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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 218. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, a list of the organisations that have made submissions to his Department on the proposed innovative manufacturing facility, as set out in the Action Plan for Jobs; if the Industrial Development Agency, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland have submitted their proposal for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 219. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the criteria being used in the selection of the National Advanced Manufacturing Centre; the number that are proposed; if it will be on one site; when the decision will be made; when is it expected that the centre will be up and running; and the expected value of this centre to the regional economy. [14137/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Supports (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 415. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that payments to full-time foster parents of high-needs children are currently being reduced when families need to avail of short-term respite; and if he will provide the date from which this policy has been implemented. [14125/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Supports (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 423. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that payments to full-time foster parents of high-needs children are currently being reduced when families need to avail of short-term respite. [14126/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 753. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date by which Meath County Council will receive the funding to the value of €35 million, as committed to tackle the current housing crisis. [13869/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Bond Issues (1 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the possible payment to junior bondholders at Irish bank Resolution Corporation. [12989/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: A number of issues and concerns were raised by the committee during this whole process regarding these trade agreements. They were based on the fact that people from the LGBT community in certain countries are not afforded proper and equal rights. Also, a large number of farming representative groups in these countries had major difficulties with the way these trade agreements were to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe agus gabhaim mo bhuíochas leo as ucht an cur i láthair suimiúil. My initial questions are for Bord Bia. Are all Bord Bia's clients indigenous or does it also represent foreign direct investment companies? Does it deal with high potential start-ups in the same way that Enterprise Ireland deals with them? How many companies are dealt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a supplementary question for Ms Twomey. We are currently discussing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP. She is not exporting to the United States, and it appears that TTIP could offer a valuable opportunity for her given the Irish diaspora in the US. Is there a reason for that? Are there regulatory reasons or is it just not part of her strategy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Comparatively, does Ms Sidhu believe Ireland has a high proportion of VC compared to other similar economies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I asked a couple of questions about the challenges.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: April Fools' day.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Service Contracts (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 299. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if zero hour contracts are used in the public sector. [13190/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome the Commissioner. The presentation this morning referred to a figure or amount that will be lost to the American Treasury as a result of a reduction of the tariffs, but I did not see a comparable figure for Europe. What will the loss to the Irish Exchequer be as a result of the reduction of tariffs? Does the Commissioner accept that EU member states already have the necessary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: It is estimated that 1.3 million jobs will be displaced within Europe. What is the Commission's plan for this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Seven hundred thousand jobs in the market would be displaced-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I mentioned other macroeconomic and social costs that are likely to arise with regard to the treaty. What are the plans and resources of the Commission to ensure those costs, which are very serious considering the 1.3 million people affected, will be dealt with?

An Bille um an gCearthrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Síocháin agus Neodracht) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Peace and Neutrality) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom mo mhíle buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Wallace as ucht an reachtaíocht seo a thabhairt os comhair na Dála. Ba mhaith liom a rá freisin go mbeidh Sinn Féin ag tabhairt tacaíocht don Bhille seo ar an Dara Céim. This is the second neutrality Bill to come before the Dáil this month. My...

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Over to Australia.

Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Tax cuts for the rich.