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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Sligo who are currently awaiting disadvantaged areas payments for 2013. [51153/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Sligo who are currently awaiting single farm payments for 2013. [51154/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Donegal who are currently awaiting disadvantaged areas payments for 2013. [51155/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Donegal who are currently awaiting single farm payments for 2013. [51156/13]

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: From the Seanad (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: I will give the Minister a chance to catch his breath. I apologise on behalf of Deputy Moynihan who has been delayed elsewhere. The Minister's comments on the lack of a sale this morning are welcome. It was always a concern that in the current market this company might have been sold undervalued. I ask him to clarify that this legislation gives him the power to proceed at any stage...

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: From the Seanad (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: I am pretty new to this Bill. Can the Minister give a commitment that no Government could potentially sell Irish Water at any stage? Will this provision specifically block any potential sale of Irish Water?

Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: There has been a 17% cut in the Department's promotional budget. As I said earlier, there are many schemes but there is very little awareness of them. Who will fund the local enterprise offices? Will the ability of the offices to promote schemes and to get the message out be supported by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government or by the Department of Jobs,...

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions his Department have taken to harness the potential of crowdfunding for Irish enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50551/13]

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: What are the Minister of State's views on crowdfunding?

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: Linked Finance has brokered €1 million in lending after just six months. The UK Government has pledged to give £20 million to the UK's Funding Circle. It is willing to take a punt and has put necessary regulation in place for this sector. Crowdfunding is a solution for new start-up companies in areas where traditional lending methods have failed or will not take a risk. We...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Funding (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: It was a pre-election statement.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Development Capital Scheme (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way he will ensure the recently launched development capital scheme does not encounter a similarly disappointing level of take-up as the microenterprise loan fund and the seed and venture capital scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50617/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Development Capital Scheme (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: The difficulty I have with the scheme is that the rationale and rhetoric sounds great but when will it hit the street? When will companies that need the finance get it from the development capital scheme? All of the initiatives the Minister has taken are announced in a blaze of glory but the practicalities on the street are minimal. In the first year of its existence the microenterprise...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Development Capital Scheme (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: I do not doubt Enterprise Ireland’s track record. It is superb. Microfinance Ireland, MFI, attended the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation a few weeks ago. Every Member should look at the presentation it gave and the information it has for companies. It has a difficulty in terms of getting its message out. I suggested to the Minister previously that it would use...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sick Pay Scheme Reform (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether budget changes to illness benefit will increase the burden on business, cost jobs and is contrary to the spirit of the action plan on jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50552/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sick Pay Scheme Reform (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister for his reply. I am well aware that this scheme is the responsibility of Minister, Deputy Burton, as are small businesses throughout the country because this is the third budget in a row in which she has specifically gone after small businesses. We have had redundancy rebate changes, the change to the sick pay scheme and the increase in employer's PRSI with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sick Pay Scheme Reform (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: I acknowledge the appointment of the Minister of State with responsibility for small business and all the work that has been done, but there is no sense in having a dog that does not bark. The Minister knew that the employers' PRSI rate was going to change and yet this change to sick pay was brought in. The fact that the Minister knew that rate was going to change was another excuse to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sick Pay Scheme Reform (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: The cost will fall back on them.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Copyright Legislation Review (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 13. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to update copyright legislation to support the development of the digital industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50553/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (27 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way Irish pharmaceutical companies will be supported to avail of the opportunities for increased production and employment following the recent increase in new drug approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50550/13]