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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (3 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: What is the timeline for the implementation of the recommendations emanating from the OECD review of SMEs and entrepreneurship policy in Ireland and the accompanying roadmap? Will the Minister make a statement on the matter? The OECD report on SME sales policy initiatives needs to be addressed in respect of finance issues; low productivity, start-up rates and uptake in management; training;...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (3 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: What is the timeline for the implementation of the 11 specific actions the OECD outlined in its roadmap for SME and entrepreneurship policy in Ireland?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (3 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I welcome what the Minister outlined. Given that the OECD has indicated that enterprises may fall between the cracks of eligibility for LEO or EI services, it is important that we support increasing the remit of the current LEO network to support firms of between ten and 249 employees that have limited or no export potential. We must secure such jobs as well as we can.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Company Registration (3 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I would like the Minister of State to give the House the total number of companies, broken down by size, that had filed with the new Register of Beneficial Ownership, RBO, which is overseen by the Companies Registration Office, by 22 November last; to give the total number of filings as a percentage of all companies that had filed by that date according to size and breakdown; to give the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Company Registration (3 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I am glad to hear that the percentage of applications received has reached 67%. It would be very unfair if companies were penalised for a systems failure. There was a five-week period during which this system was set up and people had to register. Registering companies had to file with the new RBO at a time when they were preoccupied with tax returns. Will the Minister of State give...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Company Registration (3 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: If 70% of companies have registered, that means 30% of companies have not yet done so. I ask that they be treated fairly. Not every company has the wherewithal to comply with all of these regulations. I am sure all companies will do so eventually. There is no doubt about that. It would be wrong if companies were penalised in any way. Each of them is trying to do its best to create jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Commercial Rates (3 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 56. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to assist businesses with escalating commercial rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49943/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises (3 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 67. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which she plans to overhaul SME policy and entrepreneurship in the wake of findings of the study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; if the interdepartmental consultative group has met to discuss the recommendations of the study; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49942/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 439. To ask the Minister for Health if the home share legislation and regulations drafted by the home share national expert group in 2016 have been considered; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons availing of the service are experiencing inequity in view of the fact that home sharing arrangements do not have the same protections as that of those providing foster care; and...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I will be very brief. Following on from my colleague, I am speaking only of my local bingo games that have been in operation for the past 25 years to raise funds for the local youth clubs, football pitches etc. These bingo games pay out some €1,300 a week. They are not, therefore, tied into this 5% profit issue, but there is awful confusion about that and we need to get this issue...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: It is clarification that we need.

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: We should not forget the social aspect of bingo and the difference it makes to many people's lives. It is an outlet for people one, two or three nights a week. Like Deputy Kenny, I will speak to my own understanding. At my local bingo event, and in the local bingo events around us, a set amount of money is paid out every night. In our case, it is approximately €1,300. We sometimes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Administration (4 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application for summer works funding by a school (details supplied) has been incorrectly announced as being allocated to County Sligo; his plans to substitute an application from County Sligo in view of the error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50558/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (4 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timetable for the upgrading of junctions at Cootehall and Keadue on the N4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50474/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (4 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a successful sports capital application (details supplied) has been incorrectly announced as being allocated to County Sligo; his plans to substitute an application from County Sligo in view of the error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50557/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (5 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 170. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be in place for the 48-bed modular unit at Sligo University Hospital recently announced with the publication of the HSE capital investment plan; when the unit will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50698/19]

OECD Report on SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland: Statements (10 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I should state at the outset that I own a small business and have a good understanding of how small businesses operate in this country. I welcome the fact that the Minister will roll out the red carpet for SMEs. It is hard to believe that over 1 million people are employed in the SME sector in Ireland. We must see full tax equalisation for the self-employed, with PAYE credits. We must...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (10 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 335. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding support for those who suffered thalidomide-related frailties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51219/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (10 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 365. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a new transport support scheme to replace the discontinuation of the mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51294/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Dec 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 533. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the establishment of bus shelters at bus stops (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51574/19]