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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Is it across the whole Action Plan for Jobs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I am conscious the Minister must leave at 3.45 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Has the Minister time for a quick question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: If that is the Deputy's question the point is well made. The Minister has to leave but he may wish to give a quick reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: In fairness, the Minister asked to leave at 3.45 p.m. and it is now 3.55 p.m. We will allow the Deputy back in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: He will get into trouble with his own people. I thank the Minister and his staff for attending and apologise that we went a little over time. I know the Minister's diary is tight and we appreciate this.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recently published Retail Ireland submission to the Department of Health’s June 2012 consultation on the Your Health is Your Wealth public health framework which warns that ever higher taxation and proposals to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products would be a further boon to the illegitimate...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Hidden Economy Monitoring Group Remit (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 23 January 2013, if he will provide details of the persons who make up the Hidden Economy Monitoring Group; if he will elaborate on the areas of the hidden economy covered by the groups remit; if he will provide a detailed description of the groups work since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Tenders (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to begin the process of reviewing the Government Form of Contract which were introduced in 2007 to deal with cost and time overruns on large public sector projects the contracts which is now due to be reviewed by the GCCC under the aegis of his Department; if he will outline when the review will begin; if he will provide the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health the progress concerning the EU Medical Devices and Clinical Trials directives; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of med-tech and pharma industry bodies have raised concerns that progress has been slow and that more should be done to progress these directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11197/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health the progress that the Irish EU Presidency has made to date in progressing the EU Medical Devices and Clinical Trials Directives; if these dossiers remain a priority for the Irish EU Presidency; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by a number of med-tech and pharma industry bodies that progress to date on these directives has been slow; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the joint submission, recently received by his Department. to its June 2012 consultation on the Your Health is Your Wealth public health framework from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, TransAtlantic Business Dialogue, Emergency Committee for American Trade, National Association of Manufacturers, National Foreign Trade Council and US Council for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions made to the public consultation on the EU Tobacco Products Directive which closed on the 16 January 2013; if he will publish the submissions made in relation to this important legislative proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11203/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector Report: Discussion with RGDATA (12 Mar 2013)

Damien English: I welcome Ms Tara Buckley, Director General, RGDATA, Mr. Gary Morton of Mortons, Ranelagh and Mr. Rob Murphy, Murphy's Centra, Ballinrobe, County Mayo who are here today to discuss their report entitled "Nightmare on Every Street - Town Centres, Car Parking and Smart Travel" and the overall retail strategy, including the black economy, which issue the committee will focus on in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle in-patient and day case waiting lists in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, County Meath; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14297/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle the number of patients on trolleys in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, County Meath; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14298/13]

Other Questions: Tourism Capital Investment Programme (27 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the measures introduced for the tourism industry since March 2011; his views on whether these measures have had a positive impact on the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15031/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Black Market on Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Apr 2013)

Damien English: I welcome Mr. Mark Fielding, chief executive officer, ISME, and Ms Avine Mcnally, acting director, and Mr. A. J. Noonan, chairman, Small Firms Association, to the committee’s discussion on the impact of the black economy on small businesses. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Black Market on Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Apr 2013)

Damien English: I thank Mr. Noonan. I thank all three representatives for their presentations and proposed actions. I should have said at the start that we had decided to take on this issue as a project this year to come up with a range of solutions prior to the budget to put pressure on the Government to introduce necessary changes. It was on foot of Senator Mullins and Deputy Calleary raising the issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Black Market on Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Apr 2013)

Damien English: We will take some answers and then I will return to my colleagues. At other hearings almost everybody suggested having a public awareness campaign so obviously there is a strong belief in these. Perhaps the committee will do some research on this point. I believe such campaigns work well in the UK and other countries. The delegates may have some research on that. The committee might take...