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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (7 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 145. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total funding lost through investment in a company (details supplied). [11002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (7 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 155. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount of funding provided in 2022, either directly by his Department or indirectly through State agencies, that constitutes research, development, and innovation funding; the name of each stream, scheme, fund, grant or other through which said research, development and innovation funding is provided, and the accompanying...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (7 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 157. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount of funding for research, development, and innovation in 2023, either directly by his Department or indirectly through State agencies, which constitutes research and development funding; the name of each stream, scheme, fund, grant, programme or other through which said funding is provided and the accompanying...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (7 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that older passengers with a free travel pass are being charged to book seats on the Dublin-Belfast train; if this charge is being imposed by Irish Rail or if it is being imposed by Translink NI Railways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11003/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Rights (7 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 233. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 1 December 2022, if a retail business displaying a sign stating that cash is not accepted or "card payments only" constitutes "a business specifying payment must be in a form other than cash", and therefore allows a shop to refuse payments in cash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11097/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fishing Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Government has failed to ensure the reinstatement of access to the 12-mile limit around Rockall for the Irish fishing fleet, considering that the position of the British Government is entirely incompatible with international law. [11799/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: They are paying separately.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The Government is making people go to the Garda station.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: They are not in a position to buy a house if they are sleeping in a Garda station.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank our witnesses for coming in this morning, and for all of their work. I would like to ask about concerns regarding the concentration risks in the multinational sector. This is a bit of an economic anomaly, and it is something we in Sinn Féin have highlighted for a number of years. The current volatility - I am going to use that word - in the tech sector is a worrying example of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is. Mr. Hegarty raised the issue of clustering. Clusters are brilliant where they work. Mr. Hegarty also mentioned wind energy. His comments are very welcome. Indeed, the Chairperson launched our report this morning on that exact topic, so it is good to see everyone pointing in the one direction when it comes to renewables. In terms of clustering, are there are examples where it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: In the absence of the top-down approach, and I am not saying one approach is right or wrong, what is driving it? Is it happening organically? If it is, should we say that this is excellent or can more be done? We are all agreed it is a good idea. Can more be done to drive the establishment of clusters and their expansion? I am not necessarily wedded to one model or another. In the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Thank you. With regard to the early stages when Irish businesses export, and they have to export, the White Paper indicates a focus on strengthening the Irish-owned exporting sector, particularly from the existing large cohort of non-exporting SMEs. Given that Irish companies have to export at an earlier stage in their life cycle than those in other European countries, can the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Some would never be exporting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for jumping around the place, but a number of questions arise. With regard to the green transition, specifically green energy, is the Department confident that we will reach our potential in terms of renewables? What opportunities does it see in terms of jobs in the domestic economy for developing and building technology and equipment relating to offshore wind energy? We all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: When was that task force established? Was it recently?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Are there any milestones in terms of reports, interim reports, goals or actions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay.