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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: 962. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an operation, having had it cancelled twice already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13873/17]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: This meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016, which was referred to the select committee by order of the Dáil of 1 March. Apologies have been received from Deputy Niall Collins, for whom Deputy James Lawless is substituting. In order to ensure the smooth running of the meeting, any Member acting in...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: We will go into private session for a moment to deal with that.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: We will proceed with our consideration of the Bill until we reach section 18, on which section amendments have been tabled. We have only dealt with section 1. What the Deputy seeks should be ready by the time we reach section 18. We will have to suspend in about ten minutes for the voting bloc in the Dáil.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: No. The amendments commence on section 18. We are only now about to consider section 2.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: Is the Deputy substituting for someone?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: Yes.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: There is a vote in the Dáil Chamber so we have to suspend.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: Before I call the Minister of State, Deputy Lawless indicated.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: That is noted.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: I will allow Deputy Lawless to comment before the Minister of State replies.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: Does Deputy Boyd Barrett wish to comment briefly before we move on?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: It is noted.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: The specific section. If a Deputy intends to table amendments to every section, he or she can indicate it on each section.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: Before I put the amendment I advise the committee that we are discussing amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together. There will be no other opportunity to discuss these amendments other than now. Are there any further comments on amendments Nos. 2 or 3? No, we are okay.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: Yes, on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: Amendments Nos. 4 to 10, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: We are taking amendments Nos. 4 to 10, inclusive. Anything relating to those will be discussed at this stage.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Butler: Are there further comments before I put the question?