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Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: It is very concerning to hear the figures provided by the Minister. Only 9% of the total of €300 million Brexit loan scheme has been sanctioned at bank level to date. Does the Minister have a target for this scheme? Is there an expected uptake rate and a timeframe for achieving that? Has the figure of €300 million been plucked from thin air to sound good or is the Minister...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: The uptake rate is less than 10%. Unfortunately, the Minister did not answer my question, which concerned the types of companies that are availing of the loans. In the case of the market discovery fund, more should be done to diversify our export markets and reduce our over-reliance on American foreign direct investment, FDI, as welcome as that is. According to Enterprise Ireland's export...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 42. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of the Brexit business supports to date; the number of businesses that have availed of the Brexit loan scheme, the future growth loan scheme, be prepared grant and the market discovery grant; the number of businesses that have had their applications for these grants rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am seeking an update from the Minister on the uptake of the Brexit supports to date to include how many have been allocated per category and how many have been denied; and if she plans to introduce new measures to help businesses prepare for Brexit. I have asked this question in different guises over the past number of months.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Remuneration (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 59. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons working in her Department who earn less than the living wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20603/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 73. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has provided the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement with additional resources to account for the two new high-profile investigations the office is now conducting; if she will publish the report on the failings of the ODCE investigation into a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 83. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will introduce legislation or guidelines to regulate remote working to protect both the rights of workers and interests of business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20604/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for an orthopaedic appointment at Croom Hospital in view of the fact they have been waiting four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20498/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for an assessment of needs with the Blackberry Park team in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20499/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 309. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for a child psychology appointment with the Blackberry Park team in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20500/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (9 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 78. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies supported by IDA Ireland by country of origin in tabular form; her views on whether there is an over-reliance on one country in particular; if so, the measures she is taking to reduce this over-reliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20165/19]

Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am really happy to have the opportunity to speak on this very important Bill. Unfortunately I do not believe it will address the issues. As my colleague Deputy Ellis said, if it passes Second Stage, which we will support, we will be moving amendments. This is a massive problem in my constituency of Limerick City. In estates across the city quads, dirt bikes and scramblers are driven on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (8 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: It is a question on whether the Department has plans to review the process under which schools receive resources and additional staff for ASD classes in order to achieve more flexibility for schools to apply for and receive the necessary resources at multiple points during the school year, rather than at the start of the school year, as happens in the majority of cases.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (8 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: If we are running out of time, I am happy to accept a written reply.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Staff (8 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Will the Minister outline the level of consultation undertaken by the Department and the National Council for Special Education with the special needs assistant sector when developing the newly-proposed 13 recommendations affecting and altering the role of SNAs in the classroom? Will the Minister also outline the level of consultation held with the unions regarding the SNA sector in advance...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Staff (8 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Does the Minister agree that SNAs themselves are best placed to advise the NCSE and the Department on what needs to change to maximise the potential of an SNA working in a classroom? Leaving SNAs out of the conversation will backfire. It is short-sighted and contravenes what the Minister is trying to achieve. Without their valuable input, the Minister is, in effect, imposing new terms and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Is February the date?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Admissions (8 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I ask this question on behalf of my colleague Deputy Funchion, who cannot make it today. I have raised this issue with the Minister before. I seek an update on whether he intends to introduce guidelines to ensure that secondary schools have a policy of accepting students from local feeder primary schools to make sure that no child is left without a secondary school place, as happens too...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Admissions (8 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister for his response. I am quite disappointed that he has no plans to do that. I have raised this issue with him before. It is an incredibly important and topical issue in my home city of Limerick. The current Limerick area post-primary schools common application system works quite well, as I said to the Minister when we last spoke about this. Some 17 secondary schools...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Admissions (8 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister used the words "equity", "fairness" and "non-discriminatory" in his response. One of the barriers in the schools admission process is the rule many schools have in place giving preference to a student if his or her parent was a former student. The problem is that people whose parents did not go to the school and live in the area have no chance of going to the school. The rule...