Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Research Funding Data

Maurice Quinlivan

242. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the gross expenditure on research and development as a percentage of GDP and GNI; the average gross expenditure as a percentage of GDP of EU-15 countries, EU-27 countries and OECD countries in tabular form. [11852/19]

Research Funding Data

Maurice Quinlivan

243. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the gross expenditure on research and development activities by Department and expressed by each Department as a percentage of total expenditure on research and development in tabular form. [11853/19]

Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations

Maurice Quinlivan

2. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she has taken to date in response to the findings and recommendations of the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation’s cost of doing business report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11342/19]

Job Creation

Maurice Quinlivan

21. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider, in conjunction with the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, establishing a task force to tackle unemployment blackspots nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11150/19]

Work Permits Applications

Maurice Quinlivan

33. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the impact the delay in processing employment permits for non-EU nationals is having on business; the steps she is taking to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11151/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

44. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the new powers proposed for the corporate enforcement authority; if she is satisfied the new agency will have strong enough powers to robustly tackle white collar crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11149/19]

State Bodies Code of Conduct

Maurice Quinlivan

56. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a policy exists for the way in which one of the jobs agencies of the State interacts with the client companies of another State jobs agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11148/19]

Departmental Meetings

Maurice Quinlivan

123. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the dates of meetings held between her Department and officials from a company (details supplied); the main purpose of each meeting in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11432/19]

Departmental Meetings

Maurice Quinlivan

124. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the dates of meetings held between her Department and officials from a company (details supplied); the main purpose of each meeting in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11433/19]

Departmental Meetings

Maurice Quinlivan

125. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the dates of meetings held between her Department and officials from a company (details supplied); the main purpose of each meeting in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11434/19]

Departmental Meetings

Maurice Quinlivan

126. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the dates of meetings held between her Department and officials from a company (details supplied); the main purpose of each meeting in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11435/19]

Departmental Meetings

Maurice Quinlivan

127. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the dates of meetings held between her Department and officials from a company (details supplied); the main purpose of each meeting in each of the years 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11436/19]

Enterprise Ireland Investments

Maurice Quinlivan

146. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies in which Enterprise Ireland has an equity stake by amounts (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10986/19]

Enterprise Ireland Investments

Maurice Quinlivan

147. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated value of the equity portfolio of Enterprise Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10987/19]

Enterprise Ireland Investments

Maurice Quinlivan

148. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount the equity portfolio of Enterprise Ireland generated in income in 2017 and 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10988/19]

Enterprise Ireland Investments

Maurice Quinlivan

149. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the maximum equity stake Enterprise Ireland can take in a company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10989/19]

IDA Ireland Portfolio

Maurice Quinlivan

150. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if IDA Ireland has the power to take equity stakes in client companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10990/19]

National Children's Research Programme

Maurice Quinlivan

152. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the planned children’s research and innovation centre at the new national children’s hospital will be partly funded by her Department or agencies under her remit; if so, the expected amount; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11022/19]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Maurice Quinlivan

318. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Údarás na Gaeltachta has the power to take equity stakes in client companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10991/19]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Maurice Quinlivan

561. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting to have their claim put into payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10726/19]

Betting Regulations

Maurice Quinlivan

12. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance if the review of the recent increase in betting duty and the examination of proposed alternatives will be accelerated in order to provide as much clarity as possible for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9850/19]

VAT Rate Application

Maurice Quinlivan

22. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance if the basis for the charging of VAT on service charges that are intended for the benefit of staff only will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9851/19]

Departmental Programmes

Maurice Quinlivan

122. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a review of the Succeed in Ireland programme has been undertaken; when this will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10117/19]

Departmental Programmes

Maurice Quinlivan

123. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of the Succeed in Ireland programme in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of jobs created by year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10118/19]

Departmental Programmes

Maurice Quinlivan

124. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the payments made to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10119/19]

IDA Ireland Portfolio

Maurice Quinlivan

125. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies that are a client company of IDA Ireland that were previously a client company of Údarás na Gaeltachta in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10120/19]

School Enrolments

Maurice Quinlivan

171. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary schools that do not have a primary school designated as their feeder school as part of their enrolment and admissions policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9047/19]

Departmental Budgets

Maurice Quinlivan

305. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the parts of her budget she plans to cut for the savings required to fund the overrun in the national children’s hospital; the amount her Department will contribute in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7916/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Maurice Quinlivan

371. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) must wait for an ear, nose and throat, ENT, appointment in University Hospital Limerick. [7918/19]

General Practitioner Services

Maurice Quinlivan

409. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some general practitioners in County Limerick charge for the taking of blood; the steps he will take to enforce the provisions of the Health Act 1970 to ensure that persons covered by the general medical services scheme are not being incorrectly charged for routine phlebotomy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8195/19]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects

Maurice Quinlivan

543. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount contributed by the State to the cost of building the Limerick tunnel; the amount private companies contributed to building the tunnel; his views on whether the contract entered into relating to traffic guarantees represents good value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7917/19]

Fiscal Policy

Maurice Quinlivan

13. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance if a move away from unanimity on tax matters at EU level will be opposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7310/19]

Tax Code

Maurice Quinlivan

26. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to protect the flat rate expenses for lower paid workers such as shop assistants, due to cease in 2020. [7277/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data

Maurice Quinlivan

124. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons working in each role in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7436/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data

Maurice Quinlivan

125. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant positions in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and the length of time each position has been vacant. [7437/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data

Maurice Quinlivan

126. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons who have been disqualified as a director of a company, restricted as a director of a company, prosecuted and convicted as a result of ODCE investigations in 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7438/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data

Maurice Quinlivan

127. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of complaints the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement received in 2017 and 2018; the number of these that resulted in action being taken by the ODCE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7439/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data

Maurice Quinlivan

128. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigations initiated by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7440/19]

Departmental Reports

Maurice Quinlivan

335. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has commissioned research or holds research or data relating to a united Ireland. [6927/19]

Departmental Reports

Maurice Quinlivan

336. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a report will be commissioned to explore the potential benefits and challenges a united Ireland would bring to businesses across the island of Ireland. [6928/19]

Departmental Reports

Maurice Quinlivan

337. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reports commissioned by her Department in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the cost and author of each report; and if each report is publically available. [6929/19]

Medicinal Products Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

481. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the cost per patient by year of the FreeStyle Libre diabetes monitoring system. [6924/19]

Medicinal Products Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

482. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the cost per patient by year of the aids needed for finger prick blood glucose monitoring, including the testing strips, lancets and electronic glucose meters. [6925/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Maurice Quinlivan

483. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to place the FreeStyle Libre system on the long-term illness scheme for persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6926/19]

Departmental Staff

Maurice Quinlivan

553. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reopen and review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6930/19]

Local Authority Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

211. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority housing units completed by local authorities in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and the number completed by each local authority. [5935/19]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

2. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the legislation and changes that will be needed in her Department to prepare for a no-deal Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4700/19]

Insurance Costs

Maurice Quinlivan

6. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken to date and the action planned to tackle the high cost of insurance for businesses; the discussions she has held with the Minister for Finance regarding the problem for businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4674/19]

Brexit Supports

Maurice Quinlivan

25. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the uptake of the Brexit business supports to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4672/19]

Regional Development Policy

Maurice Quinlivan

41. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce measures to attract more indigenous businesses and multinationals to locate in regional areas here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4673/19]