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Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Enterprise Ireland
Neale Richmond
91. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the opening of an Enterprise Ireland office in Lyon, France; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19145/20]
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Credit Guarantee Scheme
Michael Healy-Rae
71. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will address a matter regarding the credit guarantee scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17734/20]
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Sports Facilities
Paul McAuliffe
72. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will amend the business restart scheme managed by local authorities to allow sports clubs with bars that paid commercial rates in 2019 to qualify. [17730/20]
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Brendan Smith
73. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the need for assistance without delay for a sector which is very adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. [17948/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jim O'Callaghan
60. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to protect the pub sector. [17507/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Workplace Relations Commission
James Browne
61. Deputy James Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 3 December 2019, the way in which a person can secure recourse when a court order following a WRC decision is not honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17551/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Alan Farrell
62. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of cooperation between Ireland and Canada with respect to CETA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17579/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Brexit Supports
Alan Farrell
63. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures being taken to encourage continued up-take among SMEs of the Enterprise Ireland Brexit SME scorecard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17521/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Richard Bruton
64. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to delays in some Dublin authorities in processing applications for the restart grant; and if steps can be taken to rectify this. [17535/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Employment Rights
Róisín Shortall
65. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the requirements of employers for recording pregnancy related sickness absence in the workplace; if an employer is required to record pregnancy related sickness absence separately from other sick leave in order that it is ignored as absence and not used as a disadvantage for disciplinary action, dismissal, or redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17588/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Louise O'Reilly
53. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of whole-time equivalent inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Authority; his plans to recruit additional staff to the posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17076/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Workplace Relations Commission
Louise O'Reilly
54. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the average length of time from referral to a hearing at the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC; his plans to recruit additional staff to deal with the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17077/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Louise O'Reilly
55. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the engagement he has had to date with workers representatives regarding the Covid-19 recovery and the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17078/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Steven Matthews
56. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to situations in which a business pays rates to multiple local authorities under a single trading name; and if the qualification for the restart grant is based on the overall turnover nationally for the business (details supplied). [17241/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Ministerial Responsibilities
Brendan Smith
57. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the Minister with responsibility for the digital single market. [17359/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Róisín Shortall
58. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered recommendations by an organisation (details supplied) to make Covid-19 notifiable to the Health and Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16544/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Ministerial Advisers
Catherine Murphy
59. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of advisers and special advisers appointed by him since becoming Minister; the starting annual salary of each person appointed by him; if an open interview process was conducted for each appointee; the duration and terms of each contract issued to each adviser and special adviser; and if an advisory role has been split to facilitate job sharing, in tabular form. [16556/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Proposed Legislation
Paul McAuliffe
60. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if legislation or measures to prevent tactical insolvency will be implemented in order to ensure that workers are better protected. [16591/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pauline Tully
61. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason businesses that do not operate from commercially rateable premises such as tradesmen, service providers and so on are not eligible for the restart grant for small and microbusinesses affected by Covid-19; the grounds this decision is based on; the financial supports which will be provided to these business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16657/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Departmental Contracts
Maurice Quinlivan
62. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the value of contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) and its subsidiaries by his Department and each body and local authority under his remit from 1 January 2016 to 14 July 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16835/20]