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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees Funding (14 Jun 2018)

Tom Neville: 38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to the Tidy Towns organisation in 2017; and if he plans to repeat the contribution to it in 2018. [25829/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Supports (14 Jun 2018)

Tom Neville: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to roll out education programmes to make teenagers more aware of alcoholism; the details of the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25938/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (14 Jun 2018)

Tom Neville: 175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a review of a 2017 sheep welfare scheme penalty in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25937/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Administration (14 Jun 2018)

Tom Neville: 216. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the administrative process after Leader funding is sanctioned; the evaluating stakeholders for same; the rationale for the stakeholders in the drawing down of moneys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25942/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (14 Jun 2018)

Tom Neville: 229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available for a person (details supplied) who has applied for assistance under the exceptional needs payment scheme under supplementary welfare allowance to receive assistance towards the paying of rent; if the landlord can be obliged to sign the form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26137/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Jun 2018)

Tom Neville: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when permission to tender for construction works will issue to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26445/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (19 Jun 2018)

Tom Neville: 401. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the regulation of psychotherapy and counselling under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005. [26760/18]

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)

Tom Neville: I have some broader macro-type questions. We know that Brexit is coming down the tracks and is a threat. However, my questions follow from questions such as that which Deputy Kelleher asked about our economy, how we react and the fact that every time we have reacted in the past, we did so from a position of weakness. When the crash happened, we reacted. Our competitiveness was being...

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)

Tom Neville: My question was more on the ideal resources. Singapore and Japan were mentioned. They comprise just a drop in the ocean in Asia. If Dr. Quinn cannot answer my question, I understand. It might be too broad. Over the next three to five years, what will be the ideal resources required to grow the market, to really take on Asia and to put the focus on that region of the world?

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)

Tom Neville: It is exponential.

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)

Tom Neville: That is what I mean. Some of them do not even know where Ireland is or that it exists.

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)

Tom Neville: From the Department's experience of dealing with Asia and because of Brexit, what does it believe to be the main opportunity for us or the main industry that could export to Asia? If the industries were to be tiered, which would have the most success what would be the most likely outcome?

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)

Tom Neville: Services again. What about agriculture?

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)

Tom Neville: My final question is on making decisions from positions of strength. Over the next three to five years, what do the Government and decision-makers have to do to keep the economy on an edged footing to allow it to stay in a position of strength?

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)

Tom Neville: What about skilled manual workers?

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)

Tom Neville: Are there new initiatives or movements in the Department to combat the skills shortage in this area?

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)

Tom Neville: I realise I am getting into specifics and drilling down, particularly regarding skilled labour such as that in the construction industry. There seems to be a shortage in this regard. The infrastructure side is coming on with Project Ireland 2040 and other developments. What is the thinking in the Department on trying to combat the problem?

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)

Tom Neville: I know that, at home, when a jewellery factory went from Rathkeale, a number of workers were retrained through an EU co-finance initiative. It was a big grant. A couple of million euro went into a structural fund to train them in different jobs. Some 150 jobs were lost. They were making jewellery.

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)

Tom Neville: They were retrained. Some went on to become mechanical engineers or whatever afterwards and they are all working in industry now. That was EU co-financing.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (20 Jun 2018)

Tom Neville: 227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department or the local authority determines the works in lieu policy for local authorities. [26947/18]