Results 781-800 of 2,017 for speaker:Anthony Lawlor

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: How long will the transition period last?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Is that from the time the Bill is enacted to when companies must comply with the legislation?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Commencement?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Is that from enactment to commencement?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Are we talking about two years between the enactment of the Bill and companies complying with the Bill?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: The Minister of State has mentioned that 18 months may elapse between commencement and enactment, basically two years.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: No, I just want to find out about the matter. The period seems long, particularly when there is not much new material in the section, which seems to be an amalgamation of a wide range of legislation. Do we need to provide such a lengthy period for companies to comply with the legislation?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: I said that it was about the whole Bill.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Yes, my query is not just on this specific issue but the whole Bill.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Fair enough.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: I hate being pedantic but how will that happen? Was an error made?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Why insert "30 days"? I do not understand the rationale.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: I do not disagree with the proposal.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Say it faster.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: No. Subsections (2), (3) and (4) are new subsections.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Do we need to cite the Fines Act?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Can we insert a specific figure, because €5,000 makes much more sense than €6,394? We are dealing with smaller scale stuff.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Yes, I think so. We could put in a specific figure.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Every other category within that section has a specific fine of €50,000 or €500,000. Why can we not insert a specific fine for that? There is a limit to what class A fines we can set.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: It is a round figure.