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Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: There are currently four vacancies in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE), the post of Corporate Compliance Manager and three vacancies for Forensic Accountant (AP Equivalent – Accountant Grade 1). The three Forensic Accountant vacancies became vacant on 8thMay, 2019, 19thMay 2019 and the most recent on Monday last 4thNovember, 2019. In relation to the post of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The total no. of staff assigned to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) at the beginning of January 2018 was 35 staff in total (32 full time equivalent). The breakdown by grade is set out in Tabular form below: Title Director Legal Advisor (PO) Solicitor Accountant Grade 1 (Forensic Accountants) Enforcement Portfolio...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Improving our competitiveness and ensuring that Ireland is an attractive location to do business remains a key economic priority for this Government. We continue to monitor Ireland's competitiveness and analyse the factors that are crucial to attracting further investments in the country. The World Bank Ease of Doing Business 2019 report compares the ‘ease of doing’ business in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together. Ireland remains a global leader in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) with 1,444 multinational companies from over 40 countries choosing to invest here. Companies headquartered in the United States of America account for 766 of these firms. While North America remains the principal source of FDI into the country, the IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition was not held during 2018. The 2019 budget allocation and participant data in respect of the IBYE is set out in the tables below: 2019 Participants LEO Carlow 37 Cavan 42 Clare 43 Cork City, Cork N/W, Cork South 130...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I am acutely aware of the importance of SMEs to the Irish economy and I want to ensure that small firms are at the heart of my Department’s business supports and strategies. That is why my Department has been engaging with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) since late 2017 towards the completion of a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together. Section 949(3) of the Companies Act 2014 provides that the Director of Corporate Enforcement shall be independent in the performance of his statutory functions. I, as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation have no direct function in such matters. I am informed that figures for cases investigated, by year received, and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: It may be helpful to recall briefly the background to both the Bill and the process leading to the Government's amendments. The Bill originated as a Private Members' Bill in the Seanad and received support from all sides of the House. I acknowledge, in particular, the work of the Chairman, Deputy Ó Caoláin, of Senators Gallagher and O'Reilly, and their support of the Bill. The...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: That is fair enough.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1978 2.Section 3 of the Act of 1978 is amended by the insertion of the following definition after the definition of “the Act of 1967”: “ ‘the Act of 2001’ means the Valuation Act 2001 ;”.”. The amendment will...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The matter the Deputy raises is covered by amendments Nos. 2 and 3.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I have some information on the constitutional position and indeed the constitutional protection for ground rents, which I will share with the committee. In its ninth progress report, Private Property, which was published in 2004, the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution examined the issue of the constitutional protection for ground rents. Based on the analysis, including...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: It would have to be something like that.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Bill will go through Committee Stage today and will then be reported to the Dáil. I will then have to go back to the Seanad to bring forward the amendments we made to the original Bill. They have to go back to the Seanad. That will be done as quickly as possible.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I have made myself available at any stage to take the Bill to ensure we pass it. I know there is a sense of urgency. Our friends are here from Monaghan today because this has been anxiously awaited by them. I appreciate the cross-party support that we have got in bringing this forward. I know I speak for all the local Deputies when I say that. This is not only an issue for Monaghan....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, to delete line 15 and substitute the following: “(a) in subsection (1)— (i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b): “(b) that where the permanent buildings comprise, in whole or in part, an alteration or reconstruction, the alteration or reconstruction caused those buildings to lose their original...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, to delete lines 17 to 24 and substitute the following: "(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5): "(6) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) or (c), in considering whether the permanent buildings have lost their original identity the arbitrator— (a) may have regard to all or any of the following matters— ...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 4: In page 3, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1978 3. (1) Section 10 of the Act of 1978 is amended— (a) in condition 1, by the substitution of "permanent buildings or such of those permanent buildings as have caused the buildings to lose their original identity" for "permanent buildings", (b) by the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I move amendment No. 5: In page 4, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 15 of Act of 1978 4. (1) Section 15(1)(d) of the Act of 1978 is amended in clause (i) by the deletion of the words "at the date of service of that notice of intention or application". (2) The amendment to section 15 of the Act of 1978 effected by subsection (1) applies where a...