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Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Based on what I have heard, I will certainly not be withdrawing it.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that. Paragraph 12(2)(a) refers to "the name of the applicant" and paragraph 12(2)(b) refers to "the address, principal office, or principal place of business, in the State, of the applicant". That is fairly transparent. Paragraph 12(2)(c) refers to "the title of the invention in sufficient detail ...". Everything in is place. Therefore, what is the issue about the place of...

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With respect, I have not finished yet. There is a lot of controversy about corporation tax in Ireland. A report produced in recent days does not read well for the State. I believe in incentivising research and development considering its importance but very tight controls and accountability are needed in this regard to instil public confidence. That is what the amendment seeks to do. I...

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fair enough.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 4:In page 13, to delete line 13. Section 17 relates to confidentiality and the keeping of records. Sinn Féin considers that line 13 as referred to in the amendment and which relates to the provision permitting the controller to keep such records as he or she considers appropriate, should be deleted so that all records would be kept in the interests of...

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, on the basis of the fact that the Minister is prepared to review it. She gets what our concern is.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 5:In page 14, line 22, to delete "the Minister" and substitute "the Dáil". Due to the nature of this legislation and the reduction in corporation tax, reports in writing on its operation should come before the Dáil and the Houses and not the Minister. The Minister will see clearly the intent of the amendment.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I apologise; I had not spoken to two of the amendments in the group.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There are two amendments I have not spoken to yet.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that. I will speak to amendments Nos. 7 and 8. The rationale behind amendment No. 7 is that it seeks to delete the following section, which states that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring the controller to include information, the inclusion of which would in the opinion of the controller be likely to prejudice the performance of the controller's functions...

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I fundamentally disagree. I cannot see any reason the report cannot be released to the Dáil. Why would something be given to a Minister and it would not be considered appropriate to give it to the Dáil or both Houses? We will not agree on that. In terms of the independence of the office, the courts are independent but one can appeal a decision. Just because a body is...

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, I do.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am entitled to push it to a vote, yes.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister is clearly not going to accept the amendments.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No, I would like to vote on amendment No. 5.

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I know.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Action time.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I do not know if the Leader has watched the movie "The Seige of Jadotville" yet but many Members have.For many years, the men were betrayed by their Government and the State and their heroism was turned into cowardice by people in political leadership in the State. What the men went through in Jadotville was one of the most remarkable military feats in history. Rather than this being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I welcome Professor Matthews who touched on the implications for the North and all-Ireland trade in his paper and presentation. When representatives of Teagasc and other organisations were before the committee, they emphasised the vital importance of agrifood to the all-Ireland market. I am keen for Professor Matthews to touch on that matter a little more. There is a suggestion the North...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I had a question on the status for the North of Ireland and Scotland.