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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 37. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which innovation continues to remain a feature and basis for both foreign direct and indigenous investment here; the degree to which such investment is likely to be spread evenly throughout the country in the future in line with Project Ireland 2040; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16787/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 64. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which Ireland continues to be an attractive location for foreign direct investment; the extent to which the State continues to compete with other locations both within and without Europe and the eurozone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16786/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Jobs Data (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 65. To ask the Taoiseach the number of new jobs created here in each of the past two years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17071/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16866/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which she continues to encourage start-up enterprises in all regions throughout the country; the issues to date identified as being likely to impede progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17061/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 124. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which she is in the course of making provision for the negative impact of Brexit with particular reference to the industries here most likely to be affected negatively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17062/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 125. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she has continued to monitor the availability of the requisite skills in the workplace having particular regard to the skills requirements of the high tech industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17063/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 126. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which emphasis is placed on the facilitating and encouraging employment generating enterprises throughout the regions with particular reference to the need to ensure an even spread of investment with consequent benefit to the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17064/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 127. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which the reliance on technology remains an integral part of business and enterprise expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17065/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 130. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which innovation and technology remains an integral part of new businesses being set up here in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17068/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which the IDA's development programme continues to develop to maximise advantages for job creation and economic competitiveness on international markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17066/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 129. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she continues to take to develop and improve the competitiveness of Irish goods and services on world markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17067/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 131. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which an adequate and appropriately skilled workforce remains readily available here to meet the innovative challenges of the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17069/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 132. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of countries with which Ireland now competes for foreign direct investment; if she is satisfied that Ireland remains an attractive location for investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17070/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 133. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the knowledge development box continues to be an asset in securing investment in jobs here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17072/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a person (details supplied) will be connected to a broadband service via fibre optic cable recently installed by Eir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16858/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16856/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Capacity Review: PA Consulting (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests. I get a little confused from time to time, as the Vice Chairman knows. What confuses me are the confused responses we receive to our questions. For instance, I have heard expert opinion to the effect that we have too many hospital beds. Needless to say, I did not agree with it at the time. On the other hand, it has been stated we have significantly undersupplied...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Capacity Review: PA Consulting (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am still waiting for a reply to my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Capacity Review: PA Consulting (18 Apr 2018)

Bernard Durkan: It concerns the forensic nature of the examination and how sound is the basis.