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Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 182:In page 630, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:“798. The Minister shall, within three months of the enactment of this Act, publish a report on the adequacy of the resources available to—(a) the Companies Registration Office, and (b) the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement,and such report shall detail the areas in which resources...

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: The Department has many priority needs. This revision is a project that has been in operation for 12 or 14 years. An enormous amount of work has gone into it. It is too much to expect businesses suddenly to introduce all the changes that will come upon them once the Seanad passes this Bill. The Department's agencies are struggling to do their job and are stretched as it is. If we are...

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: In the context of the relevant section, where lies the proposed review of the term "accountant" and the protections that are necessary in that regard? This matter was raised on Committee Stage and the Minister, Deputy Bruton, undertook to instigate a review. The section to which amendment No. 266 relates would probably be the most suitable in the context of clarifying the matter.

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: We did not table an amendment because the Minister committed to undertake a review. When we met him after Committee Stage, he stated that the entire issue would be reviewed and that he would consult the relevant bodies. As far as I recall, the various political parties were represented at that meeting which took place last November. We did not table an amendment for Report Stage but we...

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: In the context of amendment No. 266, we are discussing "Regulations made under section 3(3) of the Act of 1990 prescribing, for the purposes of the definition of ‘alternative body of accounting standards’". We are, therefore, dealing here with accounting standards.

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: It would be appropriate for it to be concluded in advance of the Seanad's deliberations on the legislation. If it is not, then we will have no option but to table an amendment. There is a lacuna in that the term is not protected. Chartered Accountants Ireland recently submitted some important evidence in respect of this matter. It would only be fair if the review was completed before the...

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: I join the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, in paying tribute to everyone who has been involved in this work of 12 or 14 years. I pay tribute to all who have served on the Company Law Review Group and all the officials involved. In recent months in particular they have been remarkably helpful with briefings. I pay tribute to the predecessors of the Minister of State, many of whom saw...

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: Deputy Wallace is correcting the record.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 6. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on concerns expressed by the head of the Fiscal Advisory Council that standard variable rate mortgage customers are very vulnerable to increases in interest rates at a time when the ECB is reducing rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16176/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will be in a position to assess the cost to the State of the liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16177/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Education Policy (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 263. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to developing an online tool to allow prospective new employers to efficiently ascertain data on education and skills levels in a particular local area as part of a pre investment due diligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16379/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 267. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied with current Irish representation on the EU committees that determine the work packages of Horizon 2020 initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16747/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 268. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action being taken to coordinate the spacing of Irish applications for Horizon 2020 funding in order to maximise chances of success for Irish bids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16748/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 269. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if steps are being taken to encourage Irish applications for Horizon 2020 funding to focus on areas in which Ireland has a competitive advantage on account of its geography, border, or industry clustering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16749/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Funding (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 270. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department supports Science Foundation Ireland proposals to develop Ireland as a research testbed; if he will fund this proposal by allocating a percentage of the costs of appropriate State funded infrastructure programmes; the discussions he has had with the Department of Finance or the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 323. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide the details of any compensation fund available to land owners in 2014 who have had land designated under an SAC, SPA or NHA; the amount of compensation paid in tabular form in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15960/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 336. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason he gave approval to Údarás na Gaeltachta to sell State-owned shares in Arramara Teo.; if he will reconsider this decision; and if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way the sale of the shares will benefit the State. [16751/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 559. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Pradaxa is covered under the GMS scheme; if not, the options available to patients who use this drug to alleviate the financial costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15974/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 660. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details provided) in County Mayo who has been awaiting a occupational therapist appointment since October 2013 will receive an appointment; his views on whether children with autism and their families are being adversely affected by having to wait such long periods for an appointment with an occupational therapist; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (8 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 676. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of places on GP training schemes throughout the country in 2014; if he will outline same on a county basis; if he will outline on a county basis the number of places that have been taken up and the number that are still available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16706/14]