Parliamentary questions

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

174. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the rank of each member of An Garda Síochána assigned to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; the number and rank of vacant Garda positions at the ODCE; and the date at which the vacancy arose. [7933/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

175. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of months in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 the position of detective inspector assigned to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement was vacant. [7934/18]

HSE Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

192. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has been hired or contracted by the HSE; and if so, the title, role and length of contract. [7751/18]

HSE Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

193. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has use of a site on the executive floor of a HSE office. [7752/18]

HSE Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

194. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the amount a person (details supplied) has been paid by the HSE since June 2017. [7753/18]

HSE Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

195. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if the services being provided by a person (details supplied) were put up for public tender. [7754/18]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Maurice Quinlivan

209. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) must wait to have their hospital appointment for cataracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6567/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

30. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the interim actions being taken to ensure white-collar crime is investigated fully pending the establishment of a new agency to replace the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. [6083/18]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

41. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses that have taken up Brexit business supports such as the be prepared grants and Brexit readiness vouchers provided by Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland; and if she is satisfied that the level of business preparedness for Brexit is sufficient. [5955/18]

Foreign Direct Investment

Maurice Quinlivan

43. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the strategic properties and IDA parks planned in regional Ireland to ensure foreign direct investment is spread fairly across the country to ensure all areas benefit from the economic recovery. [5956/18]

Legislative Process

Maurice Quinlivan

66. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017 will be supported when it moves to Committee Stage. [5953/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

292. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant positions in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and the length of time each position has been empty. [5552/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

293. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff employed by the ODCE at the beginning of 2018; and the number of gardaí assigned to the ODCE. [5553/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

294. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding allocation to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2017 and 2018. [5554/18]

IDA Ireland Jobs Data

Maurice Quinlivan

302. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA jobs created per county here in 2017 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6045/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

373. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the five-year waiting list in the ENT department at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5551/18]

Rail Services Data

Maurice Quinlivan

533. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the Limerick to Ennis train line was closed due to flooding in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and his plans to address the problem. [5550/18]

Job Creation Data

Maurice Quinlivan

179. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by local enterprise office, LEO, companies in 2017; the net number of jobs created by LEO companies in 2017; and the number of jobs in LEO companies in 2017. [5235/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Maurice Quinlivan

156. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all seven persons who received settlements from the State Claims Agency as part of the redress scheme set up following a judgment (details supplied) in 2014 met the criteria of having a prior complaint of sexual abuse. [4727/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Maurice Quinlivan

157. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the seven settlements made as part of the redress scheme set up following a judgment (details supplied) in 2014 were as a result of physical abuse only. [4728/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Maurice Quinlivan

158. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the type of abuse involved whether sexual, physical or both for each of the seven persons who received settlements in 2014 as part of the redress scheme set up following a judgment (details supplied). [4729/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Maurice Quinlivan

159. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if written evidence of a prior complaint of sexual abuse exists pertaining to each of the seven persons who received settlements from the redress scheme set up as part of the execution of a judgment (details supplied). [4730/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Maurice Quinlivan

160. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a prior complaint was established for each of the seven persons who qualified under the redress scheme set up following a judgment in 2014 (details supplied). [4731/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Maurice Quinlivan

161. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all seven persons who received settlements from the State Claims Agency as part of the redress scheme set up following a judgment in 2014 (details supplied) were victims of one abuser. [4732/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Maurice Quinlivan

162. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the name of each school in which the abuse occurred which was attended by the seven persons who received settlements from the State Claims Agency as part of the redress scheme set up following a judgment (details supplied) in 2014. [4733/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Maurice Quinlivan

163. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a burden of proof of a prior complaint is required by persons applying to the scheme without there being a full and proper investigation into the circumstances of the abuse in each case, as happened in cases investigated by the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. [4734/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Maurice Quinlivan

164. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for excluding other persons who could prove a prior complaint from the State’s redress scheme set up as part of the execution of a judgment (details supplied). [4735/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

233. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for orthotic shoes, by county; the waiting time for same, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4852/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

234. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been advised that the waiting list for orthotic shoes will be up to three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4853/18]

Home Care Packages

Maurice Quinlivan

235. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since 2014 due to a lack of funding there is no pain relief available for those receiving home care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4854/18]

Trade Union Recognition

Maurice Quinlivan

339. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) in County Limerick that is in receipt of public funds is refusing to recognise a union as the chosen trade union of persons. [4468/18]

Trade Union Recognition

Maurice Quinlivan

340. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce a legal requirement for employers to recognise authorised trade unions in receipt of a negotiating licence for the purposes of collective bargaining and disciplinary matters. [4469/18]

Ministerial Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

341. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the details of her expenses have not been uploaded to her Department’s website since July 2017; and her plans to ensure these are made available. [4470/18]

