Written answers
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Enterprise Policy
52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the mid-east Regional Enterprise Plan. [43818/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
57. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the most recent communication with the Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to Ireland’s stance on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
59. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Kilkenny that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; the number of same that have... - Trade Missions
60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on his recent trade mission to the UK, France and Germany respectively; and if he will make a statement... - Flexible Work Practices
62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to legislate to provide employees with the right to request remote working. [43609/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will call on the European Union to support a temporary TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines, medicines and diagnostics... - Workplace Relations Commission
65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans in relation to consulting interested groups regarding the proposed legislation to grant access to the Workplace Relations... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Tipperary that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; the number of same that have... - Digital Hubs
68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department engage with local authorities regarding the development of digital hubs; and if he will make... - Foreign Direct Investment
69. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress over summer 2021 on the development of an IDA property (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement... - Enterprise Policy
70. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the South-East Regional Enterprise Plan. [43790/21] - Dublin Bus
71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had any involvement in the ongoing industrial dispute at Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43844/21] - Insurance Industry
72. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the actions his Department is taking under the Action Plan for Insurance Reform. [43817/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that Covid-19 vaccine trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights waiver is addressed... - Foreign Direct Investment
75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in the wake of a recent major jobs' announcement for Dublin, his Department and the IDA are engaging to have multinational online... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
76. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the Sustaining Enterprise and Accelerated Recovery Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43830/21] - Enterprise Policy
78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to safeguard jobs in the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43774/21] - Insurance Industry
79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the work to reform insurance with a view to reducing the cost on individual consumers and businesses; and if he will... - Enterprise Policy
80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the development of the regional enterprise plan to 2024 for the west of Ireland; when the plan will be completed and... - Work Permits
81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of non-EEA employment permits for the homecare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43655/21] - Social Enterprise Sector
82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives his Department is taking to promote social enterprise. [43610/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the detail of the progress of the Sustaining Enterprise and Accelerated Recovery Fund since its launch; and if he will make a... - Small and Medium Enterprises
84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the introduction of the small company administrative rescue process which is aiming to be a simplified, timely and... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
85. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; the number... - Enterprise Policy
89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of any ongoing engagement between the indigenous enterprise, SMEs and entrepreneurship division of his Department and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
90. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in advance of a phased return to office-based working from 22 September 2021, he and his Department will publicly state that the... - Brexit Supports
91. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the new Brexit impact loan scheme will reopen for applications. [43846/21] - Enterprise Policy
92. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan. [43825/21] - Enterprise Support Services
93. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if training and financial supports available to businesses setting up online can be increased to meet the support needs arising from... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
94. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans in relation to the continuity of Covid-19 business supports as business reopen; and if he will make a statement on the... - Foreign Direct Investment
96. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the recent purchase by the IDA of two land banks in County Louth; the plans for these sites; if any other associated... - Health and Safety
97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether adequate resources have been allocated to the Health and Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the... - Living Wage
98. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to progress a living wage. [43800/21] - Enterprise Policy
99. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to deal with the recruitment crisis presently facing all trade and retail sectors; the incentives his Department will be... - Trade Data
100. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the detail of the overall trends in import and export trade, trade between Ireland and both Great Britain and Northern Ireland,... - Immigration Policy
101. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered introducing a points-based system for the entry into the country and naturalisation of skilled workers and their... - Flexible Work Practices
102. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position of workers that wish to continue working remotely even after the scheduled national return to the workplace on 22... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
103. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to include businesses that missed the deadlines for Covid-19 business supports; and if he will make a statement on... - Food Industry
104. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to address the labour shortage in the mushroom industry; if he plans to reintroduce the pilot labour permit scheme; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
105. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford and Westmeath that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; the number of... - Enterprise Policy
106. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has considered adopting the economic model of community wealth building which has been successful in Ayrshire,... - Northern Ireland
109. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with business representatives in Northern Ireland in relation to the Northern Ireland Protocol. [43734/21] - Work Permits
110. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the analysis his Department has carried out into the removal of dental nurses from the ineligible list of occupations for employment... - Foreign Direct Investment
111. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an overview of the efforts his Department, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland are making in terms of attracting new... - Job Creation
112. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to develop a green jobs programme in view of the climate crisis and the current situation of mass unemployment. [43832/21] - Flexible Work Practices
113. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that his Department, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta plan to promote remote working among... - Departmental Meetings
114. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of meetings he has had with businesses, workers and representatives of the events industry since July 2020; and the dates... - Flexible Work Practices
118. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to facilitate hybrid working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43823/21] - Data Centres
119. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider a review of Government policy on the development of data centres in Ireland until a cost-benefit analysis has... - Enterprise Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the South-West Regional Enterprise Plan. [43848/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
121. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene via legislation or otherwise to protect workers who must stay at home with their school-aged child who has to... - Legislative Measures
123. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the general scheme of the sick leave Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43752/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
125. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Carlow that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; the number of same that have... - Enterprise Policy
126. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the North-East Regional Enterprise Plan. [43733/21] - Brexit Issues
128. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the interactions he has had with his EU counterparts regarding the extension of Brexit grace periods. [43526/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
130. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies by county that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme since its introduction; the closing date... - Cybersecurity Policy
131. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to upgrade the IT systems of his Department and bodies under his remit with a view to maximise the protection against cyber... - Job Losses
132. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of collective redundancies on a monthly basis have been notified to his Department in July and August and to date in... - Dublin Airport Authority
133. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had any involvement in the ongoing industrial dispute at the Dublin Airport Authority; and if he will make a statement on... - Enterprise Policy
134. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will put in place measures to solve the current staffing crisis in the hospitality industry; and if he will make a statement on... - Insurance Industry
135. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts he is making to reduce insurance costs in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43788/21] - Enterprise Policy
136. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress being made by his Department in providing supports to businesses under the Sustaining Enterprise and Accelerated... - Work Permits
137. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he can facilitate the increased number of requests for work permit-related visas having particular regard to the... - National Minimum Wage
138. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address the fact that 116 workers employed by Shannon Group are currently working below the minimum wage; and if he will...
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