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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 12: In page 50, line 33, to delete “State be deemed have been” and substitute “State, be deemed to have been”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 13: In page 54, line 2, to delete “section 62” and substitute “section 62,”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 14: In page 56, line 2, to delete “office” and substitute “officer”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank the members, the committee secretariat and the officials from my Department for their work. We look forward to further engagement.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Co-operative Sector (28 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: Reform of the legislation relating to the co-operative sector has been a long-standing aim of the Department in the context of its regulatory reform and modernisation agenda. Currently, there is no specific legislation dealing with co-operatives in Ireland. The proposed co-operative legislation will introduce a modern legal framework which will place the co-operative model on a more...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (27 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment does not have responsibility for regulating online advertising standards. The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland is the body responsible for promoting the highest standards of marketing communications, that is, advertising, promotional marketing and direct marketing. It is also important to note that various trades are associated...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (22 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: Ireland very much welcomes the development of the EU AI Act and the progress that has been made both at Council and at the European Parliament to advance this important file. Given that AI has evolved significantly in the last months, it is important that this regulation is flexible and future proofed to ensure that it continues to protect the safety and fundamental rights of the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (22 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Digital 9+ (D9+) is an informal, strategic grouping of the more digitally advanced EU Member States according to the annual Digital Economy and Society Index. The group was formed in 2016 and its aim is to exchange opinions and best practices on different areas of action related to the EU’s digital transformation. The D9+ seeks to lead the digital transformation of the EU by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (22 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: It is my and this Government's ambition for Ireland to remain a digital leader at the heart of European and global digital developments. Our National Digital Strategy "Harnessing Digital: the Digital Ireland Framework" sets out a roadmap to drive the digital transition across the economy and society, with progress seen across enterprise, skills, infrastructure, and public services. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (22 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline the circumstances in which waivers are sanctioned in naturalisation applications; if she will confirm the naturalisation application process; if she will outline the criteria to meet eligibility; if she will outline the current timeframes for processing applications; and if she will make a statement on the...

Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank the officials in my Department and everyone who has been involved in the work on the Bill. Regarding the amendment, as Deputy Quinlivan, as Cathaoirleach of the committee on enterprise, knows the whole issue of champerty and maintenance is being considered by the Law Reform Commission. We probably should have kept the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, here. A report is due on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (21 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: In relation to the status of plans to conduct an investigation into the involvement of Irish agents. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) have advised my Officials that it must be noted that although the property purchasers were resident in Ireland, the properties purchased were in France, were sold by French developers and subject to French property, contract and tax...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: 146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on atypical visa applications processing times, which is affecting the nursing sector (details supplied). [29883/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (20 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: My Department initiated a comprehensive consultation process on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) when it entered into force on 5 January 2023. A public consultation launched on 30 January sought the views of stakeholders, in particular, on the discretionary options for Member States contained within the Directive, one of which is to accredit independent assurance...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (20 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: 345. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial assistance available for operating costs for community radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29372/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (20 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: 346. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial assistance available for operating costs, and the programme of costs that may be available for community radio stations from her Department. [29402/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (15 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware that insurance companies are using incorrect maps in an area (details supplied); if he is aware that these incorrect maps, indicating a flood plain, are resulting in properties being denied flood cover; if there is a mechanism to ensure that these insurance companies are alerted to this issue; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (15 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Government published its revised policy statement on Data Centres in July 2022. The statement’s revision was designed to ensure that the decarbonisation and digitalisation of Ireland’s economy and society are complimentary and in harmony with environmental policy. In Ireland more than anywhere else, data centre operations are at the very centre of these transformational twin...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an coiste muid a bheith leo ar maidin. I thank the committee for gathering this morning. I am joined by my colleagues, Mr. Barry McGreal, Mr. Paul Brennan and Ms Nuria De Cos Lara, who is in her first week in the Department and I want to welcome her. I thank them for their work on this Bill. I am happy to proceed directly to the amendments.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “ “Act of 2009” means the Broadcasting Act 2009;”. These are technical amendments. In transposing the directive, the Bill lists every domestic measure in the Schedule to the Bill, which transposes the EU legislation that is covered by the directive. Since the publication of...