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Autism Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank the Rural Independent Group for allowing me time to speak. Many of my colleagues would like to speak tonight but there is just not enough time. On this World Autism Awareness Day, I support this motion and the principles behind it. The inconsistencies that exist in accessing services for autism in the State must be addressed. I will speak to one issue, which is the waiting time...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: 441. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce successful applicants under the sports capital fund allocation for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14957/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: Apologies have been received from Deputy Maurice Quinlivan. I propose that we go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I remind members, visitors and those in the Public Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or are on flight mode for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. I welcome Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, president of the Law Reform Commission and former judge of the Supreme Court, Mr. Raymond Byrne, a commissioner with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank the witnesses for attending. I call Mr. Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Byrne. I now invite Mr. Egan, chairman of the Company Law Review Group, to give his presentation to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Egan very much. Members of the review group are not remunerated in respect of their membership. They have done a substantial amount of work and I thank them very much for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I will open the meeting to questions from the floor. Does Senator Reilly have any questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I will give Senator Reilly more time. I call Deputy Neville.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I wish to ask Mr. Byrne a question. In his concluding comments he spoke about international best practice and said both the OECD and the EU have strongly advocated that financial and economic regulators should have at their disposal an effective regulatory toolkit, and that the key components of such a toolkit are the powers to impose administrative financial sanctions. Does he believe that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Byrne. We are at the very first stage of the legislative process, so any information we can feed back to the Minister will be very important. I wish to ask a question of Mr. Egan or Mr. Madigan - whoever would like to answer it. The general scheme does not include a number of recommendations made by the Company Law Review Group. Are there any in particular to which the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: Quite clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: Could Mr. Egan advise us, as laypeople who do not have qualifications in this regard, on either one or two specifics he feels might have been given further consideration? It would be helpful to us when compiling our report. I do not mean to put Mr. Egan on the spot - but I am doing just that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Egan for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: The witnesses can share them between them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: The Minister was before us last week to discuss the budget for the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation for the coming year. We learnt that in the Estimates there will be an extra €1 million applied to the new statutory body that will be set up. We pressed the Minister on whether there would be enough finance available and she stated that if there is a demand for it, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: I did not want to interrupt Senator Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: One of the key recommendations in your report was that a statutory corporate crime agency should be established, that the dedicated unit in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions should be maintained and both should be properly resourced. Is that working in collaboration with the ODCE? Do you think that is the way forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: Going back to the heads of the Bill, we know the ODCE came under the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. What this Bill is proposing is that it will be a statutory body in its own right. Do you welcome that? Do you think that is the right way forward? Perhaps Ms Justice Laffoy might answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Apr 2019)

Mary Butler: Would Mr. Egan and Mr. Madigan feel the same?