Keyword "department-of-enterprise-trade-and-employment" - List of latest news (75 results)

07:25 Dublin would be region most affected by tariffs as 14% of its jobs are with foreign-owned companies

Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke says no region in Ireland would be left unaffected by tariff cuts

03/04 Right to request remote working prompts 41 WRC cases but is a ‘toothless tiger’

The seven cases decided by the commission’s adjudication officers to date have all been rejected, according to Department of Enterprise data

02/04 Minister urges lower insurance premiums as report shows marked drop in personal injuries claims

Number of claims 35 per cent lower than in 2020 and award values have fallen 29 per cent -Injuries Resolution Board

01/04 Fears new UK digital immigration system could disrupt Irish tourism

Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme comes into force for European travellers on Wednesday

23/03 Interpreters for Workplace Relations Commission hearings cry foul over pay changes

Fear over loss of translators at WRC as ‘rates for cancelled cases are cut and travel expenses scrapped’

01/03 Salesforce to cut about 50 jobs in Dublin as part of global initiative

Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke received a collective redundancy notification from the software company on February 4th

26/02 Sinn Féin to raise concerns with Meta over Irish job cuts

Party's spokeswoman on employment has written to minister for enterprise about legal questions

24/02 Spiralling numbers being diagnosed with disabilities will have ‘significant impact’ on social welfare spend

Expenditure on disability income supports up from €3.5 billion in 2010 to €6 billion in 2025

18/02 Significant incentives will be needed to encourage decarbonisation of cement sector, Ministers told

The Department of Enterprise said in briefing material the industry accounted for about 43 per cent of Ireland’s total industry emissions

18/02 Possible tax breaks for property development not discussed at ministerial meeting on housing

Government preparing to agree additional €450 million in capital funding for housing sector

18/02 Number of full-time jobs at firms supported by State agencies exceeds 500,000 for first time

The figure increased by 1.4% or 6,800 on 2023, according to latest Government statistics

01/02 Ireland’s planned ban on certain Israeli goods complicated by recent events

Ceasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories Bill

01/02 Officials query feasibility of Ireland’s plan to ban certain Israeli goods

Occupied Territories Bill ‘might pose problems’ for multinationals and other businesses in Ireland, Department of Enterprise briefing note states

31/01 Ireland joins global row-back on working-from-home arrangements

The last government introduced legislation on remote and flexible working, but attempts are under way to get staff into the office

25/01 New sustainability reporting rules could hurt Ireland’s reputation, law firms warn

Corporate law firms sought to influence new regulations making large companies report on their environmental impact

14/01 Department of Enterprise warns about ban on dynamic pricing after Oasis controversy

Department insists the view does not pre-empt outcome of an investigation into dynamic pricing being conducted by the consumer watchdog

02/01 Senior Department of Enterprise official appointed to lead Local Government Management Agency

Pauline Mulligan has been a civil servant for more than 30 years

02/01 Competition regulator grapples with staff shortages

Commission pledges ambitious research programme as Department highlights reduction in sectoral studies

01/01 Gender pay gap increased at three government departments during 2024

Department of Equality again the only department at which women received higher average hourly pay

01/01 Shortage of planners affecting efforts to address infrastructure gaps, says industry group

Case not yet been made to add planning officials to Critical Skills Occupation List, says Department of Enterprise

30/12 Hospitality should be moved to an economic ministry by incoming government

Reconfigured Department of Employment would help support sector that provides 270,000 jobs and generates €10bn annually in revenues

10/12 State must pay €2.8m to pension fund in landmark ruling

Workplace Relations Commission finding confirms obligations in relation to shortfalls in workers’ pension schemes where a business is insolvent

26/11 Conor Pope: The cost of living is a big election issue even if price rises are slowing

The outgoing government handled some elements of the cost-of-living crisis well, but failed miserably in other areas

24/11 Only 319 of 1,500 employment permits for coach drivers are issued

Department says four permits refused and seven withdrawn, while more than 1,100 remain

24/11 Overheard: Is it the final chapter for Books at One as Dublin and Cork shops close?

