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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (15 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Will we have sight of the regulations, even a draft copy of them, before Report Stage?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (15 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I must express serious concerns about the regulations, given their importance to the Bill. We will not even see a draft copy of them before the Bill passes through the Dáil. We have had a debate today but we will not have a chance to debate what effectively is the fourth leg of the chair in terms of the regulations and their importance to the Bill. It puts all the talk about Dáil...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (15 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I wish to press it.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (15 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 58: In page 82, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“(c) specify Retention of Title for goods delivered until such time full payment is received,”.The amendment is similar to the thinking behind the Construction Contracts Act in that the supplier and producer would retain title to the goods until such time as they are fully paid. There is a...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (15 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Given that this Bill is based on trying to clear the playing pitch, all of the responses suggest a fairy tale situation in which everyone gets on with each other and the big multiples treat suppliers with care and attention and it is all happy days on the farm. We know that is not the case. Ultimately, the person that produces the product should have more rights than the Revenue...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (15 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Yes. In terms of the notion of it being a charge on the State, we should be able to discuss that and make the call ourselves. However, that is house law. Issues will continue to arise between suppliers and multiples and other organisations regarding contracts and the various interpretations of the provisions of this legislation. Some resolution mechanism should be put in place that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review capital acquisition tax thresholds in view of the impact of rising property prices on the amount of inheritance tax many persons now face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23038/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Deposit Interest Rates (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 26. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the current penal tax regime that applies to deposit and pension savings is discouraging persons from making provision for future financial needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23039/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Debt (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the employment prospects for the small and medium enterprise sector would be enhanced by more comprehensive action to tackle SME debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17456/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes Provision (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a two year FÁS course (details supplied) has ceased after one year. [22388/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Mayo which faces the prospect of losing a teacher from September 2014; the options that may be available to the school management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22148/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to incorporate Chinese into the leaving certificate curriculum; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22201/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that FETAC course operators must run their courses in FETAC-accredited centres; his views on whether this is a restrictive rule; his views on whether local community centres and civic centres would be ideal locations for the hosting of such courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 345. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the Industrial Development Agency Ireland plans for Castlebar; if it has initiated a feasibility study for future investment in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23267/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to have a carer's allowance application processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22219/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of employees previously employed in the water services section of local authorities; if these employees are now classed as employees of Irish Water; if he will outline the implications of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22149/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was denied access to the sheep grassland scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22401/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 598. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 4 February 2014 the history of the plot in question; his views on whether the plot was vested in the person named; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the plot in question has been cut in recent days; the options available to the person named, who has previously rented the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the number of farmers in County Mayo who are still awaiting their payment under the sheep grassland scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22564/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Applications (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 626. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is yet to receive a suckler welfare scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23094/14]