Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Patricia Ryan

138. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for supports under the various schemes for businesses impacted by Covid-19 that have been received from businesses in County Kildare; the number of these that have been processed to date; the number that have been successful; the amount that has been allocated to these businesses; the amount that was sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21019/20]

Departmental Advertising

Alan Kelly

139. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department has carried out advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes being implemented by same; if so, if he will provide the details of the campaign or relevant programme; the cost of advertising in publications, broadcast advertising, outdoor advertising; the cost of consultancy or production costs in each of the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21021/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Murphy

97. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports and or financial assistance business owners (details supplied) that have been forced to cease trading as a result of Covid-19 can avail of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19340/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

98. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19344/20]

Aviation Industry

Martin Browne

99. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the crisis facing workers at an airline (details supplied) in terms of redundancies and job cuts; if he is considering measures to resolve the situation; if he has been in contact with management of the company in relation to the issue since workers voted; if he has spoken to workers and unions since then; if so, the outcome of the contacts; if an attempt was made by him to intervene in the matter; if his attention has been drawn to the impact the decision the company will have on families and localities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19389/20]

Foreign Direct Investment

Ged Nash

100. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the IDA plans to provide property solutions in Drogheda, County Louth for potential foreign direct investment clients; if, as part of the five year strategy and capital development programme, the IDA plan to develop a new business park and advance facilities in the town with a particular reference to the northside of Drogheda in view of the fact the remaining IDA site at the Donore Road park will be occupied by a planned new data centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19398/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Johnny Mythen

101. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received for the restart fund for micro and small businesses in County Wexford; the amount of funding allocated to the authority; the number of businesses in County Wexford that have received funding under the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19436/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Johnny Mythen

102. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for supports under the various schemes for businesses impacted by Covid-19 received from businesses in County Wexford; the number that have been processed to date; the number that have been successful; the amount that has been allocated to the businesses; the amount requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19438/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jennifer Whitmore

103. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if supports for travel agencies will be provided as part of the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19442/20]

Sustainable Development Goals

Jennifer Whitmore

104. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the commitment of Ireland to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plan 2020 – 2025; the way in which progress towards achieving the goals will be monitored and reported annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19447/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applicants have been received for the restart fund for micro and small businesses in Cork City Council; the amount allocated to the authority; the number of businesses in north central areas of County Cork that have received funding under the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19490/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

106. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for supports under the various schemes for businesses impacted by Covid-19 that have been received from businesses in north central areas of County Cork; the number processed to date; the number that have been successful; the amount allocated to these businesses; the total value that was sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19492/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Chris Andrews

73. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of claims for the restart grant that have been received from businesses in Dublin 4, 6 and 8; the number of claims that have been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18513/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cormac Devlin

74. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider extending the cap on the restart grant to €25,000 for the licensed trade in view of the impact of Covid-19 on the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18866/20]

Health and Safety Inspections

David Cullinane

75. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of HSA inspectors available for work place inspections; the number of inspections carried out for each of the last six weeks; the number which were announced or unannounced, respectively; the rate of compliance and non-compliance, respectively; the number of enforcement orders made for non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18256/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

76. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the public sector equality and human rights duty will be reflected in the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18271/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

77. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the commitment to gender and equality proofing will be reflected in the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18272/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Niamh Smyth

78. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will review a case (details supplied); his plans to include travel agents in the July stimulus package; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18510/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Niamh Smyth

79. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will review correspondence and outline the measures being put in place as part of the July stimulus package to assist a business sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18514/20]

Workplace Relations Commission

Pearse Doherty

80. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the Workplace Relations Commission received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if so, when they will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18526/20]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Matt Carthy

81. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the grant funding allocated to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission for 2015 to 2020. [18620/20]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Matt Carthy

82. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount by which the grant requested by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission increased; if correspondence, reports, briefings or materials relating to the reason such requests were granted or not for the period 2015 to 2020 will be provided. [18621/20]

Trade Data

Thomas Pringle

83. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the level of trade between Ireland and Singapore in the years 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18634/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Catherine Murphy

84. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a schedule of all special advisers working in his Department; and the roles and responsibilities and salary scale of each. [18844/20]

Farm Safety

Matt Carthy

85. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding provided by his Department or via bodies it funds for farm safety week in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18846/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cormac Devlin

86. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the actions being taken to ensure that hairdressers, barbers and beauty and nail salons are complying with public health guidelines regarding Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18863/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Neasa Hourigan

87. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to publish specific guidelines for the reopening of pubs; when he last met with representatives of an organisation (details supplied); the supports available to pubs which have been unable to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18925/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

88. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he is considering changes to employment permits in view of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18949/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

89. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will grant a work permit to a person (details supplied) in view of their frontline role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18950/20]

Health and Safety Regulations

Emer Higgins

90. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if an employer that only provides a member of staff with a laptop due to the fact they are required to work in multiple locations is in breach of health and safety legislation or guidelines by refusing to also provide a monitor to ensure the employee does not suffer from posture difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18953/20]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]