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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Investments (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 287. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total estimated tax contribution to the Exchequer in terms of payroll and corporation tax of Enterprise Ireland supported companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29935/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 286. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated gross contribution of Industrial Development Agency Ireland supported companies to the gross domestic product output of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29934/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 288. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total estimated tax contribution to the Exchequer in terms of payroll and corporation tax of Industrial Development Agency Ireland supported companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29936/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount paid to farmers in County Mayo; the amount paid back by farmers in respect of alleged over claiming and penalties, in the years 2011 to 2014, under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29977/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 348. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a detailed cost break-down and a flight itinerary, including cost per hour, for the Government jet, of all costs associated with a trip (details supplied) including a list of all who were part of the delegation; if other Departments are contributing to the costs of the trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29978/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 498. To ask the Minister for Health if officials in client registration medical cards are adhering to European Union Regulation 1408/17 when assessing individual applications for full medical cards; if he will confirm that pensioners in receipt of a social security pension from the United Kingdom are entitled to a non-means tested medical card; that such pensioners' entitlement should not be...

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation under the Action Plan for Jobs, the concrete measures that will be taken to improve the supports for female entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28673/15]

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I ask the Minister the supports he is putting in place to improve the number of female entrepreneurs under the Action Plan for Jobs. In particular, what is he doing in the regional action plans because that is an area that is untapped? I ask the question in the context of a report on this area, which will be published next week, from the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation...

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister. I acknowledge that a lot of work has been done but to give an indication of the potential in this area, the total early stage entrepreneurial activity is measured by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and it shows that, in Ireland, 6.5% of the adult population are what it defines as early stage entrepreneurs. The percentage for Irish females is 4.23%, and the European...

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: In the context of the Action Plan for Jobs, one of the Minister's cries is that it is cross-departmental and represents a whole of Government approach. However, there are other issues around the lack of a proper child care system, the taxation of self-employed people, and generally supporting people to take time out of their personal lives to develop a business. What is the Department...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Supports (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: Companies based here include AIB which employs many thousands in its IT section, but it seems to be determined to outsource that function. Will the Minister confirm that IDA Ireland is supporting a company which will take the contract from AIB and that the responsibilities of the workers currently performing that role will be transferred to it? AIB has stated there will be no redundancies...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Supports (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I accept that, as well as the success of the sector, but if that is the case, why would the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, state in reply to a parliamentary question that companies involved in the proposed outsourcing are establishing delivery centres in Ireland in consultation with IDA Ireland? He framed the response in the context of his officials taking an active interest in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Supports (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on IDA Ireland actively working with companies in securing contracts for the outsourcing of jobs at Allied Irish Banks, in which the State is the main shareholder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28721/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Supports (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: AIB has made a series of jobs outsourcing announcements recently. For example, it announced last week that 230 jobs in its information technology department are to be outsourced. When I tabled a question on this matter to the Minister for Finance some weeks ago, he told me that as the principal shareholder in AIB, he takes "an active interest in how the bank's cost base evolves". He then...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Law (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: Then test it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Closures (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions he has taken to protect jobs following the closure of a department store (details supplied); if all relevant legislation has been complied with in this closure; the provisions he plans to introduce to avoid such closures in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28720/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Closures (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: It is nearly six weeks since the overnight take-out of Clerys by corporate interests that had no concern for those working and doing business in the store. I want to discuss with the Minister of State where we go from here. First, I want him to give an update on his work for the workers, the 134 Clerys' staff and the 330 concession holders' staff. Second, I want to tease out some of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Closures (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: As the Minister of State said, the liquidators are carrying out an investigation. They are setting up a committee of investigation which will include five representatives of creditors. Will the State seek to be one of these representatives, either through Revenue or a representative of the social insurance fund, in order that the interests of the State, both as a creditor and in finding out...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Closures (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: Under section 224 of the Companies Act, directors must have regard to the interests of employees. No one can say directors of any of the companies, shelf companies or otherwise, involved in this transaction have had regard to the interests of the employees. This is a chance to have the matter referred to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement to send a signal that we will not...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Standards Authority of Ireland (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the delays in obtaining approval from the National Standards Authority of Ireland for products produced at a company (details supplied); and if he is aware that this company is losing exports to the UK due to the six-week wait for a compliance certificate from the NSAI. [28671/15]