Parliamentary questions

Employment Rights

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

19. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to implement the Duffy Cahill report in order to give workers preferential status as creditors and help prevent a similar situation to that of workers (details supplied) arising again. [30030/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peadar Tóibín

20. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports he will give to enterprises who have difficulties reopening after lockdown. [29370/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

21. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet individually with representatives of associations (details supplied) regarding the impact of Covid-19 and the public health restrictions on the pub and restaurant sector. [29940/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

22. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way his Department plans to address the concerns articulated by employers and trade unions regarding the rights and responsibilities for employers relating to unvaccinated staff to keep their workplaces and customers safe particularly in smaller enterprises. [30031/21]

Enterprise Policy

Brendan Griffin

23. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the roadmap for business supports post-Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30228/21]

Trade Agreements

John Brady

24. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a commitment will be given to act as an advocate for the TRIPS waiver while recognising that there is no single solution to the threat of Covid-19 within the developing world. [24638/21]

Trade Agreements

Holly Cairns

25. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on pursuing existing flexibilities in the WTO TRIPS agreement to allow for compulsory licensing regarding Covid-19 vaccines facilitate the universal and equitable access to said vaccines. [30066/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Éamon Ó Cuív

26. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated loss of employment in the productive sectors of the economy due to the Covid-19 pandemic; the steps he plans taking to stimulate employment in the productive sectors of the economy post-Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29214/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

David Cullinane

27. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the State supports he has offered to vaccine manufacturers. [15091/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Barry Cowen

28. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Offaly and Laois that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30053/21]

Trade Agreements

Mick Barry

29. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will support the request for a waiver of intellectual property rights under the TRIPS for Covid-19 vaccines; the contact he has had with the Irish Permanent Representatives in Geneva on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24138/21]

Employment Rights

Thomas Gould

30. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the legislation resulting from the recommendations of the Duffy-Cahill report. [30225/21]

Trade Agreements

Gary Gannon

31. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on the TRIPS waiver. [24198/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Éamon Ó Cuív

32. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details and estimated cost of all schemes being operated by his Department to mitigate the effects on businesses due to Covid-19 during the first half of 2021; the estimated cost for the second half of 2021; the length of time he expects there will be a need for such supports to businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29213/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

33. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Mayo that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30034/21]

Economic Policy

Brendan Griffin

34. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to return to full employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30229/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Niamh Smyth

35. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to upgrade the IT systems of his Department and of bodies under his remit with a view to maximising the protection against cyber-criminals. [29877/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Chris Andrews

36. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet individually with representatives of organisations (details supplied) regarding the impact of Covid-19 and the public health restrictions on the pub and restaurant sector to discuss continuing supports from his Department. [30176/21]

Immigration Policy

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

37. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions his Department plans to address the request of an organisation (details supplied) to allow the right to work to feed, house, clothe and educate themselves without fear of deportation in view of the extraordinary conditions imposed on them by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30033/21]

Industrial Development

Catherine Connolly

38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 29 April 2021, if the IDA has to date appointed the business development consultant in Israel; the details of the checks and balances in place within his Department to ensure that the IDA's decision to establish a presence in Israel will not indirectly support or legitimise Israel’s policies of de facto annexation; the details of the monitoring that will be carried out by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30201/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Rose Conway-Walsh

39. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet individually with representatives of restaurants and pubs regarding the impact of Covid-19 and the public health restrictions on the pub and restaurant sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30163/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

40. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his plans to support the hospitality sector in advance of and following the reopening of the sector in early June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30026/21]

Youth Unemployment

Pearse Doherty

41. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is drafting plans to tackle youth unemployment in County Donegal with specific focus on those not in education, employment or training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30174/21]

Legislative Programme

Emer Higgins

42. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a bank holiday in the month of July. [2857/21]

Trade Agreements

Bríd Smith

43. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will conduct a review of the possible climate impact and specifically the impact on global greenhouse gas emissions and on Ireland's targets for emission reductions nationally of the State endorsing all aspects of the CETA agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13298/21]

Enterprise Policy

Aindrias Moynihan

44. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the further supports that are being considered for SMEs to ensure viability into the future for these businesses on reopening and continuing trading due to the financial difficulties experienced by Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29962/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pádraig O'Sullivan

45. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will propose the waiving of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30226/21]

Trade Data

Johnny Guirke

46. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current level of import and export trade between Ireland and Israeli businesses in the occupied territories of Palestine, in financial terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29735/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

47. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports he has put in place to counter the impact of Covid-19 and the public health restrictions on the pub and restaurant sector; and if he will continue the employment wage subsidy scheme and other supports to ensure workers on limited hours in this sector continue to be supported. [30183/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Thomas Gould

48. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of legislation to allow Workplace Relations Commission proceedings to take place in public. [30224/21]

Trade Agreements

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

49. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the stakeholders consulted in the preparation of the forthcoming economic and sustainability impact assessment of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement; if the consulted stakeholders represent in a balanced way the economic, social and environmental concerns related to the trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30027/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peter Fitzpatrick

50. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost to date of all Covid-19-related payments in his Department to individuals and corporate entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15409/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael Moynihan

52. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Cork enterprises that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30060/21]

Brexit Issues

Aindrias Moynihan

53. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that are being taken to resolve supply issues with imported goods from the UK, namely construction supplies due to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29961/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

54. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Carlow that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30049/21]

Digital Hubs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

55. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to retain a cluster of digital companies in the Liberties in view of the decision to dissolve the Digital Hub Development Agency; and if his Department played any role in the decision to dissolve same. [30074/21]

Low Pay Commission

Catherine Connolly

56. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had to date with the Low Pay Commission regarding the review of international pilots of a universal basic income; the terms of reference of the review; the input his Department will have into the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30199/21]

Employment Rights

Louise O'Reilly

57. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to recent developments whereby a bank (details supplied) and NUI Galway have rolled out paid domestic violence leave policies. [29938/21]

Job Creation

Bernard Durkan

58. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which job replacement or restoration throughout the construction sector has been or is being realised; if any further steps are necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30162/21]

Research and Development

James Lawless

59. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives his Department is taking in the area of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30042/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Marc MacSharry

60. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30055/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

61. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment The number of loans approved for each State-backed loan scheme supported by his Department in Dún Laoghaire and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30105/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mark Ward

62. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are in place to sustain the events sector at present. [29842/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cormac Devlin

63. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of efforts to support orphan companies. [30230/21]

Trade Agreements

Bríd Smith

64. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will conduct a review of the implications for the climate goal of Ireland especially targets committed to in the Paris Treaty including the impact on global emissions of GHGs as a result of Ireland endorsing the CETA trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1481/21]

Regional Development

Thomas Pringle

65. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific measures that will be taken to support the north-west recover from the job losses due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29215/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Willie O'Dea

66. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Limerick that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30051/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Marc MacSharry

67. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal enterprises that that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30056/21]

Job Losses

Denis Naughten

68. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to replace the job losses at a company (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28806/21]

Employment Rights

Réada Cronin

69. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will liaise with the Minister for Justice and ensure free legal representation for workers in labour disputes with their employers at the WRC and Labour Court given that such services are currently unavailable in both fora and resulting in inherently-disadvantaged lay-litigant status of workers due to their lack of ability to pay professional legal fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30159/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Brian Stanley

70. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the recruitment campaign to increase the number of Workplace Relations Commission inspectors from 53 to the 90 inspectors it was authorised to recruit in 2006. [29943/21]

Regional Development

Brendan Smith

71. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action the State’s enterprise promotion agencies are taking together and on a cross-Border basis to promote jobs and investment in the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30037/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

72. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of County Clare enterprises that that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30048/21]

Trade Agreements

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

73. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will halt any attempt to progress CETA ratification in view of the outstanding constitutional legal case, the principle of limiting liability in climate change matters which has been included in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 and the existing protection from an investor court not open to the public to hold investors accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30032/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Murphy

74. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has made representations to the Minister for Health in relation to mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30237/21]

Enterprise Policy

Pauline Tully

75. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question 125 of 17 December 2020, if Enterprise Ireland’s draft Disability Inclusion Strategy – Supporting Entrepreneurship has been approved by the Enterprise Ireland senior management team; the way this strategy document specifically supports entrepreneurship and self-employment for persons with a disability as outlined in action 116 of the mid-term review of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30071/21]

Employment Rights

Thomas Pringle

76. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way he will he will ensure that employees’ rights and redundancy agreements will be adhered to in cases of liquidation following the ending of the industrial action at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29216/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John McGuinness

77. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Kilkenny that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30039/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cormac Devlin

78. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the administration of the small business assistance scheme. [30231/21]

Industrial Development

Pauline Tully

79. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA backed companies that are currently located within each county; the number of IDA backed companies located in each county in the past five years, respectively; the number of site visits that were conducted by the IDA in each county in the past five years, respectively; the amount of funding that was expended by the IDA in each county in the past five years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/21]

