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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance the annualised interest rate applied on late payment and filing of VAT returns; the equivalent rate of interest applied in the UK and in other EU and OECD countries, in tabular form. [49095/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Functions (21 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the social partners or employment policy experts were consulted before the decision was made to transfer labour affairs functions from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation to her Department; if her officials carried out an impact assessment of the transfer of functions; and, if so, whether she will...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 Report: Motion (16 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: I am sharing time with Deputy John Curran. I am glad to be able to discuss the next stage in the process of drafting workable legislation that will impact many vulnerable workers. I reiterate my party's absolute commitment to our tradition of protecting workers and their rights. It has always been at the forefront of our policy, whether in Government or in Opposition, and our track record...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Travel (16 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 50. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the countries visited by her and others (details supplied) since May 2016; the total travel and accommodation costs incurred for each such visit on overseas ministerial business, in tabular form. [48616/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (16 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 51. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the EU Director General of Competition did not approve the proposed plan she put forward for a rescue and restructure scheme for businesses impacted by Brexit following her meeting with Commissioner Vestager in November 2017; the reasons the EU Director General of Competition and the Commissioner decided not to approve the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (16 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 52. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason section 9 of the Statutory Audits Bill 2017 deletes subsection (7) of the Companies Act 2014 (details supplied); her plans to retain the audit exemption for small and micro sized companies as provided for in most other EU member states. [48618/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Bodies Membership (16 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 53. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the joining membership cost and the annual cost for Ireland to become a member of both CERN and the European Southern Observatory. [48619/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Documents (16 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 54. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the latest InterTradeIreland report which shows that 19 out of 20 businesses do not have a plan to deal with Brexit. [48620/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (16 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 55. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of Horizon 2020 funding to SMEs on an annual basis per county since it was established, in tabular form. [48621/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (16 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 56. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the review being carried out by the Company Law Review Group into the way in which company law is enforced here; the status of recommendations by the subcommittee on corporate governance preparing for legislative change intended to further refine the corporate governance provisions of the Companies Act 2014. [48622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance Ireland’s ranking in comparison to other OECD countries in respect of the capital gains tax rate applied. [48623/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (16 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the criteria laid down under the KEEP scheme mean a company must remain within the SME head count definition and cannot scale up beyond this level to remain eligible. [48625/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (15 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 68. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the long waiting times for orthodontic services in the mid west. [48210/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (14 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 88. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of money allocated to sponsoring advertisements in the past six months from merrionstreet.ie or relating to a social media account (details supplied). [47663/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (9 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 34. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of Ireland's ranking overall when compared with small economies in the latest World Bank Doing Business rankings available for 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47583/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (9 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 35. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the report by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement into a trial (details supplied) will be published. [47584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (9 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 36. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when Second Stage of the Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017, which will transpose a 2014 EU directive, will take place in Dáil Éireann. [47585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (9 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 37. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a report (details supplied) on the way in which the housing crisis and the severe housing shortages could harm Ireland’s competitiveness and the ensuing impact this may have on attracting foreign direct investment here. [47589/17]

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

Niall Collins: 38. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 6 October 2017, the Exchequer funds given by her Department to the organisations to conduct this study. [47590/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Planning Issues (9 Nov 2017)

Niall Collins: 39. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the confirmation by the IDA chief executive (details supplied) that over the past number of months there were concerns about a project in view of the time it was taking to get planning approval; when her attention was drawn to planning issues in this area since taking office; and the steps she took on receipt of this...