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DÁIL ÉIREANN Dé Céadaoin, 20 Eanáir, 2021 Wednesday, 20th January, 2021 CEISTEANNA QUESTIONS 3 DÁIL ÉIREANN 133 Dé Céadaoin, 20 Eanáir, 2021 Wednesday, 20th January, 2021 CEISTEANNA LE hAGHAIDH FREAGRAÍ SCRÍOFA QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Chun an Taoisigh: To the Taoiseach. *1. To ask the Taoiseach the main policy initiatives undertaken by his Department since 27 June 2020; and his main priorities for 2021. — Christopher O’Sullivan. [2184/21] *2. To ask the Taoiseach the number of those employed in the private sector by domestic sector and the multinational sector by average productivity of workers in these sectors in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or the years for which the earliest and latest such data is available in tabular form. — Mairéad Farrell. [2605/21] *3. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons employed in the private sector broken down by domestic sector and the multinational sector by average wage levels for these sectors adjusted for inflation in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or the years for which the earliest and latest such data is available in tabular form. — Mairéad Farrell. [2606/21] *4. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons employed in the FDI multinational sector from 1990 to 2020 or the years for which the earliest and latest such data is available by services and manufacturing within that sector; and the percentage that each constitutes of total FDI multinational employment and the private sector in tabular form. — Mairéad Farrell. [2607/21] *5. To ask the Taoiseach the value of gross FDI inflows from 1990 to 2020, by manufacturing and services; and the percentage of these inflows that is classed as pass-through FDI in each of these years in tabular form. — Mairéad Farrell. [2608/21] Chun an Tánaiste agus Aire Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta: To the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. *6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of proposals (details supplied). — Sean Sherlock. [2289/21] *7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission on Irish-flagged fishing vessels from January 2020 to December 2020; the number of prosecutions subsequently initiated by the Workplace Relations Commission as a result of these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Barry. [2316/21] *8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of undocumented fishers discovered on board vessels during inspections on Irish-flagged fishing vessels from January to December 2020 within the scope of the inspection powers of the Workplace Relations Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Barry. [2317/21] P.T.O 134 *9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if concerns emerged about matters that fall within the scope of the Marine Survey Office in the course of Workplace Relation Commission inspections of Irish flagged fishing vessels from January to December 2020; the number of referrals made by the Workplace Relations Commission to the Marine Survey Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Mick Barry. [2318/21] *10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will carry out a risk assessment analysis on the legal, regulatory, economic and environmental implications of Ireland signing up to the remaining elements of CETA including the Investor Court System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Whitmore. [2332/21] *11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if employees of his Department have received Covid-19 vaccines due to their role in the Department; if so, the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Holly Cairns. [2398/21] *12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role the Health and Safety Authority has in risk assessing construction sites in advance of level 5 lockdowns; the monitoring of compliance with level 5 restrictions it conducts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [2430/21] *13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter in relation to Brexit customs issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [2463/21] *14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has a role in monitoring retail food prices; and if so, if any discernible increase has been measured due to Brexit. — Joe O’Brien. [2466/21] *15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will clarify the situation in relation to the definition of essential and non-essential workplaces and services during the Covid-19 crisis and level 5 restrictions and specifically the definition that applies to the construction sites of companies such as a company (details supplied); the specific definition applied to FDI firms and construction work; if the HSA has the authority to close down a workplace or retail outlet that is deemed to be non-essential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [2506/21] *16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a report on the activity of the Enterprise Ireland office in Lyon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [2523/21] *17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he expects exports to the EU to increase in 2021 in view of trade diversification post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [2524/21] *18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to maximise Irish exports to the EU single market post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [2525/21] *19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the markets and industries which are the focus of Irish trade diversification post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [2526/21] 135 *20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Irish industries that will benefit most from increased trade into the EU single market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [2527/21] *21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which exports to the UK are expected to fall in 2021 as compared to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [2528/21] *22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason there is now a public health risk in allowing customers to collect goods from non-essential retailers given that it was not a risk in the last level 5 lockdown in view of the fact this ban will have a disproportionately negative effect on smaller family-run retailers; if consideration will be given to reversing the ban on non-essential retailers operating a click and collect or call and collect services in order to help them survive the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [2537/21] *23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many businesses selling both essential and non-essential items have not sealed off sections of their premises which sell non-essential items allowing customers to browse these areas; his plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Cian O’Callaghan. [2591/21] *24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the impact of Covid-19 induced economic disruption on both the domestic and multinational sectors; and his views on whether domestic sector and employment within it will be disproportionately impacted by the economic dynamics of the crisis. — Mairéad Farrell. [2609/21] *25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will publish the report on working from home. — Thomas Gould. [2615/21] *26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps taken by his Department to ensure that the service of persons out of formal work due to closure of schools and childcare facilities and who are now be in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Louise O’Reilly. [2617/21] *27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is engaged in the design of a contingency plan to ensure that workers can access their redundancy if they so wish and which does not put businesses in financial precarity to replace the redundancy moratorium which has been extended to 31 March 2021; if his Department has engaged with workers and the trade union movement regarding the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Louise O’Reilly. [2619/21] *28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason children’s and babies’ clothes are not included in essential retail categories during level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Holly Cairns. [2681/21] *29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the critical shortage of qualified drivers of heavy goods vehicles; the plans in place to deal with this issue; if he will give consideration to increasing the level of non-EU work permits to assist in dealing with this skills deficit in a vital supply chain sector for the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.