Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Brexit Issues

Bernard Durkan

108. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the jurisdictions with which the greatest improvement of trade is likely to be achieved in the aftermath of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40549/18]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Billy Kelleher

109. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA site visits in each county in quarters 1, 2 and 3 of 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40531/18]

Brexit Supports

Billy Kelleher

110. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the ongoing work and plans regarding developing an investment loan scheme that would offer long-term loans to businesses for a post-Brexit environment. [40532/18]

Working Holiday Visas

Willie Penrose

111. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which a horse trainer working in the agriculture industry can obtain an employment visa for a Brazilian national who has a holiday visa to work as an assistant trainer to them here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40563/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Éamon Ó Cuív

156. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the delay in apprentices obtaining college places that are an intrinsic part of their courses, particularly in view of the shortage of skilled trade persons; the steps she plans to take to rectify this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40180/18]

IDA Ireland Data

Niamh Smyth

157. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the most recent occasion on which IDA Ireland visited counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; the number of new jobs that have been created by IDA Ireland in the past 12 months; the steps it is taking to attract companies to the counties; the success it has had with the strategy for the counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40232/18]

Visa Applications

Jim O'Callaghan

299. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39671/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Niall Collins

300. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the communications, press and public relations budget allocated to her Department for 2018; the way in which it is being spent; if it is behind or ahead of profile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39365/18]

Personal Injuries Commission

Billy Kelleher

301. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline for implementation of each of the 14 recommendations made by the Personal Injuries Commission regarding personal injury awards in tabular form. [39524/18]

Retail Sector

Billy Kelleher

302. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the new pilot scheme to support retail online capability; if it will be open to all companies; and if not, if it will be targeted towards small and micro-sized businesses. [39525/18]

Work Permits Data

Billy Kelleher

303. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the last review took place of the highly skilled and ineligible lists for grant of employment permits; the frequency with which reviews are carried out; and when the next review of each such list will be carried out. [39527/18]

Departmental Agencies Staff Data

Billy Kelleher

304. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number employed in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and Údarás na Gaeltachta based on data in the annual employment survey in each of the years 2010 to 2017, by county in tabular form. [39529/18]

Job Initiatives

Billy Kelleher

305. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for the Future Jobs programme; the period the programme will cover; and if the social partners have been consulted for input to date. [39530/18]

IDA Ireland

Billy Kelleher

306. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of each new advance building under the IDA’s €150 million property investment programme by outline planning, construction phase and final completion; and the location by address and cost for each such building in tabular form. [39531/18]

Local Enterprise Offices Data

Billy Kelleher

307. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of digital trading vouchers provided by LEOs in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form. [39533/18]

Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure

Micheál Martin

308. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of each seminar held on Project Ireland 2040, up to and including September 2018, by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39576/18]

Consumer Protection

Noel Grealish

309. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which she plans to enforce the regulation of selling on online marketplaces of goods and products that fail to meet the required safety standards in the interest of consumer safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39601/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

310. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by her Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns to date in 2018, by month and company engaged, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39632/18]

Enterprise Ireland Expenditure

Peter Burke

311. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the expenditure of allocated funds under the Community Enterprise Initiative 2016 for the Monksland incubator hub in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39695/18]

Workplace Relations Commission

Catherine Murphy

312. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated full-year cost of recruiting an extra eight HEO inspection team managers and 35 extra EO inspectors for the Workplace Relations Commission; the current staff complement for the office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39745/18]

Trade Missions

Catherine Connolly

313. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to have a trade mission to the east coast of the United States of America before the end of 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39768/18]

Brexit Staff

Billy Kelleher

314. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 552 of 7 September 2018, when this information will be collated and available. [39937/18]

Brexit Staff

Billy Kelleher

315. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Brexit staff hired by her Department and agencies under her remit in 2017 and to date in 2018 following the announcement of additional staff recruitment as a Brexit measure in both budgets 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [39938/18]

Brexit Supports

John Curran

316. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking in order to assist more businesses to accelerate contingency planning in order to be prepared for Brexit; the resources that have been put in place in order to achieve this in view of the fact that a recent survey (details supplied) showed that business preparedness for Brexit remained low; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40055/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Charlie McConalogue

317. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of her Department's stand at the National Ploughing Championship 2018; the number of staff deployed from her Department for the week; and the cost of same. [40418/18]

Work Permits Appeals

Eamon Scanlon

117. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an urgent work permit appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39128/18]

Enterprise Support Schemes

Billy Kelleher

153. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if private limited companies that operate in the social enterprise sector and return their profits back into the community are prevented or limited in accessing enterprise supports and funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38995/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Tony McLoughlin

230. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the plans in place in order to allow stamp 3 skilled workers' spouses and partners to access employment here whilst living here with their partners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38471/18]

Personal Injuries Commission

Michael McGrath

231. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if all the recommendations in the most recent report from the Personal Injuries Commission will be implemented; the timetable for the completion of all the recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38750/18]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Lisa Chambers

232. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits that have taken place to the new advance factory on the Breaffy Road, Castlebar, County Mayo; and the month in which those visits took place. [38382/18]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Lisa Chambers

233. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps which have been taken to secure a tenant for the new advance factory on the Breaffy Road, Castlebar, County Mayo. [38383/18]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Lisa Chambers

234. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits that have taken place in County Mayo to date in 2018; the month each visit occurred; and the locations shown to prospective investors. [38384/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Tony McLoughlin

235. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to change the rules with regard to allowing the spouses, partners and dependants of highly skilled non-EEA professionals residing here on visas in view of near full employment and as skill shortages begin to develop in the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38455/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Róisín Shortall

236. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the expenditure savings that are earmarked for her Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included in the fiscal space calculations for 2019. [38479/18]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

237. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in her Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or with other persons or organisations; if so, the reason; if so, if she will publish these emails; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38561/18]

Construction Contracts

Maurice Quinlivan

238. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to review the Construction Contracts Act 2013 for the purpose of enhancing payment protections for subcontractors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38701/18]

Construction Contracts

Maurice Quinlivan

239. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for the appointment of an adjudicator received by the Construction Contracts Adjudication Service in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of these adjudicators appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38702/18]

Construction Contracts

Maurice Quinlivan

240. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the second annual report of the implementation of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38730/18]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

120. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the land her Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the location of the land that is vacant, not in use or being used for agricultural purposes; the land which has been made available to Meath County Council or other housing agencies for the purpose of house building; and the amount of this land that could be made available for housing. [38050/18]

Work Permits Applications

Bernard Durkan

121. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in the determination of an application for a work permit in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application is likely to be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38078/18]

Work Permits Applications

Bernard Durkan

122. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in the determination of an application for a work permit in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application is likely to be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38080/18]

Copyright Legislation Review

Willie Penrose

123. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps her Department is taking to ensure that legislation is progressed to protect copyright of various artists, musicians and songwriters in the context of royalties for their work and productions and particularly in the context of the recent vote in the European Parliament to ensure the protection of such artists in securing appropriate royalties and dividends for their works and productions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38210/18]

Work Permits Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

85. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a work permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37981/18]

Enterprise Ireland Funding

Jan O'Sullivan

86. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the quantum of State funding provided to a company (details supplied) through Enterprise Ireland since its establishment; the nature of the funding made available to the firm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37920/18]

IDA Ireland Funding

Jan O'Sullivan

87. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs supported by the IDA in a company (details supplied); the quantum of State funding through the IDA provided to the company across all of its Irish based operations; the nature of the grants provided to the organisation since its establishment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37921/18]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Alan Kelly

347. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the political advisers being used by senior and junior Ministers in her Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement dates of the employment of each; and the cessation dates of same employment in cases in which that applies. [36692/18]

Work Permits Applications

Niall Collins

348. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a request (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37076/18]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Bernard Durkan

349. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the financial supports available to assist the setting-up of an equestrian centre in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37099/18]

Enterprise Ireland Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

350. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the capital expenditure for Enterprise Ireland under the National Development Plan 2018-2027 in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37222/18]

IDA Ireland Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

351. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the capital expenditure for IDA Ireland under the National Development Plan 2018-2027 in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37223/18]