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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: Companies with fewer than ten employees are micro companies. Those with fewer than 50 are SMEs. Then there are the large international companies. Has the forum set down best practice targets to which they should aspire to achieve on an annual basis? Is there any way to collect that data? From what was said in reply to a previous question, there is not really.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: That is positive. It is very much relevant to larger companies. To be fair, when one thinks of a SME or smaller company, one thinks about a corner shop at home. Such small businesses are intrinsically linked with good corporate social responsibility through, say, Tidy Towns, or sponsoring the local school. They are the go-to-people for the wider community all year round. Recently, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: I am sorry to interject. It is all very well sharing the information that is available which is very positive, and I am sure all of us share information on schemes across the board. The schemes may be administrated in such a way that they do not facilitate the businesses we are meant to encourage and incentivise to make these changes. Do the witnesses have a role in advising or bringing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the transitional projects that are envisaged by the budget 2020 announcement of special funding for the midland region under the decarbonisation plan; and the additional supports that will be put in place (details supplied). [42301/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Fund (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the next round of climate action fund will go ahead in 2019 as planned and outlined under the National Development Plan 2018-2027 tranche of Project 2040; and if it will be open to all organisations and not just public organisations, in view of the fact that the 2018 funding allocation was exclusively provided to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2020 (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the first year and full year costs of changes announced in budget 2020 to schemes (details supplied). [42369/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of an updated cost of adapting the employment and investment incentive scheme following the changes announced in budget 2020 (details supplied) according to the new income tax relief rate and investment limit introduced in tabular form. [42370/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the first year and full year costs following the changes announced in budget 2020 of equalising the earned income credit with PAYE credit. [42371/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance the first year and full year cost to the Exchequer following the changes announced in budget 2020 of the change to the research and development tax credit (details supplied) in tabular form. [42372/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to budget 2020, the allocation to Skillnet Ireland in 2020. [42500/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 141. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the announcement in budget 2020 of a no-deal Brexit support fund for enterprises totalling €110 million, the details of the monetary amount that will be made up of financial instruments (details supplied) in tabular form. [42373/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 142. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the announcement in budget 2020 of a rescue and restructuring fund of €42 million for a no-deal Brexit scenario, the details of the monetary amount that will be provided according to financial instruments (details supplied) in tabular form. [42374/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 143. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the announcement in budget 2020 of a transformation fund of €8 million for a no-deal Brexit scenario, the details of the monetary amount that will be provided according to financial instruments (details supplied) in tabular form. [42375/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 144. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the announcement in budget 2020 of a transition fund of €45 million for a no-deal Brexit scenario, the details of the monetary amount that will be provided according to financial instruments (details supplied) in tabular form. [42376/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Capital Expenditure Programme (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 145. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the announcement in budget 2020 of a €10 million allocation to the disruptive technologies innovation fund, if this allocation will comprise new capital funding; and if not, if there will be a rollover of existing unused capital expenditure from the 2019 allocation to the scheme into 2020. [42377/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 146. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the allocation in budget 2020 by her Department to the Brexit working capital and future growth loan schemes. [42378/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 147. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the fall of the position of Ireland in the 2019 WEF competitiveness rankings. [42379/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 150. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the introduction of a merchant's incentive scheme to grant small businesses easier access to point of sales terminals will be examined; and when the new digital strategy will be completed and published. [42494/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research Funding Data (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 151. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding allocated to the programme for research in third level institutions in 2020. [42499/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Oct 2019)

Robert Troy: 163. To ask the Minister for Health if a refund can be provided to a person (details supplied) who has had to incur substantial medical costs as a result of a protracted wait on the public waiting list for treatment. [42406/19]