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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 have a question on the same issue in terms of restructuring. When we had AIB and Bank of Ireland before the committee, from what we could deduce from AIB, it was saying that it included the restructuring of loans in its target. Bank of Ireland seemed to be way ahead. It seemed to have had a 90% offer of restructures as opposed that of AIB, which is around 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: I welcome Mr. Trethowan and I commend him on his work to date since 2010. Four years on there still seems to be a lack of awareness of the office. Does Mr. Trethowan have any thoughts on this? Does Mr. Trethowan receive support for his office from the banks? Is he sure when they decline a loan they pass on information about the office or is Mr. Trethowan picking up, as many of us are,...

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. Trethowen mentioned family-controlled SMEs being a particular feature of the market here and one of the graphs shows failed investment plays and failed business investment in better times. This is a major problem for many viable businesses.

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 Mr. Trethowan comfortable with the notion the pillar banks no longer have targets? How will we keep them honest? It is my view they played ducks and drakes with the targets and what they constituted as new lending was really relending and refinancing. We have no idea of the targets. How will Mr. Trethowen convince us and the business community that the banks are actually lending? He...

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: -----but the target was one way of keeping them honest.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20039/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 296. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding under the Leader programme for a community group (details supplied) in County Mayo; the timeframe for the processing of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20011/14]

Order of Business (1 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I ask the Tánaiste to confirm the status of the workplace relations Bill. Will it include a commitment to mandatory collective bargaining within firms?

Order of Business (1 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I asked about collective bargaining.

Order of Business (1 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Is there a commitment to mandatory collective bargaining within the Bill?

Leaders' Questions (1 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: It is the kind of thing one does during an election.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (1 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts he is making to ensure that customers of the national broadband scheme in an area (details supplied) in County Mayo receive an adequate service; the efforts he is making to ensure that they receive a value for money product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19730/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland-Supported Companies (30 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 263. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated gross contribution of Enterprise Ireland-supported companies to the GDP output of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19123/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland-Supported Companies (30 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 265. 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. [19125/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland-Supported Companies (30 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 264. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated gross contribution of the Industrial Development Agency Ireland supported companies to the GDP output of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19124/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland-Supported Companies (30 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 266. 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 the Industrial Development Agency Ireland supported companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19126/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Levels (30 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 275. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the approach his Department and the Industrial Development Authority have in place to tackle the severe unemployment rates in the east Cork region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19390/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (30 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason she is withdrawing support for a community services programme (details supplied). [18532/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (30 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [18637/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (30 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 672. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 4 February 2014, the history of the plot in question; his views that this plot was vested in the person named; his views that the successor to that vested interest is now in limbo; the options available to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19470/14]