Written answers
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Intellectual Property
138. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement Ireland had in respect of the position taken by the European Commission at the March 2021 World Trade Organization... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
139. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if businesses which were non-trading in March 2020 but began or were due to begin trading in 2020 or 2021 during the pandemic will... - Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
141. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action taken by his Department with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on the need to conduct an investigation... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
142. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans being put in place in the form of a job retention scheme to assist SMEs to take on long-term employees and to encourage... - Labour Market
143. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans being developed to entice emigrants to return to Ireland to join the workforce, especially in construction, in which there... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
144. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount businesses have drawn down from the €2 billion Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme launched in 2020; and if a... - Pharmaceutical Sector
146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the feasibility studies and engagement that has been carried out to date on the potential to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland... - Workplace Relations Commission
147. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the data which show that 46% of inspections in meat processing plants between 2015 and 2020 uncovered breaches of... - Work Permits
148. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to reopen applications for work permits for dairy farm assistants in early 2021; and if he will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
150. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grants available for online businesses in cases in which they are not entitled to the Covid restriction support scheme and Covid... - Legislative Process
152. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the process through which his Department drafts and produces legislation; if his Department outsources the drafting of... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if businesses with no rateable premises will be denied access to the Covid-19 business aid scheme; if funding will be made available... - Redundancy Payments
154. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he or bodies under his aegis had in respect of redundancies at a company (details supplied); if he will encourage the... - Enterprise Ireland
155. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount in grants and-or funding provided by Enterprise Ireland by year to a company (details supplied). [14629/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
156. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the development of the Covid business assistance scheme; if the scheme will include backdated payments which take into... - Foreign Direct Investment
157. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targets set by IDA Ireland for foreign direct investment to each NUTS III region as required by the regional enterprise action... - Regional Enterprise Development Fund
158. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the distribution on a NUTS III basis of the regional enterprise development funds to date; and the breakdown of the projects funded... - Enterprise Support Services
159. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an international transport business operating as a sole trader (details supplied) in County Donegal can apply for the Enterprise... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the financial supports for wedding photographers and videographers who have closed their businesses due to Covid-19 restrictions; and... - Capital Expenditure Programme
162. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the five most recent significant capital projects in the major functional responsibilities of his Department which require his... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
163. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the restart grant will be reintroduced once businesses can reopen to support them; and if he will make a statement on the... - Health and Safety Authority
164. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new HSA inspectors hired since June 2020 and January 2021, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a period spent on the pandemic unemployment payment can be included when reckoning continuous service to be eligible for a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
169. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if shoe fitting for young children will be considered an essential retail service under level 5 restrictions (details supplied).... - Workplace Relations Commission
170. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission in each of the years 2015 to 2020 by NACE sector; the... - Data Centres
171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of data centres in the State; and the location and size of each centre in tabular form. [14982/21] - Brexit Supports
172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if research has been carried out similar to research by Bord Bia on the UK export footprint in key European manufacturing markets;... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide ongoing fixed costs supports for SMEs after all levels of public health restrictions have ceased in order for... - Redundancy Payments
174. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) in respect of proposed redundancies; if he has made enquiries as to whether the... - Departmental Transport
177. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit broken... - Intellectual Property
178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement by Ireland on the position taken by the European Commission at the March 2021 World Trade Organization meeting on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
180. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that will be taken to assist towns and retailers to prepare for the reopening of the economy; the guidance on the type of... - Consumer Protection
181. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to an influx in cases of pyramid schemes in operation; and the steps being taken to combat same.... - Joint Labour Committees
182. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request the creation of a joint labour committee for early years education as a matter of urgency. [15275/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
183. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will re-examine the minimum turnover criteria for small to medium-sized businesses looking to avail of the small business... - Covid-19 Pandemic
184. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering making it permissible for shoe stores to offer appointments for sizing children's feet under public health... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
185. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered the admission of the events industry to supports and schemes (details supplied) until six months after mass... - Covid-19 Pandemic
186. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an association (details supplied) will be recognised as the representative body for wedding planners in Ireland; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
187. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available to SMEs that opened from the beginning of January 2020 and that are now temporarily closed under the current... - Covid-19 Pandemic
190. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a premises (details supplied) is closed under level 5 restrictions but wool and knitting materials can be purchased in... - Departmental Funding
191. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding support from the State and the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
192. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that will be put in place for SMEs following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on... - Redundancy Payments
193. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions his Department has taken to save jobs (details supplied); his plans to ensure that the employees affected will be... - Social Enterprise Sector
194. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies currently registered as social enterprises with the Companies Registration Office. [15808/21] - Remote Working
197. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of Enterprise Ireland on remote working hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15836/21] - Trade Strategy
198. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 3 February 2021, if his attention has been drawn to price fluctuations of as much as 30%... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
199. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the financial business supports available for a small wedding photography business such as in the case of a business (details... - Intellectual Property
200. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure the waiving of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 products during the pandemic through the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
201. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on reclassifying children’s clothing and shoes as essential retail; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
203. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide the retail sector with advanced notice of the lifting of restrictions to enable a safe reopening; and if he will... - Departmental Expenditure
205. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total Covid-19-related spend in 2020 by his Department, agency and budget line item; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Administrative Arrangements
206. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the payment options available to persons to pay fines, charges or bills by his Department; and if there are plans to provide further...
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