Results 1,021-1,040 of 1,095 for speaker:Jimmy Devins
- Job Protection. (24 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: One of the reasons Pfizer purchased Wyeth was to get the intellectual property on that drug. When a product goes off licence many proprietary drug companies manufacture it as a generic.
- Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: We have a Government.
- Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: A lot of rubbish.
- Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (24 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: The Research and Development Fund is a programme funded through the Vote of my Department and delivered by Enterprise Ireland to the indigenous Irish business sector. It was introduced in a revised simplified form at the beginning of 2008 to provide support for in-company research, development and technological innovation relevant at all stages of company development, and it enables...
- Written Answers — Copyright Law: Copyright Law (24 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: The proposal to amend Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection of copyright and related rights in respect of performers, put forward by the European Commission, is currently being discussed in the EU Council Working Party on Intellectual Property (Copyright) which is being attended by my Department. Arising out of these discussions, a number of suggested changes to what was originally...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: The Deputies are speaking out of both sides of their mouths.
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Will the Deputy look at what we are doing?
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Recapitalisation has not occurred yet.
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: It was not.
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: He is factually inaccurate.
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: The Deputy is more than welcome to attend.
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Consider it granted.
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: This was reported last week.
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Deputy Reilly is hilarious.
- Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach and am delighted to be in the Seanad. In this opening statement I wish to set out for the Seanad the context for the Government's approach to intellectual property, IP, protection, to identify some important actors and factors which shape its arrangements in this area and to point to the main measures which are in place in the various areas of IP protection....
- Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: National policy strategies and reviews in recent years have placed an increasing stress on the creation and protection of intellectual property. For example, last December's framework document, Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal, points to intellectual property protection as being a top priority and points out that creative industries cannot...
- Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: It is eight out of ten.
- Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Many important points and contributions were made by Senators on the protection of intellectual property. I take this opportunity to thank all the Senators for their contributions. Several interventions reflected the view, which I share, that intellectual property is becoming more important to the country's future. Already, the creating, licensing, protection, commercialisation, use and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Mar 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Young innovators and in particular the successful exhibitors in the Young Scientist Exhibition have many options open to them in terms of further education, careers in science or in enterprise. One of the first challenges must be to maintain the interest of such talented young persons in science, technology or engineering. The Discover Science and Engineering (DSE) Programme, which is...
- Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (24 Mar 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Issues relating to the school curriculum and to higher education are policy matters for my colleague the Minister for Education and Science, who is responding separately on these points. I consider it vitally important that our education system provides the skills required by our enterprise sector. The 2008 Forfas national skills bulletin pointed out that current shortages of high level IT...