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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: That finding is separate to this proposal but I have no problem with leaving the proposal aside.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: To clarify, this proposal is not a proposal for new EU legislation. However, there is no problem. We will get a written brief on the report of the committee and if we need to we will also scrutinise that brief. Is it agreed that COM (2012) 709 is not proposed for scrutiny now? Agreed. COM (2012) 725 is a proposal for Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 659/1999, laying down...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: No. There is no information on savings but we can look for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: That is why I suggested this regulation was only procedural. However, to reiterate, we need to scrutinise the wider issue of the state aid modernisation initiative and put forward our agenda. We are flagging that we will do so in the coming weeks and now, in light of what the Secretary General stated, we are prepared to do it. Is it agreed the actual proposal does not need further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: In the second part of our public session we will discuss a report, The Rural Challenge: Empowering Rural Communities to Achieve Growth and Sustainability. I welcome the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, who is accompanied by Ms Deirdre Moloney, assistant principal, EU and national rural development, Ms Deirdre Kelly, administrative officer, EU...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I thank the Minister for his presentation on the two important topics of rural channels and the local employment offices. We had a good discussion on the latter topic last week with the Minister, Deputy Bruton. I have no doubt members will have further questions for the Minister today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I am going to take all the answers first and then bring Deputy Kyne back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Does the Deputy have any other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: The Deputy should ask a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: As I am conscious of people's time, we will take Senator Cullinane and Deputy Áine Collins together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: We will not get into a discussion on the action plan for jobs. We discussed it last week. We will also have a discussion on it next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: The point has been made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I call Senator Kelly first and then Deputy Penrose. I welcome Deputy Penrose, a former chairman of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: RGDATA is appearing before the committee next week to discuss town centre development and we will send our recommendations from that meeting to the Minister. We are meeting today about the rural challenge. I accept there are town centres in rural areas but we are slightly straying from the topic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation appears before the committee on a regular basis so we can raise that issue with him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: This is not the appropriate forum for dealing in detail with a specific case. The Deputy may briefly raise the matter and the Minister may wish to provide a written reply after the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I thank the Minister for that. On behalf of the joint committee, I first wish to apologise to the Minister for starting late and moving the Minister's time. This also is the reason some members have been obliged to leave and is not a reflection on the Minister or his officials. I thank the Minister, his officials and team for their attendance, which has been very worthwhile. There are a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Very well. In addition, we wish to compliment the labour activation schemes. The joint committee's own report is coming out next week on the range of new schemes to tackle youth unemployment and the new county council scheme will be complemented. Members also have some suggestions the joint committee might feed into the Department for future reference.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: That is great. I again thank the Minister and his team and again thank him for his help with the joint committee's report on the black market, which we appreciate.

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I thank the Acting Chairman for allowing me to speak on the Water Services Bill 2013. The Bill is a reforming measure and is long overdue - even the Deputy who spoke before me would agree to that much. A Bill with reforms of this nature was needed a long time ago and could have saved the State a great deal of money. Water is everywhere in Ireland. It is often a curse, coming endlessly...