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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bridget Delaney vs. the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, the Judicial Council, Ireland and the Attorney General, upholding the Personal Injuries Guidelines and affirming their constitutionality. The implementation of the Guidelines alongside the strengthening of the Injuries Resolution Board formed a key part of the Government’s...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Co-operative Sector (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: The Co-operative Societies Bill is being drafted being mindful of the diverse nature of the co-operative sector. The Bill aims to provide as much flexibility as possible, thereby empowering individual co-operative societies to make appropriate provision in their rules to reflect the nature of their operations and their own particular ethos. Accordingly, the provisions are broadly applicable...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: My Department has been involved in the Action Plan for Insurance Reform from the beginning. The actions that have been allocated to my Department under the Action Plan are: As part of the Sub-Group of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment to agree and publish an Action Plan, As part of the Sub-Group of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment to make...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: The reform and enhancement of the Injuries Resolution Board, with the overarching aim to have more claims settled through the agency, has been a priority for me since taking office. The Personal Injuries Resolution Board Act 2022 was enacted in December 2022 and commenced over three phases in 2023. The Act transforms the agency by enabling it to retain more cases, gives it a data...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (23 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: The functions of the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) include investigating suspected breaches of the Companies Act 2014 (the Act) and, where necessary, to enforcing the Act arising from non-compliance with it. Owner Management Companies (OMCs) incorporated under the Companies Act 2014, come within the remit of the CEA. The CEA investigates all complaints received regarding alleged...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (23 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: The Injuries Resolution Board (formerly PIAB) is an independent statutory body. Section 53(3) of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 sets down that the Board shall ‘be independent in the performance of its functions’. As such it is not appropriate for me to interfere in individual claims or in the day-to-day operations and functions of the agency. The Board are...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (24 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45, 46, 47 and 48 together. Ireland has consistently been supportive of the objectives of the proposed Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD). I have been seeking to ensure that the proposal has ambition while striking the right balance of providing effective protections for stakeholders and ensuring that the measures to be implemented by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (24 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49, 50, 51 and 52 together. Ireland has consistently been supportive of the objectives of the proposed Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD). I have been seeking to ensure that the proposal has ambition while striking the right balance of providing effective protections for stakeholders and ensuring that the measures to be implemented by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (30 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: To support the implementation of the National AI Strategy, an AI Advisory Council has been established. The Council’s role is to provide independent expert advice to Government on artificial intelligence policy, with a specific focus on building public trust and promoting the development of trustworthy, person-centred AI. Its first role is providing expert guidance, insights, and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: I thank Senator Ward for raising this issue, which I am taking on behalf of the team in the Department of Health, who are dealing with Question Time in the Dáil at the moment. I agree with the Senator that newborn infants are some of the most vulnerable patients within our health system. For any parent, having a child who is unwell and requires medical care is devastating,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: I would point out that funding was put in place for 2023 to start establishing the teams. So the Minister and the Department of Health have put the funding in place. It is now a matter for the HSE and CHI. They have the funding. There should not be anything stopping them from putting those teams in place. I agree that this should be done now. The teams should be in place before the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: I would like to thank Senator Conway for raising this matter. The Government remains fully committed to improving services in Ennis and the mid-west region. The Minister for Health has engaged extensively with the University of Limerick Hospitals Group and the HSE. He has announced a series of measures to increase capacity and improve services across the region, including over the last 48...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: I echo the Senator's comments and tributes to the staff and management at Ennis Hospital. As Senators can see from my opening remarks, we have made significant capital and personnel investment in Ennis Hospital over the past number of years. I have no doubt that the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, will continue with his commitment to the hospital.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child Protection (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: I thank Senator Hoey for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman. This House has previously been informed that St. John's Ambulance Ireland is an independent organisation. It does not receive funding from Tusla or the Government. As a result, there was no external process by which a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child Protection (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: I do not have that information to hand. Rather than giving the Senator misinformation or wrong information, I will ask the Minister to revert to her directly with a response to those questions.

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Senator for his amendment. I genuinely appreciate its rationale. However, as the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, said to the Senator's colleague, Deputy O'Reilly, during the Bill's passage through the Dáil, we do not accept this amendment. It appears to require the employer or responsible person to initiate consultations with a European Works Council, where...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: I cannot accept this amendment. With regard to the proposed new section 621A, section 608 of the Companies Act 2014 already provides that where it can be established that the effect of a transfer of assets has been to defraud creditors of the company or its members, a court can order the return of those assets that have been improperly transferred. This would apply in some of the...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: I thank Senators Sherlock and Gavan. I acknowledge the very important role of trade unions. The Government has really put trade unions at the heart of government and has been very involved in social partnership. We have initiated a series of changes to strengthen worker protections and rights since we entered office. These are being rolled out. The plan of action on collective...

Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Senators for their engagement this morning, which was quick for quality. In particular, I would like to thank all the officials in our own Department. They have worked very hard on this Bill, along with members Company Law Review Group and our social partners in ICTU, who fed into this. We already have robust legislative protections and safeguards in place for workers under...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: Níl siad ar a dturas teanga.