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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Budgets (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister's predecessor established a Brexit unit in the Department. How many officials are engaged in the unit and what type of ongoing work is it doing with business on the ground in the regions and in the capital? The previous Minister informed us in January that Enterprise Ireland would recruit an additional 39 staff and IDA Ireland would recruit an additional ten staff to prepare...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: European Investment Bank (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome Mr. McDowell and Mr. Murphy. I have a few brief questions. I thank Mr. McDowell for the interesting overview. What level of investment does Mr. McDowell consider the Government should be pursuing? We have been concerned at meetings with different stakeholders that we have been barely meeting depreciation levels. There may be a debate later today on the Rugby World Cup due to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: European Investment Bank (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: We are hoping to use the new GNI* indicator.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: European Investment Bank (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Would all the members states have pipelines of infrastructural projects? We are concerned that we do not seem to have a pipeline of such projects. We have ideas for projects such as the north-west motorway or a Luas for Cork, but we have no projects in the pipeline.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: European Investment Bank (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: In his earlier life, was Mr. McDowell not involved in taking some of those decisions? I refer to the cutbacks in capital spending.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: European Investment Bank (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: Has any representative of the Government, such as the former Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Coveney, approached the EIB in respect of social housing------

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: European Investment Bank (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: When Deputy Ryan was in government, a plethora of motorways were built. What was the rationale behind that?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Data (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 17. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the discrepancies between the jobs related information disclosed by the 2016 census and information gathered and published by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30244/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 32. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual cost to the State of new jobs in foreign direct investment; if this figure includes special tax reliefs awarded to incoming foreign direct investment executives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30243/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 35. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 1 June 2017 (details supplied), if these vacancies have now been filled; if not, the deadline for the Garda Commissioner to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30228/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (29 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 46. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 1 of June 2017 (details supplied), if the report is now finalised; the steps she will take and the timeframe regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30227/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: They are closely related. An Garda Síochána is supposed to be investigating the inflated figures relating to breath tests. Another Garda working party is looking at issues relating to summonses. When will those two reports be presented to the Dail?

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I want to ask the Taoiseach about two reports provided by the Tánaiste in her previous role as Minister for Justice and Equality. The first query is about the Garda investigation into-----

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have a brief opportunity to speak on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill. I welcome the general thrust of the Bill before us today, which provides for the establishment of a judicial appointments commission, but like many of the constituents I represent, I believe the process of the recent appointment of the former Attorney General, Ms Máire Whelan, to the Court...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (28 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 30 May 2017, if he will provide a report on this paper; his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29954/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (28 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on seafarer pay; the investigations her officials are undertaking on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30439/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (28 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on a recent circular (details supplied) that seafarers working in the Irish Sea are being paid £3.78 per hour; the investigations her officials are undertaking on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30440/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (28 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on pay rates paid by key operators on the Irish Sea in which a company (details supplied) is paying seafarers £3.47 per hour; the invigilation of these rates and regulations which is taking place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30441/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (28 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 89. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on pay rates paid by key operators on the Irish Sea in which a company (details supplied) is paying seafarers £5.55 per hour; the invigilation of these rates which is taking place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30442/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (28 Jun 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 90. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on pay rates paid by key operators on the Irish Sea in which a company (details supplied) is paying seafarers £3.78 per hour; the invigilation of these rates and regulations which is taking place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30443/17]