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Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: We must change how people view this matter. I was involved in business and I started out in difficult times when people were obliged to pay interest rates of 20%. When one approached one's bank manager in the 1980s, one was seen as a chancer. Now, because the scene has changed, one is viewed as an entrepreneur and one may sometimes be in a position to extract even more money from banks to...

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: I thank Senators for their contributions to this debate. It is an opportunity for me to listen to all parties and what they have to say on the SME sector and the State agencies that guide us through this process to sustain jobs and win new contracts, be they IDA or Enterprise Ireland. Senators John Paul Phelan and Alex White referred to the public service, one with regard to its...

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: Yes, but everyone of us has an obligation, the Opposition as much as anyone else.

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: Let us move ahead in partnership and acknowledge what needs to be changed. I am up for it, and everybody else should be up for it also.

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: We must do business on behalf of Ireland.

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: I respect the work done by the county enterprise boards. I want to see them coming forward with initiatives on marketing their own areas. Within the work they do is the answer to some of the queries that have been put to me in this debate, including Tech-Check in terms of technology and the support from the mentoring system, which is available for every company. I was a member of the...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: I wish to share time with a number of other Deputies and understand the allocation of times has been agreed by the House.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: I compliment Deputy Higgins on bringing forward the Bill because there is merit in certain aspects of it. I listened carefully to his contribution last night which was delivered with the usual passion and commitment that we have grown used to hearing from him. In the context of the Government's response and having examined what the Bill entails, it is complex in terms of an overall...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: And the Government, yes. Nobody should be excluded because we are all stakeholders in finding a solution. We are all aware of the serious investment made by pharmacies as regards business transacted and the valuable service delivered to local communities. In addition, there has been ongoing development of pharmacies, as there is a need to continue to invest heavily in them. We must also...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: Certainty is needed for such businesses, employment and investment pending. The uncertainty and doubt should be taken out of the equation. Whatever pressure can be brought to bear by way of this debate which was facilitated by bringing the Bill before the House, if applied properly, will encourage the HSE to see that there is almost cross-political support for some form of initiative to...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: We need to remove that uncertainty and doubt in their interests because those who attend pharmacies are generally ill.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2007)

John McGuinness: I acknowledge there is an issue concerning section 4 and support the general ongoing review of the Bill in that context. Equity is a different issue but we must understand the complexities and try to focus on the intent of the Bill because activity does not replace action which is required. I do not subscribe to the remark made to the effect that what Deputy Higgins was proposing was...

Written Answers — Accountancy Regulation: Accountancy Regulation (30 Jan 2008)

John McGuinness: I propose to take Questions Nos. 663 to 667, inclusive, together. The system governing the regulation and supervision of the accountancy and auditing profession has undergone considerable change as a result of the enactment and coming into operation of the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003. A major feature of the new system is the establishment of the Irish Auditing and Accounting...

Written Answers — Accountancy Regulation: Accountancy Regulation (30 Jan 2008)

John McGuinness: The then Minister for Trade and Commerce Michael Ahern T.D. received a report from the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority in March 2007 containing its considerations and recommendations concerning the issue of legal protection for the use of the term "accountant". That report was referred to the Company Law Review Group for consideration and evaluation, as part of their 2007...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (30 Jan 2008)

John McGuinness: The Government has approved the drafting, by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, of the Companies Consolidation and Reform Bill along the lines of the General Scheme prepared by the Company Law Review Group. The General Scheme was designed to provide an appropriate framework for the formation and operation of companies and is framed primarily with private, commercially operating...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (30 Jan 2008)

John McGuinness: My Department has made enquiries into the matter and it is unclear what company is being referred to in the question. Insofar as the Deputy is seeking information which is publicly available at the Companies Office I would refer him to that office.

Written Answers — Property Management Companies: Property Management Companies (31 Jan 2008)

John McGuinness: The number of complaints received in 2007 in respect of property management companies was 64, a 146% increase on the previous year's figure of 26. This increase is likely to have been prompted by the publication of the ODCE's Consultation Paper on the Governance of Apartment Owners' Management Companies in December 2006, the attendant media interest in the subject and also the fact that...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (12 Feb 2008)

John McGuinness: My Department is currently examining, in consultation with the Companies Registration Office, the matters raised in the letter concerned and a detailed response to the letter will be issued as soon as possible.

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [[i]Seanad[/i]]: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2008)

John McGuinness: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, line 12, after "appropriate," to insert "having regard to the purposes of this Act,". Deputy Penrose tabled an interesting amendment on Committee Stage that proposed the insertion of a new principles and policy section in the Bill setting out the general principles and policies with particular regard to the EU and other international organisations and any...

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [[i]Seanad[/i]]: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2008)

John McGuinness: I agree with what Deputy Higgins has said and in terms of activities that is the backdrop of the Bill. In terms of making the moral leap he speaks of and dealing with the dual use and other issues, given the advice of the Attorney General, this Bill represents best practice and I believe it will deal with these matters. I listened carefully to what was said on Second and Committee Stages...