Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

173. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have any preparations in place for the potential ending of the customs union; if there has been an estimate made of the cost of establishing customs and surveillance along the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5523/17]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

520. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact Brexit will have on Ireland's thoroughbred industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5522/17]

IDA Ireland Jobs Data

Maurice Quinlivan

679. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if IDA Ireland has identified the number of multinational companies based here solely to service the British market and the numbers of associated jobs at risk of moving in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5511/17]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

681. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will commission a detailed assessment of the way in which Brexit will affect individual sectors of the economy to determine which industries may be positively or negatively impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5520/17]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Maurice Quinlivan

682. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will increase funding for InterTrade Ireland in 2017, 2018 and 2019, in view of the clear demand for the valuable service provided and the extra workload brought about by Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5521/17]

Enterprise Ireland Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

329. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of capital investment or grant assistance towards capital works by Enterprise Ireland on a location basis in County Donegal for each of the years 2007 to 2017, in tabular form. [4727/17]

IDA Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

330. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of capital investment or grant assistance towards capital works by IDA Ireland on a location basis in County Donegal for each of the years 1996 to 2017, in tabular form. [4728/17]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

331. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has conducted a scoping exercise to analyse the potential for exporters to fill the potential void left by British exporters to the EU, post Brexit, assuming they will face restricted access to the EU market, in particular in the area of agrifood; if this analysis has been conducted, the details of specific areas in which potential opportunities may lie for exporters to the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4769/17]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

733. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of exact funding approved for the Coonagh to Knockalisheen road in Limerick as part of his announcement on 24 January 2017. [4496/17]

Invasive Plant Species

Maurice Quinlivan

734. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to his funding announcement on 24 January 2017, the amount each local authority will receive to deal with eradicating Japanese knotweed, by county, in tabular form; and the local authority areas which have reported the existence of Japanese knotweed. [4500/17]

Road Network

Maurice Quinlivan

735. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of exact funding approved for the repairs to a bridge (details supplied); and if he will request Limerick County Council to erect a memorial to the two men who died tragically on 29 August 2015 while carrying out maintenance works at the bridge. [4504/17]

Foreign Direct Investment

Maurice Quinlivan

621. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons employed in foreign direct investment companies here, by sector, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3149/17]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data

Maurice Quinlivan

382. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for training of apprenticeships for trades, in view of the urgent need for certain skills to build houses in the next number of months and years; his views on recent developments; his plans for apprenticeship training for trades; and the funding he will allocate for training apprenticeships for trades in each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form. [41488/16]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data

Maurice Quinlivan

383. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding training for apprenticeships for trades, given the fact all these skills will be urgently required in view of the houses that need to be built in the next number of months and years; his views on any recent developments; his plans with respect to apprenticeships training for trades plans; the level of funding allocated each year from 2017 to 2021 for the area of training apprenticeships for trades, in tabular form; the number of apprentices he envisages will be delivered in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41489/16]

Health Services Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

1195. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting nearly two years for a hands-free voicebox; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1291/17]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Maurice Quinlivan

1629. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to provide details of all IDA visits to sites in individual counties in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41064/16]

Legislative Measures

Maurice Quinlivan

1637. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legislation she plans to bring forward to deal with the issue of accounting convergence in relation to international Irish companies listed on the US stock exchange; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41644/16]

Legislative Measures

Maurice Quinlivan

1638. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to amend the Companies Act 2014 or to use statutory audit legislation to deal with the issue of accounting convergence in relation to international Irish companies; when she expects the legislation to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41645/16]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Maurice Quinlivan

1654. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to provide details of all IDA Ireland sponsored site visits in individual counties in each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1201/17]

Job Creation Data

Maurice Quinlivan

524. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the number of jobs that were delivered in the Kildare South and Kildare North constituencies in 2016. [40564/16]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Maurice Quinlivan

525. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will ensure that the number of site visits from the IDA in south Kildare is increased in 2017. [40565/16]

Hospital Facilities

Maurice Quinlivan

476. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when the new emergency department proposed for University Hospital Limerick is scheduled to be opened [39895/16]

National Planning Framework

Maurice Quinlivan

2. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, in view of the fact that her Department is represented on the national planning framework, NPF, steering committee and participates in discussions at the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action, and that she also participates on the econometric and demographics working group, she will provide a detailed report on the issues she has raised and an update on the progress made; her Department’s plans in terms of the NPF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39276/16]

