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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (11 Nov 2014)

Damien English: An application for school transport under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs was received for the child in question in May 2014. The Special Transport Grant has been sanctioned with effect from the commencement of the 2014/15 school year. This grant is payable at the end of each school year upon receipt of the appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (11 Nov 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest education centre. Under the terms of the scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (11 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. In relation to school transport provision, ethos relates to religious ethos and is in the context...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (11 Nov 2014)

Damien English: A primary objective of the School Transport Scheme is to support the transport to and from school of children who would have difficulty travelling for reasons of distance to their nearest school if transport is not supported and to date this has been the sole focus of that scheme. School transport on a concessionary basis may be availed of where learners have entered a Youthreach programme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (11 Nov 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest education centre. Under the terms of the scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (6 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Earlier this year, the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation launched a revised Government/Industry ICT Skills Action Plan. The aim of this Plan is to meet the objective set out in the Action Plan for Jobs to make Ireland the most attractive location in the world for ICT Skills availability. The Plan takes a comprehensive approach...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Escorts are not a feature of school transport services operating under my Department's Primary or Post Primary School Transport Schemes. However, under the terms of my Department's School Transport Scheme for Children with Special Educational Needs children are eligible for transport where they: - have special educational needs arising from a diagnosed disability in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (5 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann, which operates the scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that the child in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (5 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Bus Éireann has advised that the tendering procedure used by the Company for the provision of school transport services is a competitive procurement process conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure under Directive 2004/17/EC. Bus Éireann has also advised that many Operating Boards involve more than one school transport route. Frequently separate services to primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (5 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 180 together. As my predecessor clarified in his reply on Wednesday 26th February 2014, the usage of words such as "contract" in various contexts was considered in the High Court proceedings seeking an order setting aside the arrangements between my Department and Bus Éireann for the provision of national school transport services. Given that a...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: On Second Stage I flagged that changes would be made to the Competition Act 2002. These will be done on Report Stage. They could not be done on Committee Stage because an instruction to committee motion is required under Standing Orders. These amendments will be technical in nature and a briefing document has been sent to committee members today. If the committee wishes to go into private...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 7: In page 3, line 24, to delete "sell or supply" and substitute "sell or supply or offer to sell or supply".In response to concerns expressed by stakeholders that the Bill does not provide legal certainty that the act of offering to sell or supply the drug for which marketing authorisation is being sought benefits also from the research exemption, the amendment is...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 8: In page 3, to delete lines 25 to 30 and in page 4, to delete lines 1 to 6 and substitute the following:"(I) a medicinal product for human use, within the meaning of subsection (2), or (II) a veterinary medicinal product, within the meaning of subsection (2),".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 9: In page 4, line 10, to delete “as appropriate.”.” and substitute the following: "as appropriate.",and (c) by the insertion of the following subsection:“(2) In this section (other than paragraph (g) of subsection (1))— 'medicinal product for human use' means—(a) any substance or combination of substances having or purporting to...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I thank the Deputy for his amendment. I understand its intent and I know what he is trying to achieve. We believe it is provided for but I will go through that. His proposal is to include a new so-called common good provision in the Patents Act 1992 to allow for the possibility of interference with intellectual property rights enjoyed by individuals or corporate entities in pursuance of...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, line 12, to delete "Patents Act 1992" and substitute "Act of 1992".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, line 14, to delete "2006))" and substitute "2006)) of subsection (1)".Section 2 inserts a new paragraph (h) into the existing section 42 of the Patents Act 1992. This new paragraph provides for an expanded research exemption in contrast to the exemption currently obtaining under paragraph (g) of section 42. The change that the Bill provides for is to...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 4: In page 3, line 15, to delete "and".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 5: In page 3, line 16, to delete "paragraph (g)" and substitute "paragraph (g) of subsection (1)".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 6: In page 3, line 22, to delete "(howsoever described)" and substitute "(howsoever described) that is".This is a drafting amendment which clarifies the reference to a marketing authorisation as being a reference to a marketing authorisation that is required by the law of any State.