Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary, has chaired the first meeting of the Enterprise Digital Advisory Forum (EDAF) since its recent membership refresh. The EDAF will continue to support the government in driving the digitalisation of enterprise across Ireland. The forum brings together representatives of indigenous
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney has announced that the government has signed off an increased package of €257 million for the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) grants. The grant was announced as part of Budget 2024 and will be paid in once-off grants to small and medium businesses in the first quarter […]
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond, has announced that entitlement to paid sick leave will increase from 3 to 5 days on 1 January 2024. This is in line with the government commitment to gradually increase the entitlement until 2026, when it will reach 10 days. Minister Richmond said, “we do […]
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney has announced a Budget 2024 package which is backing business in the face of ongoing challenges. The Minister also secured approval for the Increased Cost of Business Scheme (ICOB), which is a once-off grant to benefit up to 130,000 small and medium businesses at a cost […]
Simon Coveney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and Dara Calleary, Minister of State with responsibility for Company Regulation, have welcomed the commencement of the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 which comes into force. The Act represents a sea change in competition enforcement in Ireland, amending existing competition law to further empower the
Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, was in Clare Local Enterprise Office (LEO), where he met with council officials and members of the LEO team as well as some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the Longford LEO by Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Joe Cooney of Clare County Council, […]
Neale Richmond, Minister State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has signed an Employment Regulation Order for the Security Industry. The Order for the new ERO will commence on 4 September 2023 and from that date workers in the sector will have a new minimum rate of pay […]
Minister of State Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond, was in Longford Local Enterprise Office (LEO) where he met with council officials, members of the LEO team and some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the Longford LEO by Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Colm Murray of Longford County Council, Chief Executive, Paddy Mahon, Head […]
IDA Ireland and the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment, welcomed the opening of ‘Salesforce Tower’ in Dublin city centre. This urban campus of four interconnected buildings located on North Wall Quay within Dublin’s vibrant Silicon Docks, will be Salesforce’s largest office in EMEA. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney TD said, “the […]
Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, was in the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Limerick where he met with council officials and members of the LEO team as well as some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the Limerick LEO by Olivia O’Sullivan, Cathaoirleach of the Metropolitan District […]
Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, has welcomed the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Ireland’s Retail Economy 2022, a new thematic publication showing the strength of the Irish retail sector. Commenting on the publication, Minister Richmond said, “the data from the CSO clearly demonstrates the importance of retail for our
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary, launched Call 6 of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF). The aim of the Fund is to encourage collaborations by
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, and Minister for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary, welcomed the latest Goods Exports and Imports release from the CSO, which shows that the value of goods exports from Ireland in 2022 rose to €208 billion, the highest level on record. The value of Goods […]
Minister of State for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary, turned the sod on the site of the new Advancing Innovation in Manufacturing (AIM) Centre in Sligo. The new facility will focus on developing capability in cutting-edge manufacturing technology in companies across the North-West region. This innovative project is driven by Atlantic
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, is travelling to the US West Coast for a series of high-level business meetings with a range of companies. Minister Coveney will hear from enterprise leaders and highlight Ireland’s strong FDI value proposition which remains our pro-enterprise policy environment, highly educated English-speaking workforce
Building on the progress to date to improve terms and conditions for workers, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, has announced the introduction of a national living wage for employees. As agreed by Government, the national living wage will be set at 60% of hourly median wages in line with […]
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English, visited the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Donegal, marking the end of a series of visits by the Minister to all 31 LEOs countrywide. The Minister was greeted at the Donegal Enterprise Fund Business Centre in Letterkenny by the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr […]