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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 24:In page 78, line 35, after “934E” to insert “and subject to subsection (9)”. This amendment is technical and inserts a cross-reference to subsection (9) which is proposed to be inserted by amendment No. 25. Amendment No. 25 is intended to clarify the text of section 1504. As required under Article 24 of the EU audit regulation, the IAASA...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 25:In page 80, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“(9) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), where a recognised accountancy body is minded to commence an investigation of a statutory auditor or audit firm in respect of a statutory audit of a public-interest entity, it shall, before commencing such investigation and in the interests of assisting the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 26:In page 94, line 23, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. This amendment is intended to clarify the obligation on an audit committee of a public interest entity in new section 1529. Section 1529 provides that the auditor of a public interest entity prepares a report that is additional to the usual audit report. This "additional report"...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 27:In page 95, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:“(3) (a) The Central Bank may, by notice in writing given to a statutory auditor or audit firm, require the auditor or firm to give it, within the period specified in the notice, additional information if such information is necessary for effective financial market supervision as provided for in the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 28:In page 121, line 21, to delete “Subject to subsection (6)” and substitute the following:“(a) Subject to paragraph (b), subsection (6)”. This is a technical amendment to insert a cross-reference to a new subsection (6). The subsection is proposed to be inserted by amendment No. 29 which is a clarification. Section 51 inserts a new section...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 29:In page 121, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following:“(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to a third-country auditor or third country audit entity that provides audit reports concerning the annual or group financial statements of undertakings incorporated in third countries in respect of which—(i) the Commission has not yet made a decision that the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 30:In page 128, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: “Amendment of Schedule 5 to Principal Act 52. Schedule 5 to the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 5:“5. A company or undertaking engaged in the business of accepting deposits or other repayable funds from the public and granting credit for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (27 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department did not pay for anyone to attend the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases (27 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Court proceedings initiated by the ODCE in the years 2012 to 2018 are set out in the table below: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 to date No. of persons (individuals and companies) subject to Court Proceedings Initiated by ODCE 31 37 28 6 10 4 0 The table above reflects the total number of persons (both individuals and companies) against whom the ODCE has initiated Court proceedings...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Investments (27 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 368 and 372 together. From an Enterprise Ireland perspective, the technology that underpins the augmented reality and virtual reality industries is currently niche and developmental. Enterprise Ireland has approved funding for a number of research and innovation projects in this area and has seen some client activity in this space, particularly in the areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (27 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369, 371 and 373 together. IDA Ireland is committed to diversifying the type of investment attracted to Ireland. The Agency has, with that goal in mind, established a specialist Division to examine new forms of investment, including opportunities in sectors such as Robotics, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (27 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland, an Agency of my Department, will be presenting at this year’s Augmented Reality Virtual Reality (ARVR) Conference. Enterprise Ireland is currently in discussions with the event organisers on this matter. Enterprise Ireland was not involved with this event last year. Invest Northern Ireland is the Business Development Agency for Northern Ireland and reports to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (27 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland (EI) and the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the primary providers of supports to assist enterprises within the indigenous sector that are facing challenges arising from Brexit. They are working vigorously to enable companies to consolidate market share within the UK and also to become more resilient by broadening their sales to other international markets. The six...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (27 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: As I have previously noted, the property in question was placed on the open market last summer. The IDA continues to engage with the owner about its potential sale and is actively drawing the attention of the Agency's clients to the property.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (28 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (28 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department engages with journalists, including those from the print media, in relation to promoting or explaining the work of the Department, through the staff of the press office on an on-going basis. This engagement happens almost daily, primarily by email or over the phone and as such it is not feasible to supply a record of these.

Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I will begin by paying tribute to the great work of the national emergency co-ordination group, the local councils, volunteers, the emergency services and all of those who went to work in very difficult circumstances to ensure that essential services were provided. As Deputies will be aware, during the course of the recent extreme weather event the country experienced, a status red alert...

Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The vast majority of employers are actually very decent people and they do look after their workers. Government always encourages employers to take a long-term view of the working relationship, recognising that demonstrating concern for the welfare of employees and treating employees fairly translates into a better working environment to the benefit of both staff and employer. As somebody...

Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Thank you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The Government would also encourage employers and employees to seek to resolve any issues in this regard at the level of the employment. Where issues cannot be resolved locally, it is open to an employee to make a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, under either the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 or the Payment of Wages Act 1991.

Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The WRC is an office of my Department and includes very useful information on its website aimed at employers and employees alike to cover extreme weather situations such as the recent events. The information on the WRC website is available at www.workplacerelations.ie. Where the employer and employee are agreeable, the commission may seek to resolve the matter by means of mediation.