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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 255. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the analysis in the recent report (details supplied) regarding the percentages of tradeable exports made by foreign and indigenous owned firms. [22637/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 256. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the warnings made in the National Competitiveness Council's latest report, Benchmarking Competitiveness: Ireland and the UK, 2017, with respect to Brexit posing a serious and imminent threat to the State's economic prosperity (details supplied). [22638/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Fund for Strategic Investments (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 257. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has applied for funding projects under the European Fund for Strategic Investments for support for SMEs or commercial enterprises; the projects that were approved for funding; the total funding allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22639/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 258. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland client visits to each county in 2017 on a monthly basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22640/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (11 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 259. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of each European Union, EU Competitiveness Council Ministers' meeting at which she made the case for the need for a revision of State aid rules of Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 to protect enterprises and jobs here during the UK’s two-year exit phase from the EU; the date of every such meeting at which this was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Niall Collins: How does the practice of engaging retired teachers in temporary positions exacerbate the problem we are trying to deal with for the younger members of the teaching community who are trying to get a foot on the ladder and work up to the 300 hours that is the minimum experience for teacher registration?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Niall Collins: Is it being monitored by the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Niall Collins: I thank the three groups for their presentations. I have two short questions, but the witnesses from TASC will be relieved that I have none for them. Can our guests from USI, for information purposes, tell us what percentage of the student population actually has to work a job of some description while attending third level education? If the witnesses have that figure to hand, it may be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (9 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the implications of the new system introduced by his Department for sponsors and voluntary boards with regard to the Companies Act and the responsibilities of directors for community employment and job initiative schemes; if his attention has been drawn to the concern being expressed in respect of the matter; and if he will make a statement on...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Niall Collins: It was reported that this week the Cabinet cleared legislation as a priority to protect vulnerable workers who have precarious working arrangements such as zero and low-hour contracts. Can the Tánaiste tell us when the Bill will be published and offered by the Government to the Chamber for debate?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (4 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide additional resources to a Garda station (details supplied); if she will give assurances to the local community, who are seriously concerned at the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21266/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to progress the proposed new building programme for a school (details supplied); the timetable now being followed in the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21267/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse Reports (3 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the recommendations of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20963/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse Reports (3 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if persons can still make a submission and give evidence to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse - Ryan report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20964/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide this Deputy a copy of the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20978/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (2 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the very few insurers now willing to insure Irish hotel liability insurance; the reason there is no Irish insurer that will insure hotels for new business currently; the steps being taken to tackle the cost of business insurance from a regulatory viewpoint (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19377/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Union Recognition (2 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 661. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Civil and Public and Services Union, which by its own published financial accounts 2015 and 2016 has provided funding of upwards of €31,000 to a group (details supplied), is still being recognised under the conciliations and arbitration scheme for the Civil Service; his views on whether this is appropriate.; and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Process (2 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 1397. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016 and the proposal by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19143/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (2 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 1404. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 366 of 6 April 2017, when the report entitled Brexit - The View of Irish SMEs will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19375/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (2 May 2017)

Niall Collins: 1405. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on reports that some EU countries wish to exclude the UK from trade policy committees meetings at EU level (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19376/17]