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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (11 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if flexibility will be provided on the moratorium on recruitment in order to allow the Road Safety Authority to recruit driving instructors and testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11730/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (6 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a flooding issue (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he has had discussions with Mayo County Council on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11242/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (6 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 89. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Waterford was excluded from the recent Taking Care of Business seminars in view of the fact that it is a regional capital, has a large business community, and faces specific economic challenges as identified by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise Jobs and Innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (6 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 90. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number, venue, list of speakers and chairs for the recent series of seminars entitled Action Plan for Jobs Regional Forum; the reason the particular chairs were chosen for each seminar; the Department and agency expenditure on each seminar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11202/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (6 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the meaning of the term systematic in terms of jobseeker's allowance claims; if persons involved in casual working hours are classed as systematic; if casually employed persons should avail of tax-free social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11351/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (6 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 210. To ask the Minister for Health when new schemes will be introduced to replace the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11221/14]

Protection of Residential Mortgage Account Holders Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Michael McGrath for bringing forward this Bill, which gives us a chance to provide protection and to have a debate not just on the IBRC mortgage holders, but on the issue of mortgage arrears generally. The debate is timely given the latest publication from the Central Bank. Like all my colleagues, I would prefer if we had a timescale for Committee and Report Stages of this...

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: Will the Government publish the charges?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (5 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the situation regarding graduates of the Higher Diploma in Education who have yet to secure their 100 consecutive days within the three year time-frame in order to complete the qualification in view of the fact that many are struggling to secure employment and in some cases even acknowledgments of their applications; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tourism Employment (5 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether there is a shortage of skilled staff in the hotel and catering sector; the actions that he proposes to address this shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11121/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (5 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports that are available to fishermen in County Mayo who are the owner-operators of vessels of 15GT and down to 5GT or less who experienced severe gear losses during the recent storms; if the current catch restrictions placed on these small boat owners can be temporarily lifted to alleviate the current pressures...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: What about the IDA's targets?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: I am intrigued as to why another entrepreneurship competition is needed. Are there not enough of them? The Minister is proposing an allocation of €2 million for this. What will be different about the Brutons as opposed to the Oscars?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: Who will run it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: Am I right in saying that only 50 people have taken up that voucher so far?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: Will it be 2,000 by next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: What are the 2014 targets for the pillar banks for SME lending?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: I have a number of questions in respect of the Action Plan for Jobs. Would the Minister prefer me to group them or ask them individually?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: The first area I wish to consider is what the Minister called disruptive reform last year. Thereafter, I wish to examine the financial side of things and I then wish to make some general comments, if that is all right. I will keep them as brief as I can. Last year, the big idea of the plan was disruptive reforms and the first of which was to make Ireland the leading country in Europe for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I am aware that many of the issues may arise in the next discussion on the jobs action plan but I am intrigued by the tussle, as it were, between ECOFIN and the Council. It is important that we get a jobs-focused agenda at the heart of Europe, otherwise, recovery will not mean anything to anybody. Where does Ireland stand in that regard? In...