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Other Questions: Film Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: Why not give it to me? I asked for it.

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide an update on regional IDA site visits and vacant properties in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6319/17]

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: I ask the Minister to provide an update on the regional IDA Ireland site visits and the vacant properties in 2016.

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: The challenge is to promote job creation outside of the greater Dublin area. The Minister quoted some of the figures and I will rehearse a couple back to her. In 2016, the County Cavan had only two site visits and County Roscommon had only one. These are two counties out of 26 and it is abysmal for them to receive only three site visits. The greater Dublin area attracted 45% of all...

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: I would not agree that it is silly. In fact, it is silly of the Minister to call it "silly". Site visits are the step on the road to new job creation. There are 23 vacant IDA Ireland properties around the country. The availability of serviced sites was mentioned by the Minister but the availability of serviced office space is imperative and we are falling behind in that regard. IDA...

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: It starts with site visits.

Other Questions: Health and Safety Regulations (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the statutory role the Health and Safety Authority has in ensuring the health and safety of users of fairground equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6321/17]

Other Questions: Health and Safety Regulations (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: My question relates to the remit of the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, in respect of funfair and fairground equipment. The funfair business is a huge industry which affects many communities as the operators move from town to village, and there are major implications for the health and safety of children arising from its activities. Does the Minister have any plans to review the role of...

Other Questions: Health and Safety Regulations (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: Last week, RTE's "Prime Time" reported on an individual whose serious injury was allegedly sustained on a roller coaster at an Irish funfair attraction. The report outlined the inadequate statutory provisions relating to the capacity of the HSA to investigate the incident. Has the Department initiated a plan of action to address this serious issue? In the United Kingdom, there is a large...

Other Questions: Health and Safety Regulations (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: Local authorities are not capable of overseeing safety regulations in funfairs or theme parks. They need to focus on building housing and tackling homelessness. It is a pity they did not adequately oversee building standards when they should have done. I reiterate that this is a huge industry and our eyes have been off the ball for too long. It is particularly urgent given it is children...

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: It does not make sense to discontinue the programme, do the review and then possibly continue it. It would make perfect sense to my mind to keep the programme running and use those worldwide connections. There are more than 80,000 connected people around the world in the Irish diaspora. It is a large network and we would lose all of it. DKM Economic Consultants has reported that...

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: How long will the review take?

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when there will be a tender for a new Succeed in Ireland programme; if none is planned, the reason therefor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6508/17]

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: The Minister will recall that the Succeed in Ireland programme was developed on foot of the calls for additional job creation that were made at the Global Irish Economic Forum, which was established after this country's economic crash. Will there be a tender for a new Succeed in Ireland programme following the expiry of the current contract?

Priority Questions: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: ConnectIreland, which is a self-funded company that was set up by an entrepreneur, secured a five-year contract for the Succeed in Ireland programme from IDA Ireland in 2012. Seventy-nine international companies have been approved by IDA Ireland under the programme, with 2,411 jobs being created over three years. It is noteworthy, given that regional job creation is a big issue for us, that...

Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the contingencies and supports in place to safeguard Irish jobs and exports for a hard Brexit scenario following the UK referendum decision to leave the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6507/17]

Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: Will the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation outline the contingencies and support she is putting in place to safeguard Irish jobs and exports in view of the hard Brexit scenario the country faces in the aftermath of the decision in the recent UK referendum to exit the EU?

Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: We are all very concerned as are business people at Theresa May's confirmation that the UK intends to leave the Single Market and that we are facing a hard Brexit. The Minister is aware that the Department of Finance in the scenario which it produced recently predicted a fall in our economic output of 3.5% that would effectively reduce our exports to the UK by almost one third. In a...

Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: The Minister has said that an enterprise stabilisation fund is difficult. She has not expanded on what the difficulties are and whether they can be surmounted. Everything is surmountable if we try to address it. We have to consider our competitiveness. We have a huge deficit in terms of competitiveness in respect of the UK. We have highlighted for example the capital gains rate of tax...

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: They should toss a coin.