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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Damien English: I understand there is a good deal of time remaining before it will be at that stage. That is the reason we are having these presentations and going through this. That is our job and we will be going through all this. I want to clarify that the enterprise boards are represented on the implementation body. Some of the representatives from those boards could potentially be engaged in small...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Damien English: We can do that but we almost had that representation when Mr. Richard Murphy was present. I will find out the difference in that respect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Damien English: A departmental representative is not present today. That was an oversight. We can arrange that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Damien English: That is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Damien English: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Damien English: I wish to clarify two aspects. In fairness, having spoken to enterprise boards and in dealing with their customers, most of the staff are still doing their job and are implementing it. They are not sitting at home, they are fully active and, yes, they are concerned about their future. However, most of them recognise that the decision has been made. I am not too sure if we can reverse that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Damien English: Correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Unit: Discussion with EI, ISME and SFA (23 Oct 2012)

Damien English: We can. In the Deputy's absence last week that is what we decided to do, as a rule. I wish to thank Mr. Fielding and Ms McNally for coming in today. We may get a chance to debate the matter with Mr. Fielding again before Christmas in the pre-budget submissions. We did not get a chance to do so last week, although we did so with the Small Firms Association. I wish to now adjourn the...

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Damien English: As the previous speaker stated, the debate is a timely opportunity to look back over the changes under way in the economy since the Government took office approximately a year and a half ago. Sadly, the consequences of a long period of reckless ill-disciplined governance, which preceded the current coalition and which unleashed economic chaos in the State, are being suffered by citizens....

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Damien English: The Deputy missed the €3 billion.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review will take place regarding arrears paid to a person (details supplied) for disability allowance. [47940/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Nov 2012)

Damien English: There are two EU proposals before the committee. COM (2012) 124 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the access of third country goods and services to the European Union's internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on the access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Damien English: The purpose of the next part of the meeting is to engage in a discussion with representatives from the Employment Appeals Tribunal on its response to the report of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Blueprint for a New Workplace Relations Service. I welcome from the Employment Appeals Tribunal Mr. Noel Dowling, chairman; Mr. Peter O'Leary, vice chairman; Mr. John Horan and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Damien English: I thank Mr. Dowling for his detailed summary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Damien English: I now call Senator Quinn and Deputy Collins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Damien English: Did Mr. Jim Dorney wish to add a further comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Damien English: The next speaker is Senator Quinn to be followed by Deputy Collins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Damien English: I presume an applicant could set that out on his or her form.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Damien English: I call Senator Quinn who will be followed by Deputy Collins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Damien English: I will also take questions from Deputy Collins.