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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Application Numbers (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 275. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of applications received by the Microenterprise Loan Fund in each year since its establishment; the number of loans approved; the amount drawn down; the number of jobs supported by the fund; his plans for its future development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29832/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 276. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the amount of funding Enterprise Ireland has provided from the high potential start-up funding scheme for each year from 2010 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; for each of these years, the number of companies which have received funding from this specific scheme; the cumulative total number of jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Development Capital Scheme (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 277. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of take-up of the development capital scheme in each year since its establishment; the number of jobs supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29834/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Seed and Venture Capital Scheme (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 278. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of take-up of the seed and venture capital scheme in each year since its establishment; the number of jobs supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29835/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Innovation Fund Ireland (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 279. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of take-up of the Innovation Fund Ireland in each year since its establishment; the number of jobs supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29836/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 280. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has examined mandating the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland to jointly establish a new unit to attract and support small scale foreign direct investment to rural towns; the approximate cost of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29837/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 281. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to create a one-stop-shop to act as a focal point of contact for support for prospective social enterprises; the approximate cost of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29838/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Investments (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 285. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated gross contribution of Enterprise Ireland supported companies to the gross domestic product output of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29933/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Investments (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 287. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total estimated tax contribution to the Exchequer in terms of payroll and corporation tax of Enterprise Ireland supported companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29935/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 286. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated gross contribution of Industrial Development Agency Ireland supported companies to the gross domestic product output of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29934/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 288. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total estimated tax contribution to the Exchequer in terms of payroll and corporation tax of Industrial Development Agency Ireland supported companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29936/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount paid to farmers in County Mayo; the amount paid back by farmers in respect of alleged over claiming and penalties, in the years 2011 to 2014, under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29977/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 348. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a detailed cost break-down and a flight itinerary, including cost per hour, for the Government jet, of all costs associated with a trip (details supplied) including a list of all who were part of the delegation; if other Departments are contributing to the costs of the trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29978/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 498. To ask the Minister for Health if officials in client registration medical cards are adhering to European Union Regulation 1408/17 when assessing individual applications for full medical cards; if he will confirm that pensioners in receipt of a social security pension from the United Kingdom are entitled to a non-means tested medical card; that such pensioners' entitlement should not be...

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation under the Action Plan for Jobs, the concrete measures that will be taken to improve the supports for female entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28673/15]

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I ask the Minister the supports he is putting in place to improve the number of female entrepreneurs under the Action Plan for Jobs. In particular, what is he doing in the regional action plans because that is an area that is untapped? I ask the question in the context of a report on this area, which will be published next week, from the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation...

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister. I acknowledge that a lot of work has been done but to give an indication of the potential in this area, the total early stage entrepreneurial activity is measured by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and it shows that, in Ireland, 6.5% of the adult population are what it defines as early stage entrepreneurs. The percentage for Irish females is 4.23%, and the European...

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: In the context of the Action Plan for Jobs, one of the Minister's cries is that it is cross-departmental and represents a whole of Government approach. However, there are other issues around the lack of a proper child care system, the taxation of self-employed people, and generally supporting people to take time out of their personal lives to develop a business. What is the Department...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Supports (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: Companies based here include AIB which employs many thousands in its IT section, but it seems to be determined to outsource that function. Will the Minister confirm that IDA Ireland is supporting a company which will take the contract from AIB and that the responsibilities of the workers currently performing that role will be transferred to it? AIB has stated there will be no redundancies...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Supports (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I accept that, as well as the success of the sector, but if that is the case, why would the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, state in reply to a parliamentary question that companies involved in the proposed outsourcing are establishing delivery centres in Ireland in consultation with IDA Ireland? He framed the response in the context of his officials taking an active interest in...