Parliamentary questions

Brexit Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

27. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Cork that have availed of the Microfinance Ireland Brexit business loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44885/20]

Work Permits

Paul Kehoe

28. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to reopen applications for work permits for dairy farm assistants in early 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44920/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peadar Tóibín

29. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide support for the owners of a business (details supplied). [44938/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

30. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet with representatives of the car rental industry to hear and find solutions for Covid-19-related issues regarding the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45046/20]

Redundancy Payments

Willie O'Dea

31. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions that will be taken for persons who are entitled to enhanced redundancy; when he plans intend to implement the Duffy Cahill report; if the legislation will cover the Irish workers of a group (details supplied); his plans to change company law to improve the position of workers in the list of creditors in the event of liquidation in circumstances in which a collective redundancy has been agreed and applied previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45056/20]

Company Law

Louise O'Reilly

32. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extenuating circumstances under which a residential address can be withheld for a company officer under section 150(11) of the Companies Act 2014; if he will assist to make the section more widely publicised especially to parties forming companies in order to protect victims; and if he will allow for retrospective application of this section in order to protect victims after forming a company. [45071/20]

Job Losses

Danny Healy-Rae

33. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of jobs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45179/20]

Work Permits

Niall Collins

34. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if dairy farmers can avail of work permits for persons from India to work on dairy farms; if so, the process for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1000/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Darren O'Rourke

35. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available for arts, entertainment and events companies, particularly for those dependent on weddings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1070/21]

Industrial Development

Fergus O'Dowd

36. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of prospective company visits organised by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan, respectively in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1075/21]

Brexit Issues

Neale Richmond

37. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts being undertaken to encourage Irish exporters to avoid using the land bridge through the UK and to ship directly to continental Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1108/21]

Brexit Supports

Neale Richmond

38. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of calls have been made to his Department’s Brexit helpline for business supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1109/21]

Remote Working

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

39. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the findings of his Department’s public consultation on guidance for remote working and subsequent report will be published. [1168/21]

Health and Safety Authority

Catherine Murphy

40. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacancies by job title in the Health and Safety Authority as of 4 January 2021; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the estimated full year cost of filling each of the vacant posts in tabular form. [1200/21]

Ministerial Correspondence

Catherine Murphy

41. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to correspondence sent to him by a person (details supplied); if he has reviewed the documents contained; and if he has consulted with colleagues in the Department of Justice and An Taoiseach in respect of same. [1221/21]

Trade Promotion

Pa Daly

42. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the reopening of a trade office in Taipei. [1233/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul Kehoe

43. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 25 of 25 November 2020 and 143 of 3 December 2020, if further clarification will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1245/21]

Trade Agreements

Neale Richmond

44. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on Ireland’s position on the reform of rules of origin in future EU trade agreements, for example, Australia and in future reviews of existing agreements with respect to the important need to reinstate preferential treatment to exports which were produced including inputs from Northern Ireland or processing in Northern Ireland in order to support future cross-Border supply chain and protect the shared all-island economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1302/21]

Work Permits

Neale Richmond

45. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued in 2020; the sectors these were in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1303/21]

Work Permits

Neale Richmond

46. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of the nationalities of recipients of work permits that were issued in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1304/21]

Health and Safety Inspections

David Cullinane

47. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of HSA inspections at bookmakers each month since February 2020; the number found to be non-compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1449/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pauline Tully

48. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his understanding of what constitutes click and collect shopping; his view on whether customers using click and collect should be able to pay for their purchase while in the shop or if this should be done remotely prior to collecting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1460/21]

Brexit Supports

Matt Carthy

49. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to publish the recipients of the €100 million capital investment scheme for the processing and marketing of agricultural products Brexit fund along with the amount received by each recipient; the conditions to be applied to this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1538/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

50. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is permissible for shoe stores to offer appointments for sizing children’s feet under public health restrictions. [1557/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Kathleen Funchion

51. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if retail shops selling towels, pillows and other bedding only can continue to open as an essential service under level 5 restrictions; and if they fall under outlets selling products necessary for the essential upkeep and functioning of places of residence and businesses whether on a retail or wholesale basis. [1602/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

52. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the financial supports available for a butcher that is a sole trader, that contracts Covid-19 and has a month’s worth of stock that cannot be sold due to the fact that the butcher must isolate and cannot move the stock given that as a result of contracting Covid-19 the individual is now facing serious financial losses as stock cannot be sold; if financial supports will be provided to cover such losses in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1621/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John McGuinness

53. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce further financial supports for the owners of wet pubs who are still closed with no income and experiencing hardship due to the loss of business. [1697/21]

Consultancy Contracts

Richard Boyd Barrett

54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1790/21]

Brexit Issues

Bernard Durkan

55. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which it remains possible to ensure that previous online business sourced in the UK in respect of which Irish consumers are now experiencing difficulty can be accessed in a timely manner; if the feasibility of providing an alternative service in Ireland which can be supplied independently of the UK and thereby facilitating the Irish consumer in the aftermath of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1874/21]

Employment Rights

Louise O'Reilly

90. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that provisional liquidators have been appointed to a group (details supplied); and if he will engage with the workers and their trade union to ensure that, regardless of what happens, the company will honour the workers' collective agreement. [44124/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

91. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the Organisation of Working Time (Amendment) (Carryover of Annual Leave) (Covid-19) Bill 2020 which was introduced on 26 November 2020, which seeks to allow workers to carry over untaken annual leave which they could not take due to the impact of Covid-19; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that similar legislation has been passed for workers in the UK and Northern Ireland; and if he will support similar legislation here. [44125/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Murphy

92. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce an enterprise and trade support scheme similar to and-or the equivalent of the Covid-19 restrictions support scheme for businesses that are not subject to business rates and-or conduct trading activities from a business premises located in a region subject to restrictions in view of the fact that the Covid pandemic unemployment payment and the employment wage subsidy scheme are not particularly appropriate to certain business models within the tourism and live entertainment sectors. [43719/20]

Corporate Governance

Louise O'Reilly

93. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the interactions he has had with the Director of Corporate Enforcement regarding the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018. [44126/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

94. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Clare that have received support under the restart grant and the restart grant plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43793/20]

National Development Plan

David Stanton

95. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the priorities of his Department in the context of the forthcoming national development plan review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43682/20]

IDA Ireland

Joe Carey

96. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA will consider the feasibility of Clare Technology Park , Gort Road, Ennis, County Clare as a location in the next phase of planning and development of technological buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39254/20]

Brexit Supports

Catherine Connolly

97. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the analysis his Department has carried out into the low uptake of the Brexit loan scheme compared to the uptake of the future growth loan scheme; if unexpended Brexit loan scheme funding will be available for repurposing through bespoke supports for microenterprises and small enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43941/20]

Examinership Arrangements

Richard Bruton

98. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made in developing a cheaper and easier form of examinership which could assist viable enterprises to achieve some restructuring with creditors in order to protect jobs in the trading difficulties. [43183/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cormac Devlin

99. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown that have received support under the restart and restart grant plus schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43788/20]

Departmental Meetings

Denis Naughten

100. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Question No. 28 of 10 November 2020, if he has held the meeting with the agencies with a particular focus on Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42230/20]

Industrial Relations

Pa Daly

101. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagements he has had with the workers of a company (details supplied) during their ongoing dispute over redundancy. [44123/20]

Industrial Relations

John Lahart

102. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the mediation talks between a company (details supplied) and its workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43818/20]

Company Law

Mick Barry

103. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on progress made on implementing the Duffy Cahill report recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43553/20]

Personal Injuries Assessment Board

Paul McAuliffe

104. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his progress to date in the reform of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43930/20]

