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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: How does it break down with regard to the contract positions? Are they three years or five years? Do IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland have sanction for an initial contract?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: Does the Tánaiste have a figure for the split of the total between permanent and contract?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: In respect of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, I had occasion recently to meet the present director, Mr. Ian Drennan. I was very impressed by him. He is showing a lot of energy and dedication to the job. In advance of the Anglo trial, which we all know about, there was a series of engagements between the ODCE, the Tánaiste's Department and the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: Are there any requests for additional manpower or resources outstanding for the ODCE?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: Yes, but on a different issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: I have questions on the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. The backdrop to my queries is the rising cost of insurance in terms of personal insurance, motor insurance, home insurance and business insurance. As part of the debate an issue has been flagged to me by some members of the legal community. They feel that the Personal Injuries Assessment Board could and should be quicker to deal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: I also asked about the turnaround time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: I want to know about the caseload and the turnaround time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Mid-year Review of the 2017 Estimates for Public Services: Vote 32 (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: 95. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has examined empowering the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to issue civil fines for anti-competitive practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41477/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: 96. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the search powers of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, are sufficient to investigate anti-competitive practices; if the CCPC is sufficiently empowered to carry out dawn raids in circumstances in which it suspects anti-competitive practices are taking place; if restrictions exist in this...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ticket Touting (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: 97. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legislative and non-legislative proposals being considered by her Department to strengthen the regulation of the resale of tickets for entertainment and sporting events in view of the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41574/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Warrants (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: 241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrest warrants, bench warrants and penal warrants outstanding as of 1 September 2017 or the nearest available date in the Limerick Garda division by Garda district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41572/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consumer Protection (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: 508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consumer protection rights and compensation available to persons at national and EU level following the cancellation of thousands of flights by a company (details supplied); and if he or his departmental officials have had direct discussions with the company since the cancellations were announced. [41925/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: 533. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41629/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (3 Oct 2017)

Niall Collins: 565. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget allocation for each urban community scheme in operation over the 2010 to 2017 period on an annual basis, in tabular form. [41845/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (28 Sep 2017)

Niall Collins: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider reviewing the Employment Permits Act 2006 whereby an advertisement relating to the proposed employment has to run in a national newspaper for three days as is required under regulations 31(1) and 44(1) of the Employment Permits Regulations 2017; if her attention has been drawn to this matter; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (28 Sep 2017)

Niall Collins: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider reviewing the Employment Permits Act 2006 whereby an advertisement relating to the proposed employment has to run in a national newspaper for three days as is required under regulations 31(1) and 44(1) of the Employment Permits Regulations 2017; if her attention has been drawn to this matter; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (28 Sep 2017)

Niall Collins: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer in a full year of the proposal as suggested by An Taoiseach recently to allow the higher income tax entry point here to be calculated at €150,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41209/17]