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Other Questions: Trade Agreements (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: A debate on it must take place.

Other Questions: Trade Agreements (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: It is a mixed agreement and it needs to be debated in the Dáil.

Other Questions: Trade Agreements (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am asking when it will be debated.

Other Questions: Trade Agreements (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, considering the fact that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, is ranked as a mixed agreement, Dáil Éireann will have an opportunity to debate and vote on the issue; when this will happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32940/16]

Other Questions: Trade Agreements (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: This question will not come as a surprise to the Minister as I have asked it of her on a number of occasions. It is about the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, between the EU and Canada. Will the Minister confirm when the Dáil will have an opportunity to debate this and when we can vote on the issue?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Site Visits (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: That is good to hear.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister says Brexit is top of her agenda but then goes on to say that Article 50 has not been invoked yet and that she is waiting to see what will happen. This morning, an article in a newspaper includes a quote from a mushroom farmer from Tipperary, Lavinia Walsh. Basically, she says the impact has developed into a catastrophe for them. She has survived thus far but four of her...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: Is that all there is to deal with Brexit?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: Basically, there is a real possibility that North-South trade could be seriously damaged as a result of Brexit. The potential for the negative impacts of a hard Brexit on cross-border trade and business development has been highlighted by ESRI, IBEC, ISME, Teagasc, Irish Congress of Trade Unions and others. I am dissatisfied with the Minister's response. We are heading into a crisis...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the relevance of the eight regional action plans for jobs in view of Brexit; the specific details of meetings her Department has held with the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government concerning the former's input into the national spatial strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: This question relates to whether the regional action plans are fit for purpose in light of Brexit. Will the Minister give me details of any meetings that have taken place between officials in her Department and their counterparts in the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government concerning the national planning framework?

Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Second Stage (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome the legislation, the main purpose of which is to transpose the EU accounting directive into Irish law. In particular, I welcome chapter 10 of the accounting directive which allows for greater oversight of companies working in the extractive industry and the logging sector. Essentially, the purpose of the legislation is to introduce a small companies regime and a micro-companies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (3 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 25. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of interactions and meetings she has had and held with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions specifically concerning Brexit; if she has formally requested that the government working group on Brexit meet with the ICTU on a regular basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32943/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (2 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will examine the matter of redressing the refused appeal. [32809/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (2 Nov 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32810/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. They have been very good. Dr. Soares made a particular comment. I watched the news following the meeting with Theresa May. The comments of Nicola Sturgeon will stick with all of us. She said that after a two-hour meeting she had learned nothing and had nothing new. We are all in a situation whereby we do not know what Brexit is or where it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have a follow-up question. What is the view of Dr. Lawless on the potential for chaos or whatever after Brexit in the context of the regional plans we have in operation? Are these plans fit for purpose or do they need to be revisited?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: Any job lost is a major concern, but my concern is that losses are more likely in regional or rural areas. This is somewhat different to additional foreign direct investment that comes back into larger urban areas. We have a problem with spatial strategy and delivering jobs to regions. I am deeply concerned about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms King for her comments. I am shocked to hear the trade unions were not invited to the committee. It is a deep concern of mine, given that the jobs that have already been lost are in this sector. Small farmers and food producers are the ones under major pressure. IBEC's first statement after Brexit was that wages would have to be considered, which is a deep concern and I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: Dr. Healy mentioned an early warning system, establishing a retraining fund and investment in education and training. Could he elaborate?