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- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025) James O'Connor: Thank you, Deputy. I am conscious of time and the voting block. We will proceed immediately to Deputy Dolan of Fianna Fáil.
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025) James O'Connor: There is another vote taking place in the Dáil so we will suspend and then return.
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025) James O'Connor: The Deputy should be careful on time.
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025) James O'Connor: I thank the Minister and Deputy Hayes. We now proceed to Deputy McCormack.
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025) James O'Connor: The Deputy should be careful on time.
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025) James O'Connor: The division bells have just rung. The Minister may reply and we might also squeeze in Deputy Gogarty. We have eight minutes of bells so we will keep going.
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025) James O'Connor: Is Deputy Gogarty happy with two minutes? I am conscious of the clock.
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025) James O'Connor: On behalf of the committee, I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance at this meeting. I also thank the members. I propose the committee adjourns until Thursday, 17 July 2025 at 9.30 a.m. when it will consider Committee Stage of the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Engagement with Chairperson (9 Jul 2025)
James O'Connor: I welcome everyone to our sixth public meeting. Before we proceed, I have a few housekeeping matters to go through, as follows. I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege, and the practices of the Houses with regard to references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. They are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the presentation that they make...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Engagement with Chairperson (9 Jul 2025)
James O'Connor: I thank Ms Kennedy. At the outset, I congratulate her on her new position. I have a short number of questions. Given the evolving complexity in financial reporting and the rise of artificial intelligence tools in corporate audit, how will IAASA ensure that smaller audit firms in Ireland are not left behind by these technological shifts?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Engagement with Chairperson (9 Jul 2025)
James O'Connor: I appreciate that. There are ongoing concerns about cost competitiveness for Irish businesses. How does IAASA ensure its regulatory and reporting requirements, particularly around audit and sustainability assurance, do not impose a disproportionate compliance cost, particularly on smaller businesses? In this committee, we are hearing a lot that smaller businesses in particular are under...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Engagement with Chairperson (9 Jul 2025)
James O'Connor: With IAASA's increased enforcement powers, including the ability to sanction professional bodies and auditors, how does the authority ensure transparency and public trust in how these investigations are handled?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Engagement with Chairperson (9 Jul 2025)
James O'Connor: I thank the witnesses for answering those questions. I invite members of the committee to speak. Would Deputy Clendennen like to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Engagement with Chairperson (9 Jul 2025)
James O'Connor: I will have to cut the responses off there as we have gone two minutes over.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Engagement with Chairperson (9 Jul 2025)
James O'Connor: I thank Ms Kennedy and Mr. Prendergast for their contributions. I apologise, Deputy Conway-Walsh wishes to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority: Engagement with Chairperson (9 Jul 2025)
James O'Connor: I thank the witnesses. We will now suspend for five minutes and then resume in private session.
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Business of Select Committee (9 Jul 2025)
James O'Connor: You are all very welcome to the second meeting of the Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment. Before we proceed, I have a few housekeeping matters to go through as follows. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a...
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025) James O'Connor: Today, the select committee is required to consider the Revised Estimate for the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for 2025, which was referred to the committee on 17 June 2025 in according with Dáil Standing Order 222(2). I welcome the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Deputy Peter Burke, and his officials to the meeting. The committee appreciated the...
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised) (9 Jul 2025) James O'Connor: I call Deputy Eoin Hayes.
- Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Message to Dáil (9 Jul 2025)
James O'Connor: In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for 2025: Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.