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Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Is it possible for me to have 30 seconds in which to conclude?

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The purpose of my amendment is to insert a specific offence for the failure to comply with any of the requirements of section 41 of the 1990 Act, which is the requirement that companies disclose in their accounts the existence of loans or substantial contracts etc., with directors and others. There is no offence.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: There is no offence. The Senator should allow me to make my next point. There is a separate existing requirement obliging companies to prepare annual accounts, namely, section 148 of the Companies Act 1963. By extension, the failure to comply with the requirements of section 41 of the Companies Act 1990 would amount to a breach of section 148. It could prove problematic to prosecute a...

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to take c9, motion re Duchenne muscular dystrophy and No. 2, Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on c9 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the speech of a Minister or...

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse describes one of the darkest chapters in our history. On this occasion it is appropriate to reiterate the words of the then Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, on 11 May 1999, when he said, "On behalf of the State and of all citizens of the State, the Government wishes to make a sincere and long overdue apology to the victims of childhood...

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It will be held during the following week.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is at present drafting legislation on the first matter raised by the Deputy.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The legislation is fairly complex and, as the Deputy will be aware, it took us from 1908 to 1998 to introduce an amendment to the child care legislation, in which both of us participated. The complexities of child care legislation are enormous.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: On the soft information, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is currently drafting legislation.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: On the second report, the matters arising have not yet been considered by the Government. I understand it was only made available two weeks ago. In regard to the amendment to the Constitution, the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children, under Deputy O'Rourke as its Chairman, is considering this matter and its deliberations will be brought to finality his autumn.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The civil partnership legislation will be published this session. As Deputy O'Sullivan correctly stated, the Adoption Bill has been passed by the Seanad and we will try to facilitate discussion on it as quickly as possible.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: That is a matter for the Minister of State.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Níl dáta socraithe don Bhille faoi Údaras na Gaeltachta go fóill. The two defence Bills will be published later this year.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Unfortunately, there is no date as of yet.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: We are not in a position to advise on the financial services regulation Bill. The draft of the financial services (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is near completion and it will be published in 2009. I can go and on but I need to have a question.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy was not present when I addressed parliamentary questions on the legislation earlier this week.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: That is published and before the House.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It was approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday and it will be published shortly.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 79 together. Unemployment is increasing across the country due to the downturn in the economy and this has impacted on the Tallaght area also. This situation is unwelcome and I share the Deputy's concern in the matter. The increases are, however, an indication of the challenges that are now facing the labour market and the economy as a whole. This...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (21 May 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The company concerned has recently submitted a number of claims for statutory redundancy rebate payments with my Department. These applications will be examined by the Redundancy Payments Section to see if they meet the eligibility criteria set down in the Redundancy Payment Acts. Under the Redundancy Payments Scheme all eligible employees are entitled to a statutory redundancy lump sum...