Written answers
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment
- Legislative Measures
13. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to introduce legislation to allow for a mechanism for workers to be prioritised as creditors in the event of a liquidation... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
14. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to support indigenous industries that cannot return due to Covid-19. [25616/20] - Brexit Preparations
16. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his Department expects Brexit to have a disproportionate impact on employment and business in rural Ireland; the specific... - Departmental Schemes
17. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans for allowing taxi drivers and other self-employed persons access more support schemes similar to other SMEs from which they... - Foreign Direct Investment
18. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps taken to attract more foreign direct investment to Ireland post Brexit and to increase existing investment; and if he will... - Redundancy Payments
20. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he has had any further engagement with the workers of a company (details supplied) and their trade union representatives regarding... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
21. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the newly opened Microfinance Ireland fund pursuant to the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Act 2020; the number of... - Arms Trade
24. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of arms export licences granted per year since 2015; the value of licensed arms exports per year; and the breakdown of the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
25. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his views on the level of discretion afforded to employers at the different levels of the Living with Covid-19 plan in deciding if... - Industrial Development
26. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will consider the establishment of a similar-styled body to the Industrial Development Authority to focus specifically on... - Departmental Functions
27. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if an early warning system for large-scale redundancies is in operation within his Department; and the way in which it operates. [25949/20] - Job Losses
28. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will visit Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29715/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
29. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his views on a report (details supplied); the analysis undertaken by his Department regarding the disproportionate effect on levels of... - Enterprise Support Services
30. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the targeted policy measures being taken by his Department to help young persons secure employment or start businesses; and if he will... - Job Creation
31. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps he will take to support job creation in locations outside the cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29718/20] - Enterprise Support Services
32. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if a programme of financial assistance will be made available for the development of digital hubs in smaller towns to assist in job... - Health and Safety Inspections
33. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of Health and Safety Authority, HSA, inspections of meat and food processing plants that have been carried out for... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
34. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if a grant to cover the fixed costs of enterprises that have been forced to close due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be provided. [29969/20] - Aer Lingus
37. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the flagrant breaches of workers’ rights by a company (details supplied) in its refusal to... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
38. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if the credit guarantee scheme can be used for the refinancing of current term commercial loans; and if he will make a statement on... - Budget 2021
39. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the supports his Department is providing for the SME sector through budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30592/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
40. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to support taxi drivers. [30553/20] - Foreign Direct Investment
41. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the extent to which he remains satisfied that Ireland remains attractive as a location for foreign direct investment; if in recent... - Economic Policy
42. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the current economic situation and risks of further insolvencies in view of the circumstances surrounding closure of a company... - Enterprise Support Services
43. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the mechanisms of support available to a person seeking to establish a new business. [29980/20] - Departmental Reviews
44. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his Department will carry out an immediate review of performance of all relevant State agencies under his remit in respect of the... - Remote Working
45. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to develop remote working opportunities further and improve the facilities and conditions to encourage remote working... - Redundancy Payments
46. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he has discussed proposals by unions (detail supplied) to establish a fund to safeguard the redundancy entitlements of workers in... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
47. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the sectors of the economy his Department has identified as needing indefinite support measures. [25982/20] - Pharmaceutical Sector
48. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will provide a report on any recent engagement he has had with the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland. [30599/20] - Industrial Disputes
49. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will intervene in the dispute of workers (details supplied). [30552/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
50. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the sustainable enterprise fund; the further considerations being given to the scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
51. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the strategy changes introduced by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland in view of international travel restrictions as a consequence of... - Budget 2021
52. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps he will take in budget 2021 to support the small and medium enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - Brexit Supports
54. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if programmes of assistance will be made available to small and medium enterprises in the Border region that will be adversely... - Brexit Preparations
55. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of Enterprise Ireland’s strategy to diversify the destination for Irish exports post Brexit; and if he will make a... - Industrial Disputes
56. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he has made contact with a company (details supplied) and the trade unions to discuss the difficulties staff are having with the... - Enterprise Support Services
58. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to establish a national agency for small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30101/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
59. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans for further measures to assist the business sectors negatively impacted by Covid-19, bearing in mind that the virus will... - Industrial Disputes
62. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he has discussed a dispute (details supplied) with the Minister for Finance; if so, if he has discussed the proposal that the State... - Enterprise Support Services
64. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to encourage and support greater numbers of women entering the enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
65. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 to make workplace outbreaks of Covid-19 notifiable by workers to... - Job Losses
66. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his views on recent job losses (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will consider addressing the issue; and if he will make a... - Brexit Supports
67. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the measures he plans to introduce or that are in place to support the sectors most exposed by Brexit and workers in those sectors.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
68. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to provide specific support to the taxi industry in circumstances in which many taxi owners cannot trade and their revenue... - Trade Agreements
69. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the EU trade deals being negotiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25944/20] - Health and Safety Inspections
70. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of HSA inspections of meat and food processing plants that have been carried out for compliance with Covid-19 regulations... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
72. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the supports he plans to provide for those working in the drinks and hospitality industry; the supports to the sector to ensure these... - Enterprise Support Services
73. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the supports in place to help businesses that have no income to alleviate the pressures of commercial rents; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
74. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the additional supports provided by his Department to Dublin businesses since the city and county entered level 3 under the living... - Trade Missions
75. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of trade or related missions to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain since 2016 in cases in which at least one official or Minister... - Covid-19 Pandemic
76. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if friendly societies that are compelled to hold AGMs will be exempt in 2020 in view of the additional challenges of holding AGMs... - Public Sector Pensions
77. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State bodies, including a complete list of any of their subsidiaries, in which the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
78. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his views on establishing a dedicated service for employees to report employers anonymously that are unnecessarily requiring them to... - Brexit Preparations
79. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the extent to which he and his Department continue to identify and make provision for a fallout from Brexit; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
82. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the extent to which his Department expects to combat the negative aspects of Covid-19 in the year ahead with particular reference to... - Enterprise Support Services
83. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the extent to which he foresees the availability of sufficient resources to ensure adequate investment and activity in the... - Economic Policy
85. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the extent to which industry and trade here have made sufficient and adequate provision to meet the challenges arising from Brexit and... - Job Creation
88. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the job creation in both the services and manufacturing sectors here in the past five years, respectively; his views on that which the... - Economic Competitiveness
89. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the extent to which he and his Department have evaluated increased costs to industry here that might impact on job creation in the... - Enterprise Data
90. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his views on the extent to which women continue to head up new enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30883/20] - Job Creation
92. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the extent of job creation arising from indigenous investment and foreign direct investment in County Kildare in the past five years;... - Enterprise Data
93. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of people employed in the manufacturing and servicing sectors in County Kildare, respectively; the degree to which this... - IDA Ireland
94. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the level of IDA-sponsored investment in western areas of County Meath in the period 2015 to 2019, inclusive, on a yearly basis; and...
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