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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (14 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 659. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will expedite the proposed extension to section 279(2) of the Companies Act 2014 via an amendment to the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 in order to avoid major disruption to applicable businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7279/17]

Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: They are. That was the question I asked.

Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: People might think from the response we have just heard that the Minister and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation are doing enough, but I do not believe that is the case. Brexit has the potential to be the biggest economic disaster to hit the North and the South of Ireland for many generations. We need to meet the challenges that will arise in that frightening context. The...

Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: We are all aware that the farming and agrifood sectors will be particularly exposed to the effects of Brexit. Some commentators have suggested that we might be able to attract foreign direct investment. However, jobs that are lost in the agrifood sector will be lost straight away. The European Union Committee of the House of Lords recently published a report on the impact of Brexit which...

Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether her Department has been allocated enough extra spending to assist and support Irish food and drink companies in 2017 to try to replace UK exports to the EU to compensate for the hit - and potential hit - caused by Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6647/17]

Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: While Brexit poses huge challenges, there are probably opportunities of which Ireland can avail. Would the Minister consider putting in place an export fund for us to replace the goods that the UK exported to Europe?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tourism Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 27. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a media company (details supplied) ran an investigative piece which examined the hospitality industry and the apparent abuses within it in the west of the country; if she will make retention of the 9% value added tax rate to the hospitality sector conditional on its engagement with the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (9 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 36. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the meetings she or officials of her Department had in 2016 and to date in 2017 involving agrifood and drink organisations, technology companies, Irish export organisations, Irish SME organisations and multinational companies located here; the dates on which these meetings took place; the meetings listed at which she...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Funding (9 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 38. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans with regard to resourcing InterTradeIreland appropriately to deal with Brexit following the recent announcement of increased funding by her Department to IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to allocate additional staff to deal with Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6315/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Agrifood Sector (9 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 45. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether her Department has been allocated enough extra spending to assist and support food and drink companies in 2017 to try and replace UK exports to the EU to compensate for the ramifications of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6318/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (8 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I too am disappointed with the Minister's response. Tonight, 500 workers and their families will go to bed with little or no assurance from what the Minister and the Taoiseach have said today. I asked the Minister specific questions. One of them was whether she had briefed the Cabinet about this. The Taoiseach appeared to know about it five weeks ago, but the Minister for Housing,...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (8 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for taking this discussion. It is important that he has allowed four of us to speak. First, my thoughts are with the workers and their families. It is a stressful time for them, some of whom are struggling with mortgages and the daily bills they will have to pay. I spoke to a number of those workers today and they are shattered by the reality of what...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (8 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 291. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount she has allocated to specifically assist the agrifood and drinks sector for 2017 in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6331/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Youth Employment Initiative (8 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 292. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in the progress report of the Limerick regeneration framework plan published in December 2016 that of 32 electoral divisions in Limerick city 11 have a youth unemployment rate of 60% or more; her plans to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6332/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Staff (8 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 293. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of employees employed by IDA Ireland in each of the years 2006 to 2016, in tabular form. [6333/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Staff (8 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 294. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of employees employed with Enterprise Ireland in each of the years 2006 to 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6334/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the Government plans to deal with a potential customs border if Northern Ireland is not part of the EU customs territory after the UK exits the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6314/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have any preparations in place for the potential ending of the custom union; if there has been an estimate made of the cost of establishing customs and surveillance along the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5523/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact Brexit will have on Ireland's thoroughbred industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5522/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (7 Feb 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: 679. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if IDA Ireland has identified the number of multinational companies based here solely to service the British market and the numbers of associated jobs at risk of moving in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5511/17]