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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Properties (13 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 322. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current number of sites owned by Enterprise Ireland; the market value of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21222/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (13 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 612. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects all section 38 and section 39 agencies to be in compliance with public sector pay policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16783/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Authority Reports (8 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will set out in tabular form the number of proposed merger transactions examined by the Competition Authority in each year since 2003; the number that the authority has prevented from proceeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20625/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (8 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will set out in tabular form for each county the amount of its population resident in areas included in the Ireland regional aid map; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20626/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (8 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Industrial Development Agency has plans for building further advanced technology facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20627/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (8 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 95. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons employed in Shannon Development supported enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20628/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Transfer (8 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 96. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has sought the assistance of the Labour Relations Commission in relation to the dispute regarding staff transferring from county enterprise boards to local enterprise offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20629/14]

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: -----find in the Department's budget. Did the Minister go in wearing a balaclava and take it from her or is it a cut in the Department of Social Protection budget? Even for the Labour Party a broken promise within 48 hours is a record. The Minister might clarify that.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Regarding the household benefits package-----

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: -----can the Minister give a guarantee that the commitment he has given today on the €100 for older people will not go the same way as the telephone allowance and the electricity allowance? If it does, that promise given today will be as good as that given by the Minister, Deputy Burton, last Sunday. Many issues remain regarding Irish Water. There is still zero public confidence in...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Despite €180 million of local property tax being invested in Irish Water, not a single cent of this was spent on fixing leaking pipes or addressing problems with quality in many parts of the country. In the Minister's remarks, he might address the issue of water charges for the 1 million households that will still be without meters when charges kick in next October. Despite an...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes:— the commitment of the Taoiseach to inform the Houses of the Oireachtas of the standard level of water charges prior to the 23 May election; and — protracted Government delays in providing information to the public and the Commission for Energy Regulation in regard to the level of free allowance, low income household subvention,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the witnesses from Chambers Ireland and the clarification that has been brought to working capital, which is an issue that seems to get lost in the discussion. What are Mr. Murphy's views on competition in the SME market and banking? What proposals would Chambers Ireland make on a new force in banking and different styles of banking? Reference was made to the low ratio of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: That information came from one of the banks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: It was the pillar banks. The second bank indicated it had no problem. The statistic was 25%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: If the banks are not encouraging a person to appeal to the office when he or she is turned down initially, there is probably complete ignorance on the part of the borrower that a loan process being made more difficult than it should be can be appealed to the office.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Is there a counterpart office to the Credit Review Office in other jurisdictions, such as in the UK? How do they rate and who promotes their services? Has the Credit Review Office considered working with the Revenue Commissioners, which has the ultimate business database?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: It sends someone out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Mr. Trethowan speaks about the market for SME and farm loans being highly concentrated and the relative lack of competition and says it is not conducive to raising what he defines as the low-risk appetite of banks which is required to support the needs of the real economy in the recovery. Will he expand on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Does Mr. Trethowan have any role in pushing the banks and the Government to look at, first, different kinds of financing such as crowd financing. What are his thoughts on Microfinance Ireland and the credit guarantee scheme?