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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Jobs Protection (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: Will the Minister comment on the 2020 regional jobs targets? She has specified a target of 135,000 new jobs outside the greater Dublin area. How does she intend to achieve the target given the onset of Brexit and the unpreparedness that seems to be everywhere? We did not have a Brexit-proofed budget and we do not have a fund to Brexit-proof our companies. Nor do we have a national hedging...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Jobs Protection (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether there are sufficient supports in place to safeguard Irish jobs and exports following the recent Brexit referendum; if she will immediately review Enterprise 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39274/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Jobs Protection (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: I would like to ask the Minister her views on whether there are sufficient supports in place to safeguard Irish jobs and exports following the recent British referendum. Will she immediately review the Enterprise 2025 policy?

Questions on Proposed Legislation (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: The programme for Government contains a commitment to "make available more competitive capital funding to allow Leader groups bid for additional resources for projects that best support rural economic development". What progress has the Government made to date in meeting this commitment? How many Government Bills will have been passed by the end of the year?

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: The Minister said in his response that he has taken multiple actions but he did not outline any of them. He mentioned the all-Ireland civic dialogue which took place. I attended that myself. Organisations such as Enterprise Ireland, the IDA, InterTradeIreland, the Centre for Cross Border Studies, the Economic and Social Research Institute, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, IBEC, ISME and...

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: As we know, the Brexit result is one of the greatest challenges that this country has faced for many decades. The air of uncertainty has already impacted consumer confidence and sentiment and investments across the EU, in particular in the UK and Ireland. There is also an air of uncertainty about how prepared Ireland is for what we are facing. Unfortunately, we are not yet Brexit proof. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injury Claims (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 14. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide an update on the revised Book of Quantum by injuriesboard.ie; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39110/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 19. 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. [39107/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 31. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the publication of the autumn legislative programme, when legislative proposals regarding protections for workers on insecure low hour contracts will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39109/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 36. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will extend the expiry date as provided under section 279(2) of the Companies Act 2014 to enable qualifying companies use the United States of America generally accepted accounting principles financial reporting standard here following the recent public consultation; if so, the timetable for this; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman Data (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount expended on mediation services by the Financial Ombudsman annually in the 2014 to 2016 period in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39228/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their 2016 GLAS payment; the reason for the ongoing delay despite numerous contacts from his department to confirm payment is forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39233/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Expenditure (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 252. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount expended on mediation services by the WRC annually in the 2014 to 2016 period in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39227/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 253. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount expended on mediation services by the CCPC annually in the 2014 to 2016 period in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39229/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 254. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount of her Department’s budget spent on the action plan for jobs in terms for advertising, and campaign promotion in 2016 and 2017, broken down by the amount of funds per each regional action plan for jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39230/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications Data (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 255. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of Irish work permits issued by her Department to date in 2016 in tabular form, broken down by the total number of permits issued to each company; if her Department made any inquiries as to whether the positions being requested for such work permits by companies had previously been advertised domestically; her views...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Staff (8 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 256. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of positions filled under the IDA’s winning abroad programme in 2014; the duration of these employments; if all such positions will be retained when they cease; the number of persons on the programme that will be retained by the agency for 2017; if she allocated funding in this regard; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (7 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of contacts between his Department and a sports club (details supplied) in respect of outstanding issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38941/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: I welcome our two guests and thank them for attending. I wish to ask the Mr. Ó Muilleoir about InterTradeIreland, which I understand comes under his remit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2016)

Niall Collins: Representatives of InterTradeIreland made a presentation to this committee and we also met them at the All-Island Civic Dialogue, which took place in the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. I certainly got the impression from them, although they did not say this directly because they probably would not be able to do so given the positions they hold, that they are being sidelined or finding it...