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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)
Damien English: People are afraid that it will not happen and that they will be left for one or two months without money. We know from our offices that this happens. Perhaps the simplest approach would be to let people keep the money for two or three months, see how their new jobs go and then leave the system. It is a chicken and egg situation. Someone must take the plunge first. Going a week without...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)
Damien English: I accept that, but there needs to be engagement at a high level.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)
Damien English: It is a combination of the Departments of Social Protection and Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)
Damien English: It has been discussed for the past 18 months but it has not yet happened. That is our concern.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)
Damien English: The LEO website could provide a one stop shop online.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)
Damien English: There should also be information on the various chambers of commerce and business organisations. It is not just a matter for Departments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)
Damien English: Several questions were asked about the European semester process. Does the Minister have evidence that the semester is working? Its aim is to co-ordinate economic priorities throughout the member states. Is this being achieved? Is it useful for informing long-term decision-making?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)
Damien English: I thank the Minister for briefing the committee prior to the meeting next week in Brussels. I also thank Mr. Paul Cullen and Mr. Dermot Sheridan for attending.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)
Damien English: I welcome Mr. William Parnell, Mr. Stephen Curran and Mr. Fergal Cullen. I now invite the Minister, Deputy Bruton, to make his presentation on the Action Plan for Jobs 2014.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)
Damien English: Today's meeting will take place in two sessions. The first will deal with the forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, EPSCO. The second session will involve a discussion of the Action Plan for Jobs 2014, including an update on the recommendations contained in the following committee reports published in 2013: Creating Policies that Work - Actions to...
- Health Identifiers Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2014)
Damien English: I am thankful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill. It is another important and practical piece of legislation to come through the House in recent time, which will enhance the delivery of greater reform of the health sector. It is a simple and straightforward Bill. It is a common sense measure. It is hard to believe that it was not brought in years ago. One would...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strengthening the Start-up Community: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Damien English: Do members have any other comments or questions? They are happy enough. I thank the witnesses for attending today's meeting. It was great to receive their report. I thank them for their work. Mr. O'Sullivan has been here before. He has achieved great results. Members might not realise that he was behind bringing CoderDojo to this committee in 2011. It has gone on to great things. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strengthening the Start-up Community: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Damien English: The point is that on social enterprise, people who come before this committee say they should have access to many of the supports available to other enterprises. A social entrepreneur does not feel welcome in an enterprise board. They do not feel they are entitled to supports yet they will create jobs. They have an innovative idea. Does Mr. O'Sullivan have a view on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strengthening the Start-up Community: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Damien English: That is what I thought.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strengthening the Start-up Community: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Damien English: The United Kingdom developed the community interest company, which appears to be solving that problem. We have examined it here but we need to examine it more closely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strengthening the Start-up Community: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Damien English: We will check it out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strengthening the Start-up Community: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Damien English: We will blame the banks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strengthening the Start-up Community: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Damien English: I have a few questions. I know this is not Government policy but it is a recommendation and part of our job is to provide a forum to air it and to adopt the parts of it we believe in and push them through as a committee. Mr. Daniel Ramamoorthy mentioned co-working spaces and that practice is in operation in the voluntary sector where centres have been set up in a few places. People share...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strengthening the Start-up Community: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Damien English: There is a culture of not taking a risk. Parents encourage their children to get a secure job as an accountant or solicitor or whatever. Is there a cultural sense in Ireland in general that for people to become an entrepreneur and to use their imagination, they should do so at the side of having a real job? Is the perception that people should get a safe secure job and then, at night time,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strengthening the Start-up Community: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Damien English: I thank Mr. Sean O'Sullivan for his presentation. As Deputy Seán Kyne has to leave at 2 p.m., does he wish to ask a brief question?