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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Training Fund (13 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 101. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the 2017 recommendation of the National Competitiveness Council on Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2017 that the National Training Fund must have a clear mandate and objectives regarding in-company training; her further views on reorienting the expenditure profile of the fund to provide greater support to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (13 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 102. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the 2017 recommendation of the National Competitiveness Council on Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2017, that the expert group on future skills needs updated the forecasts to identify the high-level ICT skills demand at occupational level in the broad ICT sector and across other sectors of the economy to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Strategy (13 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 103. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the fact that Ireland is the most vulnerable nation in increased global trade conflict and protectionism ranked first out of 42 countries in a new index of globalisation (details supplied). [25930/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Development Plan Administration (13 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 104. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the fact that for the first time in 21 years the Government has given Ministers and their officials the right to decide on the funding of research projects under the new disruptive technologies innovation fund as part of the National Development Plan 2018-2017. [25931/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (13 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if flexibility will be shown to self-employed persons who were only able to make contributions since 1988 and part-time workers in 1991 in view of her proposals whereby all workers retiring from 2020 will only get a full State pension if they made PRSI contributions for 40 years. [25927/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding (14 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 143. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding allocated to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in each of the years 2010 to 2018; the amount expended in each year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26084/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (19 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the task force on the motor insurance industry; the status of each of the recommendations; the length of time it will take for individual recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26641/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (19 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 279. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in correspondence regarding EU Directive COM/2016/0593 on copyright in the digital Single Market; and if she has raised these concerns at Council of Ministers level. [26399/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (19 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the level of engagement that has or will take place between the HSE, an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure new medicines are available to persons with MS as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26633/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Secretary General for her presentation and wish her well with implementing the new strategy. The Department is new to me, in terms of my role as spokesperson for my party. I will start by making a few observations. This country is now in a different economic cycle than heretofore and so too is the Department in terms of how it looks at the horizon and beyond. Various...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: If the UK no longer has a pool of labour available to it from the European Union and because we have a common travel area and could potentially still provide a pool of labour to the UK-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: -----we could end up with a situation whereby the UK cherry-picks our pool of labour, including teachers, nurses and those with other skill sets. That may cause a major problem which could permeate the whole economy, including agricultural workers. If the UK can no longer draw on a pool of Polish or Lithuanian agricultural workers, where will it get------

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: Mitchelstown is on a very valuable route from Dublin.

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I move:That leave be given to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 and to provide for related matters. The Bill's purpose is to provide that, where a court has dismissed a case on the basis of being a fraudulent action, it is automatically referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP. Currently, if an insurance claim is taken to court and...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time." I would like to inform the Government that I would have no objection to it taking a hold of this Bill and moving it in Government time either.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (21 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies that have completed the Brexit scorecard to date since it was established (details supplied) by company size in tabular form. [27318/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (21 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 129. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland exporting client companies that have availed of be prepared grants to date by county in tabular form. [27319/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (21 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 130. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Brexit readiness vouchers from InterTradeIreland that have been availed of since being established by county; and the total value of such vouchers in tabular form. [27320/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (21 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 131. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies that have sought help via the Brexit advisory service of InterTradeIreland since the UK referendum to leave the EU in June 2016. [27321/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Insurance Costs (21 Jun 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 132. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the ten proposals as outlined by an organisation (details supplied) on reducing the costs of business insurance as recently presented at the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation; and if proposals regarding the calculation of awards at realistic and sustainable levels will be considered with respect to...