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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Review of Vote 32: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (16 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: Is the Minister of State is saying that if there was money available he could do something with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Review of Vote 32: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (16 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: I would like to ask a question about regulation. It seems that every time legislation is passed by the two Houses of the Oireachtas, someone says "somebody should do something about that". That is why we introduce new regulations. I suggest that as soon as we do so, we restrict the opportunity for somebody to respond. Consumers are always looking for more control. The French authorities...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Review of Vote 32: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (16 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: That is a challenge for me.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: It is good to be back after the summer and it is good to have something to celebrate, particularly that we have had a wedding in the House. Senator Crown did not go outside the House to find his bride, unlike Senator Bradford, who did so a couple of years ago. I congratulate Senator Crown on this joyous occasion. We wish him very well. As a little wedding present, I will second his amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: May I also use this opportunity to urge the Leader to accept the Bill proposed by Senator Fidelma Healy Eames? I ask that we do not wait until after the budget because this is an important Bill that must be discussed. I urge the Leader to find time in the near future because the budget is only a month away. I previously raised the issue of the amount of paper we use here and my annoyance...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: Last year, we had a very interesting debate on the Food Provenance Bill and I believe I got wholehearted support. However, the Minister said he wished to delay it because the Food Provenance Bill was aimed at identifying the ingredients in processed food and particularly after the horsemeat scandal that occurred the previous year, that was understandable. The Minister said that Europe was...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Harris. The Minister, Deputy Howlin, explained the Bill well before the Minister of State arrived. I remember well the introduction of the 1997 Bill and I was doubtful as to whether we should support it. I have now become an enthusiastic supporter of freedom of information and I wish to make some suggestions for improvement. I got some information...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: The graduate entry medical programme is important if we are to develop greater numbers of doctors, but there is a problem. This problem arises where these students must pay from €12,000 to €14,000 per year for as long as seven years, ending up with a debt of approximately €100,000. I know one person who has ended up with a debt of €130,000. These students have...

Seanad: Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: I support amendment No. 12. I have argued for many years that it takes a long time to get things done in this House and the Lower House. I am one of those who has argued for speed and alacrity in this area but in this case Senator Barrett is exactly right. The three-month period provided for is too short and should be extended.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: Interestingly, I raised the issue of doctors yesterday and spoke about medical students, the huge tax implications and how it might be possible to overcome that in some way. Unless we solve that, we will be unable to reach a solution for the issues raised by Senators Mullins and Colm Burke. It is a big challenge but it is our responsibility to do something about it. Some days ago I met a...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: Thank you. I will be careful with my time. The Minister is very welcome. He has been a regular in the House not only in his previous ministerial post but in this post as well. I am pleased to see him in the House again. Senator Crown, in particular, and Senator Cullinane used the opportunity to remind the Minister of the confidence we have in him. There is confidence in the Minister....

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: Insurance is in the interests of the customer - that is, the patient - and the doctor as well. Such required insurance is the norm in many European Union countries and we need to move towards that standard. I am pleased to note that the Bill also brings the EU directive regarding patients' rights into effect. Will the Minister give patients more information on how they can get some sort of...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Simon Harris, who is getting fond of this House. We are getting fond of him too on that basis. When I looked at the Bill I realised that I know very little about betting and very little about gambling. I got to Las Vegas once, on the day of the Kentucky Derby. I met someone on the aeroplane to America who told me there was an Irish horse running...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: I will jump up and say it is a perfect answer.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: Yesterday, HIQA published a report based on the defibrillator Bill that was allowed to be initiated in the House last year. Following the publication of the Bill, the Minister said he wanted information and asked HIQA to report on it. The Bill was handled in this House, and we need to discuss it because the Minister said he would make decisions based on it sometime in the next few weeks....

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: I move amendment No. 5: In page 14, line 24, to delete "who" and substitute "or company (within the meaning of the Companies Acts) which".I welcome the Minister. The Bill is welcome and any amendments that have been tabled here are efforts to improve the Bill. This amendment aims to clear up any confusion about so-called "service providers", meaning persons or companies which provide...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: Yes.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: I thank the Minister for his explanation, but I am still not happy. Section 2 states: " "service provider" means a person who, at the time the request was made...". While the present Attorney General has said it also applies to a company, I question whether a future Attorney General or a lawyer might argue very strongly that he or she understood it to mean a person or individual. Senator...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: I understand the point but I urge the Minister to reconsider whether it is possible that that could be misunderstood in the future.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Feargal Quinn: I move amendment No. 6: In page 15, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “(6) The interpretation of “personal information” in this section shall not be construed so as to impede or otherwise restrict public access to the records held by the General Register Office in accordance with section 61 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 or in accordance with the Civil...