322. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has carried out or commissioned research or reports regarding the cost of childcare and the material impact on businesses and SMEs here with respect to skills shortages and labour force participation levels since 2011; and if so, the reports and the date each was published. [32136/18]
321. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspections carried out by the workplace relations bodies in each year since being established to 30 June 2018 by county ; the number of prosecutions undertaken in each county during this period in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32135/18]
320. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of firms with fewer than ten employees that have applied to Enterprise Ireland programmes (details supplied); the number that have successfully applied and been granted funding for the programmes; and the percentage of firms as a proportion with fewer than ten employees that have applied out of all firm sizes to each programme out of all applicant firms. [32133/18]
319. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the latest figures regarding the Brexit SME loan scheme launched in 2018 for each item (details supplied). [32132/18]
318. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe for the national transposition of the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council, COM (2017) 142 final 2017/0063 (COD), to empower the competition authorities of member states to be more effective enforcers; and if her officials reviewed whether or not the implementation of this directive will empower the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to issue civil financial sanctions. [32128/18]
317. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission regarding a screening programme for procurement processes which systematically searches for indications that bid-rigging may have occurred. [32127/18]
316. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigative cases commenced for suspected anti-competitive conduct which falls within the definition of a cartel; the number of inspections carried out; the number of prosecutions and cartel decisions made; the number of cases which concluded with fines issued; the amount in euro of fines issued; the number of collected and uncollected fines; the average fine per cartel; and the average length of cartel investigations to date in each year since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established in tabular form. [32125/18]
315. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigative cases commenced for suspected anti-competitive conduct that does not fall within the definition of a cartel; the number of inspections carried out; the number of prosecutions made; the number of fines issued, the amount in euro of fines issued; the number of collected and uncollected fines; the average fine per case in which fines were issued; and the average length of anti-competitive investigations to date in each year since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established in tabular form. [32124/18]
314. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms and as a percentage of total staff since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established in tabular form. [32123/18]
313. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full-time and part-staff employed in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by grade, legal personnel and other staff; the Exchequer funding allocated to the CCPC in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the amount expended in each year in tabular form. [32122/18]
312. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland supported jobs at the end of 2017, by county including in each Dublin local authority in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32119/18]
311. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland site visits in each county in quarter 1 and 2 of 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32118/18]
310. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of enterprise attachés stationed in each Irish embassy; the location of each embassy; and the number of enterprise attachés stationed there in tabular form. [32117/18]
309. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the international IDA Ireland offices located abroad; the location of each; the number of full-time and part-time staff employed; and the costs of offices and staffing per international office on an annual basis in tabular form. [32116/18]
308. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the international Enterprise Ireland offices located abroad; the location of each; the number of full-time and part-time staff employed; and the costs of offices and staffing per international office on an annual basis in tabular form. [32115/18]
307. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Brexit supports. [32114/18]
306. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding the Health and Safety Authority spent on all safety initiatives; the number of inspections it carried out in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32109/18]
305. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of members of each regional action plan implementation committee; the gender breakdown; when each committee was first established; and the number of meetings to date in tabular form. [32108/18]
304. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the regional job targets and unemployment rate projections under A Programme for a Partnership Government for 2020 and Enterprise 2025, by year and by region; the latest figures at hand relating to these targets; the monitoring and reporting mechanisms in place; her job targets up to 2020, by region in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32107/18]
303. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number employed in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta based on data in the annual employment survey in each of the years 2010 to 2017, by county in tabular form. [32106/18]
252. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 for all employees directly employed and or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32227/18]
182. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 for all employees directly employed and or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32221/18]
177. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons by Civil Service grade working in SOLAS’s construction services unit operations section on an annual basis in each year since established and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32134/18]
176. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the assessment by the Apprenticeship Council regarding the 77 proposals received in the second call for new apprenticeship categories, which closed on 1 September 2017; the apprenticeships that have been approved for roll-out to date; and the timeline for operationalising each new approved apprenticeship in tabular form. [32105/18]
175. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the State funding from the national training fund and Exchequer allocated to craft based and consortia-led apprenticeships divided between design, validation and training costs including off-the-job training and other costs incurred in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the 2019 provisional estimates for same. [32104/18]
174. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the apprentice population forecasted in each employment sector and subsector in each of the years 2016 to 2020 by craft based and new consortia led apprenticeships; and the apprentice population in each employment sector and subsector at 31 December 2017 and 30 June 2018. [32103/18]
173. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of live traineeship programmes forecasted for all existing traineeships and the targeted new enrolments per annum in each of the years 2016 to 2020; the forecasted number of traineeship programmes cumulative in addition to planned new enrolments per annum for new or relaunched traineeships; and the number realised for existing traineeships and new or relaunched traineeships, that is, trainee enrolments and cumulative number of traineeship programmes operationalised for these targets at 31 December 2016, 31 December 2017 and 30 June 2018, in tabular form. [32102/18]
172. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female trainees enrolled by employment sector and subsector at 30 June 2016, 30 June 2017, 31 December 2017 and 30 June 2018 for existing traineeships and new or relaunched traineeships in tabular form; the budget allocation in 2016, 2017 and 2018 for State funded traineeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32101/18]
171. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship registrations in each employment sector and sub sector on an annual basis over the 2014 to 2017 period and to 30 June 2018 for all craft based and consortia led apprenticeships in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32100/18]
170. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of male and female apprentices in training by each employment sector and sub sector at 30 June 2016, 30 June 2017, 31 December 2017 and 30 June 2018 for craft based and consortia led apprenticeships in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32099/18]
136. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 for all employees directly employed and-or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32228/18]
116. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 for all employees directly employed and-or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32223/18]
114. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the contingency plans the Revenue Commissioners has in place for a no deal hard Brexit scenario; and if plans have been made to date or estimates computed for the increased customs officials that may be needed and higher level customs clearance training and advice for third country trading for a hard Brexit scenario. [32138/18]
113. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the number of firms by size (details supplied) that have applied for the research and development tax credit in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32121/18]
112. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the number of firms by size (details supplied) that have applied for the knowledge development box scheme for SMEs since being established in tabular form. [32120/18]
111. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the lending targets the SBCI has set for lending to SMEs in 2017 and 2018; and the progress to date on same. [32112/18]
110. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the bank and non-bank on lender of SBCI funds in 2017 and to date in 2018; and the monetary amount loaned to SMEs in tabular form. [32111/18]
109. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the approximate regulatory and administrative cost in addition to other potential costs of enabling the SBCI to lend directly to SMEs; and if the concept of relicensing the SBCI in order for it to develop branches for direct lending has been examined. [32110/18]
87. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the issues a company is having doing business as a start-up here. [32139/18]
81. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 for all employees directly employed and-or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32224/18]
67. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 for all employees directly employed and-or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32220/18]
601. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in her Department; the civil service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year of employing all such advisers. [31243/18]
576. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in his Department; the Civil Service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year of employing all such advisers. [31250/18]
547. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in her Department; the Civil Service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year of employing all such advisers. [31246/18]
528. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in his Department; the Civil Service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year of employing all such advisers. [31253/18]
513. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in her Department; the Civil Service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year of employing all such advisers. [31241/18]
489. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in his Department; the Civil Service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year of employing all such advisers. [31255/18]
462. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to set down the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in his Department; the Civil Service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year of employing all such advisers. [31242/18]
437. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in his Department; the Civil Service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year of employing all such advisers. [31239/18]
356. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in his Department; the Civil Service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year of employing all such advisers. [31249/18]