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Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I wish to share time with Deputy Niamh Smyth from the Cavan-Monaghan constituency.

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Minister of State for outlining in detail the provisions in the Bill. He has said this is primarily a technical piece of legislation but the themes discussed are important in the broader context of the knowledge economy, innovation and the protection of copyright and patents. This country has been to the fore in developments but not always in protecting such developments. We...

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: The Deputy is obviously up to nothing bad. She should not be worried.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (18 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the regional IDA site visits in addition to vacant IDA properties nationwide to the end of 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16814/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (18 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 44. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to reverse business competitiveness deficiencies and making Ireland an attractive location for businesses to locate in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16811/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 58. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the contingencies and supports in place to safeguard SMEs and export businesses from a hard Brexit scenario; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16810/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I wish to raise two issues. Do we have figures for the number of cases that were dismissed under section 26 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004? Are they available publicly? Mr. Boland said that only one or two referred prosecutions have taken place under section 25 of the same Act. In the context of the next appointee, the Alliance for Insurance Reform recommends the establishment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: Statutory advocacy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: Insurance is almost mandatory for motorists and is mandatory in other areas. Most businesses have loans from banks so would be obliged to take out several insurance policies such as public liability insurance, property insurance and personal life cover. Is any direction given by banks on the type of insurance to be taken out, for example when expanding a business? Is insurance being forced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 74. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce waiting times for primary care ophthalmology appointments in the north Lee local health area in which 2,382 children and young persons were waiting over a year in January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17037/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the policy of applying the Central Bank’s consumer protection code to personal contract plans (details supplied). [17316/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand to a new shared apprenticeship scheme for the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17308/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the participation rate in lifelong learning in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, based on the latest data available; the EU average rate in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17313/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of persons in the labour force that have basic or above basic digital skills; the corresponding EU average rate based on the latest data available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17314/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of persons in employment that have basic or above basic digital skills; the corresponding EU average rate based on the latest data available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17315/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Reviews (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 201. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to review the Consumer Protection Act 2007 to strengthen misleading information provisions in relation to the growth of online bloggers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17295/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 202. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA site visits in each county in quarter 1 of 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17302/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 203. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 25 January 2018, the available IDA lands at the end of quarter 1 of 2018; the occupied IDA lands at the end of quarter 1 of 2018, by county and town in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17303/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 204. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the strategic communications unit in the Department the Taoiseach will co-ordinate a national Brexit preparedness public information and awareness campaign in 2018 (details supplied); if meetings have taken place between her Departmental officials and advisers and State agencies under her remit with the strategic communications...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (19 Apr 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 205. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she is taking to enhance enterprise policy to upskill workers in employment; and the actions set out in the action plan for jobs 2018 and in Enterprise 2025 Renewed towards this objective. [17305/18]