Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Freagraí Scríofa amháin le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
Leathanach 115 de 119
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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Enterprise Support Services
Bernard Durkan
83. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he foresees the availability of sufficient resources to ensure adequate investment and activity in the manufacturing and services sectors; the extent to which investment has fluctuated in each in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30875/20]
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Brexit Preparations
Bernard Durkan
84. 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 for alternative routes to their markers for exporters here in the aftermath of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30876/20]
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Economic Policy
Bernard Durkan
85. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which industry and trade here have made sufficient and adequate provision to meet the challenges arising from Brexit and Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30877/20]
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Economic Policy
Bernard Durkan
86. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department continue to encourage new, indigenous and foreign direct investment in all regions here, thereby addressing particular economic issues that may arise or have arisen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30878/20]
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Brexit Preparations
Bernard Durkan
87. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the ten countries with which the State continues to have the most trade in terms of imports and exports; the opportunities that might arise in these areas in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30879/20]
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Job Creation
Bernard Durkan
88. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the job creation in both the services and manufacturing sectors here in the past five years, respectively; his views on that which the future holds for these prospects over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30881/20]
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Economic Competitiveness
Bernard Durkan
89. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department have evaluated increased costs to industry here that might impact on job creation in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30882/20]
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Enterprise Data
Bernard Durkan
90. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the extent to which women continue to head up new enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30883/20]
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Enterprise Data
Bernard Durkan
91. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new enterprises in manufacturing and services sectors in which a woman is chief executive; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30884/20]
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Job Creation
Bernard Durkan
92. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent of job creation arising from indigenous investment and foreign direct investment in County Kildare in the past five years; the prospects for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30885/20]
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Enterprise Data
Bernard Durkan
93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people employed in the manufacturing and servicing sectors in County Kildare, respectively; the degree to which this number has fluctuated in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30886/20]