Research and Development Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

12. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the recipients of the science and technology development programme in tabular form; the amount they received; the details of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38945/16]

Research and Development Funding

Maurice Quinlivan

16. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the recipients of the programme for research in third level institutions; the amount they received; the details of the specific project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38946/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

24. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the way she plans to use the €52 million capital allocation to her Department; the details of the way in which she intends to use the €3 million allocation for Brexit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38942/16]

Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme Data

Maurice Quinlivan

33. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the companies and businesses that have accessed the micro finance loan fund by sector, the number of employees and region, in tabular form; the amount they received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38943/16]

Zero-hour Contracts

Maurice Quinlivan

38. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress of the protections for workers on insecure low hour contracts legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38944/16]

Garda Vetting Applications

Maurice Quinlivan

78. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time it should take for Garda vetting for a person accessing social housing in County Limerick. [38889/16]

Garda Vetting Applications

Maurice Quinlivan

79. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Garda vetting for a person accessing social housing in County Limerick can take more than three months. [38890/16]

Traveller Accommodation

Maurice Quinlivan

120. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will visit the Long Pavement halting site in Limerick city. [38928/16]

Audiology Services Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

179. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that County Limerick was recently without an audiologist for almost a year, which has resulted in a huge backlog of persons trying to access the service; and if he will intervene to ensure the huge waiting list to see the new audiologist is addressed. [38888/16]

Respite Care Services Availability

Maurice Quinlivan

180. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in County Limerick there are inadequate children’s respite spaces available for persons; and the number of persons waiting to access these services. [38891/16]

Home Help Service

Maurice Quinlivan

181. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in County Limerick there is inadequate funding available for persons to access home support services; and the waiting list for same. [38892/16]

Hospital Transfers

Maurice Quinlivan

188. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting a significant time for a transfer to the National Rehabilitation Hospital; if the person will be transferred as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38914/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Maurice Quinlivan

190. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38917/16]

Hospital Transfers

Maurice Quinlivan

193. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting almost a year for a transfer to the National Rehabilitation Hospital; if the person will be transferred as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38922/16]

Audiology Services Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

387. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health how long it takes for persons in counties Limerick and Clare to be fitted with a hearing aid after having audiology examinations and having ascertained the need for the hearing aid. [38887/16]

Audiology Services Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

388. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the reason County Limerick was recently without an audiologist for almost a year. [38881/16]

Health Services

Maurice Quinlivan

181. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the services available in west Limerick for a child who has mitochondrial disease. [36624/16]

Valuation Office

Maurice Quinlivan

114. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of properties in Limerick city and county council area on 15 November 2016 that remain unvalued in view of the fact they have not been valued by the Valuation Office. [35894/16]

EU Directives

Maurice Quinlivan

16. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in view of the prospect of the State being issued with fines for breaches of the urban water water directive, the reason he has refused to publish the reasoned opinion from the European Commission; his views on the content of this reasoned opinion; and the actions being funded by his Department and being undertaken by his Department and Irish Water to resolve the issues raised in the Commission's opinion. [35456/16]

Rent Controls

Maurice Quinlivan

92. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of e-mails he has received to date from the secure rents campaign launched on 25 October 2016 by organisations (details supplied). [35457/16]

Road Improvement Schemes

Maurice Quinlivan

234. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the proposed Coonagh–Knockalisheen road will be completed (details supplied); and the moneys his Department will allocate to ensure that this road project will be completed. [35267/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Maurice Quinlivan

242. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the source of the increase in capital funding for her Department from the figure given on page 86 of the budget 2017 expenditure report of €30 million and the statement by her on 3 November 2016 that the figure is actually €52 million; the other funding that has been cut to meet this increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35293/16]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

244. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a breakdown of both the €3 million allocation for current expenditure and the €52 million allocation in capital expenditure which she stated were to help IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland to deal with Brexit. [35251/16]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

245. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a breakdown of the reports her Department has consulted in order that the proposed €52 million additional allocation in capital expenditure which she stated was to help IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland to deal with Brexit, will be allocated. [35257/16]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

246. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the plans her Department has to spend the €52 million additional allocation in capital expenditure which she stated was to help IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland to deal with Brexit. [35258/16]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

247. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the €52 million additional allocation in capital expenditure which she stated was to help IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, to deal with Brexit, in tabular form. [35259/16]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

248. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details, by regions and industry, of the proposed €52 million additional allocation in capital expenditure which she stated was to help IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland to deal with Brexit, in tabular form. [35260/16]