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Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Employment Rights
Danny Healy-Rae
155. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter regarding holiday pay in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39329/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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State Bodies
Pearse Doherty
156. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to businesses encountering difficulties contacting State agencies when seeking support information due to Covid-19 business closures; if he is satisfied sufficient staffing levels are in place to process such queries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39408/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pearse Doherty
157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports in place for sole traders who are the only employees of their limited companies and have closed their business due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39409/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pearse Doherty
158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering reopening the restart grants to new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39411/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Pharmaceutical Sector
Violet-Anne Wynne
159. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the remediation process that is currently in process for a company (details supplied); if there is an update on the matter; if he will provide indications as to the owner of the plant at this time and will he make a statement on the matter.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Louise O'Reilly
160. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to the suggestion by an organisation (details supplied) that small convenience stores and newsagents, due to not having click and collect facilities, be permitted to sell all goods they have stocked during the past 12 months through levels 4 and 5 restrictions once their turnover does not exceed an agreed amount and or the retail space of their store is not greater than an agreed size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39451/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Brady
24. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide clarification for Christmas tree growers on whether they can proceed with the sale of Christmas trees from various outlets such as DIY stores, supermarkets, farms and garden centres under the current level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38924/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Paul Kehoe
25. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide confirmation of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38911/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Public Procurement Contracts
Mairéad Farrell
26. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department and any commercial or non-commercial State bodies and private entities subsidised by 50% or more of public funding under the aegis of his Department have implemented social clauses in their public procurement contracts in the past three years (details supplied); and if so, the nature of these social clauses. [39046/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Louise O'Reilly
27. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a business (details supplied) is being denied access to the restart grant plus due to its landlord, South Dublin County Council, maintaining it does not have a lease despite the business paying the council rent for the business premises. [39087/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Labour Market
Louise O'Reilly
28. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will work with large multinational companies on ensuring that, in circumstances in which international sales jobs necessitating language skills and an understanding of specific areas, such as areas (details supplied), are created, due consideration will be given to hiring workers from migrant communities before the critical skills occupations list clause 3542 is used to recruit for these jobs from the international labour market. [39089/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Trade Agreements
Patricia Ryan
154. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of Ireland's support for the Mercosur deal; and the detail of the recent developments in this regard. [37785/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Darren O'Rourke
155. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the SBCI Covid-19 working capital loan scheme; the total number of applications; the number of successful applications and the value of same; the number of unsuccessful applications and the value of same; the number of ineligible applications; and the breakdown of same by county and lending institution in tabular form. [38770/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Industrial Disputes
Patricia Ryan
156. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet worker representatives of a company (details supplied) to discuss ways of bringing their dispute to a successful conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37780/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Public Procurement Contracts
Carol Nolan
157. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of contracts of €25,000 or more than have been awarded by his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37795/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Legislative Process
Carol Nolan
158. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of all applications made by his Department to the Oireachtas Business Committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by his Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37892/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Departmental Staff
Patrick Costello
159. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grade at which the chief data protection officer in his Department is employed. [37912/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Dara Calleary
160. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide clarity on his comments in Dáil Eireann on 9 November 2020 (details supplied) in relation to businesses which are not eligible for supports under the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37949/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Trade Agreements
Bríd Smith
161. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the publication of a report commissioned on the economic and sustainability impact assessment for Ireland of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37965/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Tribunals of Inquiry
John McGuinness
162. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of tribunals, inquiries or investigations being undertaken currently by his Department; the number that are in the process of being set up; the number in which the terms of reference are not complete or not agreed; the cost of all to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38038/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Company Registration
Richard Boyd Barrett
163. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the responsibility the Company Registrations Office has to ensure the information it receives from a company is correct; and the responsibility it has when it is brought to its attention that the address given as the principal registered office does not exist. [38253/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
164. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if supports will be made available to landlords who have premises rented to businesses that are now closed due to Covid-19 restrictions and are no longer receiving rents from tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38254/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Niall Collins
165. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assistance he can provide to a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38431/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Company Law
Christopher O'Sullivan
166. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to streamlining the statutory audit process for community co-ops and social enterprises when they draw funds from State bodies in view of the fact the current process is burdensome and costly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38506/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Employment Rights
Bernard Durkan
167. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 29 September 2020, if all matters have now been resolved in respect of employment permits for the person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38601/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Catherine Murphy
168. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a schedule of all staff employed by or seconded to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, including their grade and-or rank; the details in respect of their position and role, including the time duration that they have been seconded to the ODCE; and if options exist for seconded staff to extend their time with the ODCE. [38623/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Catherine Murphy
169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacancies that exist in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; the length of time the vacancies have existed; and the timeframe for filling the positions. [38624/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Catherine Murphy
170. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of resources that the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has in the context of funding, office space, capacity to work from home, vehicles, IT hardware and software; and the details of requests made by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement for additional allocation of resources and staff in respect of 2020 and 2021. [38625/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Catherine Murphy
171. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of gardaí and Revenue Commissioners’ officers currently working in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement by grade and rank. [38626/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
Catherine Murphy
172. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of data access requests the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has made to telecom companies and social media companies here in the past three years to date in 2020 under the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011; the number of access requests that were approved and declined by the companies that the data was requested from; and the reason the data was sought. [38852/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Niamh Smyth
75. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports available for businesses which have experienced difficulties as a result of Covid-19 in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37528/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Niamh Smyth
76. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total funding which has been made available to businesses in counties Cavan and Monaghan through the restart grant and the restart grant plus; and the number of businesses supported in the counties. [37529/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Brexit Preparations
Niamh Smyth
77. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total funding made available to businesses located in counties Cavan and Monaghan for Brexit preparations through his Department in 2020; the total number of businesses which have benefitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37530/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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IDA Ireland
Niamh Smyth
78. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA Ireland site visits to locations in counties Cavan and Monaghan to date in 2020. [37531/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Trading Online Voucher Scheme
Niamh Smyth
79. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of grants made to companies in counties Cavan and Monaghan through the online retail scheme to date in 2020. [37532/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Regional Aid
Niamh Smyth
80. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of grants to be made available through the call to regional enterprise centres announced in Budget 2021 in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [37533/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Regional Development
Niamh Smyth
81. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to create digital hubs to help SMEs modernise in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [37534/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Local Enterprise Offices
Niamh Smyth
82. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional funding made available to local enterprise offices in counties Cavan and Monaghan in Budget 2021. [37535/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Departmental Contracts
Seán Sherlock
83. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the third-party contracts entered into by agencies under the remit of his Department for the operation of community and voluntary organisations; the number of staff employed by the third party; and the cost of the contract in 2019 and 2020. [37559/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Bríd Smith
84. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 10 November 2020, the outcomes of the 13 inspections mentioned since level 5 restrictions commenced; and the number of inspection reports issued as a result of the inspection of the facilities. [37611/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Company Liquidations
Éamon Ó Cuív
85. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date to resolve the issues arising out of the liquidation of a company (details supplied); the steps being taken to ensure that similar situations will not occur in the future; the progress being made in implementing the Duffy-Cahill report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37627/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Copyright Infringement
Niamh Smyth
33. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if clarity will be provided on the matter regarding licence fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37153/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Louise O'Reilly
34. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans being made regarding the redundancy moratorium; and if his Department has engaged with workers and the trade union movement regarding the matter. [37249/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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IDA Ireland
Pa Daly
35. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA Ireland site visits by county in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37154/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cormac Devlin
36. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37175/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Labour Court
Rose Conway-Walsh
37. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the employment regulation order on the remuneration of security officers will be signed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37230/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Labour Court
Louise O'Reilly
38. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when his Department will sign and implement the employment regulation order for contract cleaning and security industries. [37243/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Louise O'Reilly
39. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are in place for shopping centres affected by the public health restrictions. [37245/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Louise O'Reilly
40. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are grant supports are available for shopping centres affected by the public health restrictions. [37246/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Wage Subsidy Scheme
Louise O'Reilly
41. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some employers are basing the new wage subsidy scheme off workers contracted hours rather than hours worked or 2019 weekly earnings and that this is affecting many workers whose contracts do not reflect their normal working practices. [37251/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Wage-setting Mechanisms
Holly Cairns
154. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the implementation of Action 1.14 of the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 to increase the minimum wage to €10.50 per hour over the next five years, relying on the recommendations from the Low Pay Commission on the level of adjustment each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36378/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Legislative Measures
Holly Cairns
155. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the implementation of Action 1.15 of the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 to bring forward legislation in response to problems caused by the increased casualisation of work and to strengthen the regulation of precarious work among men and women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36379/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Steven Matthews
156. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has provided guidelines to retailers operating under level 5 restrictions as to clothing items that can be sold on compassionate grounds in view of the fact that anecdotal evidence would suggest that some retailers have differing approaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36888/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Budget 2021
Ged Nash
157. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of additional ring-fenced funding to be provided to domestic violence services under Budget 2021 in order that services can respond adequately to increased incidence of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37127/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Whitmore
158. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the guidelines regarding click and collect for retailers; if a customer who orders online can pay using contactless collection at the business premise under the current guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36217/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Carol Nolan
159. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the restart plus grant is being paid; the number of applications received and approved to date; if there are delays in allocating funding for the grant to Fáilte Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36305/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Enterprise Support Services
Michael Collins
160. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the start-up funding available for new businesses; the details and descriptions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36306/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Brendan Griffin
161. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the restart grant application scheme for rateable businesses will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36314/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Domestic Violence Services
Fergus O'Dowd
162. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional ring-fenced funding to be provided by his Department to domestic violence services in budget 2021 in order that services can respond adequately to the shadow pandemic of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36340/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jackie Cahill
163. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Tipperary County Council will be allocated additional funding in order to issue the 30% grant to business start-ups in view of the fact the council has stated that it has no more resources for the grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36356/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Retail Sector
Róisín Shortall
164. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to counteract the dominance of a company (details supplied) to support the setting up of an Irish platform to which all retailers here could become members; if a working group will be set up with retailers to examine the matter; if initiatives such as those existing in other parts of Europe or internationally can be studied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36573/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Data Centres
Mairéad Farrell
165. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of data centres by county; and the average monthly and yearly power usage in tabular form. [36680/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Trade Missions
Catherine Murphy
166. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No.167 of 10 November 2020, if he will provide the full costs including a detailed breakdown of each of the trade missions referenced in his initial response. [36837/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Departmental Budgets
Catherine Murphy
167. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which his Department’s annual amount for contingent liability is set; the factors considered when setting contingent liability; if forecasting is undertaken regarding setting future amounts; the contingent liability figure for his Department for 2020; and if the contingent has been utilised to date in 2020. [36901/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Enterprise Support Services
Brendan Griffin
168. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a company (details supplied) in County Kerry has been successful in receiving grant aid from Enterprise Ireland under high-potential start-up, HPSU, funding to create new jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36967/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Shanahan
169. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the decision to categorise greeting cards as non-essential services in the level 5 Covid-19 lockdown will be reversed (details supplied); if greeting cards will be restored to the list of essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36990/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pádraig O'Sullivan
170. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assistance, particularly financial supports, in place aside from the voluntary code of conduct between landlords and tenants for commercial rents for commercial landlords that have been without an income from their properties since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic while tenants have been able to avail of the Covid-19 supports; if additional supports will be made available to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37035/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael Healy-Rae
93. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter regarding toy shops for Christmas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35809/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Departmental Offices
Catherine Murphy
94. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35854/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Departmental Offices
Catherine Murphy
95. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department leases additional office space that is outside its departmental building and the estates section of the OPW; and, if so, the details of the lease, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35872/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Work Permits
Eoghan Murphy
96. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if resources will be directed to the work permits section of his Department to ensure that as many persons who have secured employment as possible can be working. [35907/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Employment Rights
Dara Calleary
97. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the new employment regulation order, ERO, for the security industry; if consideration is being made of the proposed rate increase; the timeframe for the proposed implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35927/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Whitmore
98. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question 209 of 3 November 2020, if dog groomers and dog day care centres can remain open during level 5 restrictions; if dog day care centres can also remain open for essential workers who have pets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35936/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Carthy
99. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE products that were subsequently subject to a recall by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2020; if so, the expenditure in respect of such products; if the expenditures will be recouped from the sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36001/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Louise O'Reilly
100. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if changes to the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020 to allow the migration of Irish securities from their current central security depository, Euroclear Britain and Ireland to the Euroclear Bank after Brexit would delay the settlement or transaction date on which securities are traded; if trades will still be cleared in real time ensuring that the buyer of a security is not waiting for days to attain ownership of a share; if there are financial risks with the new arrangement in respect of these securities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36119/20]
Thu, 12 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Louise O'Reilly
101. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the changes to the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020 to allow the migration of Irish securities from their current central security depository, Euroclear Britain and Ireland to the Euroclear Bank after Brexit will disrupt trading of certain types of securities being traded between Ireland, the European Union and Britain; if so, the securities that will be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36120/20]
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Niall Collins
32. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assistance that can be offered to a business (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35466/20]
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
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Commercial Property
Violet-Anne Wynne
33. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or the IDA has actively worked with a company (details supplied) to find a suitable buyer for its plant in Clarecastle, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35533/20]
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
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Commercial Property
Violet-Anne Wynne
34. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or the IDA has considered buying the factory of a company (details supplied) with a view to leasing it out to another suitable pharma company when the company closes same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35534/20]
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mary Lou McDonald
35. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the advice provided to the Government by NPHET on the operation of acupuncture services under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35545/20]
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
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Departmental Expenditure
Neasa Hourigan
36. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of renting office space, including for public bodies, from a company (details supplied) in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [35608/20]
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
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Programme for Government
Steven Matthews
37. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for the proposed universal basic income pilot that was set out in the programme for Government; and if there is further information on this pilot. [35631/20]
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
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Departmental Properties
Matt Carthy
38. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it was decided to make use of the services of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35711/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Workplace Safety
Louise O'Reilly
27. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many content moderators for social media platforms are being subject to serious psychological damage and injury due to being exposed to explicit content during the course of their work; and if his Department will engage with workers and social media platforms to address this situation as the practice is causing post-traumatic stress disorder, among other psychological damage, to many workers exposed to such explicit content. [34902/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Job Losses
Denis Naughten
28. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Question No. 61 of 15 October 2020, the steps he is taking to replace the job losses in Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35059/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Employment Rights
Louise O'Reilly
29. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if legislation will be brought forward to ensure workers have a legal right to remote working following on from the publication of guidance for working remotely by his Department. [34903/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Michael Fitzmaurice
30. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if grant aid will be provided to livestock marts to update equipment and assist with online costs; and, if so, if the grant scheme will be changed in order that marts with a turnover of €5 million will be eligible to access funding in view of the fact that profit is minimal. [34560/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Employment Support Services
Matt Carthy
31. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to secure alternative employment opportunities for the former workforce at a company (details supplied) which closed in 2020. [34994/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Brexit Supports
Niamh Smyth
32. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of Brexit preparations by his Department particularly for businesses in the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35153/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Brexit Preparations
Cormac Devlin
33. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his Department’s Brexit preparations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35044/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Beef Industry
Denis Naughten
34. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the requests he has received in the past 12 months from his ministerial colleagues to carry out a market study under section 10(4) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35118/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Departmental Communications
Brian Stanley
35. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will actively promote shopping locally to retain money in local economies and sustain them during this very difficult period. [34935/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Covid-19 Pandemic
Pa Daly
36. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the sale of seasonal goods such as seasonal or religious decorations for Christmas; if it will be ensured such items shall be deemed as essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34976/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Covid-19 Pandemic
Jim O'Callaghan
37. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had discussions with business representative groups since the move to level 5 in the living with Covid-19 framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35037/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Small and Medium Enterprises
Brian Stanley
38. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will promote, through Enterprise Ireland and other State funded bodies, the need to strengthen the connections and interdependence between local businesses. [34936/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
oral
Local Authority Funding
Dara Calleary
39. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recoupment schedule for local authorities to receive in full moneys paid out under the restart and restart plus grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35039/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
written
Brexit Supports
Brendan Smith
40. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if extra supports are being provided to businesses in Border counties in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35047/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
written
Foreign Direct Investment
Brendan Griffin
41. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the best way in which to attract further foreign direct investment jobs for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34933/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
written
Data Centres
Denis Naughten
42. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the discussions his officials have had with IDA Ireland with regard to the development of data centres in line with the policy of locating them in areas with grid capacity and only in cases in which there is an employment dividend associated with their development; if an evaluation has been conducted by his Department of the estimated impact of all 55 current data centres and the over 30 planned data centres on the cost of electricity to other commercial and industrial users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34991/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
written
Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Bernard Durkan
43. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he remains satisfied that the Covid-19 related supports provided are adequately addressing the negative aspects of Covid-19 on the economy and its ability to recover in the short to medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35094/20]