CEISTEANNA QUESTIONS Dé Luain, 11 Meán Fómhair
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DÁIL ÉIREANN Dé Luain, 11 Meán Fómhair, 2017 Monday, 11th September, 2017 CEISTEANNA QUESTIONS 67.2 DÁIL ÉIREANN 3609 Dé Luain, 11 Meán Fómhair, 2017 Monday, 11th September, 2017 CEISTEANNA LE hAGHAIDH FREAGRAÍ SCRÍOFA QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Chun an Tánaiste agus an Aire Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta : To the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. *1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to commence the sections of the Companies (Accounting) Act pertaining to filing requirements for unlimited companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Ruth Coppinger. [36828/17] *2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce legislation to regulate the use of au pairs in order to facilitate genuine cultural exchanges while ensuring that au pairing cannot be used by unscrupulous employers to avoid adhering to their legal obligations to their employees. — Eoin Ó Broin. [37105/17] *3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an appeal for a work permit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [37112/17] *4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the licensed arms manufacturers in the State; the companies that operate licences for producing military equipment including dual use goods that are re sold to the military and civil sectors; and the type of equipment these companies produce for domestic use and for export. — Aengus Ó Snodaigh. [37490/17] *5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the consultation process in place and the timeframe for implementation of the EU (Disclosure of non financial and diversity Information by certain large undertakings and groups) Regulations 2017; if the government has draft proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [37703/17] *6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the call by organisations (details supplied) for the establishment of a Brexit adjustment fund for businesses adversely affected by the United Kingdom leaving the customs union; the measures her department proposes to meet this demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [38032/17] *7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the annual exchequer funding provided to the ODCE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2017, in tabular form. — Peadar Tóibín. [38444/17] *8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the review of the Succeed in Ireland initiative (details supplied); if the terms of reference of the review have been finalised; if the independent reviewer has been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36810/17] P.T.O 3610 *9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the details of each specific EU Competitiveness Council Ministers’ meeting at which she made the case for the need for a revision of state aid rules of regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 to protect enterprises and related jobs here during the UK’s two year exit phase from the EU and the subsequent transition phase; the date of each such meeting at which this was raised, in tabular form; the status of progress being made at EU level to increase state aid thresholds to support enterprises here in the event of a hard Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36842/17] *10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of cases of bogus self employment dealt with by WRC labour inspectors annually in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. — Niall Collins. [36845/17] *11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe to implement the recommendations for increasing transparency and oversight in the way in which employees and creditors are dealt with in insolvency; her views on each finding of the company law review group report on the protection of employees and unsecured creditors (details supplied); and her further views on whether legislative changes are needed. — Niall Collins. [36848/17] *12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding Enterprise Ireland has provided from the high potential start up funding scheme in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of companies which have received funding from this specific scheme; the cumulative number of jobs that have been created after this form of funding was provided to these companies; the cumulative amount of additional exports in euro that have been generated by these companies after they received this form of funding for the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [36849/17] *13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an application for a critical skills permit by a person (details supplied). — Michael McGrath. [36944/17] *14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of political staff employed in her department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisors, drivers and other relevant positions; the number of civil or public service staff seconded to work within her department or constituency offices; the salaries and job titles of each such person; and the duty or role of each, in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. — Brendan Howlin. [36956/17] *15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new companies that the IDA has supported to locate in County Sligo; and the jobs created by these companies in each of the years 2002 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. — Maurice Quinlivan. [37152/17] *16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made in securing a replacement manufacturing industry for a site (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [37420/17] *17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to Ireland joining the European Southern Observatory, if there are plans in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jan O’Sullivan. [37428/17] 3611 *18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there was a delay to or freeze placed on, the issuing of new work permits and the renewal of work permits for work riders in the horse racing industry in each of the years 2001 to 2006 respectively; and if her department at that time received representations from the horse racing industry to overturn the freeze. — Clare Daly. [37430/17] *19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to address low pay and poor working conditions in the private home care sector in view of the fact that the sector is being increasingly privatised as a consequence of government and HSE policy. — Clare Daly. [37431/17] *20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of women and men respectively employed in her department, in tabular form. — Mary Lou McDonald. [37434/17] *21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of men and women respectively in her department that hold posts (details supplied). — Mary Lou McDonald. [37435/17] *22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the cost her department incurred in each of the past five years due to debit and credit card payment services and banking fees; the financial institutions to which the payments were made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [37436/17] *23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which her department is improving services and increasing supports for persons with disabilities. — Niamh Smyth. [37659/17] *24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans specifically in the border region to interact, inform and assure businesses ahead of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [37660/17] *25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the details of IDA visits to counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath and throughout the country in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [37661/17] *26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs being created as a result of a sale (details supplied); when they are likely to come on stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Niamh Smyth. [37662/17] *27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in her department; if so, the grade of the designated official; the funding allocated to the Brexit unit; the cost to date; the anticipated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Joan Burton. [37985/17] *28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff deployed full time in her department in respect of Brexit; if there is a designated section or unit to deal with Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.