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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Charges Exemptions (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: 417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the water allowance payment to all full-time carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29711/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Action Plan for Jobs (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: 463. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the take up rate of action 78 of the Action Plan for Jobs 2014, relating to the distribution of 1,000 trading online vouchers in 2014 in tabular form; the take up rate by region; the take up rate by type of business; the number of applications by which the scheme was oversubscribed; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Act Review (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: 764. To ask the Minister for Health if under the Government's stated commitment to the development of a community based model of care, he will support the amendment to the Mental Health Act 2001 proposed by the Carer's Association to require health professionals to involve the carers of mental health patients in their treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29710/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: 765. To ask the Minister for Health if he supports legislating for a statutory entitlement to primary home care which will provide for a detailed and practical transfer of care protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29713/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: Schedule B comprises COM(2014)110; COM(2014)304; COM(2014)305; COM(2014)308; COM(2014)317; COM(2014)318; COM(2014)321; COM(2014)322; COM(2014)323, COM(2014)343 and EWN(2014)C171-11. It is proposed that these items do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will scrutinise COM(2014)212, a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: Before we move on to the next COM, are there any questions? I know Senator Cullinane has raised his hand. Does anybody else wish to make any observations or comments at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: Before I ask Mr. Houlihan to respond, Deputy Conaghan wishes to raise a related question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: I only received it at 1 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: I ask Mr. Houlihan to address the questions raised by Senator Cullinane and Deputy Conaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: I take the Senator's point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: That is no problem. The clerk to the committee advised me that it will likely be September before we could arrange a meeting with congress. Given that Mr. Houlihan has indicated that the timeline is not predetermined and that the negotiations will last longer than expected, that would still be a suitable time for us to revisit the matter. Is it standard procedure that ICTU and others who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: We will discuss it further in private session once we have heard all the presentations. We will then go back into public session to agree the outcome. It has been agreed by the committee that we will invite witnesses from ICTU to meet us on a date subsequent to the summer recess to discuss the issues raised in its submission on the proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: Perhaps we can discuss these suggestions in private session or in another meeting before the Dáil goes into recess in order that we have a clear idea of the agenda for our meeting with ICTU. We will now proceed to COM (2014) 213. I invite Ms. Sabha Green to make her opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: That is no problem. I thank Ms Green, Mr. Houlihan and Mr. Moynihan for engaging with the committee. I propose that the committee goes into private session to discuss what to do next with these proposals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: With regard to COM (2014) 212, a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on single member private member limited liability companies, it is proposed to invite ICTU to a meeting of the committee at a future date to discuss the proposal and any concerns it may have. Is that agreed? Agreed. With regard to COM (2014) 213, a proposal for a directive amending...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Job Creation and Innovation: Startup Ireland (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: We will now discuss Startup Ireland's action plan for job creation and innovation. I welcome Mr. Eoin Costello, chief executive officer, Mr. Sean Blanchfield, Ms Fionnuala Healy, Mr. Gene Murphy and Mr. Karl Aherne from Startup Ireland. I know some of their colleagues are also in the Gallery. Before we hear the presentation, although some of the witnesses may be familiar with it, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Job Creation and Innovation: Startup Ireland (8 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: There is a lot of enthusiasm, which is great. Some of the policies which probably hinder the growth of what the delegates hope to achieve in Ireland by 2020, as a global tech start-up hub, were mentioned. What policies have we introduced in the past three years vis-à-visAn Action Plan for Jobs, of which we have had two stages so far, towards supporting the environment the delegates...

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: Come on; this is the Parliament.

Business of Dáil (11 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: It is always the same speech.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

John Lyons: Children were in prefabs for years.