling regions to focus on their strengths. This will promote broader benefits, including...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (6 Dec 2022)

Damien English: As the Deputy is aware, my Department published Ireland’s first National Space Strategy for Enterprise in 2019. The vision of the strategy is for Ireland to develop an economically sustainable and expanding space-active industry, delivering quality jobs for the economy of tomorrow.   The Strategy is built on the 5 pillars of: investment; strengths and opportunities;...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (6 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The current staffing levels at Enterprise Ireland’s international offices is as follows: - Location Current Headcount Abu Dhabi 1 Amsterdam 5 Austin 3 Beijing 4 Boston 5 Brussels 5 Budapest 1...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (6 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Section 12 of the Protection of Employment Act 1977 provides that employers proposing a collective redundancy must notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the proposed collective redundancy.  Information on collective redundancy notifications does not reflect the total number of actual redundancies that take place across the workforce. Collective...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (6 Dec 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 102 together. The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that General Employment Permit applications in respect of both individuals (in the details supplied) were received on 17/11/2022. Separate requests for further information in relation to these applications issued from my Department on 29/11/2022. The applicant has been granted 28...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (6 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Under the Employment Permit Acts, in order to work in the State all non-EEA nationals require a valid Employment Permit or relevant immigration permission from the Minister for Justice which allows them to reside and work in the State without the requirement for an Employment Permit. The Irish State’s general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (1 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that on 24thOctober 2022 the application concerned (in the details supplied) was refused, and on 21stNovember 2022 a request for a review of the refusal in this case was also refused. The reasons for the refusal of the application (and the review) were that an advertisement for the employment was not placed with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (1 Dec 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 164 together. The State's employment permit system is vacancy-led and managed through the operation of the Critical Skills Occupations List and the Ineligible Occupations List which, respectively, prioritise specified in-demand, highly skilled professional roles and identify occupations for which a labour supply should be available in the EEA and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (1 Dec 2022)

Damien English: My Department through the enterprise development agencies provides a range of tailored supports for enterprises of all sizes in Ireland. Supports include access to finance, management development, mentoring supports, business development programmes, market supports and trade promotion. Through Enterprise Ireland the Department ensures the development and growth of Irish enterprises in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (1 Dec 2022)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 166 together. The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that on 24thOctober 2022 the application concerned (in the details supplied) was refused and on 21stNovember 2022 a request for a review of the refusal reasons in this case was also refused. The reasons for the refusal of the application (and the review) were that an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (1 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The State's employment permit system is vacancy-led and managed through the operation of the Critical Skills Occupations List and the Ineligible Occupations List which, respectively, prioritise specified in-demand, highly skilled professional roles and identify occupations for which a labour supply should be available in the EEA and so are ineligible for consideration for an employment...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (1 Dec 2022)

Damien English: On 3 August 2022, I signaled my intention to issue an Order to give effect to a statutory recommendation of the Labour Court concerning minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions in the Security Sector. The Order was to apply from 29 August 2022. On 24 August 2022, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment was informed that the High Court had granted an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (1 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Section 6 of the County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Act 2014, relates to the transfer of the functions of the County Enterprise Boards to Enterprise Ireland as per Section (3) (a) of the Act: The functions transferred to Enterprise Ireland by this section shall, in the functional area of a local authority, be performed on its behalf by that local authority. Section (3)(b) provides for...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I extend my sympathies to the former workers in the organisation referenced by the Deputy who have been made redundant. I fully appreciate how difficult the situation is for those involved and for their families. By law, it is the employer’s responsibility to pay statutory redundancy to eligible workers. In situations where an employer is genuinely unable to pay statutory...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I thank the Chair and members for their time. I am pleased, on behalf of my Department and the officials present, to have the opportunity to present the Department's Supplementary Estimate to the members of the select committee. I have been asked by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Trade and Employment to express his apologies for not being able to attend. He is otherwise...