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Seanad: Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (7 May 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The Senator mentioned the supervisory regime or lack thereof. Nobody in these Houses of the Oireachtas would disagree with the Senator's critique of the lack of supervision. There is no question or ambiguity about that but for the purposes of the Bill it is important to note that we are seeking to move to a situation whereby one recognises the 47 that are in existence and those that have...

Seanad: Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (7 May 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Section 11 provides for the removal of the requirement for societies to submit at least once in every three years a return to the members and their holdings to the registrar. It is known as the triennial return. The co-operative sector has sought the abolition of the requirement and argue that the information is out of date too quickly to be useful, and imposes an unnecessary administrative...

Seanad: Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Seán Sherlock: As the Acting Chairman said, the amendment is a consequential amendment to the proposed insertion of a new section 16 which will require a renumbering of sections. It is a technical amendment. The revised text will eventually read “Sections 16 to 24” when the new section is added but under the new legislative workbench system used by the Bills Office the renumbering takes place...

Seanad: Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Again, it is a technical amendment advised by the Attorney General’s office to align the text with the similar phrase used in section 14.

Seanad: Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The amendment does not change the substantive meaning of the section as currently drafted but is made on the advice of the Attorney General to improve the clarity of the section. The new section 24 replaces the existing section 24.

Topical Issue Debate: Broadcast Advertising Standards Regulation (8 May 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte. RTE is an independent national public service broadcaster, the remit and obligations of which are set out in the Broadcasting Act 2009. Section 114(1) of the Act states the principal objects and associated powers of RTE, while section 98 provides that it shall be...

Topical Issue Debate: Broadcast Advertising Standards Regulation (8 May 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I accept the statement made by the Deputy. If one were to trawl through recordings of RTE radio programmes, one might come across instances where advertisements for shows on sister stations were broadcast. I listen to RTE radio and this practice can sometimes seem contradictory. I also noted the comments made by the Minister, Deputy Pat Rabbitte. However, the reply I have just read...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Accommodation (8 May 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Rather than delivering the speech that has been circulated, I will cut straight to the point with regard to St. Paul's secondary school. Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an Seanadóir as an gcuireadh. I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I can advise him that the school's application for accommodation to replace its prefabs has been examined by the Department. Enrolments in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Accommodation (8 May 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I assure the Senator that a pragmatic approach is being taken to schools like St. Paul's secondary school which are not in the so-called five-year plan. If the case they make is strong enough and stands on its own merit, officials in the Department can exercise a degree of common sense. That is obviously the case in this scenario and, as a result, I am confident that these facilities will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Losses (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The question as tabled relates to the wholesale and retail sector. The latest quarterly national household survey published by the CSO on 26 May showed that the number of people employed in the wholesale and retail sector fell by 2,200 in the first quarter of this year. We acknowledge that fall. It is a very diverse sector and it appears the experience is different in different parts. In...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Losses (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: We must acknowledge that Irish shoppers spent €3.8 billion in online trading in 2012. Some 75% of the revenue goes outside the State. While I acknowledge the points made by the Deputy, we must tackle this through Deputy Tóibín's committee, which will do some work on town centre planning. If we are talking about retailers, which he mentioned, it is a question of how town...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Losses (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The question tabled by the Deputy concerned the wholesale and retail sectors and I am confident that, through a process of consultation involving all the stakeholders, thorough engagement and giving effect to many initiatives that arise from the retail consultation forum, we can work towards increasing the number of people employed in the retail sector. We wholeheartedly acknowledge that,...

Other Questions: Jobs Data (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: In the three years before the Government came into office, more than 300,000 jobs had been lost across the economy. The construction, retail and tourism sectors were particularly badly hit and collectively accounted for over two thirds of the jobs losses. Almost 150,000 jobs were lost in the construction sector alone between the beginning of 2008 and the beginning of 2011. In 2012, the...

Other Questions: Jobs Data (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: There is a specific policy instrument for the construction sector. Construction 2020 sets out a series of policy interventions in consultation with sectoral representatives regarding how the housing shortage can be addressed and how the sector, which took a major hit, particularly in the three years prior to 2011, can be stimulated.

Other Questions: Jobs Data (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Yes. A specific initiative is under way, particularly aimed at the Dublin region, under the Minster of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. I can engage further with the Deputy on this.

Other Questions: Job Initiatives (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I understand from EI that it has been actively promoting the site concerned to a number of interested parties. I am not in a position to disclose the details of those interactions for commercially sensitive reasons. However, task forces have been used in the past as part of a response to a sudden loss of a large number of industrial jobs. More recently, other initiatives are increasingly...

Other Questions: Job Initiatives (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I acknowledge the points made by the Deputy in regard to the effect of the loss of a company like this to a town like Fethard. In south Tipperary, where Enterprise Ireland is the lead agency in efforts to ensure we replace and create jobs, there are 76 client companies employing more than 2,000 people in full-time jobs. These are the figures for 2013. In excess of €9 million worth...

Other Questions: Job Initiatives (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: As far as I am aware, there is no formal task force working on this, such as the task force for the south east where all the agencies are working together. I assure the Deputy, however, that the local agencies are working together. Enterprise Ireland is the pre-eminent State agency and it is working proactively on this. It is promoting the site to a number of interested parties. I ask the...

Other Questions: Trade Agreements (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Use Private Members' time to do so.

Other Questions: Trade Agreements (5 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I doubt Sinn Féin will use Private Members' time.