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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (27 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 227. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the opening of applications in relation to the eel fisherman hardship scheme. [28099/18]

Childcare Support Bill 2017: From the Seanad (Resumed) (26 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am here on behalf of Deputy Mitchell. She is at a family event. Her child is graduating from school. I would like to say a few words on the Bill on her behalf. Overall I welcome the Bill and commend the work done on it by the Minister and her Department, as well as by Deputies, Senators, the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs and the Select Committee on Children and Youth...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 278. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of individual contractors employed by the IDA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27543/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 279. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of individual contractors employed by Enterprise Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27544/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 280. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employees in Enterprise Ireland in salary brackets (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27545/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 281. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employees in the IDA in salary brackets (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27546/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (26 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 285. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will commission an independent report into the economic benefits a united Ireland economy would bring to the island of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27862/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (26 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 286. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has examined or is planning to examine the potential benefits a united Ireland would bring to business across the island of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27863/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital procedure for a person (details supplied); when the procedure will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27716/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (26 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 527. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of progress of the national policy on social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27875/18]

Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I commend Deputy Niall Collins for bringing forward this Private Members' Bill. The Bill aims to address an issue that causes frustration for many people dealing with gift vouchers. Often, it is only when people go to use these vouchers do they find that the vouchers can be out of date and worthless. Other consumers are affected when the value of their voucher is run down through fees and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (21 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Irish trucks that use Britain as a land bridge to export goods to mainland Europe each week; his contingency plans if this land bridge becomes unusable due to a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27315/18]

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Deputy Louise O'Reilly for bringing forward the motion. I am disappointed that the Minister, Deputy Harris, is not here. While he was here at the start of the debate, he has now left. In fairness, this is a very important issue and he should have been here for the duration of the debate. I have raised the issues at University Hospital Limerick with the Minister on numerous...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome the initiative taken by the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan. The Sinn Féin Party will be supporting the motion. We are very happy to support this great move by the Minister of State as we believe it will benefit indigenous companies in the sector that will be able to bid for contracts from ESO. We also recognise the significant benefits and opportunities that membership...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: If circumstances arose where we had to leave, what would be the position?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Southern Observatory Membership: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I know the Minister of State was not going to speak about CERN, but does he have an update on CERN?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Dr. Quinn for her presentation. In response to a question from Deputy Kelleher, Dr. Quinn spoke about Brexit and the skills sets for new staff members or workers. Was she referring to customs officers and border patrols for the Border? Has she or the Department done any work on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have a few other questions. The first relates to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE. I assume the witnesses have seen the report authored by the Director of Corporate Enforcement on the failings in the Seán FitzPatrick case. How often does the director or staff from the ODCE meet the Department or the witnesses? My second question is on Brexit. It is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I queried that with the previous Minister. Many of those restrictions were not done by the ODCE but via receiverships and so on. It was not work that the office actually did. I had this dispute with the previous Minister and the Secretary General should be careful. I am not telling her what to say but I was concerned that these actions were not taken by the ODCE but were brought about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I want to commend the staff from Enterprise Ireland, who I have met several times, and from InterTradeIreland who are doing the best they can. It is difficult to answer the question when we do not know what it is and Brexit is especially difficult.