Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health and Safety Inspections

Pearse Doherty

33. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Health and Safety Authority, HSA, inspections of meat and food processing plants that have been carried out for compliance with Covid-19 regulations since March 2020; if he will provide a breakdown of these; if the workplace was compliant or not; the number that were unannounced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30093/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peadar Tóibín

34. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a grant to cover the fixed costs of enterprises that have been forced to close due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be provided. [29969/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Niamh Smyth

35. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports for sectors most affected by Covid-19 in particular the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30564/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Éamon Ó Cuív

36. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the closing date for the original restart grant was brought forward three weeks without warning; if in view of the severity of the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, he will ensure that all eligible businesses will be paid both the restart grant and the restart plus grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30262/20]

Aer Lingus

Louise O'Reilly

37. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the flagrant breaches of workers’ rights by a company (details supplied) in its refusal to complete employer declarations for its workers in order to access social protection payments; and if he will write to the company to request that it cease engaging in this practice of obfuscation and delay. [30363/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

38. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the credit guarantee scheme can be used for the refinancing of current term commercial loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29997/20]

Budget 2021

John McGuinness

39. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports his Department is providing for the SME sector through budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30592/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

40. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support taxi drivers. [30553/20]

Foreign Direct Investment

Bernard Durkan

41. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he remains satisfied that Ireland remains attractive as a location for foreign direct investment; if in recent months there has been a fluctuation in Ireland's position in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30550/20]

Economic Policy

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

42. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current economic situation and risks of further insolvencies in view of the circumstances surrounding closure of a company (details supplied); his views on the recommendations of the Duffy Cahill report; and his plans for the implementation of the recommendations of the report. [25975/20]

Enterprise Support Services

Matt Carthy

43. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanisms of support available to a person seeking to establish a new business. [29980/20]

Departmental Reviews

Brendan Griffin

44. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will carry out an immediate review of performance of all relevant State agencies under his remit in respect of the activities of each in County Kerry; if so, if consideration will be given to the outcome of such a review with a view to improving the levels of economic activity and investment in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29604/20]

Remote Working

Joe Carey

45. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to develop remote working opportunities further and improve the facilities and conditions to encourage remote working especially in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25945/20]

Redundancy Payments

Paul Murphy

46. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has discussed proposals by unions (detail supplied) to establish a fund to safeguard the redundancy entitlements of workers in the event of a liquidation. [27550/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pa Daly

47. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sectors of the economy his Department has identified as needing indefinite support measures. [25982/20]

Pharmaceutical Sector

James Lawless

48. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a report on any recent engagement he has had with the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland. [30599/20]

Industrial Disputes

Thomas Gould

49. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene in the dispute of workers (details supplied). [30552/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Farrell

50. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the sustainable enterprise fund; the further considerations being given to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29945/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

51. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the strategy changes introduced by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland in view of international travel restrictions as a consequence of Covid-19. [25947/20]

Budget 2021

Pádraig O'Sullivan

52. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take in budget 2021 to support the small and medium enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29721/20]

Job Creation

Denis Naughten

53. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to support job creation in regional towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29717/20]

Brexit Supports

Brendan Smith

54. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if programmes of assistance will be made available to small and medium enterprises in the Border region that will be adversely affected by Brexit and that are heavily dependent on the Northern Irish and British markets as export destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30591/20]

Brexit Preparations

Neale Richmond

55. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of Enterprise Ireland’s strategy to diversify the destination for Irish exports post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30517/20]

Industrial Disputes

Paul Murphy

56. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has made contact with a company (details supplied) and the trade unions to discuss the difficulties staff are having with the company. [27549/20]

Industrial Disputes

Mick Barry

57. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the contacts he has had with a company (details supplied) and trade unions regarding an ongoing dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29994/20]

Enterprise Support Services

David Stanton

58. Deputy David Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to establish a national agency for small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30101/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

59. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for further measures to assist the business sectors negatively impacted by Covid-19, bearing in mind that the virus will remain a threat for some time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29720/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aindrias Moynihan

60. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support businesses following the announcement of level 3 Covid-19 restrictions in view of the fact that additional measures of support are available for counties Donegal and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29850/20]

Job Losses

Denis Naughten

61. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to replace the job losses at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29716/20]

Industrial Disputes

Gino Kenny

62. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has discussed a dispute (details supplied) with the Minister for Finance; if so, if he has discussed the proposal that the State and the Revenue Commissioners stand aside as creditors to allow the liquidators prioritise former workers in order to achieve a resolution of the dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30567/20]

Job Creation

Denis Naughten

63. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to support existing levels of employment in regional towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29719/20]

Enterprise Support Services

Alan Farrell

64. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to encourage and support greater numbers of women entering the enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29946/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brian Stanley

65. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 to make workplace outbreaks of Covid-19 notifiable by workers to the Health and Safety Authority. [29987/20]

Job Losses

Brendan Griffin

66. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on recent job losses (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will consider addressing the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29605/20]

Brexit Supports

Marian Harkin

67. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he plans to introduce or that are in place to support the sectors most exposed by Brexit and workers in those sectors. [30479/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Canney

68. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to provide specific support to the taxi industry in circumstances in which many taxi owners cannot trade and their revenue streams are depleted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25989/20]

Trade Agreements

Neale Richmond

69. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the EU trade deals being negotiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25944/20]

Health and Safety Inspections

Louise O'Reilly

70. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of HSA inspections of meat and food processing plants that have been carried out for compliance with Covid-19 regulations since March 2020; the locations of each; if the workplace was compliant or not; the number that were unannounced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30002/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

71. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will respond positively to calls from nurses and other healthcare professionals to reinsert the requirement that infectious diseases, including Covid-19, are reported by employers to the Health and Safety Authority as infectious diseases in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23678/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

72. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports he plans to provide for those working in the drinks and hospitality industry; the supports to the sector to ensure these jobs are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30136/20]

Enterprise Support Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

73. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports in place to help businesses that have no income to alleviate the pressures of commercial rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30137/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul McAuliffe

74. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports provided by his Department to Dublin businesses since the city and county entered level 3 under the living with Covid-19 framework. [30597/20]

Trade Missions

Joe O'Brien

75. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of trade or related missions to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain since 2016 in cases in which at least one official or Minister from his Department attended. [30717/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

76. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if friendly societies that are compelled to hold AGMs will be exempt in 2020 in view of the additional challenges of holding AGMs during the Covid-19 pandemic. [30729/20]

Public Sector Pensions

Seán Sherlock

77. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State bodies, including a complete list of any of their subsidiaries, in which the imposition of a pension abatement is not a feature of a contract for retired public servants; if he will provide a list of any other State, semi-Stat or publicly funded body or company or group, either in part or wholly, in which the imposition of a pension abatement is not a feature of a contract for retired public servants; and if a company (details supplied) is a private enterprise or is it a public enterprise to the point to which it would be required to impose a pension abatement if a retired public servant were to apply to them for employment. [30799/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

78. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on establishing a dedicated service for employees to report employers anonymously that are unnecessarily requiring them to attend work physically or operate against Covid-19 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30865/20]

Brexit Preparations

Bernard Durkan

79. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department continue to identify and make provision for a fallout from Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30871/20]

Foreign Direct Investment

Bernard Durkan

80. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which the State is experiencing increasing competition for foreign direct investment; the degree to which the State continues to achieve in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30872/20]

Brexit Preparations

Bernard Durkan

81. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department continue to make provision to ensure a fair and competitive position for the State in the aftermath of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30873/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Bernard Durkan

82. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which his Department expects to combat the negative aspects of Covid-19 in the year ahead with particular reference to maintaining the highest possible levels of activity in the areas of trade, enterprise and employment; the extent to which he expects to achieve success in respect of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30874/20]