Plus: How Gerard Hutch got his nickname ‘The Monk’, Fair City actor’s house sale, and AI guru Allan Beechinor’s court troubles

21/11 IDA sounds alarm on increased competition for jobs from overseas

Agency cites infrastructure and tax among challenges for attracting investment here

26/10 Ireland beware: make no mistake, Trump wants to bring American money and jobs home

A Trump victory in the US presidential election would constitute a seismic shift in our overall international strategy

24/10 Government must hold centre ground on workers’ rights to ‘counter growth of far right’ - Ictu

Unions shift collective bargaining focus from transposition of EU directive due next month to action plan required in late 2025

21/10 Una Mullally: Four ideas to save Ireland’s pubs, restaurants and cafés

If we don’t do something, in Dublin especially, generic international chains and brands will fill the empty spaces

24/09 Government ‘sucking up planners like a basking shark’, construction conference hears

Local authorities and the private sector are left hungry for talent

12/09 Ireland’s competitiveness should ‘never be taken for granted’, Minister says after Apple warning

Other countries are trying to lure multinationals away from Ireland, tech giant told the Government in June

12/09 Apple warned Government of ‘real threat to Ireland’ from countries trying to lure multinationals away

Apple warned Government of ‘real threat to Ireland’ from countries trying to lure multinationals away

02/09 State building projects must now use low-carbon cement

Change in policy could have big implications for wider cement industry

27/08 Dublin’s BusConnects: Seven years on from launch, public is yet to reap full rewards of plan

Roll-out of Dublin bus network redesign accompanied by creation of 230km of bus lanes slowed by infrastructure delays and difficulties in hiring drivers

24/08 Government departments criticised over failure to engage with Labour Court in WRC staff pay row

Department of Enterprise and Employment and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform urged to re-engage in dispute over adjudicating officers

31/07 Government department hits back in row with Enterprise Ireland over job sanction

Business support agency frustrated at operation of strict government rules over the hiring of new staff

10/07 National Enterprise Hub established to help firms access supports

New initiative is a key element of the Government’s package of SME supports

09/07 Ariane 6 rocket due to launch with Irish technology and mark new era in Europe’s space programme

Dublin-based Réaltra Space Systems Engineering provided on-board technology systems

01/07 Only one food service business fined under new staff tips legislation

The 2022 Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act followed anecdotal evidence some employers were using tips to pay staff and service overheads

14/06 Labour legislation and collective bargaining: ‘For smaller, less well-resourced employers, it can all be very difficult to manage’

A report suggested the various measures would add about 19 per cent to costs in the hospitality sector by 2026 and about 15 per cent in retail

11/06 Less than 3% Irish SMEs export goods, new figures show

Only small fraction of Irish-based firms export goods abroad despite the State’s reputation as a small, export-led economy

10/06 Robert Troy tells SIPO hearing that his errors in registering interests were ‘in no way intentional’

Former minister for state claimed any directorships and properties he ever had were registered at one point

04/06 Ireland risks losing out on investment in tech sector, State agencies warn

Ireland at disadvantage in accessing EU-funded initiatives over absence of arrangements to vet key personnel

21/05 Lack of security clearance system causing trouble for high-tech firms in Ireland, agencies warn

Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland say lack of official procedure is hindering innovative companies internationally

17/05 Waiting for Kay 2: Researchers bemoan demise of Ireland’s supercomputer

More powerful successor to supercomputer - named after pioneering Irish scientist - is due soon but funding has yet to be approved

14/05 Renewable energy ‘insufficient’ to meet data centre demands, Minister told

Officials tell new Enterprise Minister Peter Burke there is a need to ‘ration’ new connections to data centres

10/05 ‘Every country in Europe right now with a coastline and deep water is going after floating offshore wind.’ Except Ireland

Shannon Estuary Taskforce chairman says State making a strategic error by not backing floating wind

08/05 No evidence of looming ‘tsunami’ in business failures, department says

Some 62 companies have entered the Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process, or Scarp, since 2021

28/04 EU employment rights directive will be part of Irish law by November deadline, Taoiseach tells unions

Unions plan May Day recruitment events against backdrop of Ictu awareness campaign highlighting benefits of being in a trade union

28/04 Delays in renewing work permits causing problems in Cork, say Indian nurses

Immigration specialist warns ending of visa-free travel from South Africa will impact on Irish companies

04/04 Libyan troops being trained by Irish firm a headache for Government and Garda

Department of Enterprise refers alleged breaches of UN arms embargo to the Garda in wake of revelations about former Defence Forces elite soldiers training troops of renegade Libyan general

