Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Remote Working

Pádraig O'Sullivan

216. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to develop remote working opportunities further and improve the facilities and conditions to encourage remote working, especially in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32709/20]

Departmental Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

217. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is funding for chambers of commerce or tourism to avail of for website or App development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32732/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Martin Browne

218. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports in place for sole traders and small businesses that closed due to the new restrictions yet have to pay rent and bills to ensure they have a business to reopen once restrictions are lifted. [32735/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Christopher O'Sullivan

219. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person who lives further than 5 km from his or her work is allowed to travel to his or her business for the purpose of packing orders for online sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32741/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Niall Collins

220. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason it was stated that travel agents qualify under the Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, scheme when it was subsequently stated that they are not included. [32785/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Bernard Durkan

221. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a business (details supplied) which is currently unable to operate as a restaurant due to Covid-19 restrictions, is able to function as a wedding venue and accommodate up to 25 persons as per current regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32811/20]

Employment Rights

Catherine Murphy

222. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of progress to introduce a right to disconnect in 2020; the level of engagement he has had with the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, regarding its role in drawing up a code on the right to disconnect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32928/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Danny Healy-Rae

223. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32938/20]

Programme for Government

Catherine Murphy

224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the establishment of sectoral task forces as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32951/20]

Local Enterprise Offices

Catherine Murphy

225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the expanded new role of the local enterprise offices as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32953/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

226. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to instances of non-essential outlets in shopping centres opening and trading under level 5 which will result in staff being unable to access the Covid-19 payment if the shop does not close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32955/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

227. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a special helpline will be set up for businesses to contact for clarification regarding lockdown restrictions and check the way in which they apply to their business in view of the fact that most businesses are having confusion interpreting the list of essential services on the www.gov.ie website. [32997/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mary Lou McDonald

228. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if painters, decorators, plumbers, electricians and associated trades persons can continue to work under level 5 restrictions; the guidelines for these trades persons when working in individual homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33034/20]

Fines Data

Holly Cairns

229. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of fines, including the amounts, his Department or agencies under his remit, have paid since 1 January 2019 to European Commission relating to cases for infringements of EU law in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33113/20]

Departmental Contracts

Seán Sherlock

230. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of contracts approved in his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020 without competitive tender; the details of the contract; the company awarded the contract; and the full value of the contract in tabular form. [33269/20]

Enterprise Support Services

Jackie Cahill

231. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is a form of funding that can be applied for by a person that works as a personal trainer and that wishes to establish a gym in their home; if funding can be made available for construction or equipment of such a facility in view of the fact that their job is now threatened due to Covid-19 restrictions and they wish to establish their own business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33575/20]

Health and Safety Inspections

Mary Lou McDonald

232. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of HSA inspections that have taken place in bookmakers throughout the Covid-19 emergency; the number of these businesses found to be non-compliant as a result of these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33641/20]

Brexit Data

Brendan Howlin

233. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the most recent estimate undertaken by his Department on the impact of Brexit post-January 2021 on employment by sector and region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33655/20]

Brexit Data

Brendan Howlin

234. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the analysis undertaken by his Department to date on the impact of Brexit post-January 2021 on youth unemployment; the specific measures being implemented to mitigate this impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33656/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Willie O'Dea

235. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to roll out a nationwide campaign to promote purchases from Irish websites and stores offering click and collect over the next six weeks in view of the closure of retailers as a result of the latest Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33716/20]