Hospital Services

Maurice Quinlivan

364. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 4 April 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the situation at St. Anne’s day hospital, Limerick, remains the same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4006/18]

Road Network

Maurice Quinlivan

517. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the Limerick tunnel was closed in 2016 and 2017 respectively due to over height vehicles. [2826/18]

Pension Provisions

Maurice Quinlivan

579. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which Limerick city and county council exclude part of contributions when calculating pension payments in circumstances in which superannuation contributions have been deducted for a person (details supplied). [2825/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Maurice Quinlivan

72. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons registered on newly developed apprenticeship programmes at the end of 2017. [2168/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Maurice Quinlivan

73. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship programmes introduced in 2017. [2169/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Maurice Quinlivan

74. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the apprenticeship population at the end of 2017. [2170/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Maurice Quinlivan

75. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship registrations in 2017. [2171/18]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Maurice Quinlivan

254. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of introducing the living wage for all employees in the public sector. [54567/17]

Apprenticeship Data

Maurice Quinlivan

332. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of female apprentices in apprenticeship schemes at the end of 2017; and the measures being taken to encourage greater female participation in apprenticeships. [54566/17]

Departmental Legal Costs

Maurice Quinlivan

361. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid by the State in fees to legal professionals for the purposes of defending the O’Keeffe case and other cases of day school sex abuse litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54806/17]

Company Law

Maurice Quinlivan

619. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of small businesses on the proposed removal of section 343(7) of the Companies Act 2014; and if this provision in the Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017 is being reconsidered. [54565/17]

Departmental Agencies

Maurice Quinlivan

715. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of section 39 agencies under the Health Act 2004; the number of employees in these organisations; and the number of whole time equivalents. [54568/17]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

716. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the allocation in 2017 of funding for salaries for section 39 organisations. [54569/17]

Health Services

Maurice Quinlivan

717. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the cost of restoring section 39 grants to pre-2008 levels in order to account for pay restoration in section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54570/17]

Hospital Services

Maurice Quinlivan

979. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at University Hospital Limerick in 2017 and to date in 2018. [1163/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Maurice Quinlivan

980. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced at University Hospital Limerick in 2017, in tabular form. [1164/18]

Emergency Departments Data

Maurice Quinlivan

981. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at University Hospital Limerick in 2017, in tabular form. [1165/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Maurice Quinlivan

982. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at University Hospital Limerick in 2017, by speciality and wait time bands (details supplied). [1166/18]

Emergency Departments Data

Maurice Quinlivan

983. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys in each month of 2017 at University Hospital Limerick, in tabular form. [1167/18]

Hospitals Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

984. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for University Hospital Limerick in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [1168/18]

Hospitals Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

985. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or capital spend at University Hospital Limerick for the years 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [1169/18]

Hospitals Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

986. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the agency spend at University Hospital Limerick for the years 2016 and 2017; and the estimated spend for 2018, in tabular form. [1170/18]

Nursing Staff Data

Maurice Quinlivan

987. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing positions in place at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [1171/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Maurice Quinlivan

988. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [1172/18]

Hospitals Data

Maurice Quinlivan

989. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2016 and 2017, in tabular form. [1173/18]

Hospitals Data

Maurice Quinlivan

990. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital cancellations at University Hospital Limerick in the years 2016 and 2017, in tabular form. [1174/18]

Hospitals Data

Maurice Quinlivan

991. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient did-not-attends at University Hospital Limerick in the years 2016 and 2017, in tabular form. [1175/18]

Hospitals Data

Maurice Quinlivan

992. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres operational at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018. [1176/18]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Maurice Quinlivan

993. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at University Hospital Limerick; and the details of each project. [1177/18]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Maurice Quinlivan

994. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the cost of each capital project funded by the HSE, his Department or both at University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018. [1178/18]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

1758. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of dwellings offered by NAMA to Limerick City and County Council and approved housing bodies for use as social housing; the number of these accepted; and the number of these now in use. [1202/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

1759. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing units built and purchased by Limerick City and County Council in each of the years 2007 to 2017, in tabular form. [1203/18]

Housing Regeneration

Maurice Quinlivan

1760. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of housing units demolished, refurbished and built under the regeneration programme in Limerick city to date, in tabular form. [1204/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

1761. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the planned number of social housing units to be built or purchased in County Limerick in 2018. [1205/18]

Local Drugs Task Forces Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

164. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to the mid-west regional drug and alcohol forum, formerly known as drugs task force, per annum in each of the years 2008 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the amount budgeted for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53378/17]

Local Drugs Task Forces Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

165. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to the mid-west regional drug and alcohol forum, formerly known as drugs task force, budgeted for 2018; when this funding is expected to be confirmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53379/17]

