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Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Enterprise Support Services
Brendan Smith
63. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if urgent consideration will be given to the requests of a federation (details supplied) for specific supports for a sector in view of its importance for employment in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16987/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Sorca Clarke
64. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the Covid-19 online retail scheme which offers grants to small businesses to help enhance their online sales capabilities will reopen. [17063/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Food Prices
Matt Carthy
65. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to ban below-cost selling for fresh foods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17092/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Paul Donnelly
66. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when a start-up grant will be available for a company (details supplied). [17133/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Employment Rights
Louise O'Reilly
67. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Questions on 14 July 2020, the reason for his refusal to agree to bring forward new legislation to protect the pay and conditions of workers affected by the recently struck down sectoral employment order; and his advice to new entrant workers and workers moving between employers whose pay and conditions are now under threat. [17144/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Court Judgments
Louise O'Reilly
68. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the appeal of the High Court judgement which recently struck down sectoral employment orders; and when the case will be concluded. [17145/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Ministerial Meetings
Louise O'Reilly
69. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the date and time for a meeting between him, his officials and workers (details supplied) following his agreement to meet with them during Parliamentary Questions on 14 July 2020. [17146/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Louise O'Reilly
70. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the interest rates under the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme are too high; his further views on the definition of fair interest rates for businesses under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17147/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Louise O'Reilly
71. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether injections of liquidity through grants are an integral part of the recovery from Covid-19 for microbusinesses, SMEs and family businesses; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many such businesses are afraid to take on new debt through loans. [17148/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Employment Rights
Gino Kenny
72. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 14 July 2020, the way in which migrant workers who do not hold valid permits can access the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, in view of a recent court case which found the definition of civil proceedings in one particular case excluded the findings of the WRC and Labour Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17234/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Departmental Staff
Paul Donnelly
73. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff to be appointed to the policy and programme implementation unit of his Department; if the staff will be redeployed from within the civil service; and if new hires, the number. [17266/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Ministerial Advisers
Paul Donnelly
74. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the special advisers he has appointed to his Department and his office established within the Department of An Taoiseach; and the public sector salary grade applied to each. [17268/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Ministerial Staff
Paul Donnelly
75. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the aides-de-camp appointed to the Office of the Tánaiste from 2007 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form.. [17270/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pauline Tully
76. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received to date by county for the restart grant, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17322/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pauline Tully
77. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding issued to individual businesses for the restart grant by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17325/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
78. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funds received by a company (details supplied) from the enterprise agencies under his remit in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17421/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Fergus O'Dowd
44. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if matters raised correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to supports for the tourism sector during the Covid-19 pandemic will be addressed.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16427/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Bernard Durkan
45. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which alternatives can be put in place to prevent or control the most negative aspects now emerging in terms of investment, foreign direct investment and small and medium-sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16446/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Richard Bruton
46. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans as part of the recovery fund to create space for new initiatives within the regional enterprise strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16360/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Richard Bruton
47. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the options under consideration for viable businesses to achieve a work out of debts or rents that might overwhelm them during the slow restart phase. [16361/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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IDA Ireland
Martin Browne
48. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA-organised visits involving those from the industrial sector that have been made to an unused IDA site in Tipperary town since it was vacated by a company (details supplied); the way in which it is being marketed by the IDA; and the amount in nominal rent that has been paid for the site to date. [16411/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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IDA Ireland
Martin Browne
49. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant properties on IDA lands nationwide and in County Tipperary; his views on turning over unused lands or premises to local authorities to allow community organisations to use them as a premises in view of the contribution such groups make to communities such as those across County Tipperary; the cost of maintaining such empty premises in County Tipperary each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16412/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
48. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to assist companies that have been closed for the past number of months by way of cash injection to meet their deferred debts and deferred payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16146/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
49. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will ensure there will be no delay in payments to SMEs such as the employee assistance scheme in order to ensure SMEs can continue to pay their staff on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16147/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
50. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to continue the business continuity voucher, which has expired and was beneficial to SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16148/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Company Liquidations
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
51. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the legal protections to ensure that companies based primarily abroad do not engage in tactical liquidations of entities here in order to prevent employees receiving their full entitlements; his views on whether this is applicable in the case of a company (details supplied); and if further actions to protect such workers either via legislation or otherwise are being explored. [16171/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Shanahan
52. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline for the appointment of the SME recovery task force; if relevant small and local business representative bodies will be consulted in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16216/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Shanahan
53. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the July stimulus package provides for the appointment of the SME task force; if the task force will include small and local business representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16217/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Shanahan
54. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the July stimulus package; if relevant small and local business representative bodies will be consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16218/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Matt Shanahan
55. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures he plans to introduce as part of the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16219/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Employment Rights
Louise O'Reilly
13. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the recent decision of the courts to strike down the sectoral employment order in place for electrical workers; and if he will bring forward legislation to support and reinforce the SEO and strengthen it from further attacks of this nature. [15876/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Employment Rights
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
14. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to address the defects identified in legislation relating to the making of sectoral employment orders following the recent High Court judgment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15993/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Company Closures
Louise O'Reilly
15. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will implement legislation or measures to prevent tactical insolvency and ensure that workers are protected in insolvency situations. [15877/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Catherine Murphy
16. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the modelling that has been undertaken to quantify the impact of Covid-19 on the sectors he plans to provide assistance to in the context of the proposed July stimulus; the persons that conducted the modelling and analysis; if it will be factored into the stimulus measures; if he has consulted with his Ministerial colleagues in the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the stimulus; and if aspects will require an early budget. [16040/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Louise O'Reilly
17. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the regulations will be amended to make Covid-19 an occupational illness having regard to the immediate, exceptional and manifest risk posed to human life and public health by the spread of Covid-19, thus ensuring occurrences of same among workers in the workplace are reported to the Health and Safety Authority. [15752/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Co-operative Sector
Catherine Connolly
18. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to review and strengthen the co-operative legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15761/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Cormac Devlin
19. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to enable SMEs to return to capacity in circumstances in which it is possible; and his further plans to strengthen the resilience, productivity and innovation of SMEs. [15818/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
20. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the review of the business restart grant has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15800/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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IDA Ireland
Matt Shanahan
21. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits to Waterford city and county in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15822/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Employment Rights
Bríd Smith
22. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will meet with representatives of construction, contract cleaning and security workers to discuss the way in which to safeguard pay rates in these and other sectors in view of recent court rulings that could dramatically affect workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15812/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Jackie Cahill
24. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the further grant supports for small and medium enterprises being considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15798/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Brexit Preparations
Bernard Durkan
25. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to obviate the negative impact of Brexit on the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15689/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Louise O'Reilly
26. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if funding loaned or granted under schemes offered to assist businesses due to Covid-19 will be made contingent on businesses which have not been tax compliant becoming tax compliant within a certain short timeframe, on businesses fulfilling Labour Court recommendations and on businesses with outstanding cases at the Workplace Relations Commission committing to a definitive date by which they will attend to resolve such cases. [15754/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Enterprise Support Services
Éamon Ó Cuív
27. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he plans to take to assist events businesses which are very seriously affected by Covid-19 to survive financially through the crisis taking into account their importance economically, socially and culturally to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15664/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Business Regulation
James Lawless
28. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to review regulations on business. [15820/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Legislative Measures
Gino Kenny
29. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his priority legislation in the area of workers’ rights and employment legislation; if the Employment Permits Act will be amended for migrant workers to make it possible to access the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court; if legislation regarding SEOs and collective agreements will be strengthened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15814/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marc MacSharry
30. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the consideration his Department is giving to additional measures that may be needed to support the hospitality, retail, entertainment, arts and leisure sectors. [15801/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
James O'Connor
31. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the new €2 billion credit guarantee scheme will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15806/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Enterprise Support Services
Brendan Smith
32. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures he is taking to support small and medium enterprises in the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15793/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Legislative Measures
Gino Kenny
33. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the amending of employment legislation and the Companies Act 2014 will be made a priority in view of a dispute at a company (details supplied) and the past failure to legislate and in further view of the Duffy Cahill report; if the passage of the Protection of Employees (Collective Redundancies) Bill 2017 will be supported, which passed Second Stage in the Thirty-second Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15813/20]