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Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
610. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she or her Department were contacted by any of the contractors involved in the construction of a new factory (details supplied) regarding the continued construction work at the site during the period of the Covid-19 restrictions. [6437/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
611. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to or if she has been contacted regarding the full reopening of a construction site (details supplied) on 11 May 2020 a week before the agreed reopening date for construction on 18 May 2020 and prior to the Return to Work Protocol from her Department and the HSE being distributed to and discussed with employees on the site. [6438/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Murphy
612. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will call for the closure of a construction site (details supplied) until a full Covid-19 risk assessment has been carried out and safety procedures are agreed for the site by the HSA, the workplace and safety reps, the Covid-19 safety rep and trade union safety reps in accordance with the Return to Work Protocol and the HSE Covid-19 guidelines; and if the HSA will be instructed to inspect this site for breaches of the Return to Work Protocol and HSE Covid-19 safety guidelines and issue enforcement proceedings to ensure full compliance. [6439/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Workplace Safety
Paul Murphy
613. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she or her Department will specify in relation to page 2 of the Return to Work Protocol that the procedure for the selection and appointment of Covid-19 safety representatives will be carried out by the employees in a collective manner, as provided for in accordance with section 25 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. [6440/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Workplace Safety
Paul Murphy
614. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she or her Department will insert into the Covid-19 Return to Work Protocol a provision that an employer cannot penalise a worker that leaves a workplace due to the fact their health and safety is at risk, as provided for in section 27(3)(f) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. [6441/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Workplace Safety
Paul Murphy
615. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she or her Department will insert into page 16 or 17 of the Covid-19 Return to Work Protocol a provision that in the absence of appropriate Covid PPE, employees shall not proceed with tasks requiring Covid PPE until the appropriate PPE is provided by the employer. [6442/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Niamh Smyth
616. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if clarity will be provided on businesses and their reopening roadmap (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6454/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pádraig O'Sullivan
617. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when further details will be provided on the restart fund of €250 million for micro and small businesses which was announced on 2 May 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6458/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Fergus O'Dowd
618. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the measures highlighted in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of the future viability of a business; if a specific roadmap is being examined to protect local independent bookstores from being swallowed up by online stores as Ireland emerges from the Covid-19 crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6499/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Martin Browne
619. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of field inspector posts recruited in each of the past three years; and the number that left during the same period. [6508/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Local Enterprise Offices
Thomas Pringle
620. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated full-year cost if the budget for local enterprise offices increased by 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6519/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Ged Nash
621. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of her discussions with the Ministers for Public Expenditure and Reform and Housing, Planning and Local Government with regard to the provision of a restart fund for micro and small businesses; when business owners can expect to apply; the anticipated turnaround times for an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6556/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Ged Nash
622. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if those businesses with outstanding rates or repayments schedule for rates owed will be eligible to access the proposed restart fund for small and micro businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6559/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Workplace Safety
Robert Troy
623. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the requirements including the specific legal requirements that employers will have to meet under the National Return to Work Safely Protocol; the expected number of workplace inspectors that will be needed for implementation of this protocol; the number of inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Authority; the additional number that will be taken on for the remainder of the Covid-19 period; and the estimated cost of additional staff resources. [6561/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Robert Troy
624. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding the Health and Safety Authority spent on all safety initiatives; the number of inspections it carried out in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6562/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Robert Troy
625. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will review the current timeline envisaged by the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business for the reopening of shopping centres by phase three or four in circumstances in which it can be demonstrated that operational safety measures can be implemented; her views on correspondence (details supplied); and the reason some retail units can open ahead of those units based in custom built shopping centres under the roadmap. [6563/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Michael McGrath
626. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that certain employees in particular some Irish persons with jobs based abroad are required to have a Covid-19 test before returning to work; her plans to put a system in place to facilitate tests for such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6591/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mattie McGrath
627. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of dog grooming businesses; the position or phase they come under with regard to reopening in view of the fact that many dog groomers work alone in an isolated environment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6599/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe Flaherty
628. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when bookmakers will re-open in the context of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business and the resumption of full services; and if as a licensed business bookmakers will follow the same reopening timeline as bars. [6607/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Workplace Safety
Róisín Shortall
629. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6642/20]