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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (24 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for invalidity pension (details supplied) [19377/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (24 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a grant to a sports club (details supplied) in County Meath. [19472/13]

Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Bille seo agus molaim an obair atá déanta ag an Company Law Review Group. Tá sé tar éis Bille íontach, tabhactach and cuimsitheach a chruthú. I fully endorse the approach taken. It is unusual that the Minister and I are on the same side for three Bills in a row. I am sure normal business will resume soon enough. The work...

Leaders' Questions (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Deputy Bruton wants a tax cut.

Other Questions: Retail Sector (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Town centres are facing a really difficult challenge. Many shops in towns are closed. The local government grants which used to fund local authorities have been reduced over the years and local authorities must generate funds from car parking fees. That pressure would not be there if the Government funded local authorities properly. Will the Minister of State consider the Sinn Féin...

Other Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government has a target of locating 50% of FDI projects outside Cork and Dublin. However, last year 75% of investments in FDI projects were in these cities. Only 9% were outside Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick. The Government plays a role in this regard. One might sometimes say it is market-led, but the botox firm located in County Mayo did not choose to locate in that county on the...

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: That is the information I was asking for.

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: There are nine people emigrating from the State every hour; the Government's programme has created six jobs every month.

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: The Central Statistics Office.

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Most emigration is forced emigration.

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: When one goes from door to door, one learns about the number of people struggling with emigration. I cannot come in here and highlight the negative effects of emigration enough. One might say people between 18 and 21 have chosen to take a few years out and travel the world but many people emigrating are my age and older, and they include people with children. People are taking children out...

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Every second week we hear of another plan to create so many jobs. When the Government came to power it said it would create 100,000 net new jobs. In fact, in the past year, 1,200 net new jobs were created. It also said it would create 10,000 net new jobs in financial services but approximately 10,000 net jobs have been lost in this sector. This week we heard about 20,000 new jobs in...

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: How many new jobs have been created in the ten months of this scheme?

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Supported jobs are not created jobs. Supported jobs are already in existence and are being supported.

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I agree there can be value in this project. I am not arguing that point. Sinn Féin welcomes and supports this project. We do not believe it should be a supplement for what should be happening in the banking industry but we see the value in it. The question I asked, and which the Minister has not been able to answer, is how many new jobs have been created in the ten months of this...

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Three questions were taken together. Does that not mean the cumulative amount is greater?

Other Questions: Job Creation Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: We have been talking about this issue since the formation of the current Dáil. We are seeing a lost generation of young people leaving our shores. People have referred to the reduced voter turnout in the Meath East by-election, but if one looks at the statistics, one will see that approximately 5% of the electorate have left the constituency owing to emigration. This shows how serious...

Other Questions: Job Creation Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes. It should not just be about putting people on schemes but actually getting people back to work.

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the targets for loan applications and rates of successful loans under the Microenterprise Loan Fund; and the cost to date in the administration or management of this scheme. [18609/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bank Lending (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: May I put another supplementary question?