Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Údarás na Gaeltachta Data

Maurice Quinlivan

1229. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of jobs supported by Údarás na Gaeltachta in 2017 and 2018; the number of new jobs created in 2017 and 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1794/19]

Departmental Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

1230. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount in grants awarded to businesses in 2017 and 2018; the average grant given; the number of businesses that received grants in 2017 and 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1795/19]

Departmental Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

1231. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the businesses that received grants in excess of €100,000 in 2018; the location of the company; the grant amount awarded, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1796/19]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Data

Maurice Quinlivan

1232. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Údarás na Gaeltachta properties located in each Gaeltacht area; if each property is occupied; the length of time each property has been vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1797/19]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

1233. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the polyethylene terephthalate pellet extrusion project in the Baile Ghib Gaeltacht; the financial support awarded to the project to date by Údarás na Gaeltachta; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1798/19]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Data

Maurice Quinlivan

1234. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of companies Údarás na Gaeltachta initiated proceedings against to revoke grants in each of the years 2016 to 2018, inclusive; the number of these that were successful; the value of grants that were revoked in these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1799/19]

Apprenticeship Data

Maurice Quinlivan

204. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new registrations on craft-based apprenticeships to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52921/18]

Apprenticeship Data

Maurice Quinlivan

205. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship programmes introduced to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52922/18]

Apprenticeship Data

Maurice Quinlivan

206. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new registrations on new apprenticeships programmes to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52923/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Maurice Quinlivan

207. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the actions he is taking to ensure a greater participation rate of persons with a disability in apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52924/18]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Maurice Quinlivan

208. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the actions he is taking to ensure a greater female participation rate in apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52925/18]

IDA Ireland Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

307. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding awarded to companies by the IDA in 2017 and to date in 2018, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52934/18]

Enterprise Ireland Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

308. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding awarded to companies by Enterprise Ireland in 2017 and to date in 2018, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52935/18]

InterTradeIreland Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

309. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding awarded to companies by InterTradeIreland in 2017 and to date in 2018, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52936/18]

Departmental Data

Maurice Quinlivan

310. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department holds research, data or reports on the benefits or challenges a united Ireland would bring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52937/18]

Departmental Agencies Staff Data

Maurice Quinlivan

311. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff at each agency or office under the aegis of her Department in 2016, 2017 and to date 2018; the number of staff who left each office or agency in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52938/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Maurice Quinlivan

312. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff employed in her Department in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of staff who left in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52939/18]

Trade Agreements

Maurice Quinlivan

313. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the free trade agreement with Vietnam, including the investment protection agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52940/18]

Trade Agreements

Maurice Quinlivan

314. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the overall EU-Vietnam trade agreement has been divided into two parts; if parliamentary scrutiny by the Houses of the Oireachtas of either part of the agreement will be diminished as a result; her views on the human rights and environmental safeguards in place in the agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53083/18]

Emergency Departments Data

Maurice Quinlivan

382. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol has been used in University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52926/18]

Emergency Departments Data

Maurice Quinlivan

383. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at University Hospital Limerick by month to date in 2018, in tabular form. [52927/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Maurice Quinlivan

384. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at University Hospital Limerick by speciality and wait time bands (details supplied). [52928/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Maurice Quinlivan

385. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the agency spend at University Hospital Limerick for 2016, 2017 and 2018. [52929/18]

Hospital Beds Data

Maurice Quinlivan

386. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at University Hospital Limerick in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [52930/18]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

657. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of dwellings offered by NAMA to Limerick City and County Council and approved housing bodies in County Limerick in 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of these accepted; and the number now in use. [52931/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

Maurice Quinlivan

658. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing units built or purchased by Limerick City and County Council in each of the years from 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [52932/18]

Local Authority Housing Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

659. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount Limerick City and County Council has requested from his Department in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 for the provision of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52933/18]

Hospital Overcrowding

Maurice Quinlivan

126. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50831/18]

Brexit Supports

Maurice Quinlivan

53. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the contingency plans she has put in place for businesses and hauliers in the event of a hard Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50531/18]

Online Business Voucher Scheme

Maurice Quinlivan

68. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which she plans to encourage more businesses here to trade online; her plans to develop digital hubs in regional Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50485/18]

Ticket Touting

Maurice Quinlivan

70. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when she plans to bring forward legislation to tackle the problem of ticket touting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50484/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

88. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the reform of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50483/18]

International Bodies Membership

Maurice Quinlivan

91. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if funding will be provided for Ireland to join CERN in order that businesses, scientists, researchers and students here can benefit from the advanced scientific research taking place there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50486/18]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Maurice Quinlivan

198. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he consulted the civil court records when he was establishing the redress scheme for victims of historical child sexual abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50311/18]

Personal Injury Claims

Maurice Quinlivan

274. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount the Personal Injuries Assessment Board has held in reserve in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50312/18]

Crime Data

Maurice Quinlivan

97. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of murders in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the location in which each took place in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49865/18]

Electronic Cigarettes

Maurice Quinlivan

136. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to regulate shops selling vaping products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49868/18]

Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times

Maurice Quinlivan

209. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated time for a payment to be awarded for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49848/18]

Invalidity Pension Waiting Times

Maurice Quinlivan

210. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated time for a payment to be awarded for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49849/18]

Carer's Allowance Waiting Times

Maurice Quinlivan

211. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated time for a payment to be awarded for a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49850/18]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Maurice Quinlivan

212. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated time for a payment to be awarded for a domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49851/18]

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Maurice Quinlivan

247. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered buying or compulsorily purchasing a site (details supplied) in view of the fact that it is an important historic landmark in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49867/18]

Legal Costs

Maurice Quinlivan

329. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the legal service providers contracted by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2018; the hours worked by each legal service provider; the cost of each legal service provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49229/18]

Legal Costs

Maurice Quinlivan

330. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the legal service providers contracted by Enterprise Ireland in 2018; the hours worked by each legal service provider; the total cost of each legal service provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49230/18]

Legal Costs

Maurice Quinlivan

331. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the legal service providers contracted by IDA Ireland in 2018; the hours worked by each legal service provider; the cost of each legal service provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49231/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

332. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of company director restrictions imposed by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [49280/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

333. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of company director disqualifications imposed by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [49281/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations

Maurice Quinlivan

334. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of prosecutions the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has brought in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [49282/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations

Maurice Quinlivan

335. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of convictions the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has achieved in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [49283/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Maurice Quinlivan

336. 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; the length of time these positions have been vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49284/18]