Parliamentary questions

Legal Costs

Maurice Quinlivan

331. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the legal service providers contracted by IDA Ireland in 2018; the hours worked by each legal service provider; the cost of each legal service provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49231/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

332. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of company director restrictions imposed by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [49280/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

333. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of company director disqualifications imposed by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [49281/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations

Maurice Quinlivan

334. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of prosecutions the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has brought in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [49282/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations

Maurice Quinlivan

335. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of convictions the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has achieved in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [49283/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

336. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant positions in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; the length of time these positions have been vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49284/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

337. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of her plans to reform the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49285/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

338. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has asked for additional funding, staffing or resources to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49286/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Maurice Quinlivan

339. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings she held in 2017 and to date in 2018 with the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49287/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Maurice Quinlivan

340. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings held in 2017 and to date in 2018 between officials from her Department and officials from the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49288/18]

Health and Safety Authority

Fiona O'Loughlin

341. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of farm safety inspectors employed by the HSA; and the number of new inspectors hired in 2017 and to date in 2018 for farm safety. [49364/18]

Consultancy Contracts Expenditure

Timmy Dooley

342. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the fees paid and services rendered to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49417/18]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Timmy Dooley

343. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a timeline for the development of her Department's specific climate change targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49561/18]

Brexit Supports

Bernard Durkan

108. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the action she has taken to assist small and medium-sized enterprises withstand the threat of Brexit, including the Brexit loan scheme; if further initiatives are planned in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48740/18]

Departmental Data

Billy Kelleher

109. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of young persons aged between 15 and 29 years classified as not in employment, education or training; the percentage as a proportion of the number of unemployed; the corresponding EU average rate in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48791/18]

Brexit Issues

Billy Kelleher

110. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the contingencies in place for trading enterprises in the transport and haulage sector in the event of a no deal Brexit; and if she has had discussions with the EU Commission and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding flexibility in relation to state aid thresholds for trading enterprises using port facilities to transport goods to continental Europe or via the UK land bridge in such an event. [48792/18]

Work Permits Data

Bernard Durkan

111. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in the determination of an application for trusted partner status in the case of a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48686/18]

Workplace Relations Commission

Bernard Durkan

112. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a reply has not issued from the Workplace Relations Commission to a person (details supplied) in response to a complaint raised regarding the person's previous employment with an organisation; when a reply will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48779/18]

Brexit Issues

Billy Kelleher

113. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the meetings she has held with accountancy bodies regarding Brexit and its potential impact on audit and accountancy; and the number of such meetings to date. [48794/18]

Work Permits Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

314. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of a work permit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48339/18]

Health and Safety Authority Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

315. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by the Health and Safety Authority on farm safety initiatives, campaigns and projects in County Donegal in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47799/18]

Jobs Protection

Billy Kelleher

316. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to protect jobs in Russian owned companies based here that may be threatened by increased tariffs and trade sanctions; and the discussions she has had with officials from the United States of America administration in this regard. [47880/18]

Trade Agreements

Jan O'Sullivan

317. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a free trade agreement between the EU and Thailand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47922/18]

IDA Ireland Jobs Data

Sean Fleming

318. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA supported jobs by county at the end of each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48089/18]

IDA Ireland Data

Sean Fleming

319. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits by prospective clients by county in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48090/18]

IDA Ireland Data

Sean Fleming

320. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the investment provided by the IDA to its client companies by county in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48095/18]

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Brendan Howlin

321. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has carried out advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes being implemented by her Department; the campaign or relevant programme; the cost of advertising in publications, broadcast advertising, outdoor advertising and other consultancy or production costs for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48301/18]

Energy Efficiency

Catherine Murphy

97. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department is part of the public sector energy reporting programme; if so, the percentage of improvement in energy efficiency to date that has been achieved; the way in which this was achieved; if her Department noted a decrease in energy efficiency in view of the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for energy efficiency targets; if targets will be met by the 2020 deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47584/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

98. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she can facilitate the construction sector by way of work visas for non-EEA countries in order to meet the shortage in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47610/18]

Brexit Supports

Billy Kelleher

99. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 8 November 2018, the schemes that are being developed between her Department, the Directorate General for Competition and the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development on the development of schemes that do not fall under the general block exemption regulation; if these schemes will be operational before 29 March 2019; and if Exchequer funding will be required. [47650/18]

Brexit Supports

Billy Kelleher

100. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of participants on the rescue and restructuring scheme since it was established, in tabular form; and the amount drawn down to date. [47651/18]

