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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 307. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional staff to be taken on in her Department and in all individual State agencies and bodies under her aegis in 2017; the cost of hiring additional staff in her Department and in each individual State agency and body, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2496/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 308. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider carrying out a value-for-money review of the Design Crafts Council of Ireland which comes under the auspices of her Department; if there was a review carried out before the appointment of a new chairperson; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2500/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 309. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total funds allocated and expended by the Design Crafts Council of Ireland on the Year of Design project; if there was any review of the funds expended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2501/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 310. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocation for the Design Crafts Council of Ireland, DCCI, on an annual basis for the period 2011 to 2016 and the budget allocation for 2017, in tabular form; the total number of persons employed by DCCI currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2502/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Motor Insurance (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 311. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider expediting actions regarding establishing a personal injuries commission and the reporting deadlines in a more timely manner in the interests of consumers who avail of motor insurance following the publication of the cost of motor insurance report and as the lead Minister for some actions in this publication;...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 312. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on possible IT issues associated with the Workplace Relations Commission's online complaints system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2505/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 313. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspections carried out by the workplace relations bodies on a county basis in each month in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the number of prosecutions undertaken in each county during that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2506/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Aid (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 314. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current State aid and de minimis thresholds, by enterprise, currently in operation; if she and her Department have had discussions with the EU Directorate General of Competition with regard to increasing the de minimis levels as a policy response to safeguard jobs and domestic enterprises that would be negatively impacted by the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Aid (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 315. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current State aid and de minimis thresholds, by enterprise, with specific reference to each of the enterprise stabilisation measure including the State-backed credit insurance, export trade financing, export credit guarantees and employment subsidy schemes; if she and her Department have had discussions with the EU Directorate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 316. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the bilateral meetings she had with her European counterparts, outside of Council of the EU meetings, since the UK referendum to leave the EU took place at which the issue of Brexit and the unique challenges faced by the island of Ireland was discussed, including the name of each European ministerial counterpart and the location and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Brexit Issues (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 320. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the bilateral meetings she had with her European counterparts, outside of Council of the EU meetings, since the UK referendum to leave the EU took place at which the issue of Brexit and the unique challenges faced by the island of Ireland was discussed, including the name of each European ministerial counterpart and the location and date...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Issues (19 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 328. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the bilateral meetings he had with his European counterparts, outside of Council of the EU meetings, since the UK referendum to leave the EU took place at which the issue of Brexit and the unique challenges faced by the island of Ireland was discussed, including the name of each European ministerial counterpart and the location and date of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: I will pick up on the last point. It will still be open to an investor to have recourse to the courts in the first instance if he or she goes through an arbitration process but does not achieve the desired result. I assume it will still be open to the investor to revert to member state courts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: Therefore, it is one or the other.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: In his opening statement Mr. Kelly did not cover the Department's role in the process to date. Will he provide some detail of the meetings department officials have had with various sectoral and interest groups? What has their input been on behalf of Ireland as a member state?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: On the organisations or stakeholder representative organisations which have met departmental officials, which of them have taken a position of outright opposition to the agreement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: As Ms Benson stated, one of the issues raised by farming organisations was the additional quota to be received by Canada. The delegates have stated there will be a multi-annual phasing in. What is the timeline in that respect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: The witnesses might not be able to be exact about the timeline for this agreement because much of it is outside all of our control. What kind of timeline is currently envisaged for the approval of member states? What is the current position with regard to Brexit and how the UK will play into the agreement? The UK is talking about having the majority of the Brexit process formally wrapped...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance if, following the recent change in approach to patronage share schemes, he will confirm that in the event of the Revenue Commissioners' position being upheld in a test case, he will change the legislation such that tax will not arise until the shares are sold, thus aligning it to the position now intended generally for share-based reward in an SME context;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if, following the recent change in approach to patronage share schemes, a tax yield impact analysis of such a change in tax policy, taking into account the average effective rate of income tax of affected farmers, has been undertaken, balanced against the adverse impact of CGT yield at 33% and increased VAT flat-rate addition payable to farmers; and if he...