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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: I will have the same comments to make on sections 9 and 10.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: During the debate on Second Stage we outlined that we had some reservations about the loss of the audit exemption for small companies. I said it would impose an unnecessary burden on SMEs at a time when we should be doing everything we could to help them by reducing regulation and red tape. I also said it was unfair on the auditors of small companies to have to perform audits of companies...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: We will withdraw our opposition to the section for now on the understanding the Minister will bring forward amendments on Report Stage. I ask that the Government's proposals be furnished to us in good time in order that we will have a chance to study them and consider their potential impact and also consult the accountancy bodies and business representatives.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: We reserve our right to oppose the sections on Report Stage, if necessary.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (20 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 487. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of accidents on the section of the M7 between Limerick and Roscrea over the past four years; the cause of each accident; the actions being taken by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, to avert further reoccurrence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8141/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: On the programme for Government commitment to protect homeowners, it is fair to say that the Government stood back from NAMA when it sold distressed loans to vulture funds and it also stood back from the non-Irish banks when they sold their distressed loan portfolios. We have seen the fallout and carnage of that in terms of how people were dealt with by the vulture funds, which are...

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: I have been contacted by people from my constituency who are engaged in farming and business and who are homeowners. It was stated earlier that we just have to step back and allow the banks to repair themselves.

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: That is not acceptable anymore. We need Government legislation to block the sales of these loans.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he is taking to increase the rate of credit lending to small and medium enterprises, SMEs, via the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; the level of take up from the fund by SMEs at 31 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7986/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Fund for Strategic Investments (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the potential investment projects his Department put forward with regard to the task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. [7990/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Fund for Strategic Investments (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made in securing funding for potential investment projects under the European Fund for Strategic Investments; the projects that have been approved for funding in each Department; the projects put forward to his Department for inclusion in its task force report to the EFSI, in tabular form; and his views on whether they are still in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person (details supplied) will be assisted with ongoing flooding issues in view of the fact that Limerick City and County Council and the Ombudsman have failed to resolve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7930/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is proportionate on small scale micro-sized businesses and employers compared to large companies regarding remuneration obligations for the off-the-job element of craft based apprenticeships as set out in correspondence (details supplied); and the number of weeks for the off-the-job element regarding remuneration...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Documents (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 177. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the name, costs, date of commission and date of publication of all external reports commissioned by her Department since June 2016 regarding Brexit, in tabular form; the date or expected date of the publication; the name of the external consultant for each such report; and if all such reports have been published. [7980/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 178. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspections carried out by the workplace relations bodies in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018 and county, in tabular form; the number of prosecutions undertaken in each county during that period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7981/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 179. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grant funding supports available for a person (details supplied). [7982/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 180. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has commissioned a report on potential growth and jobs opportunities that may arise from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. [7984/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Data (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 181. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the drawdown levels issued under the credit guarantee scheme; the value of approvals; the drawdown and approval, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7987/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme Data (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 182. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of drawdowns issued under the microfinance scheme on 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2017 respectively; the value of approvals on the same dates; the breakdown of each drawdown and approval, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7988/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Data (15 Feb 2018)

Niall Collins: 183. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of drawdowns issued under the credit guarantee scheme on 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2017, respectively; the value of approvals on the same dates; and the breakdown of each drawdown and approval, by county, in tabular form. [7989/18]