Written answers
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Work Permits
388. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to include social work on the general employment permit. [7068/20] - Workplace Relations Commission
389. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the procedures pertaining to employment and workplace disputes as a consequence of a number of circumstances (details supplied); and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
390. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has considered the effect large essential retailers opening their drapery and clothes sections will have on smaller retail... - Health and Safety Authority
394. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of health and safety officers employed nationwide; the locations; if additional staff are being recruited or being brought... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
395. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the differences between the current credit guarantee scheme and new €2 billion scheme proposed; and the differences in terms,... - Covid-19 Pandemic
397. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the guidance to date on PPE and in terms of financing supports for those in the hairdressing industry. [7063/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
399. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports that will put in place to help businesses reopen; and the additional measures that will be put in place to help with the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
400. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when physical therapists, reflexologists, homeopathists and yoga instructors can return to work; if guidance has been sought from... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
401. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if additional measures will be put in place to support the hairdressing industry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
402. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated full-year cost if the budget for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement increased by 25%; and if she will... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
403. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will work with the Minister for Health to formulate an action plan to safeguard the future of the dental profession and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
404. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the phase personal training falls under regarding reopening. [7157/20] - Job Losses
405. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the support other than statutory redundancy that can be provided to workers of a company (details supplied) that has gone into... - Health and Safety Authority
406. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to hire new HSA inspectors to investigate complaints and enforce social distancing requirements in the workplace; the number... - Covid-19 Pandemic
408. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the provisions she plans to put in place to protect workers who make complaints to the HSA over breaches of Covid-19 guidelines in... - Health and Safety Inspections
409. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of workplace inspections carried out by the HSA in January and February 2020. [7258/20] - Commercial Property
411. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to her written reply to the statement by this Deputy in Dáil Éireann on commercial landlords, if she has received a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
412. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when small independent sports retailers may reopen their premises in line with public health guidance; and if she will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
413. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the plans she has put in place for the reopening of hairdressing salons and barber shops throughout the country in view of the fact... - Covid-19 Pandemic
414. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will address a matter regarding the hairdressing and beauty industry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
419. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the announced business restart fund and the person or body to apply to; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
421. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when guidance will be issued to hairdressers and barbers regarding the steps they will need to take to protect customers and staff... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
422. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received for the Covid-19 working capital loan scheme by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
423. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if sector-specific task forces made up of key stakeholders will be considered to advice on the measures needed to be introduced to... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
424. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will review the criteria required in order to be eligible for the restart grant for small businesses in view of the fact that... - Industrial Relations
425. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will oblige those employers in receipt of Covid-19 business supports to respect Labour Court recommendations relating to trade... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
426. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to amend the current Covid-19 business supports to ensure direct, targeted and low-cost finance to micro and small... - Covid-19 Pandemic
428. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when weddings can be allowed to be held; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7542/20] - Health and Safety Authority
430. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the average training time for a new HSA inspector; her plans to expedite this process in view of Covid-19; and if she will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
431. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when she will permit the return of tilers to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7564/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
433. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if startup businesses that began trading in late 2019 or in 2020 are eligible for the restart grant that was confirmed for SMEs... - Covid-19 Pandemic
435. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are exemptions for workers who travel to Scotland on Mondays and return here on Fridays as part of business travel; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
437. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the criteria of the new restart grant will be changed to across the board and not be based on the commercial rates of 2019 in view... - Covid-19 Pandemic
441. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will revisit the distinction between homewares and hardware stores with regard to reopening under the Roadmap for Reopening... - Health and Safety Inspections
442. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of workplace inspections that have taken place by the Health and Safety Authority in meat factories since the Covid-19... - Consumer Protection
443. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has taken action to seek compensation from car manufacturers over the use of cheat devices; and if she will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
445. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if bouncy castle companies are able to reopen in phase 1 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business if they only supply private... - Health and Safety Authority
446. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if additional powers have been granted to the Health and Safety Authority to deal with the issues posed by Covid-19 in terms of health... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
447. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a bespoke support scheme for private bus and coach operators affected by the Covid-19 lockdown; and if she will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
448. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if businesses that provide a repair service such as jewellers are permitted to conduct drop-off and collection services during this... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
452. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if businesses selling hemp products are excluded from the range of Covid-19 business grants available through Enterprise Ireland; if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
453. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) on confirming the situation regarding the return to work of... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
454. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to amend the criteria for the restart grant taking into account the needs of recently established businesses that might not... - Covid-19 Pandemic
456. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an analysis has been carried out by her Department on the impact on productivity in the construction sector as a result of Covid-19... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
457. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the rules regarding the restart grant; if the grant is based on 2019 commercial rates; the way in which that impacts businesses that... - Covid-19 Pandemic
460. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of complaints received by the Health and Safety Authority regarding Covid-19 restrictions and social distancing in... - Health and Safety Inspections
461. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspection requests relating to Covid-19 received by the Health and Safety Authority since 12 March 2020; and if she... - Enterprise Support Services
464. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the business supports she has put in place for self-employed persons with a disability. [8058/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
467. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she and her colleagues have considered putting in place sector-specific task forces to oversee the lifting of restrictions and get... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
468. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department or the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government has lead authority for the restart grant; and the budget... - EU Regulations
470. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a mechanism to screen foreign investment here being considered by her Department in view of the way the Covid-19 crisis... - Covid-19 Pandemic
471. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when casual traders can return to work. [8100/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
472. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports in place to benefit bus and coach operators that are parked up as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. [8101/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
473. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding plans to allow persons over 70 years of age who are deemed medically fit for work to be allowed to return to... - Job Losses
475. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken, including meetings or correspondence with management and staff at a company (details supplied) and the IDA or... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
476. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to increase the funding available under the restart grant for small businesses in view of the scale of the financial... - Enterprise Support Services
480. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the loan schemes available to SMEs that allow them to borrow at 0% interest rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
481. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if grant funding will be made to cafés and restaurants wishing to operate takeaway services for signage, screens and other... - Covid-19 Pandemic
483. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has met an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the way in which its industry will safely reopen; and if not, her plans... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
484. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the reluctance of banks to loan to SMEs in order for them to commence the process of reopening their businesses in...
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