Results 461-480 of 4,518 for speaker:Maurice Quinlivan

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 49. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that InterTrade Ireland is chronically underfunded; and the reason she is not providing it with substantially more funding and resources to cope with Brexit (details supplied). [23050/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: This question is about funding for InterTrade Ireland. According to a briefing note on a meeting the Minister had with EU Commissioner Bienkowska in September, released under a freedom of information request from me, she specifically stated that InterTrade Ireland already operated on a very tight budget given the cuts imposed and is just about able to carry out its legislative remit. If the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am glad the Minister has acted on this issue. I highlighted it for her last week. I appreciate her initiative with ITI. I appreciate the work she has done to date and I do not want to criticise that; I am just concerned that businesses North and South have yet to realise the potential impact of Brexit. We need to make sure ITI is fully resourced to provide SMEs with the awareness and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I do not necessarily agree with the Minister when she says we cannot increase expenditure down here without waiting for the North on certain issues. I am glad, however, she is taking such an interest in cross-Border trade. I hope the research project undertaken by the ESRI and ITI will be published shortly to allow for a detailed examination of trade across the island and the impact Brexit...

Other Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: It does not.

Other Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I wish to express my disappointment with the Minister of State's response to Deputy Gino Kenny's contribution. I am involved in the jobs committee. We have been scrutinising Deputy Cullinane's Bill. We had a lot of representation from business organisations. The one thing that united them all is that they came in with no solution as to the problem we have. Deputy Kenny said it there as...

Other Questions: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 53. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to facilitate a Dáil Éireann debate on the CETA before the summer recess; the reason a debate has not been held to date; and her views on whether the investment court system is compliant with Bunreacht na hÉireann. [23033/17]

Other Questions: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: Deputies Thomas P. Broughan, Maureen O'Sullivan and Mick Wallace will also be speaking. I have asked the Minister the question before. Will she facilitate a Dáil debate on the CETA before the summer recess? Why has a debate not been held to date? Does she believe the investment court system is compliant with the Constitution? Does she believe we will have to have a referendum on the...

Other Questions: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have previously made my position crystal clear. I have asked the Minister if she thinks we need to hold a referendum, but she has not answered that question. It is vitally important that elected representatives in Ireland have the opportunity to scrutinise this trade deal and debate in the Dáil the pros and cons. On numerous occasions I have called for a debate to be held on the...

Other Questions: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister mentioned that she will be visiting Canada on a trade mission at the end of the month, during which she will discuss CETA and other issues. It would be beneficial to have a debate in the Dáil before then to ensure that the Minister and the Government are made aware of the very real concerns of various sectors about this agreement. The decision of the European Court of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to attract companies that have to relocate some of their operations from Britain to an EU member state; and her views on whether Ireland could secure the relocation of the European Medicines Agency. [23032/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (16 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to include the village of Castleconnell in the existing signage at junction 27 southbound and 28 northbound of the M7 motorway (details supplied); and the steps he will take to correct this anomaly. [23282/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: On page 40 of the programme for Government the Government committed to raising the national minimum wage to €10.50 an hour. The last increase was 10 cent, from €9.15 to €9.25, a paltry increase. At this rate, it will take the Government 11 years to reach its target. It has nothing to do with the Low Pay Commission, rather it is a commitment in the programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (18 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance further to a survey by a company (details supplied) that showed a widespread lack of knowledge and understanding of customs regulations and practices, the steps he will take to ensure businesses are fully prepared for this outcome should the Government fail to secure a special status designation for Northern Ireland. [23030/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (18 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Defence Forces personnel who received family income supplement in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [23903/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (18 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of family income supplement in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [23904/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the apprenticeship of cabinet making. [24603/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the apprenticeship of floor and wall tiling. [24604/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the apprenticeship of wood machinist. [24605/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 May 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the apprenticeship of print media. [24606/17]