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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Groceries Sector: Discussion (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: I thank Mr. Paul Kelly. Deputy Seán Kyne had indicated that he wishes to put some questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Groceries Sector: Discussion (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: The Deputy asked a number of questions which were directed at various people. Perhaps the representatives would respond before moving on to the next questioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Groceries Sector: Discussion (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: There were others who were asked individual questions. Mr. Dempsey was asked about the source of funding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Groceries Sector: Discussion (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: I will take the next three sets of questions together and suggest we then wrap up with the responses. I am conscious there is another presentation and I do not want to keep those involved waiting too long.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Groceries Sector: Discussion (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: I ask the witnesses who are most equipped to answer the various questions to respond rather than everybody feeling they must say something on everything, which would not be appropriate as we are under time restrictions. The issues raised include import substitution, food production, salary scales, training programmes, competition from other member states post-2013, taxes on consumer foods,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Groceries Sector: Discussion (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Groceries Sector: Discussion (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: I would like to thank all four witnesses for coming before the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. We have been given an exceptional overview and insight into the food and drink industry in Ireland. Issues have been raised that the joint committee needs to reconsider, in particular how to make business as cost effective as possible in order to keep it going. Should the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transformational Potential of Cloud Computing: Discussion with Microsoft Ireland (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: We are in public session. I welcome the delegation from Microsoft Ireland, Ms Cathriona Hallahan, managing director, Mr. Karl O'Leary, public sector director, and Mr. Niall McDonagh, group manager customer service, to discuss the role and potential of cloud computing in public sector transformation and job creation. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transformational Potential of Cloud Computing: Discussion with Microsoft Ireland (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: Just before I go over to questions, I am quite familiar with cloud computing. As time goes on, I cannot imagine how we will do without it - whether it is a drop-box on an iPhone or anything else. I am particularly aware of Microsoft's youth-to-work initiative globally. I am delighted that Microsoft has linked with FIT, whose representatives have been before this committee in the past....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transformational Potential of Cloud Computing: Discussion with Microsoft Ireland (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: I would like to ask a few questions also. Ms Hallahan mentioned passports in the context of cloud computing. I am familiar and comfortable enough with cloud computing. The passport is a sacred document we all have, so can Ms Hallahan explain how we could involve cloud in applying for passports? In general, if we were moving more to cloud computing within the public service, what would the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transformational Potential of Cloud Computing: Discussion with Microsoft Ireland (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: The Deputy is doing fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transformational Potential of Cloud Computing: Discussion with Microsoft Ireland (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: To give a very quick example, my two staff are upstairs at present reading e-mails as they come in. We have software the three of us use and if there is something in an e-mail that only I can look after, it is directed to a little app on this phone that will tell me what I need to do based on the workload coming in. Within that app I can send one of the guys up in the office a message to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transformational Potential of Cloud Computing: Discussion with Microsoft Ireland (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: I thank the witnesses for attending today. I apologise for incorrectly reading Ms Hallahan's name earlier. I hope everyone has a happy cloud week and hopefully some day we will come in here in a very different position technologically. The witnesses are right that the Government has a role to play in transforming how we operate services. If we do not do that, who will?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Constitutional Convention (9 May 2013)

John Lyons: 152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a decision has been reached on holding a referendum on reducing the voting age to 16 following the Constitutional Convention's recommendation; and if he is considering holding this referendum at the same time as the Seanad abolition referendum in October 2013.. [22085/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (21 May 2013)

John Lyons: 412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details suppled)in Dublin 12 had their jobseeker's payment reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23796/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 May 2013)

John Lyons: We have two proposals listed on schedule A and 11 proposals on schedule B for decision. I propose we deal with schedule B first. It is proposed that the proposals listed on schedule B, apart from COM(2013)237, do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. The schedule A proposals are as follows. COM(2012)730 is a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Effects of Black Economy: Discussion with Construction Industry Federation (21 May 2013)

John Lyons: I welcome Mr. Philip Crampton, president; Mr. Michael Stone, senior vice president; Mr. Tom Parlon, director general; Mr. Hubert Fitzpatrick, director; and Mr. Dominic Doheny, vice president, of the Construction Industry Federation to the meeting to discuss the effects of the black economy on the construction industry. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Effects of Black Economy: Discussion with Construction Industry Federation (21 May 2013)

John Lyons: It would be good if every group who presented to the joint committee were to confine their presentation to ten minutes. This meeting is one of a number being held countrywide by the joint committee on the issue of the black economy. We are very much aware of the problem and are trying to gather as much information as we can. The delegation from the Construction Industry Federation is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Effects of Black Economy: Discussion with Construction Industry Federation (21 May 2013)

John Lyons: Deputy Collins and Senator Quinn indicated before Deputy Conaghan. Does he wish to ask a supplementary question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Effects of Black Economy: Discussion with Construction Industry Federation (21 May 2013)

John Lyons: I have taken note of that, but the others will speak first.