04/04 Activity of former Defence Forces members in Libya referred to Garda

Tánaiste Micheál Martin says revelations of former Army Ranger Wing soldiers training rebel Libyan general’s forces are ‘deeply shocking’

03/04 Training of rogue Libyan forces by ex-Irish soldiers ‘deeply shocking’, Tánaiste says

Department of Enterprise to investigate alleged breaches of UN and EU sanctions after Irish Times investigation found Irish company trained forces of Russian-backed general Khalifa Haftar

03/04 Government departments and State bodies leave €532m in capital allocations unspent

Despite extreme need, Department of Housing fails to use €141 million available to it last year and carries it over into 2024

17/03 Workers in critical sectors ‘forced to choose’ between providing for family and being with them

Campaigners call for end to year-long wait and salary threshold for bringing family into country

13/03 Egyptian software engineer’s ‘critical skills’ visa application should be reconsidered, court rules

Court of Appeal overturns High Court decision upholding refusal to grant visa for man and his family after he obtained employment permit

09/03 Corporate lawyers fret over paperwork via laws against ‘hostile actors’ acquiring Irish assets

New domestic legislation in line with European moves against unwanted foreign takeovers

08/03 DAA paid out more than €56m in redundancy or severance payments to staff, figures show

Details of these and other payments set out by Department of Transport in answer to series of parliamentary questions

08/03 Women hit 40% representation on boards of Iseq companies

Irish public companies are in advance of EU targets of 33 per cent by 2026

18/01 Annual investment by Government in R&D tops €1bn for first time

‘We must continue to give R&D funding sufficient priority to ensure Ireland remains a strong innovation leader,’ say Simon Harris

12/01 Permit numbers for non-EEA workers down by a quarter in 2023

Largest number of permits granted in health and social work sector, accounting for just under one third of the total

03/01 What can be secured in the 2024 wind energy pipeline?

If Ireland is to deliver on 2030 targets, this year is crucial and that requires joined up thinking and converting policy into action

29/12 New permit pay requirements a post-Christmas headache for many employers, says consultant

Short notice for significant minimum salary rises could catch some companies ‘off guard’

16/12 What’s really happening to the tips you give, now that the law has changed?

One year on from the introduction of a new law, what’s the story with tips, fairness and clarity about who gets the extra you leave for staff?

31/10 Broadening the base: Lower-paid workers need to pay more tax

Government consultation on personal taxes calls for reform of system where between a quarter and a third of workers pay no tax or USC

23/10 Cork flood relief payments set to exceed €70,000

Cork flooding: Minister for Enterprise to bring memo to Cabinet on plan to provide payments with a maximum ‘in excess of €70,000′

17/10 Fate of Irish LinkedIn workers unknown amid global job cuts

Microsoft-owned company has yet to inform the Government of its plans for collective redundancies

17/10 Non-EU health workers protest over lower salaries preventing them reuniting with families

About 1,000 staff recruited to Ireland to work as healthcare assistants under work permit scheme in 2021 on pay of €27,000

10/10 Case study: unemployed man welcomes three energy credits worth total of €450

Budget 2024: ‘This is a Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael government and they have a vision of the economy and what it can deliver to marginalised groups. I think in that context we have got a pretty good deal’

22/06 Labour Court rejects move to have member recuse himself from age discrimination case

Department of Enterprise suggested involvement of former Siptu official Paul Bell might give rise later to man he effectively replaced Ictu nominee to the court challenging procedures

20/06 Private records reveal divisions among State officials on telecoms security law challenged by China

Legislation caused tensions between officials concerned at new ‘security threats’ from 5G operators and those charged with attracting inward investment from companies such as Chinese operator Huawei

08/06 Was Pádraig Harrington right to say Ireland exports military technology to Saudi Arabia?

Other Irish businesses have links to a state with a much-maligned human rights record

11/05 ‘Retailer cuts will drive small farmers out of the market’

Dairy farmers express concern over production costs remaining high and selling prices being reduced

10/05 No promise on price cuts as supermarkets meet Minister at Retail Forum

Opposition accuses Government of capitulation as 'open and frank' discussion on prices takes place

07/05 Cartamundi staff accept redundancy offer as number of collective job losses soars

Government received 73 notices of grouped job cuts involving 5,345 proposed redundancies in first quarter of 2023