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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she has been in contact with manufacturing and service sectors thereby identifying vulnerabilities in the aftermath of Brexit with particular reference to the need to identify new and competitive organisation, the identification and creation of potential new markets and organisation procedures with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which innovation and technology has played a part in job creation in each of the past three years to date, if sufficient scope exists to improve on this situation in the future having particular regard to the negative impact of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41335/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Manufacturing Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the manufacturing sector has grown in the past five years; the scope for the future in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41337/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Services Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the services sector has grown in the past five years; the scope for the future in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41338/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 89. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken to withstand the impact of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41339/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Strategy (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 90. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which international trade in the future is likely to be governed by WTO norms with particular reference to recent developments in this regard affecting world markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41340/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Market Access (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 91. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she has met or proposes to meet importers throughout the EU and globally with a view to identifying opportunities for exports in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41341/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Market Access (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she has identified new markets for Irish products in the Brexit era; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41342/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she continues to monitor impediments likely to impact on business nationally with particular reference to the need to ensure the availability of indigenous and foreign investment in a business friendly environment with consequent employment opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41343/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which Ireland continues to remain an attractive country for foreign direct investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41344/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests. Reference was made to the issue of culture. Will our guests define the culture and those aspects of it that are discouraging in terms of retaining staff or encouraging to new registrants?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: It is suggested that women are the majority of those who are forced out of the system, and working conditions were referred to in that regard. Bullying was also referred to. Who does the bullying and to whom?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: To what extent does Dr. Doyle see that as central to the issues that cause doctors to drop out of the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Has any action been taken? Has anyone remonstrated with the bullies in these cases?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Bullying in the workplace is quite a serious issue generally and is not necessarily restricted to the health services. Is it not taken that seriously within the health services or as seriously as it is in other walks of life?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The council regards it as a serious internal issue that requires attention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: With regard to new registrants coming from abroad and those from Ireland, to what extent do they have similar experience of bullying? It should be an interesting statistic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: On working conditions, is there evidence in respect of modern hospital equipment, procedures and practices? Has a comparison been made or has this been observed in Ms O'Farrell's research? Is that a consideration for new registrants to look elsewhere or to leave after a short time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Would Ms O'Farrell identify working conditions as the biggest single reason - she said at the outset it was not always money - for people leaving?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector: Discussion (9 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: This is one of the issues that we have already discussed. Have the investigations come across particular instances of bullying that were above and beyond what would be acceptable and what action, if any, was taken as a result?