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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (17 Apr 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 615. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of individual site visits in County Donegal organised by the IDA for potential investors in each of the years 2000 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [15944/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (17 Apr 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 848. To ask the Minister for Health the funding which has been allocated to support and enhance the capacity of local and regional drug task forces and for a forum to support the implementation of proposals in Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery 2017 – 2025, by task force and region for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15730/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (17 Apr 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 799. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is waiting for an operation; the reason for the delay in a hospital appointment; if the person will be scheduled for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15640/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (17 Apr 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 1285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the number of times the Limerick tunnel was closed in 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018, due to over height vehicles especially on the northbound approach to the tunnel; the actions he will take to minimise tunnel closures due to this ongoing problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (17 Apr 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 1286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the number of times the Limerick tunnel was closed in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, due to over height vehicles; if there is an additional cost to the State due to the lower than expected number of vehicles using the tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15647/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (17 Apr 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 1430. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the family income supplement in January and February 2018; the spend on FIS in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15649/18]

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: Sinn Féin will be supporting this Bill, the Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018. We agree with the thrust of the Bill. I thank the Minister of State for outlining the provisions of this Bill. As mentioned, it stems from the Supreme Court decision in Reid v. IDA, where Mr. Justice McKechnie set aside the first compulsory purchase order made under section 16 of the Industrial...

Services for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak on this important motion on disabilities and I thank my party colleague, Deputy Ó Caoláin, for tabling it. As Sinn Féin spokesperson on business, enterprise and innovation I will focus my contribution on some of the difficulties people with disabilities experience in the business and employment environment. As stated in the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: Will the Minister clarify on the issue of the funding to InterTradeIreland on a 2:1 basis? I understand that if InterTradeIreland gets money that it spends in the Twenty-six Counties, it does not matter what we fund it.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I understand that but can we not give it additional funding if it spends the money down here?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I understand that but we are into difficult territory with Brexit and we might have to just plough on ourselves and support agencies.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister for her presentation and I welcome the job creation numbers that have been announced. I hope we can progress in this way. I have a number of questions. Will I ask one, after which the Minister will answer and then come back in?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have three questions on programme A. With regard to foreign direct investment jobs in the regions, my analysis of the 2017 foreign direct investment jobs indicates some areas are faring very poorly on this. For instance, the ratio of foreign direct investment jobs to the local population is best in Dublin, which is unsurprising. There is one IDA Ireland-backed job for every 15 citizens....

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have a question on Ardmore Studios. Will the Minister confirm or clarify reports in The Sunday Business Postthat Enterprise Ireland wrote off €7 million with the recent sale of Ardmore Studios? My colleague, Deputy John Brady, expressed concern that no indication was given that the State was to sell its share in Ardmore Studios via Enterprise Ireland. Is the Minister satisfied...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: Will the Minister comment on whether she is satisfied that the jobs will be safe? I recently visited Troy Studios, which is a fantastic facility that will do well. I hope it will be of great benefit to Limerick. A large production, "Nightflyers", is under way at the studios and we hope it will be successful. NBC Universal recently hosted a delegation, of which I was a member, at the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have a question for the Minister arising from the debate in the Dáil on the Government's spin unit and its payment for advertisements to promote Fine Gael Party Deputies and candidates. Yesterday, an advertisement popped up on my Facebook page for an article sponsored by The Irish Timesand featuring a photograph of the Minister. The article was headlined, Working to create "the best...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have a copy if the Minister would like to see it now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Public Bodies (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I too wish Mr. Kennedy the best of luck for the future. He will have our continued support.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons enrolled in the commis chef and the chef de partie apprenticeships in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13527/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (27 Mar 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocation for apprenticeships for 2018. [13528/18]