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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Competition Authority Investigations (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: One of the difficulties I and many citizens have is the relationship between these large businesses and Fine Gael and other political parties in the State. It is a responsibility of Cabinet Ministers to fully exhaust the public good with regard to their engagements with these interactions. We know that officials in the Department of Finance had serious concerns about the Siteserv deal and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Competition Authority Investigations (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he was notified by the Competition Authority of the proposed acquisition of Siteserv by Millington Limited; and if details of the sale were made available to him. [18470/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Competition Authority Investigations (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Many citizens have great difficulty when they see the return to the national stage of Anglo Irish Bank in the form of IBRC, the power of the golden circle in society and the influence of massive conglomerates in the State. This question is about when the Minister was notified by the Competition Authority of the proposed acquisition of Siteserv by Millington Limited and whether the details of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 34. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of the disability related action in the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs 2015. [18378/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investor-State Dispute Settlements Mechanism (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 36. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he supports the proposal of the European Commissioner, Ms Cecilia Malmström, to the European Parliament Committee on International Trade, that the European Union should work towards the establishment of an international investment court and appellate mechanism, in place of the existing investor-state dispute settlements...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 38. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will write to the Central Statistics Office to formally request it to compile official statistics regarding zero hour and low hour contracts here. [18379/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 41. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the chairperson and panel of adjudicators, as provided for in the Construction Contracts Act 2013, have been appointed. [18380/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Enterprise Initiatives (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 42. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will explore the development of a cross-Border development zone with the Assembly’s Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment. [18376/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (12 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as ucht na cuir i láthair. It is a pity we do not have more time to discuss some of these issues, but I thank the witnesses for coming here individually to give the presentations. I believe this is one of the most important issues for our committee to discuss and it is disappointing that aside from the Cathaoirleach, there are no Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (12 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a final question for Dr. Conor Patterson. New council structures are in place in the North. It is sometimes the case that councils have somewhat more freedom and speed of movement compared to North-South institutions. What roles can councils start to have? Dr. Patterson is involved in the Newry and Mourne element. Is there a stronger role that these councils should be taking?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (12 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: In terms of national spatial planning, there is often a strategy of linking particular hubs in order to rebalance regional disparities. In the context of cross-Border co-operation, would it be useful to have specific zones with particular characteristics, such as Letterkenny-Derry, Dundalk-Newry and Armagh-Monaghan, which could be strategically used to equalise the damaging effects of the Border?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (12 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Will Dr. Soares give marks between one and ten?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (12 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I have asked a supplementary question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (12 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I put a couple of questions to Mr. Gough and it is important that they are answered before I move onto supplementary questions. I asked whether Mr. Gough is aware of any other enterprise agency on the island which received a cut of approximately 30%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (12 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Senator Cullinane mentioned political resistance in the North but I would be surprised. There is passive political resistance in the South to issues such as harmonisation. With regard to currency differences, I can understand why businesses in the North did not previously identify currency as a major problem. Historically, the currency differential has been beneficial until the present...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Operations (12 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 274. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of any person who was a shareholder of Siteserv who would have had access to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation information concerning the sale of Siteserv, and-or who would have information around Irish Water's Siteserv tender. [18272/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Company Liquidations (12 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Sitserv liquidator to make public the Siteserv share register to include the names of persons who bought shares through brokers, the companies to which they are associated for the purposes of purchasing the shares, and the date on which a person became or ceased being a shareholder. [18423/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (12 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 487. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 12 March 2015, if he will clarify the meaning of the reply; and if the community rating will apply under universal health insurance. [18537/15]

Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Disrespecting the citizens.

Leaders' Questions (7 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Why does the Tánaiste not stand for election there?