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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (8 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide the text of each of the social clauses attached to a public contract to date. [44023/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (8 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 203. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to ensure that the delivery of training sessions (details supplied) by local enterprise offices is orientated towards citizens who seek to develop entrepreneurial skills and to set up and develop businesses. [43760/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Statistics (8 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 204. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual targets his Department, Enterprise Ireland and the local enterprise office network have set for the increase in online trading by micro-businesses and small indigenous businesses for the period 2012 to 2016; and if these targets are being met. [43771/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Returns (8 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 209. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the situation facing Pairc An Gluinín Management Company Limited in County Kerry, which was set up to temporarily manage the estate until such time as the county council took it over, and which now faces fines from the Companies Registration Office for failure to make annual returns; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (8 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 444. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-introduce the back-to-work scheme for nurses who have been out of work for a period of time, given the shortage of nurses in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44187/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service (8 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 554. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to make a statement on the findings of the critical review on merging the local government audit service into the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. [44153/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (8 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 602. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will continue the trading online voucher scheme in 2016. [43768/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (8 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 603. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications for the trading online voucher scheme; and the number of vouchers awarded in 2015 to date. [43769/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (8 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 604. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the policies he has introduced in 2015 to encourage and increase the number of indigenous micro businesses and small businesses trading online. [43770/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh na toscairí. Bhí an anailís ar fheabhas. The IFAC has done a great service to the State with its recent analysis. Having read the report and examined elements of the economy, there is an awful feeling of déjà vu. While everybody welcomes the increased Exchequer returns, three elements are manifesting themselves in the economy. One is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Some of the volatility in corporation tax seems to be coming from changes in accounting systems between some companies due to new corporate tax rules. Is it a likely contributor to some of the overrun, in Professor McHale's estimation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Professor McHale's report mentioned that the Government estimates the fiscal space to be approximately €8 billion and discussed the fact that much of the fiscal space will be consumed by demographic pressures and expenditure responsibilities the State will have in the future. This means the estimate of the actual fiscal space, if current delivery stands still, is far smaller. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Can it be said on that basis the tax cuts of €4 billion that have been estimated are not feasible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Professor McHale's report mentioned health. Everybody believes the health budget will be exceeded every year because that is the way it has been. Does Professor McHale have any understanding of what is necessary in health? What is a reasonable budget for health that would fulfil the service pressures within it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The overheating that was a feature of the pre-crash period around 2003 manifested itself mostly in the property market, etc. Professor John McHale mentioned in his report that the output gap is shrinking and is close to being totally consumed. He suggested that overheating is likely to happen for this reason. How would that manifest itself? What tools has the Government at its disposal to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I asked how this can be resolved if it has manifested itself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: It seems that we are still in the middle of an extreme pro-cyclical space. In other words, we came from a very deep trough. Typically, after a very deep trough, one has a very strong bounce back. That is what is happening at the moment. Ideally, a Government should be flattening out these ends of the cycle. It seems from some of the research and the estimates that have been produced by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I would like to ask a supplementary question on that. Professor McHale mentioned that we could be at the edge of overheating, etc. What effect would the imposition by a Government of tax cuts of €4 billion have on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Obviously, expenditure cannot retreat any further.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (3 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Would it not have an inflationary effect?