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

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the initiatives taken by his Department to address the market failure of bank lending to small and medium enterprises; and the cost to date of these initiatives. [18627/13]

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

Peadar Tóibín: It might be noted that I tabled a number of questions to the Minister on the stimulus package and the jobs likely to be created from it. I also tabled questions on legacy debt for small businesses but his Department decided not to answer those and they were forwarded to the Department of Finance. I ask the Minister to request that these job-centric questions be answered properly by the...

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

Peadar Tóibín: One of the major breaks on this economy is debt overhang and the ability to access credit. It is one of the reasons we in Sinn Féin have insisted time and again that stimulus by the Government is necessary. In other words, when private investment is paralysed, the State must invest. There is no doubt in my mind that the Government will come around to that view but the issue is how...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Statistics (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 312. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the total number of jobs in the exporting enterprises, the public service and in non exporting enterprises. [18520/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 117. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way he intends to monitor the number of jobs created by his initiatives to ensure that the number created matches those expected such as the microenterprise loans scheme. [18608/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (23 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 393. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way that she intends to generate employment as an option under any youth guarantee scheme. [18614/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (18 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reforms he has introduced since taking office to ensure a greater portion of all public procurement could go to small medium enterprises. [17834/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (18 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of supplies and services public contracts that have been awarded to micro-enterprises which have collaborated on public sector tender through a joint bidding or consortium formation year on year over the past three years. [17835/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (18 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the changes in cash handling charges by the Allied Irish Bank; and if he, or representatives of his Department have raised this matter with the bank. [18035/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (18 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost impact on the small medium enterprises sector of the changes in cash handling charges by the Allied Irish Bank; and if he will confirm if that his Department was consulted with regard to these changes. [18036/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (18 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if his Department was consulted with regard to changes in charges for cash handling by the Allied Irish Bank. [18038/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on certificate 2 in respect of persons (details supplied). [18214/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Protection (18 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken by his Department, or relevant State agency, to safeguard the jobs and production at the Diageo site in County Waterford. [18017/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Protection (18 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total investment of public moneys in the Diageo site in County Waterford; and if he will confirm if any claw back clauses will be enacted if the site is closed. [18018/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Protection (18 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken by his Department, or relevant State agency to promote the Diageo site in County Waterford for future investment if the company ends production at the site. [18019/13]

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I find myself in the unacceptable situation today where I agree with the Minister of State on two separate Bills. It does not happen too often but we support both this Bill and the Bill on symphysiotomy. Even a stopped clock can be right twice a day. We welcome this Bill because it recognises and reflects the role of scientific investigation in society and the economy. Thomas Davis, a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the operation of the fair deal scheme to allow people to have the option to be cared for 24 hours a day in their own homes as an alternative to nursing home care [17821/13]

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: "Symphysiotomy" is a dry, clinical word. It has the duplicitous effect of hiding the enormous damage, abuse, pain, suffering, indignity and immobility that has been inflicted on a vulnerable section of society. Listening to the harrowing details that are often recounted by faint or soft voices, one is quickly jolted into realising the life-changing misery suffered by those who underwent...

Leaders’ Questions (16 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Will there be extra time?

Leaders’ Questions (16 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Thousands are emigrating every year because of this Government's economic policies.