Communications Market Regulation

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

105. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects to progress the programme for Government commitment to enable regulatory bodies such as ComReg, the Central Bank and the CCPC to have greater use of administrative penalties to sanction rogue operators, as is the norm in other EU Member States; when he expects the Competition Bill (ECN+) to be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43816/20]

Trade Agreements

Ciarán Cannon

106. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which he envisages Irish consumers and businesses will benefit from the ratification of the CETA agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43948/20]

Driver Test

Réada Cronin

107. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the lack of adequate truck-driver testing facilities in north County Kildare on jobs, employment and incomes given that the area is an important centre of retail and industrial warehousing and logistics. [43898/20]

Insurance Industry

Cormac Devlin

108. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the key measures under the Action Plan for Insurance Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43787/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Marc MacSharry

109. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Sligo and Leitrim that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43804/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John McGuinness

110. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Kilkenny that have received support under the restart grant and the restart grant plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43797/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Steven Matthews

111. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering reopening the restart grants to new applications that would include businesses that may not have qualified under the previous criteria. [43718/20]

Industrial Relations

Éamon Ó Cuív

112. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the involvement of his Department in talks to try resolve the issue regarding a company (details supplied) and to ensure such occurrences do not happen again; if it is intended to implement the Duffy-Cahill report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43082/20]

Fire Service

John Brady

113. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Working Time Directive applies to the retained fire service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38396/20]

Brexit Preparations

Aindrias Moynihan

114. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being undertaken to identify and make contact with SMEs that have yet to engage with the Revenue Commissioners to register their companies in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43921/20]

Enterprise Ireland

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

115. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking to encourage women as entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43796/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Christopher O'Sullivan

116. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider an additional package of supports for rural wet pub operators that have been closed for eight straight months given that current supports, such as the CRSS and the restart grant plus, are not adequately compensating them for the months they were closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43325/20]

Company Law

Cormac Devlin

117. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the review of examinership by the CLRG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44127/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Louise O'Reilly

118. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to a commitment he made during Priority Questions of 10 November 2020, and further to correspondence from this Deputy and the office of an organisation (details supplied), if he will meet a representation of content moderators and their representatives and trade unions early in 2021; and if he will instruct his officials to arrange the particulars of such a meeting. [43823/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

119. 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. [43802/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John McGuinness

120. 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. [43798/20]

Brexit Preparations

Jim O'Callaghan

121. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied with the level of Brexit readiness amongst companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43786/20]

Regional Enterprise Plans

Alan Dillon

122. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his specific policies to support enterprise in towns and villages; if his Department is engaging with other Departments on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44120/20]

Aviation Industry

Réada Cronin

123. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to and is taking steps in relation to the difficulties facing workers in an airline (details supplied) who are continuing to face problems engaging with the human resources department of the airline regarding their payments and entitlements. [43897/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peadar Tóibín

124. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has offered or been offered additional funding to assist the owners of wet pubs this Christmas. [43951/20]

National Disability Strategy

Pauline Tully

125. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he has taken to support to support entrepreneurship and self-employment for persons with disabilities 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. [43945/20]

Industrial Relations

Rose Conway-Walsh

126. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with workers and their trade union in relation to the appointment of provisional liquidators to a group (details supplied); the other steps he has taken to ensure that the company will honour the workers' collective agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43950/20]

Enterprise Ireland

Brendan Griffin

127. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which he plans to grow indigenous enterprises in County Kerry in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43928/20]

Brexit Issues

Alan Dillon

128. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has concerns regarding the communication of the impact that Brexit will have on Irish consumers in terms of online shopping from the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44121/20]

Brexit Issues

Richard Bruton

129. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the trading prospects following Brexit; and if new policy tools are being considered to protect jobs in the post-Brexit environment. [43184/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Christopher O'Sullivan

130. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan 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. [43792/20]

Flexible Work Practices

Paul McAuliffe

131. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his progress in relation to updating the national remote working policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43929/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

132. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the engagement his Department has had with a representative association (details supplied) regarding the Covid restriction support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43686/20]

Trade Agreements

Alan Farrell

133. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects Ireland to ratify CETA; the way in which Irish consumers, citizens and SMEs will benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43956/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Barry Cowen

134. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Laois and Offaly that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43800/20]

Brexit Issues

Neale Richmond

135. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the industries his Department is of the view are most at risk from the ill-effects of Brexit, deal or no-deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43169/20]

Company Liquidations

Pa Daly

136. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if he will take steps to ensure the collective bargaining agreement for workers is honoured. [44122/20]

Company Law

Jim O'Callaghan

137. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce a new form of examinership in relation to company law to facilitate smaller companies seeking to survive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43809/20]

Brexit Preparations

Colm Burke

138. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of Brexit preparations from his Department and its agencies for 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43684/20]

Personal Injuries Assessment Board

James Lawless

139. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to enhance the role of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43789/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joe Flaherty

140. 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. [43806/20]

Data Centres

Denis Naughten

141. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to implement the Government statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42229/20]

Foreign Direct Investment

Brendan Griffin

142. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a renewed focus will be placed on attracting FDI to County Kerry in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43927/20]

Workplace Relations Commission

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

143. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that have been provided to enable the Workplace Relations Commission to function at the optimum level during the Covid-19 pandemic given the importance of its work and the cases that it is dealing with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43817/20]

Legislative Measures

Pearse Doherty

144. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the Organisation of Working Time (Amendment) (Carryover of Annual Leave) (Covid-19) Bill 2020 which was introduced on 26 November 2020 which seeks to allow workers to carry over untaken annual leave which they could not take due to the impact of Covid-19; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that similar legislation has been passed for workers in the UK and Northern Ireland; and his views on similar legislation here. [43937/20]

Company Liquidations

Bríd Smith

145. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for future legislation that will protect workers in situations of redundancy and insolvency in which they have agreements for enhanced redundancy arrangements with their employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43820/20]

Industrial Relations

Bríd Smith

146. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of discussions or contact he has had with the mediator in a dispute (details supplied); his plans to resolve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43819/20]

Legislative Measures

Louise O'Reilly

147. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to update the legislation governing European Works Councils. [43822/20]

Flexible Work Practices

Michael Moynihan

148. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which he is supporting home working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43807/20]

Legislative Measures

Cormac Devlin

149. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of legislation to transpose the ECN plus directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44128/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

150. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Carlow that have received support under the restart grant and the restart grant plus; the number that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43795/20]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

151. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding made available from his Department in 2020 to Údarás na Gaeltachta; the programmes involved in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43081/20]

Brexit Preparations

Bernard Durkan

152. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he remains in contact with his EU colleagues in an effort to ensure the coordination of trans-EU efforts to cater for any aftershock of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43836/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joe Flaherty

153. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford and Westmeath that have received support under the restart grant and the restart grant plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43805/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

154. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered additional grant aid support for the wet pub sector since it has been under enforced closure for nine months and has had to remain closed during the sectors busiest period of the year. [43824/20]

Programme for Government

Catherine Connolly

155. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the universal basic income pilot promised in the programme for Government; the timeline on the proposed pilot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43943/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Barry Cowen

156. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Laois and Offaly that have received support under the restart grant and the restart grant plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43799/20]

Workplace Relations Commission

Paul Murphy

157. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the workings of the Workplace Relations Commission. [43851/20]

Brexit Preparations

Brendan Smith

158. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which his Department is continuing to support the development of new markets for Irish exports in the current Covid-19 and Brexit environment; his plans for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43848/20]

Company Law

Cormac Devlin

159. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the implementation of the Duffy-Cahill report and on efforts to resolve a dispute at a company (details supplied). [37038/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Marc MacSharry

160. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Sligo and Leitrim that have received support under the restart grant and the restart grant plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43803/20]