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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: It seems more likely now that we may face a hard Brexit with the change of Prime Minister in the United Kingdom. The question is around the percentage of goods and services imported from the United Kingdom and exported from Ireland to the United Kingdom, and how that has changed since the Brexit referendum in 2016.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for the information. There is some encouragement, in so far as there is growth in exports to the European market and the US market. There is concern, and maybe the Minister can respond to this, that the level of imports is much the same as it was in 2015 and while the percentage level of exports to the UK has gone down, their value has gone up. Clearly, we are still...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: In relation to food, the closer markets are more important in the sense that one does not want to be sending food thousands of miles across the world for all sorts of reasons. Will there be a step-up in efforts to get a greater extent of the market in the European Union and European countries generally?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures taken following research published in July 2018 by her Department and the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI which indicated that Irish firms sourced over half of their supply chain materials from the UK in the context of growing concerns that a hard Brexit may occur later in 2019; and if she will make a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: My question follows on from Question No. 7. It relates to the report from which I quoted. It was published by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the ESRI and concerns the reliance on exports to the United Kingdom, particularly in respect of the supply chain. Will the Minister outline what measures are being taken to address the issue?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Brexit is coming down the tracks very quickly, if 31 October is to be the date on which it will happen. I am somewhat worried that the Minister is concerned about the delay on the part of many companies that the Department seems to have identified, despite the advice they have been given. The Minister referred to regional advice clinics in various places. How exactly is the Department...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I previously raised a question about the medical technology sector and the standardisation done in Britain. There is an issue related to that which may not have been resolved where, if Britain leaves, medical technology companies may not be able to use that standardisation.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 17. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a call from an association (details supplied) for the development of a small business strategy with the aim of providing a more resilient indigenous enterprise base nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26927/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 23. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has had recent meetings with the European Commissioner for Competition regarding threats posed to Irish businesses by Brexit and mitigation measures that the EU can provide in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26926/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 34. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of the competitive start fund for female entrepreneurs; the amount allocated under the fund in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26924/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a school (details supplied), which is in temporary accommodation, will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27313/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress on a new building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27399/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering trialling the Greentown project initiative; if so, if he will consider piloting the project in a town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27312/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the status of planning and progress for the proposed 96-bed ward at University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27291/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if he will carry out an audit of the allocation of resources, including medical, nursing and other staff, to the various hospital groups nationally to ensure that there is equity on a national basis in accordance with the population and other demands on these hospital groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27311/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the services in Nenagh, Ennis and St. John's hospitals in order to relieve pressure on University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, County Limerick, which continues to be the hospital with the most patients on trolleys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27314/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planning and progress of the proposed 60-bed modular unit at University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, County Limerick; his plans to recruit staff for the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27315/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (27 Jun 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the grant funding allocated to each local authority for the older persons and disabled persons grant schemes for council-owned homes in each of the years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27446/19]

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (2 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: We will not obstruct this motion either because these are things that need to be done. I share Deputy Ó Broin's concern about the process. We did not deal with the issues at the appropriate time. I am especially concerned about student accommodation, a relatively recent issue for the Houses of the Oireachtas, which we all campaigned for and welcome. Dealing with it in this way is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (2 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a permanent extension by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27840/19]