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Other Questions: Job Creation (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to ascertain the extent of jobs arising from foreign direct investment and from indigenous investment in the past 12 months, and the extent to which it is possible to provide the skills requirements for such employment.

Other Questions: Job Creation (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Can I further ask the degree to which Ireland remains an attractive location for foreign direct investment, given the degree of competition in the market place and having regard to issues such as Brexit and the challenges ahead? To what extent does the Minister of State see the FDI and indigenous sectors competing with each other, with the...

Other Questions: Job Creation (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Can I further ask the extent to which the jobs available are filled with the skill sets that are locally available? What are the trends there? Have the adequacy of that labour force going into the future and the hi-tech skills required been looked at? To what degree does the Minister of State's Department interact with other Departments, such as the Department of Education and Skills, to...

UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Statements (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle, the Minister of State and colleagues for allowing us say a few words on this important issue. We should not panic. We need to be absolutely assured that the EU is conducting its negotiations in the proper fashion because the EU's future is at stake. The bottom line is that if this goes wrong, and it will not, the entire European Union will crumble within five...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 41. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of enterprises set up in the past 12 months that are deemed to have a high tech employment requirement; the extent to which Ireland remains an attractive location for such enterprises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22811/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance if an arrangement can be made for a person (details supplied) to meet with the relevant Revenue Commissioners official with a view to reaching agreement on a matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23085/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status and eligibility for upgrade or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23061/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when a person (details supplied) might qualify for stamp 4 eligibility for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23062/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when stamp 4 will be renewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23063/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) can be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23066/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) is eligible to apply for long-term residency or naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23069/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23072/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Strategy (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 108. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which her Department has made alternative proposals in anticipation of Brexit with particular reference to the need to establish contact with new trading partners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23073/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Strategy (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 110. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of countries with particular reference to new markets with which she continues to be in contact in order to generate new business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23075/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 109. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new enterprises seeking and obtaining the support of her Department both in the manufacturing and services sectors; the extent to which she expects these contacts to mature into the creation of new jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23074/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 111. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her Department remains in contact with second and third level educational institutions with a view to ensuring an adequate supply of suitably qualified staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23076/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Data (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 112. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which innovation remains a feature in the generation of business and new enterprise at home and abroad with particular reference to access to new markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23077/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Data (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 114. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which innovation remains part of her programme to assist business and new enterprises seeking to establish themselves on EU or non-EU markets; if particular issues have arisen in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23079/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 113. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she remains satisfied with the availability of grant aid or other supports to assist business and enterprise here facing the threat arising from Brexit; if further innovation is needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23078/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (24 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 115. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she remains satisfied that the growth of business and enterprise here continues to be soundly based in the face of threats in the aftermath of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23080/18]