Written Answers Nos. 32-34
32. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount IDA Ireland has spent on hiring a business development consultant on its behalf in Australia and in the US in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [26331/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed that the IDA does not use business development consultants in the US or Australia. IDA has a network of 8 offices in the US and one office in Sydney, Australia. Each office has its own team of overseas executives who manage client and investor relationships.
33. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on an application by a person (details supplied) for a work permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26350/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that a General Employment Permit application for the person concerned in the details supplied was received on 10th May 2024. On 15th May 2024 the application was formally accepted and placed in the processing queue.
Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. As of 14th June 2024, the Employment Permits Section are processing new applications in respect of standard employers which were received on 7th May 2024. Therefore, it is expected that the application concerned will be considered shortly.
The Employment Permits processing times are updated on a weekly basis at the following link: enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Current-Application-Processing-Dates/
There is also an Online Status Update Enquiry - where details on a particular application can be found on the following link: enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Status-Form/
34. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget allocation for the Corporate Enforcement Authority in the years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [26464/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) was established as an independent statutory agency on 7th July 2022. The CEA is equipped with significant resources and enforcement powers required to carry out its statutory functions which include, to enforce and encourage compliance with company law, to investigate suspected offences under the Companies Acts, to prosecute detected breaches of the Companies Act and to refer cases to the Director of Public Prosecutions on indictment. Resourcing the CEA is of paramount importance to enable it to competently tackle breaches of company law and my Department is committed to ensuring that the CEA is appropriately resourced.
The CEA’s exchequer budget allocation for the 6 months from the date of establishment on 7 July 2022 until 31 December 2022 was €3.803m. The CEA's budget for 2023, its first full year budget, was €9,706 million. Budget 2024 further increased the exchequer allocation for the CEA by €1.3m to €11.101m.
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2022 (7 July – 31 December) |
2023 |
2024 |
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€3.803m |
€9.706m |
€11.101m |