Brexit Supports

Colm Burke

80. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the new Brexit impact loan scheme; when the scheme is expected to be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30178/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

James Lawless

81. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Kildare that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30041/21]

Trade Agreements

Richard Boyd Barrett

82. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has examined possible implications for the climate goals of Ireland, especially targets committed to in the Paris Treaty as a result of Ireland endorsing the CETA trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1486/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

83. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details in relation to the extended eligibility of the small business assistance scheme for Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30202/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Willie O'Dea

84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of County Limerick enterprises that that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30052/21]

Employment Rights

Catherine Connolly

85. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of legislation to introduce a statutory sick pay scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30200/21]

Job Losses

Claire Kerrane

86. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of efforts to replace jobs lost at a factory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29733/21]

Enterprise Policy

Martin Browne

87. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the establishment of a task force to examine the future of retail in Ireland. [29959/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

David Stanton

88. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the current operation of the Covid-19 online retail scheme; if further rounds of the scheme are being planned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29903/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

89. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of County Carlow enterprises that that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30050/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Christopher O'Sullivan

90. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives he is taking to facilitate hybrid working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30063/21]

Industrial Development

Alan Dillon

91. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the establishment of an advanced building solution and regional IDA science and technology park or equivalent for County Mayo to enhance the competitiveness of the county globally for inward investment and ensure balanced and sustainable job creation. [29911/21]

Industrial Development

Barry Cowen

92. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans of the IDA for the midlands region over the next four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30054/21]

Climate Change Policy

Richard Bruton

93. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has set a target for the number of enterprises supported by each of the agencies under his Department to complete energy and climate audits. [28808/21]

Industrial Development

Johnny Guirke

94. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the plan to set up IDA offices in Israel should be cancelled given Israel's international crimes against the Palestinian people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29734/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Dillon

95. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of trading online voucher scheme applications approved to date in 2021 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30172/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joe Flaherty

96. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford and Westmeath that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30043/21]

Job Creation

Bernard Durkan

97. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he remains satisfied that job opportunities will be restored as soon as possible to pre-pandemic levels; the actions already in hand in this regard or contemplated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30161/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Niamh Smyth

98. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Cavan and Monaghan that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30036/21]

Trade Relations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

99. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to restrict trade with Israel of goods produced in areas which was agreed on 26 May 2021 have been de facto annexed from Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30073/21]

Official Engagements

Brendan Smith

100. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a report on his engagement with the Minister for the Economy in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30038/21]

Social Media

Louise O'Reilly

101. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his engagement with social media platforms regarding working conditions for content moderators. [29939/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

102. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if restart grants will be provided for the hospitality industry in advance of the reopening of the sector to assist with cashflow issues that most businesses in this sector are facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30025/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

103. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Clare that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30047/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pa Daly

104. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the eligibility for non-rateable premises for Covid-19 supports under his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/21]

Trade Agreements

Gino Kenny

105. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will undertake a full review of the possible impact on climate action and the environment as a result of Ireland accepting the CETA deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1489/21]

Trade Agreements

Catherine Connolly

107. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with his counterparts at EU level with regard to waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30197/21]

Economic Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

108. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has made an impact assessment on the business community from credit rating downgrades during the Covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30164/21]

Enterprise Policy

Kieran O'Donnell

109. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports the Economic Recovery Plan will put in place to help persons back to work and to help SMEs recover; the breakdown of applications approved for the small business assistance scheme for Covid in County Limerick to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30089/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John McGuinness

110. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to help small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30040/21]

Trade Relations

Mairéad Farrell

111. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanisms that are in place in his Department to ensure that all bilateral agreements with Israel apply only to Israel proper and do not benefit those territories illegally occupied by Israel in 1967; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30090/21]

Trade Agreements

Holly Cairns

112. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and 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 through the WTO TRIPS Agreement. [30065/21]

Enterprise Policy

Seán Canney

184. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to target regional towns as opposed to major cities in order to expedite balanced national development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Neale Richmond

185. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work he is undertaking on the development and roll-out of the remote working strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26073/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

186. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Tipperary that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30045/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

187. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Tipperary enterprises that that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30046/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aindrias Moynihan

188. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Cork that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30061/21]

Personal Injuries Assessment Board

Aindrias Moynihan

189. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if changes are planned in relation to the operation of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. [30062/21]

Industrial Development

Christopher O'Sullivan

190. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans of the IDA for the County Cork and south-west region over the next four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30064/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

191. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to address the challenges being faced by business owners in accessing funding from banks and Microfinance Ireland as part of the credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1321/21]