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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (5 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: 446. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons on waiting lists for driving tests by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51580/17]

Neurological Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: The demand for neurorehabilitation services is growing owing to our ageing population and increased survival rates for people with neurological disability. Services are completely insufficient to meet the current needs of people with neurological illnesses such as dementia, however. I compliment my colleague, Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, on bringing forward this motion to highlight...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: 214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for connection to a new fibre line for broadband for a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52143/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: I remind members, visitors and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to flight mode for the duration of the meeting, as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when left in silent mode. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: Go raibh maith agat, a Aire. I now invite Mr. Martin Shanahan to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Shanahan. Deputy Neville has to leave for another meeting so if he wishes to ask the first question, he may do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: Would the Minister like to deal with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: Do not worry. The south east will be coming shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: Would Mr. Shanahan like to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: Deputy Eugene Murphy is welcome here today. If he has any questions, he is more than welcome to ask them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: The emphasis of the meeting is on competitiveness and jobs growth. I welcome Mr. Shanahan's comments that Ireland has areas which require attention and improvement. Recently, this committee travelled to Waterford, where I am from. We decided the committee would visit the regions for perhaps one visit per quarter. As my colleagues will testify, there is a Limerick bias on the committee,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: To be fair, there has been great collaboration between the five local authorities and their chief executives who have come together, and they attended that meeting we had. To go back to the point I made, 45% of the PAYE income tax per head is the average that comes from that region. Those figures do not lie and they point out that everything is not rosy in that particular area. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: Would Deputy Quinlivan like to make any closing comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: We will conclude shortly. I was going to ask the same question about the Brexit staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: Okay. The Deputy can ask it now. We have to start the other meeting at 7 p.m. We will get all the answers together

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: I will join everyone else in being parochial here today. I would like to draw the attention of the Minister, and of Mr. Shanahan and IDA Ireland, to the plans for the strategic development zone at the north quays in Waterford. Some €61.5 million, which is a substantial amount, is being sought from the Government to drive Waterford forward. Are Mr. Shanahan and his colleagues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: Thank you very much. I thank the Minister and her officials and Mr. Shanahan and his officials for attending this good meeting. We probed many issues and we learned a great deal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment and Jobs Growth: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank the Minister and other witnesses for attending. We will now go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: We are now in public session. In respect of Schedule A, COM (2017) 637, it is proposed that there are no subsidiarity concerns with this proposal. It is proposed that this proposal warrants further scrutiny. It is also proposed that officials from the Department be invited to brief the committee on this proposal with a view to the committee submitting a political contribution to the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 32 - Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Butler: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when in silent mode. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation for 2017, referred by the Dáil to this committee on 21 November with an instruction...