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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 334. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 3 November 2020, if the Irish tradeshow and exhibition sector will qualify for funding under the €50 million live events funding; and if so, the way in which it can apply for funding. [36449/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (17 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 738. To ask the Minister for Health when the Springfield Centre, Mullingar, County Westmeath, will resume speech therapy appointments; and if such appointments will be able to resume at level 3 restrictions. [36390/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (12 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 187. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a decision will be made on sports capital appeals. [35949/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (12 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the bursaries available to a student (details supplied). [35816/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will re-examine the current social housing bands with a view to moving County Westmeath to band 2, given the consistently high cost of private rental accommodation within the county. [35679/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities can accept a payment of illness benefit on a housing support application when assessing a person's qualification for social housing support. [35680/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 227. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [35681/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: I was very pleased that the programme for Government committed to the delivery of a national SME growth plan that will map out an ambitious strategic blueprint for SMEs and entrepreneurs beyond the period of Covid-19. The SME growth task force, which was established last September, is reviewing policy across four sub-groups: entrepreneurship; productivity, digitalisation and competitiveness;...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: My Department is working collectively to strengthen the connections and interdependence of businesses through engagement with our nine regional enterprise plans. Our focus is on region-specific enterprise development, including sectoral networking and clustering initiatives, such as the regional technical cluster initiative, and opportunities for Irish companies to connect with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: I take on board what the Deputy has said. The SME task force was established in September of this year and is part of a commitment in the programme for Government. I was very supportive of this because I believe that over recent years, there was not a sufficiently significant focus on our SME sector. This task force has put a spotlight on our SMEs. We have brought together, under the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: The Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 enables the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to request the CCPC to carry out a study or analysis of any issue relating to consumer protection and welfare, any practice or method of competition affecting the supply and distribution of goods or the provision of services, or any other matter relating to competition and to submit a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: I am aware that during a debate on the challenges facing the beef sector in the Dáil on 18 September 2019, the Deputy tabled an amendment to a motion, agreed to on 26 September, proposing that the CCPC carry out a market study and analysis on the nature and scale of beef farming issues in the beef market and make recommendations. A request for the CCPC to undertake a market study or...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: I can relay to the Deputy what has been relayed to me by the CCPC. It has reviewed the beef sector and following an extensive review and assessment of all the information it gathered, the CCPC announced in June 2020 that there was insufficient evidence of a breach of competition law to warrant taking any further action at that time. It stated that it would not launch an investigation into...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: Budget 2021 provides a significant package of tax and fiscal measures to build the resilience of the economy and to help businesses across all sectors. It is unprecedented in terms of its scale at almost €90 billion.  This is in addition to the July Stimulus, which was worth more than €5 billion, including €2 billion in loan guarantees for the new Credit Guarantee...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Brexit Preparations (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: I am fully aware of the significant exposure of our exporting Food & Drinks sector to Brexit.  Enterprise Ireland is working intensively with companies in this sector to enable them respond to the challenges they may face when the UK leaves the EU Single Market and Customs Union from 1st January 2021.  Since 2016, the effectiveness of these measures by Enterprise Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Local Enterprise Offices (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: The Tanaiste and I are committed to ensuring that the 31 Local Enterprise Offices, as the first stop shop for local businesses, are sufficiently resourced to tackle the dual challenges of Brexit and COVID–19.  In pursuit of that objective, additional capital funding of €11 million for the Local Enterprise Offices was announced in Budget 2021.  This additional funding...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 304. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason suppliers to premises that are forced to close due to public health guidelines are not eligible for the Covid restrictions support scheme (details supplied). [34599/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 328. To ask the Minister for Finance if the technical details of the Covid restrictions support scheme will be clarified. [35292/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 362. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the tradeshow and exhibition sector will qualify under the €50 million live events funding provided by her Department. [35294/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Nov 2020)

Robert Troy: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the possible funding avenues available to a school to install a fire alarm system; and if her Department will urgently assist schools that do not currently have a fire warning system in place. [35334/20]