Trade Data

Maurice Quinlivan

87. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Taoiseach the value of trade in goods between Ireland and Britain in 2016; and the estimated amount for 2017. [52861/17]

Trade Data

Maurice Quinlivan

88. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Taoiseach the value of trade in services between Ireland and Britain in 2016; and the estimated amount for 2017. [52862/17]

Trade Data

Maurice Quinlivan

89. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Taoiseach the number of Irish companies exporting to Britain in 2017. [52863/17]

Trade Data

Maurice Quinlivan

90. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Taoiseach the number of companies exporting from Britain to Ireland in 2017. [52864/17]

Trade Data

Maurice Quinlivan

91. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Taoiseach the estimated number of Irish businesses engaged in trade with Britain in 2017; and the estimated number of employees employed by these companies. [52865/17]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Maurice Quinlivan

195. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the estimated cost of abolishing apprenticeship fees for 2018. [53098/17]

Apprenticeship Data

Maurice Quinlivan

196. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 7 November 2017 to outline the way in which the cost of an apprentice per annum is calculated. [53099/17]

Apprenticeship Data

Maurice Quinlivan

197. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 7 November 2017 if he will provide a breakdown of the way in which the cost of an apprentice per year is calculated. [53102/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

200. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) who has been diagnosed with behavioural disorder and has been without a school placement since September 2017; the measures being taken to secure a suitable school placement for the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53113/17]

IDA Ireland Data

Maurice Quinlivan

239. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of grant aid awarded by IDA Ireland in each of the years 2013 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017. [53096/17]

IDA Ireland Data

Maurice Quinlivan

240. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the level of grant aid awarded to companies by IDA Ireland in 2016 and to date in 2017, by county, in tabular form. [53097/17]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports

Maurice Quinlivan

241. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 21 November 2017, the specific powers she lacks or the legal obstacle preventing the publishing of the report received from the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in regard to an investigation (details supplied); and her plans to introduce changes to ensure she has the ability to publish future reports. [53207/17]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports

Maurice Quinlivan

242. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 21 November 2017, when she will publish the account of the investigative failures identified by a person (details supplied); and the steps being taken to address them. [53208/17]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

180. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address the dangerous overcrowding levels in University Hospital Limerick; and his plans to open additional beds in Limerick city to address the number of persons on trolleys. [52134/17]

Hospitals Building Programme

Maurice Quinlivan

191. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when the 96 bed extension to University Hospital Limerick will be started and completed. [52191/17]

Apprenticeship Data

Maurice Quinlivan

211. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices at the end of November 2017. [51948/17]

Apprenticeship Data

Maurice Quinlivan

212. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the projected number of apprentices in each year from 2018 to 2021. [51949/17]

Apprenticeship Data

Maurice Quinlivan

213. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated spend on apprenticeships in each year from 2018 to 2021. [51950/17]

Apprenticeship Data

Maurice Quinlivan

214. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the apprenticeship programmes in operation at the end of November 2017; and the apprenticeship programmes planned for 2018. [51951/17]

Job Creation Data

Maurice Quinlivan

287. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Authority, IDA, supported jobs created in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the target numbers for each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form. [51528/17]

Enterprise Ireland

Maurice Quinlivan

288. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs created in each the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the target numbers for each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form. [51529/17]

Local Enterprise Offices Data

Maurice Quinlivan

289. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of local enterprise office-supported jobs created in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the target numbers for each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form. [51530/17]

Youth Enterprise Initiatives

Maurice Quinlivan

290. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding allocated to the Ireland’s best young entrepreneurs awards in each of the years 2014 to 2017; and the amount of this funding that was used each year. [51563/17]

Job Creation Data

Maurice Quinlivan

291. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the job creation targets for Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and the local enterprise offices in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form. [51564/17]

Job Creation Data

Maurice Quinlivan

292. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs created by companies supported by Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and local enterprise offices in each of the years 2014 to 2017, in tabular form. [51565/17]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

293. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the 2018 budget allocation for each office and agency under the remit of her Department, in tabular form. [51566/17]

Health Services Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

393. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a centre (details supplied) is classified as a section 39 employment as it appears to be much more aligned with being a section 38 status employer by the way it is funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51969/17]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Data

Maurice Quinlivan

534. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Údarás na Gaeltachta supported businesses; and the number of employees in these businesses, by Gaeltacht area in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [51531/17]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Data

Maurice Quinlivan

535. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Údarás na Gaeltachta properties located in each Gaeltacht area; and if each property was or is occupied or vacant in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [51532/17]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

2. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has brought no prosecutions or achieved no convictions in the past two years; and her plans to accelerate the reform of the agency. [49669/17]

Ticket Touting

Maurice Quinlivan

12. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce legislation to combat ticket touting; and her views on the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017. [49574/17]