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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...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Enterprise Data (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 95. To ask the Taoiseach the number of enterprises here in manufacturing, as classified by EUROSTAT in the data set manufacturing, NACE Section C. [40826/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Enterprise Data (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 96. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide the EUROSTAT data with respect to the Irish enterprise birth rate. [40839/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the case of a person (details supplied); the assistance he will provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1518/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 730. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the person or body responsible for flood defences at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41888/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Transport (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 1713. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total use his Department has made of the Government jet since coming into office [40689/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Transport (17 Jan 2017)

Niall Collins: 1714. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total use his Department has made of the Government jet per annum from March 2011 to February 2016, in tabular form. [40690/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 10. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the decrease in the number of community gardaí in County Limerick in recent years will be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40450/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total use her Department has made of the Government jet since coming into office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40685/16]