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Other Questions: Brexit Issues (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: Coming from a west of Ireland constituency that is doing well, no doubt thanks to his own role, I am sure the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, is aware of the consequences for employment in rural Ireland of a hard Brexit. They have been well documented to date. There could be negative impacts and consequences for rural industries, especially agriculture, agri-food and processing, which...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: The Minister of State is aware, of course, that regional and rural businesses are extremely vulnerable and susceptible to the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, particularly given how the negotiations are drifting. In the Border region this is particularly pronounced but it is also apparent right across the country. It is extremely difficult to perceive any upside in respect of the current...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: We need a very close working relationship. In the context of our exports and imports, there is great interdependence and has been for years. There are people travelling and the common travel area is obviously protected. The relationships are significant and, as Deputy Martin Kenny said, we are intertwined at all levels, even at micro level. I read an interesting article in the Sunday...

Other Questions: Offshore Islands (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: 10. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the National Transport Authority, NTA, and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to deliver on the improvement of roads on offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25724/18]

Other Questions: Offshore Islands (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: I am somewhat flummoxed at the thought of the Minister not knowing everyone in Westport. He has received a submission from my colleague, Mr. Seamus Rodgers, a former councillor in Donegal who is concerned about the islands. There has done much work for islands not only off the coast of Donegal but off the west coast. There are some islands in the Minister's area and he knows the cost...

Other Questions: Offshore Islands (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: The allocation is not sufficient, as it takes much more resources to repair roads on the offshore islands. It is vital we provide supports for access and egress for the islands. The road network is vital for our island communities in terms of transport, employment and fisheries. The local authorities may allocate funding to the islands but it might only cover the cost of road maintenance...

Other Questions: Offshore Islands (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: There are none.

Other Questions: Offshore Islands (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Banking (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: 31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the outcome of the public banking investigation; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25721/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 24 April 2018, the steps he will take to address the points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26138/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Banking (14 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: 213. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the public banking report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24821/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (19 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: 37. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of calls received to the helpline established as part of the public awareness campaign on false self-employment; the number of emails received; the number of staff allocated to the campaign; and the number of new investigations opened by SCOPE since the launch as a result of communications received. [26541/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (19 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: In recent years, bogus self-employment has become a curse or blight across the economy. We are all aware that false self-employment is prevalent and it has become rampant in certain sectors. We are also aware that self-employment is an important form of employment, which makes a significant contribution to the economy. I have been self-employed for the past 37 years. I have no doubt that...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (19 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: There is a set of winners and only one loser. The winners are the people who engage in bogus self-employment. Employers save on PRSI and taxation and are dodging the employment laws applicable to normal PAYE workers and the Social Insurance Fund receives less, as is everyone involved. Workers who are categorised falsely lose out on rights set out in employment legislation such as pay,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (19 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: I acknowledge that the Minister wants to root out this practice and deal with the primary motivation of rogue employers. A genuine employer does not want to misrepresent the status of his or her workers to avoid paying tax or PRSI, but fraud is fraud no matter where it occurs. If an ordinary worker fails to do something, the entire panoply of the State comes down on top of him or her over a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (19 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: He will be with Deputy John Brady.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Brexit Issues (19 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: 55. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the work under way in her Department to prepare for a hard Brexit. [26566/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Reform (19 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: 59. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for reforms to child benefit; her further plans to introduce means testing; her plans to increase it in budget 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26562/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (19 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: 77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to protect defined benefit pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26564/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (19 Jun 2018)

Willie Penrose: 73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the projected cost of the campaign on false self-employment; the number of cases that had been ongoing in advance of the launch of the campaign; the way in which that number compared to 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26565/18]