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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: An implementation plan for the recommendations of the Review of Apprenticeship Training in Ireland was published on the 30th June 2014. The Plan sets out how a new Apprenticeship Council will make a call for proposals from consortia of employers and education and training providers for the development of new apprenticeships. I have sought nominations from the relevant stakeholders to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Funding (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The funding provided by my Department for the Youthreach programme in the years 2010 to 2013 was as follows: YEAR FUNDING 2010 €71m 2011 €74m 2012 €71m 2013 €69.6m SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, has taken over the funding of all further education programmes with effect from 1 January 2014. I understand from SOLAS that funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Reviews (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, is responsible for planning, co-ordinating and funding Further Education and Training programmes. As part of the Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019, SOLAS will undertake a review of all further education and training programmes, including the Youthreach programme. My understanding is that this process will begin with a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Funding (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The funding provided for the Youthreach Programme was €69.6 million in 2013 and €69 million in 2014. The number of centres in operation in 2013 and 2014 was 110. There were 3,692 places available on the Youthreach Programme in 2013 and again in 2014. Funding for the Youthreach programme is allocated by SOLAS to Education and Training Boards who operate the centres in their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 535 and 536 together. The closing date for receipt of applications for school transport was 25 April 2014; the closing date for receipt of payments or submission of Medical Card details was 25 July 2014 and this was subsequently extended to 1 August. It is understood that these children were late applying/and or making payment for the 2014/2015 school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, is responsible for the timetabling and scheduling of services. Officials in my Department are aware of the issues outlined by the Deputy and have requested that Bus Éireann address the timetabling issues as a matter of urgency.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of this amendment is to ensure greater clarity in interpretation. No substantive change is made to the Bill. The amendment refers to any provision in a former enactment. This section provides that the repeal of previous Companies Acts does not affect companies incorporated under those repealed Acts. It provides that documents referring to repealed Acts are to be read alongside...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of these grouped amendments is to provide for existing documents that contain a definition of "subsidiary" or "holding company" that is based on the construction of section 151 of the 1963 Act. It is important to provide certainty in law and to ensure the continuity of such an expression unless parties agree otherwise.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of this amendment is to assist with the interpretation of this Bill. Due to the very technical nature of the Bill, the draftsman has concluded that a clarifying provision along the lines of the proposed amendment is necessary to ensure a clearer reading of the Bill's structure. It is important that the reader understands that Parts 16 to 25, inclusive, may have an impact on...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of these amendments is to clarify that "holding company" and "subsidiary" are not to be read as covering only private companies limited by shares. With a close reading of Part 6, for example, a reader will see that it actually provides a firm indication that "holding company" and "subsidiary" are not to be read a restricted fashion. Nevertheless, it was felt prudent to ensure...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of these amendments is to update the legislative reference to a recent enactment.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of this amendment is to clarify that this section does not apply to an external company that could, by constitution, be either categorised as a private limited company or a designated activity company in this jurisdiction. The amendment provides a dispensation to an external company from having to used the words "limited", "LTD", "designated activity company" or "DAC" in their...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of this amendment is to make this provision permissive rather than mandatory for companies. The advantage of this amendment is that a company can choose to grant unlimited authority to a person to act on behalf of the company and, if they do so, they will notify the Companies Registration Office. There was concern that making it mandatory would create unnecessary additional...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of these two amendments is to bring this section in line with the Powers of Attorney Act 1996 and the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009. The use of a seal is no longer necessary to empower a person to execute deeds or other matters on behalf of a company.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the manner in which this section, which clarifies that the law applicable during the transition period for a private company limited by shares is the law governing designated activity companies, applies to semi-State companies and other companies formed pursuant to a statute.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: This group of amendments provide for the procedure for re-registration of an existing private semi-State company as a designated activity company. The purpose of these amendments is to ensure clarity in relation to existing semi-State companies. It is possible that the private company limited by shares model may not be an appropriate fit for existing semi-State companies. The legislation...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: It might send shockwaves to the Bill if we tried to change it for this purpose. It is an issue I will bear in mind and will raise it with my colleagues in the Department.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: These are technical amendments that purport to correct the language used in a section or to insert missing words. The purpose of all the amendments in this group is to aid with interpretation and understanding.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: The purpose of this amendment is to ensure existing law is carried into this Bill. The 2001 Act provided an exemption to section 32 of the 1963 Act. In simple terms, this allows a subsidiary, whether limited or unlimited, to hold shares in its listed parent where that subsidiary is a member of an approved stock exchange. This permits market making in a parent's shares. This amendment...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Damien English: This is a refinement to clarify that the term "properly prepared" refers to statutory financial statements and not also to the "initial" and "interim" financial statements. This provision is only applicable to public limited companies and therefore a deletion is necessary in this section. Amendment No. 120 remedies the position in Part 17 which governs alterations and modifications of the...