Personal Injury Claims

Billy Kelleher

101. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the latest whiplash data published by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. [47652/18]

Tax Code

Billy Kelleher

102. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the latest European Commission proposals for a digital sales tax; and the steps being taken to protect Irish interests. [47653/18]

Economic Competitiveness

Billy Kelleher

103. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on Ireland's continued fall in the rankings of an organisation (details supplied) for the ease of doing business across 190 economies. [47656/18]

Departmental Funding

Billy Kelleher

104. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 25 October 2018, the reason there has been such a drop in companies participating in the 2013 to 2018 scheme compared to the 2007 to 2012 programme; and if there will be a successor programme to cover the 2019 to 2023 period. [47657/18]

Retail Sector

Billy Kelleher

105. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the new online retail scheme administered by Enterprise Ireland will be made available to Irish-owned micro-sized firms with fewer than ten employees in the retail sector in order to enhance their online presence. [47658/18]

Business Regulation

Billy Kelleher

106. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date for each of the action points made in the report Measures to Enhance Ireland's Corporate, Economic and Regulatory Framework, published in November 2017; if each such action point has been completed, not completed or is ongoing, respectively; and the revised deadlines for action points not delivered by the original timeframes, in tabular form. [47659/18]

Local Enterprise Offices Data

Peadar Tóibín

286. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the annual funding that each LEO has received per year in the past five years, in tabular form. [46752/18]

Brexit Staff

Micheál Martin

287. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in her Department that are involved in co-ordinating and ensuring that businesses are prepared for Brexit. [46802/18]

Local Enterprise Offices Data

Maurice Quinlivan

288. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons or businesses that availed of the mentor programme run by each local enterprise office in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46467/18]

Local Enterprise Offices Data

Maurice Quinlivan

289. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of the mentor programme run by each local enterprise office in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [46468/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Micheál Martin

290. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the policy relating to the need for note taking when Ministers and-or Ministers of State meet business and other leaders; the way in which this policy is outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46484/18]

Bord na Móna

Billy Kelleher

291. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she has taken to protect jobs at Bord na Móna and put supports in place for employees that will be made redundant on a voluntary basis; if she has spoken with the management of the company regarding these job losses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46517/18]

Motor Insurance Costs

Billy Kelleher

292. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date for each of the 71 action points made in the cost of insurance working group report on motor insurance published in January 2017, in which her Department or the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB, had lead responsibility for implementation, in tabular form; if each such action point has been completed, not completed or is ongoing; and the revised deadlines for action points not delivered by original timelines committed. [46553/18]

Insurance Costs

Billy Kelleher

293. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date for each of the 29 action points made in the cost of insurance working group report on the cost of employer and public liability insurance published in January 2018, in which her Department or the PIAB has lead responsibility for implementation, in tabular form; if each such action point has been completed, not completed or is ongoing; and the revised deadlines for action points not delivered by original timelines committed. [46554/18]

Jobs Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

294. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs lost or created in County Kildare on an annual basis in the past six years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46644/18]

Construction Industry

John Curran

295. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will review the workings and effectiveness of the Construction Contracts Act 2013; if she is satisfied that subcontractors are aware of and proactive in enforcing their entitlements with a contractor for payments that are due; her plans to increase awareness of this provision in the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46977/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Michael Moynihan

296. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of senior positions held by both men and women, respectively, in her Department. [46993/18]

Science Foundation Ireland Expenditure

Mattie McGrath

297. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason funds via Science Foundation Ireland have been withdrawn from a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47019/18]

IDA Ireland Data

Peadar Tóibín

298. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of regional IDA Ireland site visits up to the third quarter of 2018, by county; and the vacant IDA properties by county, in tabular form. [47034/18]

Local Enterprise Offices Data

Maurice Quinlivan

299. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the local enterprise offices located in each county; the number of staff who work in each office in 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47128/18]

Local Enterprise Offices Data

Maurice Quinlivan

300. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocation for each individual local enterprise office; the value of grants provided by each office in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47129/18]

Pharmaceutical Sector

John Brassil

301. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on proposed changes to Regulation (EC) No. 469/2009 to allow for a SPC manufacturing waiver; her views on this initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47188/18]

Work Permits Applications

Denis Naughten

110. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) for a work permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46168/18]

Personal Contract Plans

Billy Kelleher

111. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the recommendation (details supplied) on the state of regulation of personal contract plans, PCPs, that the consumer protection code should apply to PCPs and that PCP providers should have to check the financial capacity of consumers before offering such contracts; if not, the reason therefore; and if she or her officials have had discussions with the Department of Finance and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission regarding this recommendation. [46367/18]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Billy Kelleher

112. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA site visits in each county in quarter 1, 2 and 3 of 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46368/18]

Brexit Supports

Billy Kelleher

113. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings that have taken place to date since the formation of the working group comprising representatives from the Directorate General for Competition, her Department, Enterprise Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to scope and design schemes to support enterprises impacted by Brexit in line with state aid rules; the dates of all such meetings; the remaining meetings planned for 2018 and Q1 2019; the progression on new potential schemes that fall within state aid rules and their operational date; if she or Enterprise Ireland have submitted or discussed proposals in the forum requesting that the state aid ceiling under EU Regulation No. 1407/2013 be temporally adapted as a policy response to protect Irish companies and exporting businesses exposed to a no-deal hard Brexit and the UK becoming a third country; and when such proposals were formally submitted. [46369/18]

White Collar Crime

Billy Kelleher

114. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the report, Regulatory Powers and Corporate Offences, by an organisation (details supplied); her plans to implement the recommendations of this report including the proposal to set up a corporate crime agency; the estimated impact this will have on the work of the ODCE; and if her Departmental officials met with the ODCE to discuss the matter. [46371/18]

Skills Shortages

Billy Kelleher

115. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a sectorial analysis has been carried out of skills shortages in the economy for the next 5, 10, 15 and 20 year period; the impact skills shortages are having on competitiveness levels here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46372/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Billy Kelleher

116. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of civil servants in her Department by grade who are specifically allocated to work in the economic migration policy unit (details supplied). [46373/18]

Programme for Government Initiatives

Billy Kelleher

117. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the regional job targets and unemployment rate projections under A Programme for a Partnership Government for 2020 and Enterprise 2025, by year and region; the latest figures relating to these targets; the monitoring and reporting mechanisms in place; her job targets up to 2020, by region in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46374/18]

Gender Balance

Billy Kelleher

118. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied with the latest female participation rate in the labour force here compared with the EU rate; if she has carried out an analysis of this area; and the actions being taken to increase the rate. [46376/18]

Economic Competitiveness

Billy Kelleher

119. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied with Ireland’s rankings in the 2018 global competitiveness report published by the World Economic Forum on 17 October 2018. [46384/18]

Personal Injuries Commission

Billy Kelleher

120. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the most recent Personal Injuries Commission report and the recommendation to establish a judicial council and for the Minister for Justice and Equality to formally request that the council review the award guidelines; and the estimated impact this will have on the book of quantum. [46385/18]

Enterprise Support Schemes

Billy Kelleher

121. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when applications to the disruptive technologies fund will open and close; and the 2019 budget allocation for same. [46386/18]

Workplace Relations Services Staff

Billy Kelleher

122. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the allocation to the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court in each of the years 2015 to 2018 broken down between current and capital funds; the amount expended in each year and to date in 2018; the 2019 allocation; and the number of civil servants in the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court by grade in tabular form. [46387/18]

Health and Safety Authority

Charlie McConalogue

123. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of farm safety inspectors employed by the HSA; and the number of new inspectors who have been hired in 2017 and to date in 2018 for farm safety. [46454/18]

Farm Safety Scheme

Charlie McConalogue

124. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by the Health and Safety Authority on farm safety initiatives; the number of inspections in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of fatalities on farms in this period annually; the percentage of farm fatalities out of total workplace fatalities recorded by the HSA as a percentage in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46455/18]

Farm Safety Scheme

Charlie McConalogue

125. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funds allocated by the Health and Safety Authority for farm safety initiatives in 2016, 2017 and 2018; the amount expended in each such year; the amount allocated in budget 2019 for farm safety initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46456/18]

Employment Rights

Fiona O'Loughlin

113. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a protocol is in place in order to ensure the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2017 is being adhered to; the sanctions for companies that are not adhering to the order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46025/18]

Arms Trade

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

453. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason €0 worth of arms exports have been reported by Ireland for the period 2009 to 2016 under the EU common code of conduct on arms exports despite over €419 million worth of licences being reported for the same period; the reason Ireland has not provided information for actual arms exports during this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45229/18]

Arms Trade

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

454. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the value of arms exports during the period 2009 to 2016; the measures taken to ensure all information on arms exports in line with the EU common position is accurately reported in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45230/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Fiona O'Loughlin

455. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if working visa restrictions will be relaxed to allow working visas for persons (details supplied) outside the EU. [45742/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Fiona O'Loughlin

456. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if working visa restrictions will be relaxed to allow working visas for people (details supplied) outside the EU. [45743/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Fiona O'Loughlin

457. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if working visa restrictions will be relaxed to allow working visas for people (details supplied) outside the EU. [45744/18]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Fiona O'Loughlin

458. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports proposed to assist SMEs in County Kildare as a result of budget 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44627/18]

Foreign Direct Investment

Thomas P. Broughan

459. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on recent statistics from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, which show that total foreign direct investment inflows into the State declined by €71 billion for the first half of 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44708/18]

Foreign Direct Investment

Thomas P. Broughan

460. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will report on foreign direct investment for the first three quarters of 2018; if an organisation (details supplied) is concerned that the tax changes by President Trump may be having a negative affect on this investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44709/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Catherine Murphy

461. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 176 and 177 of 18 October 2018, if he will provide minutes and briefings associated with his meeting of 30 January 2018 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44720/18]

Work Permits Applications

Barry Cowen

462. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on an application for a critical skills employment permit. [44723/18]

Departmental Meetings

Catherine Murphy

463. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she, her departmental officials and or her ministerial predecessors have met companies and an organisation (details supplied) or representatives of same in the past three years to date; if so, if a schedule of those meetings and the associated minutes will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44769/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Catherine Murphy

464. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 176 and 177 of 18 October 2018, if further information will be supplied in respect of her meeting with a representative of a company (details supplied) in December 2016 in her previous role as Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs; if she will supply the briefing notes and minutes of this meeting; the number of meetings she had with the company since 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44788/18]

Departmental Consultations

Louise O'Reilly

465. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the location of the submissions made to the consultations undertaken by her Department in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44852/18]

Departmental Consultations

Louise O'Reilly

466. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the consultations undertaken by her Department in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44870/18]

Work Permits Data

Jack Chambers

467. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to ensure there are no labour shortages with impediments preventing firms hiring overseas workers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44926/18]

Departmental Meetings

Maurice Quinlivan

468. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of meetings that took place between her Department and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement during the preparation of the prosecution case against a person (details supplied). [44938/18]

Work Permits Applications

Barry Cowen

469. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on an application for a critical skills employment permit. [44948/18]

Job Creation

Eoin Ó Broin

470. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the work carried out following meetings with local representatives in Athy municipal district to help improve employment in the area due to the announcement of the closure of a plant (details supplied). [44982/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Catherine Murphy

471. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the Minster of State, Deputy Pat Breen, has met with broadband providers and/or telecoms providers in the past three years, to date; if she will provide a schedule of the meetings he has had, including company names, location of meetings and persons present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45000/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Billy Kelleher

472. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when she plans to publish an account of the investigative failures identified by a person (details supplied); and the steps she is taking to address them, following the trial of a person. [45004/18]

Work Permits Applications

Clare Daly

473. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the likely date on which a support letter for a person (details supplied) will issue in order that they can obtain a stamp 4 critical skills visa. [45031/18]

Work Permits Applications

Barry Cowen

474. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on their application for a critical skills employment permit. [45097/18]

Legislative Measures

Fiona O'Loughlin

475. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the proposed legislation to tackle the issue of expiry dates on gift vouchers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45115/18]

Work Permits Applications

Clare Daly

476. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if additional resources will be provided to facilitate the speedy processing of applications for work permits following the implementation of the Luximon judgment; and if not, the reason therefor. [45147/18]

Departmental Contracts

Fergus O'Dowd

477. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a company (details supplied) has undertaken work within her Department's remit to build or renovate projects over the past ten years; if so, the project name and location; the year in which it was built; if building fire safety inspections have been carried out on the projects since construction; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45193/18]

Audiovisual Sector

Joe Carey

478. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the work she is carrying out with respect to the business development of eSports here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45412/18]

Departmental Meetings

Mattie McGrath

479. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the details of engagements, meetings or correspondence that each Minister of State in her Department has had with a person (details supplied) in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45451/18]

Regional Development

Lisa Chambers

480. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for further investment in the region in view of the recent Galway-Mayo relocation survey 2018 which was carried out by a company (details supplied) in conjunction with IDA Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45538/18]

Work Permits Applications

Brendan Griffin

481. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45546/18]

UN Conventions

David Cullinane

482. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the draft convention on violence and harassment in the world of work; his plans to propose amendments to the convention; if so, whether he has informed the International Labour Organisation, ILO, of these prior to the 8 November 2018 deadline; and if so, the details of the amendments. [45617/18]