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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: There have been no sanctions.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: I understand that no financial sanctions have been sought. By virtue of the fact that none have been sought, nobody would have been able to have benefited from leniency owing to the risk of bankruptcy. No sanctions have been sought to date. This provision would not have been exercised.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: It is not that somebody who has committed an offence would not be subject to a financial sanction; it is a matter of the size of the financial sanction imposed, based on the ability to pay. To use a simple and old saying, you cannot take blood from a turnip. There is no point in sanctioning somebody who is unable to pay but, at the same time, the legislation gives the capacity to take on...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: I thank Deputy O'Reilly. I undertake to explore the matter further also. It is certainly not my intention to give company directors additional protections. We want to ensure the law is robust and not open to challenge. That is why the principle of proportionality, as requested under the EU directive, is being inserted. That is our only rationale for including it. The courts take account...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: I thank Deputy Bruton for giving me the opportunity to clarify the membership of the new body. The new authority structure is similar to a commission, with a chairperson assisted by other members who have delegated responsibilities for other specific functions. Section 944F stipulating the membership of the authority provides for up to three full-time members and it is designed to give...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: Right through the establishment of this body, we have been engaged with the existing entity. We have sought the views of the director and his office in respect of policy and on this legislation, including on its implementation and operation. That will certainly continue. Based on Deputy Bruton’s own experience of serving as a Minister, has this aspect previously been enshrined in...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: We will explore that aspect further.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: I do not think there was a specific question, but I thank the Deputy for his contribution.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: I totally get where the Deputy is coming from, but I asked the officials and drafting experts to consider the effect of this change and I am told that it is a universal approach in drafting legislation to put "and" or "or" only before the last item in a list. Therefore, repetition throughout the section is unnecessary on the basis that the effect of the "or" is already present in the section....

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: May I say a few words?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Chair and all members of the committee who have contributed to the debate today. I am glad to see that the committee continues to support the need to get this legislation enacted so that the new Corporate Enforcement Authority can be established. As I said on the floor of the Dáil last month, the delivery of this new authority is a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (20 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: As set out in the Programme for Government, this Government is committed to reform of the insurance sector.  Recognising that delivering change in this area requires action across Government Departments, Government established the Sub-group on Insurance Reform under the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment. The Sub-group, chaired by the Tánaiste and Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) can expect to have their Teaching Council number issued. [50396/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: 834. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50999/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: 866. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment. [51185/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (19 Oct 2021)

Robert Troy: 943. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will suggest funding possibilities for a school (details supplied) that falls outside the CLÁR area outlined on the map. [50652/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (2 Nov 2021)

Robert Troy: The CCPC has a statutory function under the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 to promote competition and to promote and protect the interests and welfare of Irish consumers. In pursuit of these functions, the CCPC enforces competition and consumer protection laws. They also provide advice to the Government and other public bodies on issues relating to competition and consumer...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ticket Touting (2 Nov 2021)

Robert Troy: The provisions of the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 came into effect on 31st July, 2021. At that time, the Statutory Instrument putting into place the designation process for venues and events was also signed and the application forms made available on my Department’s website. All operators of venues with a capacity of more...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (2 Nov 2021)

Robert Troy: Insurance reform is one of my top priorities as Minister of State in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The Cabinet Committee Sub-Group on Insurance Reform, of which I am a member, published the Action Plan for Insurance Reform in December 2020. This is one of the most important programmes of reform that this Government will undertake. Regarding actions under the aegis...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Banking Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Robert Troy: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. I understand that this transaction is currently the subject of an ongoing merger...