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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (22 Oct 2014)

Damien English: The National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy is aimed primarily at improving children's literacy, but places value on parents improving their own literacy so that they can support their child's development from birth. The additional funding provided for the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy as part of the 2015 Estimates will be allocated mainly towards initial teacher education for the primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (22 Oct 2014)

Damien English: A primary objective of the School Transport Scheme is to support the transport to and from school of children who would have difficulty travelling for reasons of distance to their nearest school if transport is not supported and to date this has been the sole focus of that scheme. While I recognise the need for flexibility in the use of transportation, this is a complex matter and a number...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to bring before the House today the Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 for consideration and debate. This is a short but important Bill amending one section of the Patents Act 1992 and one section of the Trade Marks Act 1996. The proposed changes will alter existing patents legislation to give...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: We will put the Deputy's mind at ease.

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: It is part of the skills agenda.

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: I thank the Deputies who spoke on the Bill. They made very useful contributions to the debate. I welcome the broad expressions of support for the content of the Bill. I believe everybody was on board. I remind Deputies that the focus of the Bill is to place Ireland at the forefront of developments to build a strong base for innovation and create an intellectual property ecosystem to act...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage: Referral to Select Committee (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a).

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Bus Éireann is responsible for the day to day operation of my Department's School Transport Scheme. In this regard Bus Éireann has advised that the issuing of school transport tickets has been centralised and outsourced to a company based in Dublin, and consequently it may take a little longer to receive a ticket than before. The closing date for payments is usually four weeks...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. In relation to school transport provision, ethos relates to religious ethos and is in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that a school transport service for the pupils in question commenced on 22nd October 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann which is responsible for operating the scheme has advised that the children in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Bus Éireann which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department has advised that the family in question were late in submitting both their application and payment details. Unfortunately, by the time the details were received the service was operating to capacity in that all of the seats had been allocated. The family should continue to liaise with their local Bus...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Definitions 1.In this Act—“Act of 1992” means the Patents Act 1992; “Act of 1996” means the Trade Marks Act 1996.”.Amendment No. 1 is of a drafting nature and replaces section 1 "Definitions" with an expanded version that includes a definition of both the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, line 12, to delete "Patents Act 1992" and substitute "Act of 1992".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, line 14, to delete "2006))" and substitute "2006)) of subsection (1)".Section 2 inserts a new paragraph (h) into the existing section 42 of the Patents Act 1992. This new paragraph provides for an expanded research exemption in contrast to the exemption currently obtaining under paragraph (g) of section 42. The change that the Bill provides for is to...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 4: In page 3, line 15, to delete "and".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 5: In page 3, line 16, to delete "paragraph (g)" and substitute "paragraph (g) of subsection (1)".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 6: In page 3, line 22, to delete "(howsoever described)" and substitute "(howsoever described) that is".This is a drafting amendment which clarifies the reference to a marketing authorisation as being a reference to a marketing authorisation that is required by the law of any State.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 7: In page 3, line 24, to delete "sell or supply" and substitute "sell or supply or offer to sell or supply".In response to concerns expressed by stakeholders that the Bill does not provide legal certainty that the act of offering to sell or supply the drug for which marketing authorisation is being sought benefits also from the research exemption, the amendment is...