Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2017
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Commencement of Legislation
1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to commence the sections of the Companies (Accounting) Act pertaining to filing requirements for unlimited companies; and if... - Legislative Measures
2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce legislation to regulate the use of au pairs in order to facilitate genuine cultural exchanges while ensuring that... - Work Permits Appeals
3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an appeal for a work permit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37112/17] - Military Exports
4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the licensed arms manufacturers in the State; the companies that operate licences for producing military equipment, including dual use... - EU Directives
5. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the consultation process in place and the timeframe for implementation of the EU (Disclosure of non financial and diversity Information... - Brexit Issues
6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the call by organisations (details supplied) for the establishment of a Brexit adjustment fund for... - Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding
7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual Exchequer funding provided to the ODCE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [38444/17] - Departmental Schemes
8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the review of the Succeed in Ireland initiative (details supplied); if the terms of reference of the review have... - Brexit Negotiations
9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of each specific EU Competitiveness Council Ministers' meeting at which she made the case for the need for a revision of... - Employment Data
10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of cases of bogus self-employment dealt with by WRC labour inspectors annually in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date... - Personal Insolvency Arrangements
11. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe to implement the recommendations for increasing transparency and oversight in the way in which employees and creditors... - Enterprise Ireland Funding
12. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding Enterprise Ireland has provided from the high-potential start-up funding scheme in each of the years 2015 to 2016... - Work Permits Applications
13. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an application for a critical skills permit by a person (details supplied). [36944/17] - Departmental Staff Data
14. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of political staff employed in her Department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisers,... - IDA Data
15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new companies that the IDA has supported to locate in County Sligo; and the jobs created by these companies in each of... - Manufacturing Sector
16. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made in securing a replacement manufacturing industry for a site (details supplied) in County Kildare; and... - European Innovation Partnerships
17. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to Ireland joining the European Southern Observatory; if there are plans in this regard; and if she... - Work Permits Applications
18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there was a delay to, or a freeze placed on, the issuing of new work permits and the renewal of work permits for work riders in the... - Low Pay
19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to address low pay and poor working conditions in the private home care sector in view of the fact that the sector is being... - Departmental Staff Data
20. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of women and men respectively employed in her Department, in tabular form. [37434/17] - Departmental Expenditure
22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost her Department incurred in each of the past five years due to debit and credit card payment services and banking fees; the... - Services for People with Disabilities
23. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which her Department is improving services and increasing supports for persons with disabilities. [37659/17] - Brexit Issues
24. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans specifically in the Border region to interact with, inform and assure businesses ahead of Brexit; and if she will make a... - IDA Site Visits
25. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of IDA visits to counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath and throughout the country in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017, in... - Job Creation
26. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs being created as a result of a sale (details supplied); when they are likely to come on stream; and if she will make... - Brexit Staff
27. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in her Department; if so, the grade of the designated... - Construction Industry
29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by her Department in the 18 months to September 2017 in respect of... - Public Services Card
30. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she or bodies and agencies under the remit of her Department plan to make services or payments dependant on the mandatory use and... - Brexit Staff
31. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional staff to be made available to each State agency under her remit to specifically deal with Brexit; the number... - Zero-hour Contracts
32. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding zero-hour contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38236/17] - Enterprise Support Services Provision
33. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of business incubation centres; and the amount each centre received in Exchequer funding in each of the years from 2014 to... - Brexit Staff
34. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 11 July 2017, when a reply will issue. [38292/17] - Employment Data
36. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number employed in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, based on data in the annual employment survey over... - Health and Safety Authority Expenditure
37. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding the Health and Safety Authority spent on all safety initiatives; the number of inspections it carried out in each... - Brexit Issues
39. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Brexit readiness vouchers from InterTradeIreland that have been availed of since being established, by county; and the... - Job Initiatives
41. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a special assignee relief programme that is focused on SMEs in order to attract highly skilled talent to work in sectors... - Workplace Relations Commission
42. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on recent publications by the Workplace Relations Commission regarding housing assistance grant cases (details supplied).... - Affordable Childcare Scheme
43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has had discussions with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs regarding parents who work shifts or are on zero or low... - Enterprise Support Schemes
44. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the specific targets set for agencies under her auspices following the recent comments by the Taoiseach to double the Team Ireland... - Enterprise Support Services Expenditure
45. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of Exchequer and European moneys invested in the enterprise stabilisation fund in each of the years from 2009 to 2011; the... - Employment Support Services
46. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of Exchequer and European moneys invested in the employment subsidy scheme in each of the years 2009 to 2011; the number of... - Enterprise Support Services Expenditure
47. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Irish enterprises that have applied for funding under the SME window provided by the European fund for strategic... - Brexit Issues
49. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the tools being developed for firms with an exposure to the UK market in line with state aid rules; and if tools are being developed to... - Departmental Functions
50. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the transfer of labour affairs functions in her Department to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social... - Departmental Staff Data
51. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual percentage of non-commercial State-sponsored bodies staff under the remit of her Department who were women in each of the... - Brexit Staff
54. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in the dedicated Brexit unit within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38456/17] - Science Foundation Ireland
55. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocation of Science Foundation Ireland in each of the years 2007 to 2017, in tabular form. [38499/17] - Brexit Negotiations
56. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the detail of each specific EU Competitiveness Council Ministers meeting in which she or her predecessor made the case for the need of... - Brexit Staff
57. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in the dedicated Brexit unit within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38513/17] - Third Level Institutions
59. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the decision by University College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology to withdraw staffing and... - Scientific Research
60. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to travel to CERN in Switzerland; and if she has given consideration to the State becoming a member of CERN. [38532/17] - Retail Sector
62. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she plans to implement to assist the retail sector due to the difficulties that have arisen from the weakening of the... - Brexit Issues
65. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the specific measures her Department has taken to assist InterTradeIreland in the wake of the Brexit referendum result; and if she will... - Brexit Staff
74. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacancies in her Department for Brexit-related roles; the expected date for these rolls to be filled; and if she will... - Departmental Bodies Data
76. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the membership and role of all Brexit-related stakeholder engagement groups working with her Department on Brexit issues; the number of... - Brexit Issues
77. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the Brexit-related research currently being undertaken by her Department; the topics under consideration; the date this research... - Departmental Expenditure
78. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the expenditure savings that are earmarked for her Department for 2018 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or...
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