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Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Scientific Research
Dara Calleary
1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his policy on capturing the long-term benefits of scientific research, following an open letter by over 900 scientists (details supplied); his strategy for the funding of applied research and basic research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12182/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Peadar Tóibín
2. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the estimated 1.3 million jobs that will be lost to worker displacement arising from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership that will be Irish small and medium-sized enterprise jobs. [12180/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Job Creation
Thomas Pringle
3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his response to the Nevin Economic Research Institute's recent report that 94% of the 29,000 new jobs created in 2014 were in the eastern part of the country, while full-time equivalent jobs declined in the Border counties; his plans to counteract the decline of jobs growth in counties such as Donegal before it becomes an established pattern in economic development across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12187/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Industrial Disputes
Dara Calleary
4. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action being taken to address the industrial unrest at Ireland’s largest indigenous retailer; the Government policy on job security for those on zero-hour contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12183/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Regional Development Initiatives
Peadar Tóibín
5. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department has provided any additional investment for the development of regional enterprise strategies framework; the job creation and investment targets for each of the eight strategic planning areas; the way the strategies for the west and south west will address the fall in employment in both regions, and the stagnation of employment in the border region. [12181/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Trade Missions
Thomas Pringle
6. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on his four-day Promote Ireland St. Patrick's Day trade mission to France; the extent to which rural Ireland was promoted as a possible destination for IDA Ireland sponsored companies during the four-day itinerary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12080/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Research Funding Applications
Clare Daly
7. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he plans to take in response to the unprecedented move by over 900 scientists expressing concern regarding the Government's research policy and over-concentration on commercial research. [11965/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Low Pay Commission Establishment
Micheál Martin
8. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the Low Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9968/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Scientific Research
Denis Naughten
9. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to ensure Science Foundation Ireland continues to fund basic fundamental scientific research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Regional Development Initiatives
Bernard Durkan
10. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his proposals for job creation throughout the regions, with particular reference to the need to achieve a reasonable balance in terms of economic investment, thereby contributing to a more co-ordinated, integrated and comprehensive development of job creation opportunities in the future; if any infrastructural deficiencies need to be addressed in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12089/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Economic Competitiveness
Seán Kyne
11. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in recognition of the improvement in Ireland's ranking in terms of international competitiveness, his plans to further improve our ranking in the year ahead. [12082/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Public Procurement Contracts
Peadar Tóibín
12. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the measures in An Action Plan for Jobs 2015 dealing with small and medium enterprise and micro-enterprise access to public procurement of goods and services contracts are sufficiently ambitious to increase both sectors' share of these public contracts within the lifetime of the plan. [12097/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Dara Calleary
13. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12094/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Employment Rights
Richard Boyd Barrett
14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of industrial action looming at a company (details supplied), the measures he plans to take to address the issues of zero hour contracts and excessive use of temporary contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11958/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Job Losses
Denis Naughten
15. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in replacing jobs lost at a bank (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11962/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Action Plan for Jobs
Thomas Pringle
16. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the way his Department is attempting to increase job creation in County Donegal through the Action Plan for Jobs; the number of jobs forecasted to be created in 2015 in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12081/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Trade Agreements
Mick Wallace
17. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the business sectors which have lobbied the Government in relation to the transatlantic trade and investment partnership talks; the percentage that were supportive; the sectors that opposed specific proposals and the sectors in total opposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12047/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Low Pay Commission Establishment
Robert Troy
18. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a commitment that this Government will ensure that the 24,000 workers in the early childhood education sector will be included in the Low Pay Commission. [7762/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Employment Rights
Ruth Coppinger
19. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the scheduled day of strike action by Mandate members in Dunnes Stores on 2 April 2015, if he will introduce legislation outlawing the practice of zero-hour contracts; if he will make representations to the Central Statistics Office requesting it to collect data on the prevalence of zero-hour contracts in the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12084/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Enterprise Support Services Provision
David Stanton
20. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made by his Department in developing and supporting entrepreneurship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11961/15]