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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 137. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he can facilitate the increased number of requests for work permit-related visas having particular regard to the acute shortages of staff in the various sectors; if an urgent evaluation can be undertaken of the waiting times involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43620/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the degree to which efforts are being made to source an adequate supply of operatives to facilitate the meat-processing sector, having particular regard to the serious backlog that currently exists affecting the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43416/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which his attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by various sectors in the economy in obtaining the necessary levels of staff in the aftermath of Covid-19; if he has in mind specific actions to address this issue sector by sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44168/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the degree to which he has received communications from employers throughout the country who are experiencing difficulty in recruiting staff as Covid-19 restrictions are eased; if his attention has been drawn to the need for the expeditious processing of work permit applications or the use of other methods in order to address the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he expects staff shortages in the construction sector to be met with particular reference to the need to address such deficiencies in full at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44170/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit-related visa applications currently awaiting processing, with particular reference to various aspects of the economy particularly affected by staff shortages; the means by which the Minister expects to address this issue in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44171/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 180. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he continues to monitor difficulties experienced by Irish exporters arising from Brexit; the measures in place or proposed in respect of these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44172/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 181. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he continues to monitor each trade and industry to identify how they are impacted by Covid-19 and Brexit; if he remains satisfied that adequate steps can be taken to address such issues in the short and medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44174/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 182. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which investment in employment-creating sectors continues notwithstanding the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit; if he is satisfied that industry can look to the future with optimism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44175/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 183. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the degree to which Irish persons overseas can be encouraged to return to Ireland in order to meet staff vacancies throughout industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44176/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 184. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which particular efforts are being made to assist employers particularly hit by staff shortages in the wake of Covid-19; if specific measures are being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44177/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 185. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which employment has fluctuated over the past two years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44178/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 186. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the degree to which his Department has identified barriers to the recovery of the economy in the wake of Covid-19; his proposals to deal with such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44180/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he remains satisfied that Ireland remains an attractive location for foreign direct investment notwithstanding changes to corporation tax levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44182/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department can address any issues arising from any lack of competitiveness for foreign direct investment in the wake of changes in corporation profits tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44185/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 188. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which the concept of working from home or through digital hubs is being progressed with a view to ensuring the optimum results for employer, employee and the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44184/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 257. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which his Department has examined the number and location of countries most likely to benefit from international changes in corporation profit taxes; if it has been possible to identify the way such countries are likely to compete with this jurisdiction for foreign direct investment in the future; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 343. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which his Department continues to examine and address issues arising from Brexit with particular reference to the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44179/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 344. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he is alert to any and all difficulties caused for the economy in the wake of Brexit and the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 349. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport is likely to issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43256/21]