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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority Expenditure (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 240. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount the Health and Safety Authority spent on all safety initiatives; the number of inspections it carried out in each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26409/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 241. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will outline EU or national studies or research regarding employment growth, job creation and the increase in exports of goods and services as a direct result of EU free trade agreements from an EU and Irish perspective and other benefits accruing. [26414/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 242. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will outline current EU free trade agreements that are in pre-negotiation phase and impact assessments with each such free trade agreement. [26415/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 243. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new staff recruited in each State agency under her aegis to date in 2017, including SFI, InterTradeIreland, IDA and Enterprise Ireland in tabular form; the cost of hiring additional staff in each individual State agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26416/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise 2025 (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if external stakeholders from industry and representational bodies will have an input into the progress review of Enterprise 2025. [26417/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 245. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is still an enterprise strategy group in operation in her Department to input into enterprise and employment policy as was previously in existence; when meetings were last held by this group; and if meetings are planned in the immediate future. [26418/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 246. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide as a percentage of GDP the amount the Government expended on research on an annual basis over the 2010 to 2016 period in tabular form. [26419/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 247. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the ratification of CETA at EU and MS level. [26420/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees Agreements (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 248. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on making an order giving effect to an employment regulation order that the Labour Court has adopted; and the process in this regard. [26422/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees Agreements (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 249. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the current draft employment regulation order for the Joint Labour Committee for the security industry is fit for purpose in view of the fact the majority of companies involved in this sector were not represented in negotiations and the points raised (details supplied). [26423/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (1 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 250. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the heads of the terms of employment (information) (amendment) and organisation of working time (amendment) Bill proposals regarding protections for workers on insecure low hour contracts will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26424/17]

Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: I move:“That Dáil Éireann: notes: — the pioneering and transformative vision, under the leadership of Seán Lemass, with the introduction of the First Programme for Economic Expansion and others who followed in radically opening the Irish economy to foreign direct investment, FDI, and trade; — the over 300,000 persons employed in foreign multinational...

Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: Do not tell Deputy Brassil that.

Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: It was remiss of me not to congratulate the Minister on her recent appointment and wish her well in it. It is a very important job and we have debated with her predecessor on many occasions, especially on the regional imbalance and the challenges that poses. I thank everyone who contributed to this debate. We placed this motion before the House to reaffirm my party's position of supporting...

Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: They are either for free trade or they are against it. They say they want jobs and want to support SMEs, yet they are not in favour in free trade.

Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: These organisations, businesses and employers rely on being able to trade with as little barrier to trade as possible. That is a fact. If the Sinn Féin Members talk to any of the businesses or SMEs in their constituencies, that is what they will hear. They cannot have it both ways. If we take CETA, for example, Deputy Quinlivan knows we discussed it at our committee and had a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 120. To ask the Taoiseach the amount in euro in value of both goods and services exported from Irish-based firms broken down by each country worldwide in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; the percentage share of such exports to each country in this period as a proportion of the total share; and the total numbers of persons employed in such firms. [26410/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 121. To ask the Taoiseach the amount in euro in value of goods only exported from Irish-based firms broken down by each country worldwide in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and the percentage share of such exports to each country in this period as a proportion of the total share. [26411/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 122. To ask the Taoiseach the amount in euro in value of services only exported from Irish-based firms to each country worldwide in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and the percentage share of such exports to each country in this period as a proportion of the total share. [26412/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (20 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 123. To ask the Taoiseach the number of small and medium enterprises, SMEs, that account for total exports of goods and services on a percentage basis broken down by each country worldwide in 2015 and 2016; and the number of persons employed in such SMEs. [26413/17]