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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Grant Payments (11 Jul 2024)
Question No. 13 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (11 Jul 2024)
Renewable Energy Generation
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (11 Jul 2024)
David Stanton: 15. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on developments pertaining to the Powering Prosperity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30285/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (11 Jul 2024)
David Stanton: It seems the Opposition has abandoned the Dáil, which is strange. When we were in opposition, we never gave up and always had someone here. That is another story. With respect to Powering Prosperity, does he agree that it depends on infrastructure and on having ports with planning permission that are able to expand? That needs money. For example, the Port of Cork needs to expand...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (11 Jul 2024)
Dara Calleary: We have had a lot of discussion on Powering Prosperity to date and I welcome the Dáil’s interest in it. I acknowledge the Deputy’s work in this space through the joint Oireachtas committee. In terms of infrastructure, that is obviously a matter for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, but we will continue to work closely with it to ensure that...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (11 Jul 2024)
David Stanton: Powering Prosperity is a fantastic policy document and I commended the Minister on it when he was before the Oireachtas committee last week, as well as the people who put it together. However, it is going to be diluted unless the port infrastructure is expanded. Without having a place to do a thing, you cannot do the thing. We cannot assemble the turbines, maintain them or service them if...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (11 Jul 2024)
Dara Calleary: I endorse everything the Deputy has said with regard to the Port of Cork. It has applied for funding under the 2023 call on the EU's Connecting Europe Facility fund. The Department of Transport worked closely with it on that application. That would give it up to 30% of the cost of infrastructure investment works in this space. A decision on that will be announced this month. We will...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (11 Jul 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for that positive response and encourage him to continue in that vein. Is he aware of the potential for the shared island fund to be used in conjunction with Cork and Belfast to maximise the development of infrastructure? Will he commit to going to the Department of the Taoiseach to support that initiative in order to maximise Powering Prosperity? This is what...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (11 Jul 2024)
Dara Calleary: I am more than happy to pursue this. The shared island fund has invested significantly in infrastructure. Indeed, I took part in an event with the Cork, Dublin and Belfast chambers of commerce a few weeks ago on the potential to develop all-island projects now that the institutions are up and running. That is definitely one I will pursue. I would also point out that the Port of Cork has...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (11 Jul 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy David Stanton benefited from a mistake. I understand Deputy Flaherty was substituting for another Deputy on Question No. 14, so we will take that question now.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporate Governance (11 Jul 2024)
Corporate Governance
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporate Governance (11 Jul 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: 14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of the Corporate Enforcement Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30031/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporate Governance (11 Jul 2024)
Joe Flaherty: I ask the Minister to report on the work of the Corporate Enforcement Authority.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporate Governance (11 Jul 2024)
Dara Calleary: In the relatively short time since its establishment, the CEA has quickly established its presence and is integral to maintaining Ireland’s reputation as a safe and well-regulated economy in which to invest and create employment. The CEA has produced its first statutory annual report covering the period from 7 July 2022, the date of its establishment, to 31 December 2023. During the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (11 Jul 2024)
EU Programmes
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (11 Jul 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: 11. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the benefits for the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics, NUTS, 2 eastern and midland region arising from its recent regional innovation valley designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30030/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (11 Jul 2024)
Brendan Smith: 18. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the benefits for the NUTS 2 northern and western region arising from its recent regional innovation valley designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30155/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (11 Jul 2024)
Willie O'Dea: 23. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the benefits for the NUTS 2 southern region arising from its recent regional innovation valley designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30016/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (11 Jul 2024)
Joe Flaherty: Will the Minister provide an update on the benefits of the NUTS 2 eastern and midland region project arising from its regional innovation valley status designation?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (11 Jul 2024)
Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11, 18 and 23 together. In June, the European Commission announced 151 regions, including Ireland’s three NUTS 2 regions, as designated regional innovation valleys, RIVs. I commend the regions and the respective assemblies on the hard work that was put in to successfully attaining this designation. The RIVs commit to enhance the co-ordination and...