Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Small and Medium Enterprises

Bernard Durkan

193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which borrowing costs here are affecting growth and development of small and medium enterprises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43047/18]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Bernard Durkan

194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her attention has been drawn to emerging trading competitive disadvantages for small and medium enterprises here in comparison with other locations throughout the EU and the UK; the extent to which these issues will be addressed in the short and medium term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43048/18]

Regional Development Initiatives

Bernard Durkan

195. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which emphasis is placed on facilitating and encouraging employment generating enterprises throughout the regions with particular reference to the need to ensure an even spread of investment with consequent benefit to the national economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43049/18]

Knowledge Development Box

Bernard Durkan

196. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she remains satisfied that Irish interests in the manufacturing and services sectors are adequately safeguarded through the mechanism of the knowledge development box; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43050/18]

Jobs Data

Bernard Durkan

197. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs lost or created in County Kildare on an annual basis in the past six years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43051/18]

Science Foundation Ireland

Seán Sherlock

198. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the meetings that have taken place with the director general of Science Foundation Ireland in respect of the defunding of an institution (details supplied); the details of minutes supplied to her by her officials; the details of notes supplied by the director general to the meeting; and the details of her conclusions arising from the meeting. [43091/18]

Work Permits Applications

Bernard Durkan

136. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when an application for a work permit will be concluded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42569/18]

Work Permits Applications

Bernard Durkan

137. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when an application for a work permit will be concluded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42571/18]

Future Growth Loan Scheme

Lisa Chambers

138. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the details on the future growth loan scheme announced in Budget 2019; the way in which this scheme will operate; when it will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42594/18]

Brexit Supports

Lisa Chambers

139. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the Brexit related supports and schemes that are available under her Department's remit; the number of persons and-or companies that have applied for the supports; the number that have successfully been awarded support, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42595/18]

Job Creation

Eamon Scanlon

140. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps her Department and IDA Ireland are taking to increase job creation and attract companies to counties Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal; the recent occasion on which IDA Ireland visited these counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42637/18]

Competition Law

Róisín Shortall

141. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent of measurement by her Department or State bodies under her Department's remit of market concentration in various consumer markets here; and the current level of market concentration as measured by an index (details supplied) or some other measure in each of the cases (details supplied) that come under her Department's remit. [42757/18]

Departmental Funding

John Brady

142. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by her Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43149/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

319. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in her Department and bodies under her aegis appointed to principal officer arising from internal competitions since 7 July 2015, by year. [41838/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Jim O'Callaghan

320. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons appointed from panels arising from the 2015 and 2017 open competitions for principal officer run by the Public Appointments Service, by year; if a table (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41851/18]

Departmental Funding

Róisín Shortall

321. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding her Department contributes to medicines research and development annually; the budget holders, for example, Science Foundation Ireland or Enterprise Ireland, responsible to her Department; the extent of their funding allocations for medicines research and development; the principles which guide this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41883/18]

Brexit Supports

Aindrias Moynihan

322. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of the various schemes to allow businesses to prepare for Brexit in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42035/18]

Science Foundation Ireland Staff

Mary Butler

323. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the criteria and qualifications required to sit on the Science Foundation Ireland oversight review panel; the make-up and format of the panel; the remit of the panel to consider the funding allocation 2019-2025; the reason for the necessity of an additional panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42170/18]

Brexit Issues

Noel Rock

324. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she or officials from her Department have reviewed the Enterprise Ireland Brexit survey of its clients; her views on the results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42216/18]

InterTradeIreland Funding

Noel Rock

325. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the breakdown of funding to InterTradeIreland in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42217/18]

Brexit Supports

Noel Rock

326. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports being offered to SMEs and start-up companies in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42218/18]

Enterprise Support Schemes

Noel Rock

327. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the breakdown of funding to support the development of start-up businesses here in the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42220/18]

Enterprise Support Services Provision

Noel Rock

328. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports offered to SMEs that wish to acquire more digital skills and e-commerce training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42221/18]

Enterprise Support Services Provision

Noel Rock

329. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans in place to support SMEs in e-commerce in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42222/18]

Enterprise Support Services Provision

Noel Rock

330. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department supports or runs information campaigns to encourage Irish businesses, SMEs and start-ups to apply for International Organization for Standardisation certification; if not, her plans to do so in the future in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42227/18]

Construction Industry

Noel Rock

331. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if supports are available in regard to the adoption of new and emerging technologies in the construction industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42231/18]

