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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority Data (18 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 80. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional staff that will be allocated to the Health and Safety Authority in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44111/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (18 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to the failure to alter PRSI bands in line with the minimum wage increase in budget 2018, a person on the minimum wage earning €18,000 per annum will pay over 45% of their expected rise back in tax; his plans to introduce changes to remedy same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44112/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (18 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new budget allocation for apprenticeships in 2018; the estimated number of apprentices this will support in 2018; and the estimated number of new apprenticeship programmes that will be introduced in 2018. [44113/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (18 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship programmes that have been introduced to date in 2017; and the number of participants in each new programme, in tabular form. [44114/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (24 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda in the Henry Street district and the Roxboro Road district of Limerick in each of the years 2006 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [44662/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (24 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 411. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason persons are being asked to show proof of paying their water charges to allow them to complete the purchase of their council property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44665/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (24 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 430. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the commercial rates Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44876/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the witnesses very much for their presentations. I missed the start unfortunately, but I read their briefs before coming in. I would like to go back to the minimum wage for a minute if the committee does not mind. We discussed it at length in previous sessions in the context of banded hours contracts, and we spoke to the witnesses about that. I was concerned about the comment made...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I agree with Mr. McDonnell and I know people who do not want to go over that limit because they cannot get social support. However, they are not on the minimum wage or close to it.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (25 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos 266 of 23 May 2017 and 99 of 18 October 2017, the reason for the €13.3 million budget cut in funding for apprenticeships in 2018; if this will result in a downward revision of the targets in the number of apprentices and the number of new apprenticeship programmes set out in the action plan for...

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (7 Nov 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 55. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to explain the reason the summer economic statement projects the unemployment rate to remain unchanged at 5.5% from 2019 to 2021; and if she has satisfied herself that having over 120,000 persons remain jobless over this period is a good Government ambition. [43033/17]

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (7 Nov 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: My question relates to the projected unemployment rate as outlined in the summer economic statement. Page 13 of the statement refers to unemployment rates being expected to fall to 5.5% by 2019 - something I welcome - and remaining at this level over the remainder of the forecast horizon, which is until at least 2021. Using the unemployment figures provided, that would equate to circa...

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (7 Nov 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister for her response. Previously, I raised the same issue with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, at the Committee on Budgetary Oversight. He seemed rather surprised by the fact that I had pointed out to him that the figure would stay the same over a number of years. I appreciate there is a certain point which traditionally constitutes full employment. I...

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (7 Nov 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am interested in finding out more details of the two schemes mentioned by the Minister to target the over 55s and the under 25s. My constituency is Limerick city. While there has been a recovery there without a doubt and a good number of job announcements in the past year or two, we still have a major problem. A total of 18 of the unemployment black-spots are in the city, which is the...

Private Rental Sector Standards: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, for bringing forward the motion. I am delighted the Government is not opposing it. It is very important that the Dáil is taking note of the disgraceful behaviour of some landlords. The lack of resources provided to local authorities is resulting in a lack of inspections and, as a consequence, the total disregard of standards in the private...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Data (7 Nov 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 151. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of company director restrictions in each year from 2007 to 2017, in tabular form. [46312/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Data (7 Nov 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 152. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of company director restrictions in each year from 2007 to 2017 resulting from applications made by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, in tabular form. [46313/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Data (7 Nov 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 153. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of company director restrictions in each year from 2007 to 2017 resulting from applications made by liquidators and receivers, in tabular from. [46314/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Data (7 Nov 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 154. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of company director disqualifications in each year from 2007 to 2017, in tabular form. [46315/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Data (7 Nov 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 155. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the 3,955 names on the company director disqualification list at the end of 2016 which were as a result of applications made by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. [46316/17]