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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Capital Programme Expenditure (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 and 303 together. The Gross Exchequer Capital Allocation for 2014 for my Department is €442 million. This funding essentially supports capital programmes of a number of agencies operating under the aegis of my Department such as IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, the Local Enterprise Offices, InterTrade Ireland, INTERREG, the National Standards...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Co-operation (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I very much welcome the publication of the recent OECD report which I discussed with my counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive, Ms. Arlene Foster MLA, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, and with InterTrade Ireland,earlier this year in Armagh, at a meeting of the North South Ministerial Council - Trade & Business Development Sectoral. I also participated in an event...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: There are no such cases pending, before any of the bodies mentioned, against my Department. While the CPSA is not within my remit I can confirm that there are no such cases involving staff of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The National Minimum Wage (€8.65 per hour for experienced adult worker) applies to all hours of work, including those where a care assistant is required to sleep over. The term "working hours" is defined in the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000 as follows; 'total hours during which the employee carries out or performs the activities of his or her work at the employee's place of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Expenses (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The table below sets out the amounts spent on staff subsistence payments and staff taxi payments for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 as requested by the Deputy. These payments are made in accordance with the rates governed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Travel claims by staff are in compliance with my Department's Travel and Subsistence Policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Appeals (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: An application in respect of the person named by the Deputy was refused by my Department on 11th April 2014 for the following reasons. It appeared from the information received supporting the application that the position on offer was one of the occupations currently ineligible for a new employment permit. In addition it appeared that insufficient efforts were made to recruit an Irish or...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am considering introducing an amendment to this section on Report Stage. The purpose of the amendment is to change the reference from the Minister for Finance to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and to reflect the reality that functions under the State Property Act 1954 transferred in July 2001 to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform under the Ministers and...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of these amendments is to make provision for the reduction of audit exemption criteria. It is a technical amendment which is required to complement the changes introduced by the Companies Bill 2013.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of this amendment is to remove the requirement for a person to pay a fee for a copy of an inspector's report to the court. A person should not have to pay a prescribed fee for a document that is deemed necessary for them to possess.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of this amendment is to update the Bill to include a reference to the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004. This section provides that any information, book or document relating to a company that has been obtained under certain sections of the Bill may be published or disclosed without the consent of the company if, in the opinion of the Director of Corporate Enforcement,...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: This amendment is typographical in nature and involves the updating of a cross reference that is incorrect in the Bill.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: This amendment is typographical in nature and involves the updating of the cross-references without a substantive impact on the Bill.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am considering introducing an amendment to sections 872 and 873 on Report Stage. The purpose of these amendments is to clarify the position on fixed penalty notices. I am advised that the Office of Public Works believes there is a need to further refine and clarify the language of this section.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am considering introducing amendments relating to Part 15 on Report Stage. The purpose of these amendments is to ensure that the supervisory authority, the IAASA, has the appropriate powers in regard to the qualification of liquidators as set out in section 633. Furthermore, I am considering introducing an amendment arising from a European Commission recommendation relating to third...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of the amendment is to transpose the necessary elements of Article 3 of Directive 212-17 of the European Union. The directive imposes an obligation on member states to link their companies' registers electronically with one another.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am considering introducing amendments to section 905 on Report Stage. These amendments relate to the deletion of certain existing but uncommenced functions from the supervisory authority's remit.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of this amendment is to introduce greater clarity with regard to confidentiality of information. As the Bill stands, the operation of the section is problematic as it could lead to the restriction of the release of all information regardless of whether such information is confidential or not.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: This amendment is typographical in nature and involves the insertion of a cross-reference. It does not have a substantive impact on the Bill.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of this amendment is to include a clear definition for a sole director of a company or for a company with a sole director. The aim is to ensure that if, for example, an unforeseen eventuality results in a company having just one director, that company will be entitled to be considered a sole director company.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am considering an amendment to this section on Report Stage to clarify that a single member of a DAC may dispense with the holding of an AGM in accordance with existing law. This will correct an unintended omission from the existing law.