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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: Hear, hear.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: Nothing.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: There are leaks from Cabinet every day.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Transport Infrastructure Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, to the House to hear what I have to say. I will make it brief and to the point. We need to have ambition and vision for the greater metropolitan area of Cork. We now have a situation where the south link road is effectively at capacity with about 87,000 vehicles using that stretch of road every day. About 70,000 cars...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Transport Infrastructure Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Minister for his reply. There is a small problem here. The northern ring road is mentioned on just one line of the national planning framework. The plan talks about the development of a motorway linking Cork and Limerick, which we would all welcome. The fact of the matter is that it is planned to build a motorway that will run into 19th century roads. We have no proper...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Transport Infrastructure Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Minister.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Transport Infrastructure Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: Yes.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Transport Infrastructure Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Development Plan Data (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the decision making process for applications for funding under the new disruptive technologies innovation fund under the National Development Plan 2018-2027. [50501/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when she plans to publish an account of the investigative failures identified by a judge and the steps being taken to address them emanating from the trial of a person (details supplied); and the status of action points committed to in the report "Measures to Enhance Ireland's Corporate, Economic and Regulatory Framework" published...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of regional IDA site visits in addition to vacant IDA properties nationwide in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50502/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 29 November 2017, the estimated cost of adapting the employment investment incentive scheme (details supplied) in tabular form. [50841/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unified Patent Court (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 268. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe for holding a referendum on the implementation of the unified patent court; the impact Brexit will have on the implementation of same; if the agreement will require renegotiation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50085/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 272. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the report regarding an agency (details supplied) under her remit. [50267/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 300. To ask the Minister for Health when speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychological services will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50120/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Closures (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 551. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of permanent, part-time and seasonal workers, respectively, who would be made redundant with regard to the proposal to close one of the four An Post mail centres by centre; the number and categories of staff that will be relocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50236/18]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I move amendment No. 1:In page 6, lines 6 and 7, to delete “may, in its discretion” and substitute “shall”. There have been parliamentary debates for years on the difference between "shall" and "may". Our intention is to ensure there is an obligation on the judicial system to sanction in some way persons who do not co-operate with the system. While I accept the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I asked a question in the Dáil earlier about the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy's, proposals to bring forward next year a constitutional referendum to allow for a cap on awards. It gives an indication that this Government is not always in favour of the autonomy and independence of the Judiciary. I am not trying to hamstring the Judiciary into having to do something but rather ensure...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: From what I can remember of the first reading of the Bill, the book of quantum was to be reviewed every five years, but this has been amended to a review every three years.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: In the context of discussions arising from parliamentary questions, we raised the possibility of comparing awards with those made in other common law countries. We were told at the time that the awards made in Ireland could not be compared with those made in other countries. I would like an explanation as to why we cannot benchmark the awards made in Ireland across the norms. We benchmark...