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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: IDA Ireland (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Fermoy Business Park is maintained as part of IDA Ireland’s property portfolio and is available to accommodate investment and development by IDA and indigenous industries. The site is marketed to suitable qualifying client companies and is serviced to accommodate both manufacturing and office-based industries as required. The site offers flexibility in terms of layout and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Enterprise Support Services (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme enables public sector bodies to connect with small businesses to provide innovative solutions to societal problems. SBIR falls under pre-commercial procurement and enables public bodies to purchase research to stimulate innovation, when goods or services are currently not available in the marketplace. It is managed by Enterprise Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consumer Protection (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Consumer Protection Act 2007 (Grocery Goods Undertakings) Regulations 2016, S.I. No. 35 of 2016 entered into force on 30 April 2016. The Regulations apply to retailers and wholesalers of food and drink operating in Ireland, who have, or are part of a wider group that has, a worldwide turnover in excess of €50 million. 21 undertakings are currently subject to the Grocery Goods...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Proposed Legislation (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The Casual Trading Act 1995 provides for a control and regulatory system for people trading in public places and involves the issuing of licenses to traders by local authorities who administer the regime in their own respective areas. In August 2018, my predecessor, Minister Humphreys, launched a public consultation process for the Casual Trading Act 1995 to determine its continued...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I am keenly aware that businesses are making a massive sacrifice to protect their communities and I am committed to ensuring that the Government will offer as much assistance and support as possible. My Department has worked to ensure that appropriate financial supports are in place for businesses that require finance as they develop their response to their exposure to impacts arising from...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Losses (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I extend my sympathies to the workers in Debenhams who have lost their jobs. I fully appreciate how difficult the situation is for those involved and their families. While the Government cannot interfere with the High Court-overseen liquidation process, it has always sought to ensure that the concerns of workers are heard, and that the State’s welfare, employment and training services...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Health and Safety Inspections (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Between the 1 January 2020 and the 31December 2020, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) carried out 9,135 inspections across a wide range of NACE sectors. The number of inspections carried out in each sector is shown in the table attached. 2020 Sector breakdown of Inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Authority (Provisional) - NACE SECTORS ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Meetings (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, a date has been set for a meeting with content moderators and their representatives. I understand that the organisation referred to by the Deputy is also aware of the arrangements for the meeting.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Delivering balanced regional growth through a coherent policy approach to the enterprise needs of every part of Ireland is a stated objective within the Programme for Government. My Department’s Regional Enterprise Plans are focused on region-specific enterprise development challenges and opportunities and provide a mechanism for joined up responses at the regional level,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Delivering balanced regional growth through a coherent policy approach to the enterprise needs of every part of Ireland is a stated objective within the Programme for Government. My Department’s Regional Enterprise Plans are focused on region-specific enterprise development challenges and opportunities and provide a mechanism for joined up responses at the regional level,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Covid-19 has and will continue to have very serious impacts for the whole of society. My Department has been to the forefront of the response to Covid-19 to develop appropriate measures to cushion the impacts of the pandemic on enterprises, workers and consumers. In 2020 my Department secured an unprecedented increase of almost €1 billion in additional funding as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The number and percentage of persons with disabilities employed by my Department in each year from 2015 to 2019 is set out below. Data for 2020 is not yet available; this is compiled every year in advance of a 31st March deadline for reporting as set out by the National Disability Authority. Please note that as the data is collected on an anonymous basis I cannot provide details on whether...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Since the current Government took office, a total of 16 appointments have been made to State and semi-State Boards under the aegis of my Department. Below are the numbers of appointments made to each relevant Board, and the remuneration level associated with each post. Please note that not all appointees may be in receipt of this remuneration in line with the 'one person one salary'...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Bodies (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Please find below a list of all State and semi-State boards that fall under the aegis of my Department, and the level of remuneration being paid in each case. Please note that under the 'one person one salary' principle it is a requirement that public servants and public sector employees (with the exception of worker directors of commercial state bodies) who sit on State Boards may not be...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: All expenditure incurred by my Department on COVID-19 communications was funded from the original budgetary allocation my Department received for Advertising and Information Resources. It is from this budgetary sub-head that all communications related expenditure is made. As part of the broader Government’s COVID-19 Communications campaign, my Department promoted COVID-19 supports for...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: The amount of funding spent by my Department on the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic is €7,466.16. The attached table sets out details of the costs incurred. As part of the broader Government’s COVID-19 Communications campaign, my Department promoted COVID-19 supports for business, and raised awareness around the Return to Work Safely...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputies for raising this important issue. I will seek a reply from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for them. If they have evidence of meat factories behaving as cartels, which, of course, is against the law, I would encourage them to contact the consumer and competition authority about that with the information they have.

Health (Amendment) (Dual Diagnosis: No Wrong Door) Bill 2021: First Stage (21 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: No.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I am not familiar with the particular service the Deputy mentioned but I am familiar with the real problem of problem gambling, which is probably getting worse during this pandemic because people are so restricted. If the Deputy wants to pass the details on to me or to my office, I will see what we can do. It would probably be a matter for the Minister for Health or the Minister of State at...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: If the Deputy wants to pass on the details of that family to me, I will look into it and see if we can do something for them in terms of a transport grant or making some arrangement so they can get to their service. Our main focus is trying to get primary schools back open for children with special and additional needs. I am glad that engagement has resumed between the Department of...