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Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: I share the Minister of State's objective but the challenge for small Irish companies is funding. The funding for county enterprise boards in 2013 was €18 million, while IDA client companies received €89 million. That €89 million is well spent but the figure will have to be considerably higher if we want to see more companies of the type that the Minister of State...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Wage-setting Mechanisms (23 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 13. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the merits of a new national wage agreement; the way he feels this would impact on the prospects for jobs and consumer spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2960/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (23 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views that adequate protection is in place for part-time workers including those on so called zero hours contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2961/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Media Mergers (23 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 24. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views that the delay in introducing legislation in relation to media mergers has been damaging to the diversity of content within the sector and its overall development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2964/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Application Numbers (23 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 104. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received by the microenterprise loan fund to date; the number of loans approved; the total 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. [3436/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 141. To ask the Taoiseach the number of new businesses that were established in 2013; if this represents an increase from the figure in 2012; the number of jobs these businesses created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4193/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 143. To ask the Taoiseach the net number of jobs that were created in the creative services sector during 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4201/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 142. To ask the Taoiseach the net number of jobs that were created in the construction sector during 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4199/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 144. To ask the Taoiseach if employment in the international financial services sector increased during 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4203/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Minimum Wage (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 145. To ask the Taoiseach the number of employees here that are paid the statutory minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3153/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies Establishment (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 148. To ask the Taoiseach the number of new agencies and State bodies established since 9 March 2011 under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3588/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 307. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of jobs that were directly created or supported by Government investment in infrastructure during 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4192/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 308. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if small and medium enterprises represented an increased proportion of companies tendering for public contracts in 2013; if they represented an increased proportion of awarded companies; the number of SMEs that were awarded public sector contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4196/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Law Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 334. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the levying powers conferred on IAASA by the recent Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 and the Exchequer-nature of the overall approach, if there is any further legislative impediment to IAASA taking responsibility for the supervision, audit quality and regulation of auditors of public interest entities; the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 336. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs that were created in data management and analytics during 2013; the number of these of these jobs that are attributable to actions taken as part of the first disruptive reform in the Action Plan for Jobs; the number of these that are privately funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4182/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Market Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 337. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional honours level ICT graduate professionals that entered the Irish labour market in 2013; the number of these that were attracted from outside Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4183/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 338. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the delay in delivery of the integrated licensing application system for the retail sector; the amount by which it will reduce the annual cost of regulatory requirements for local convenience stores when introduced; the date on which the system will be rolled out to other sectors of the economy; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health Care Infrastructure (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 339. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made in the promised establishment of a national health innovation hub following the achievements of the Cork demonstrator project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4187/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 340. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the Government action to promote small and medium enterprise financing has been sufficient in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4188/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (28 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 341. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs that were created in 2013 through the establishment of new collaborative research and technology centres promised in the Action Plan for Jobs; the amount of private investment that has been secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4189/14]