Recruitment Agencies Regulation

Clare Daly

332. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 9 October 2018, the steps she can take to widen the legislation regarding licences in view of the fact that the current requirement is contingent on a business operating from a premises in the country at a time when the need of a physical premises has greatly diminished due to advances in technology. [42307/18]

Departmental Budgets

Maurice Quinlivan

333. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the 2018 and the new 2019 budget allocations as outlined in budget 2019 for the offices and agencies under the remit of her Department in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42394/18]

Brexit Supports

Billy Kelleher

334. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the latest figures regarding the Brexit SME loan scheme launched in March 2018 for each item (details supplied) up until the end of the third quarter of 2018, in tabular form. [42532/18]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Billy Kelleher

335. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the proposed current and capital allocation to each agency under her remit following budget 2019; and the allocation made in her Department and in each agency towards hiring new staff in tabular form. [42533/18]

Brexit Supports

Billy Kelleher

336. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will list each Brexit measure committed to in her Department following budget 2019; and the exact financial allocation for each such measure in tabular form. [42534/18]

Departmental Programmes

Billy Kelleher

337. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the financial allocation to the new customs training programme following budget 2019. [42535/18]

Brexit Supports

Charlie McConalogue

338. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding that will be put into the future growth loan scheme to leverage additional moneys via the SBCI; the persons who will be eligible to apply to the €300 million scheme; the criteria in this regard; if the scheme will be open to the self-employed and all companies regardless of firm size; when the scheme will open for applications; and the expected lending interest rate. [42537/18]

Foreign Direct Investment

Alan Kelly

88. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of foreign company visits per region in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the volume of visits in each region by location; if those locations were privately owned or State owned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41605/18]

Legislative Programme

Billy Kelleher

89. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the Bills under her remit that are expected to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny in the autumn session; and the Bills that will be taken at second stage in the Houses of the Oireachtas. [41689/18]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Billy Kelleher

90. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the capital spend to date in 2018, including the capital carry-over from 2017 by subhead; the provision under each subhead, including the capital carry-over from 2017 provided for in the Revised Estimates Volume for 2018; the details of overspends or underspends under each subhead; the action to be taken to deal with them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41690/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

91. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if persons (details supplied) qualify for a work permit in view of their long employment history here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41696/18]

Brexit Supports

Patrick O'Donovan

93. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the engagement the Irish Embassy has to support exporters to the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41320/18]

Brexit Supports

Patrick O'Donovan

94. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports in place for Irish exporters to the UK in context of Brexit. [41326/18]

Personal Injury Claims

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

194. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to making it obligatory for plaintiffs in personal injury cases in the first instance to engage with the Personal Injuries Assessment Board prior to engaging in litigation; if consideration has been given to the significant financial and administrative burden on small and medium enterprises as a result of the increased number of personal injury claims; if consideration has been given to publishing anonymised amounts of all awards paid out by enterprises in personal injury cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40602/18]

Recruitment Agencies Regulation

Clare Daly

195. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if foreign agencies recruiting staff abroad to work here are obliged under the regulations to have a licence to do so. [40584/18]

IDA Ireland

Maurice Quinlivan

196. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if IDA Ireland requires a company to pay the living wage to staff as part of its conditions of giving that company grant aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40787/18]

Enterprise Ireland

Maurice Quinlivan

197. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if Enterprise Ireland requires a company to pay the living wage to staff as part of its conditions of giving that company grant aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40788/18]

IDA Ireland

Maurice Quinlivan

198. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if IDA Ireland requires a company not to have zero-hour contracts in place as part of its conditions of giving that company grant aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40789/18]

Enterprise Ireland

Maurice Quinlivan

199. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if Enterprise Ireland requires a company not to have zero-hour contracts in place as part of its conditions of giving that company grant aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40790/18]

Work Permits Data

Jan O'Sullivan

200. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of permits that will be issued under the proposed meat permit pilot scheme to address labour shortages in the meat processing sector; the nationalities of the employees to receive permits from this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41034/18]

Work Permits Data

Jan O'Sullivan

201. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a list of the employers involved in the proposed pilot scheme to address labour shortages in the meat processing sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41038/18]

Work Permits Data

Jan O'Sullivan

202. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if and when copies will be provided of the written statements from employers involved in the proposed pilot scheme containing the information outlined in section 3(1) of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41039/18]

Work Permits Data

Jan O'Sullivan

203. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has met the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to discuss the matter of the proposed pilot scheme to address labour shortages in the meat processing sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41042/18]

Ministerial Communications

Alan Kelly

204. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in her Department; and if so, if it will be published. [41517/18]