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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Improving Ireland’s international competitiveness is a key economic priority for Government. Since 2012, the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs has set out a comprehensive set of measures to improve our competitiveness performance. Ireland’s improving competitiveness performance over the period 2011-2016 has been central to the recovery in employment and economic growth....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) currently has an approved staff complement of 43.  At present, 24 staff are in place, with recruitment of additional staff underway and plans to commence a further recruitment campaign.  Through these recruitment campaigns, the Authority is working towards having a full staff complement in situ at the earliest...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The draft heads of the Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill were approved by Government last year. The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation subsequently determined that pre-legislative scrutiny was not required. My Department has since been working closely with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel on this legislation. The draft bill is now close...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand that IDA Ireland does collate feedback following site visits from potential clients. While this is analysed and commonalities are assessed for internal Agency use, it is commercially sensitive and is not made publicly available.  However, this analysis does inform IDA Ireland’s understanding of what attracts foreign direct investment (FDI) to Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Expenditure (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The study to which the Deputy refers is the only market analysis report commissioned by IDA Ireland and paid from the Agency's capital budget from 2012 to date. For reasons of commercial sensitivity, however, IDA Ireland are unable to disclose the amount spent on this report as this would adversely impact the competitiveness of any tender process for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Documents (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department is undertaking research to examine the implications for the most exposed enterprise sectors - in terms of trading and economic relationships - of the United Kingdom being outside of the European Single Market and Customs Union. This research will inform an assessment of the way in which Brexit will affect individual sectors of the economy, at...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Documents (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the major study examining the Strategic Implications arising from EU-UK Trading Patterns is underway and will provide an evidence base on key trade and investment questions to inform Ireland’s position as part of the wider negotiation on the UK’s future relationship with the EU. Using a computable general equilibrium model to quantify new barriers...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The next round of talks in the EU - Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is scheduled to take place on the 29th November to 5th December in Brussels and a final round of high-level talks is expected to take place the week beginning 6th December. Negotiations are led by the EU Commission on behalf of Member States. An EU-Mercosur FTA would be the EU’s largest trade deal to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: A Rescue & Restructuring (R&R) Scheme has been notified by my Officials to the Commission for approval.  This scheme adheres to existing State Aid rules.  While I do not expect there will be a need for the State to provide rescue/restructuring aid to companies, it is prudent to have contingency measures in place, so that we can respond swiftly to changing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Details of the reports received by my Department in 2016, that were not made public, are set out in the table. Report Title Reason for not Publishing Health check on email archive system Internal ICT assessment – not for publication ICT Security Reviews Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication Patents Office ICT System Architecture Review...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Section 955(1)(a) Report from the Director of Corporate Enforcement has been the subject of detailed consultation with the Office of the Attorney General. On the advice received recently from the Attorney General, I do not have a legal power to publish statutory reports prepared pursuant to section 955 of the Companies Act, 2014. I am conscious, however, that the shortcomings...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2018)

Frances Fitzgerald: It has not, actually.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2018)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is wrong.

Third Interim Report of the Disclosures Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2018)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am sure all Members of the House will join with me in expressing the hope that the publication of the recent report by the disclosures tribunal will represent a turning point for Sergeant Maurice McCabe, his wife, Lorraine, and his family. Since its publication I have spoken with Sergeant McCabe directly in order to express my personal good wishes for him, Lorraine, and his family. No...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Frances Fitzgerald: A circle is 360o.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Frances Fitzgerald: It does oblige women to have one, it is mandatory.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Conventions (6 Feb 2019)

Frances Fitzgerald: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the outstanding issues concerning the ratification of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women; and the timeframe for ratification in this regard. [5797/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Biodiversity Plan (21 Feb 2019)

Frances Fitzgerald: 61. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of existing and planned initiatives to protect biodiversity here including initiatives in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8595/19]

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (27 Jun 2019)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I was not expecting this but I thank him for giving me the opportunity to say a few words on this very special day for me, which is the last day of my service in the Houses of the Oireachtas. I remember very clearly the first day I walked into the Dáil and the sense I had of what a fantastic privilege it was to be elected by the public to serve....