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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 15. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has been notified of companies leaving or reducing operations within the Irish market due to increased corporation tax rate and increasing cost of business in Ireland. [6408/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Corporation tax in this country was the Holy Grail of economic policy for government after government. Anybody who questioned the corporation tax rate in this State was almost deemed an enemy of the State and someone who was attacking the very existence of jobs. Now there has been a change in the corporation tax regime, is the sky falling down? How many businesses have left this country?...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of business closures over the past five years; and the total value of business supports that have been provided by his Department as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. [6406/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Over the past two years Ireland has seen the implementation of the longest and most severe restrictions anywhere in Europe. That has had a massive negative effect on many elements of society, from cancer care to domestic violence, mental health etc. Small businesses especially have suffered significantly over that period. Many were hammered and are now what are called zombie businesses,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I am glad the Tánaiste did compare the monetary elements of the crisis to the banking crisis because it is in that space financially. A figure of €40 billion is a phenomenal amount of money that has built up cost-wise over the past two years. A lot of that was necessary. The Tánaiste should not get me wrong; I am aware the Government had to make difficult decisions over...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: We know there are 4,700 childcare providers in limbo at the moment due to the difficulty regarding funding. We also know that approximately 40,000 people who worked in the hospitality industry in 2019 are not expected to be there in 2022. We further know that there is a significant number of zombie businesses. I do not like using that term because it seems sensationalist, but it does...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of goods and services imported into Ireland from China which is believed to be linked to forced labour camps for Uighur Muslims by goods and services and the corresponding value in tabular form. [6409/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that have been received for the restart fund for micro and small businesses by county and city council; the amount allocated to each local authority; the number of businesses that have received funding under the fund; and the amount these businesses have received. [6411/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications by business for Covid-19 supports under all schemes administered by his Department in 2020 and 2021, by county; and the number of rejected applications for Covid-19 supports under all schemes administered by his Department by business and by county in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [6412/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 85. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent on advertising by his Department in 2020 and 2021 on Covid-19 supports and grants by advertising campaign in tabular form. [6410/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has undertaken a study on the potential impact of the European Union Mercosur Trade Agreement on Irish beef farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6684/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he took to protect Irish fishing waters and fishing stocks when the Russian navy announced planned naval exercises in international waters off the Irish coast. [6683/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 187. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of international developers and multinational corporations that entered the Irish market for the first time from 2018 to date. [6407/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff employed at the SEAI for processing home energy upgrades and grant applications; his plans to conduct a recruitment campaign within the SEAI to deal with the current backlog of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7352/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the tender of the permanent building for a school (details supplied) to achieve the target delivery date of September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7167/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Seized Property (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 378. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of assets and cash seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [7292/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Seized Property (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 379. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount returned to the Exchequer by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [7293/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Co-operation and Working Together (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim míle buíochas leis na haíonna as teacht isteach inniu chun cur i láthair a thabhairt dúinn. I thank the representatives of CAWT for all the work they are involved in. There is an awful lot of common sense with cross-Border partnerships and co-operation. From my perspective, the Border is a threat to health in that it reduces the services that people need -...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Co-operation and Working Together (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Would it be possible to get a list of the services provided by CAWT, the services supported by CAWT and the services provided on a North-South basis? I would exclude the treatment purchase stuff because to a certain extent that can happen anywhere in Europe, does not really have an all-Ireland dimension per seand is often private. I would also like to get a list of what is not provided on a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Co-operation and Working Together (10 Feb 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. McCallion will provide figures in general if he can through the HSE and specifically for the services that CAWT provides and supports. The Good Friday Agreement has been in place for roughly 25 years. When I put questions to Ministers, they talk about InterTradeIreland and the wonderful stuff that is being done on a cross-Border basis. While I agree that these are wonderful things, I...