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Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Damien English: And it is in a mess.

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Damien English: Of course.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (23 Jan 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 224 of 19 October 2010, if he will detail by year the number of persons who have telephoned Revenue’s cigarette smuggling hotline since its introduction; if he will detail the number of Revenue staff manning the hotline and the cost of operating the hotline; if he will provide a breakdown by region of the origin of calls...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (23 Jan 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail when he proposes to transpose Directive 2011/7/EU on the new late payments directive into Irish law; if he will detail the way this directive may help small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3363/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (23 Jan 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question 639 of 3 July 2012, when his Department will publish submissions made to second public consultation process on the Your Health Is Your Wealth - Health and Wellbeing Framework 2012-2010 which closed on 1 June 2012; if he has submitted the memorandum on the framework to Government; if he will publish this memorandum; if he will...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Damien English: I wish to share time with Deputies Tom Hayes and Sean Conlan. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate. This amending Bill is important and timely, reflecting the growing move in society away from owning a home to renting. The Irish practice of home and property ownership is, rightly, deeply ingrained, given our historic experiences of famine and the land war....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: As we have a quorum, we are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy John Lyons, who is representing us in Brussels, and also from Senators Mary White and Michael Mullins. We will now go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: The purpose of this meeting is the consideration of the six-monthly EU scrutiny report of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in particular the smart regulation agenda, COSME, Horizon 2020 and state aid modernisation. I welcome Mr. John Murphy, Secretary General of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and his colleagues to the meeting. He is accompanied by Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: I thank the Secretary General. It was down to our agenda problems that we did not have him before the committee previously to discuss the report. I am conscious it deals with the first six months of last year. We intended to discuss it in November but we had to defer it. We will bring the Secretary General before the committee again immediately after the Presidency when we are ready to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: Is a mobile phone nearby? It is causing a problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: That is more our fault than the secretary general's. It was on our agenda for October and November but the committee postponed it on both occasions. We also prioritised pre-Council meetings and the Department has been very helpful. The Minister also came here before the Council meeting, which makes more sense. The problem was the committee's agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: The option is open to us and we can make that decision ourselves. For the purpose of this meeting, however, the Secretary General can assist us in scrutinising and assessing a particular issue in depth. It is up to us to take that initiative and organise it here with the help of the Department when we need it. The proposals will come down to us anyway as soon as they are ready to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

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

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: I will move on to the next issue. There will be a chance at our interparliamentary committee meeting on 28 April to discuss the whole area of entrepreneurship and the blockages that exist for small business. We can tease that out formally then. There is an informal meeting in March but we can formally discuss this in April.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: That is our own fault but we will make sure to have more regular visits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: Those questions would be better in the next session. I want to close this session as soon as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: When Deputy Lawlor refers to administrative costs, I presume that includes record-keeping and record management, which is a big part of many of the directives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: Has the Department achieved the target set out in 2008 of reducing the cost by 25%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: Are members happy enough with the answers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Damien English: Maybe we will deal with it later.