Results 281-300 of 11,114 for speaker:Damien English

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I do not want to refuse this amendment because I know what the Deputy is trying to achieve here. There are parts of it that we would not fully support. However, I know exactly what the Deputy is trying to achieve and there is merit in it. At the moment, there is a summary of employment rights and the WRC details are on our permits. However, there probably is merit in what the Deputy said....

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 17: In page 37, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “Employment of non-consultant hospital doctors by public health facility 25.(1) Where an application is made for the grant or renewal of an employment permit in respect of the employment of a foreign national as a non-consultant hospital doctor by a public health facility— (a) the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I will address the two amendments. Our intention would have been not to accept amendment No. 19 because of its wording and also because figuring out how to operationalise, monitor and control it would have been difficult. I understand the sentiment. I know Deputies O'Reilly and Stanton and others will agree. We can look at that when we are dealing with the protections on Report Stage. At...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: We will oppose it but we can see if there is any way to find some middle ground relating to penalties. We are concerned that there is no room for discretion, which can have unintended consequences. I know what the Deputy is trying to achieve. I accept that she is looking for the impact and message this would send out. While I am not accepting the amendment, we can see if there is another...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 21: In page 46, line 20, after “section,” to insert “section 25(1)(b),”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 22: In page 46, line 38, to delete “The” and substitute “Subject to section 25, the”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 23: In page 47, line 24, after “25” to insert “(other than subsection (7))”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 24: In page 47, line 24, to delete “subsections (3)and (4)” and substitute “subsection (3)”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 25: In page 48, to delete lines 10 to 21.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 27: In page 49, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(3) The Minister may, notwithstanding subsection (1)(d), renew an employment permit in respect of an employment that— (a) at the date of the grant of such permit was an employment, specified in regulations under section 40, in respect of which an employment permit may have been granted...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: As I referenced in my opening speech, this an area where we are prepared to see if we can get to a better place. I think we all agree with the sentiments being put forward. We had good discussions at pre-legislative scrutiny, on Second Stage, and with some stakeholders and staff from the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland. I have asked officials to look at this again to see how we can deal with...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: A lot of work, yes.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: Our work on that scheme is ad hoc. There is not a budget set aside for the future. Instead, as a need arises, we open a scheme in conjunction with the Red Cross and allocate funding to it. A request has been made that we strengthen the position across some Departments so that there is a regular and committed fund, but the funding is generally provided for from within own resources. What...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: There will not be a scheme by the end of the year. For all sizes of business under all sorts of pressure with energy, we are constantly looking at new initiatives and supports, at what is happening across Europe and looking at designing new schemes. Will new schemes come forward next year? If they are needed in various sectors, that is something we hope to be in a position to do. None of...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I have to say I agree with the Deputy. I cannot confirm why or how we are not a member. It is not longer within our Department. Rather, it is within the remit of the Department led by the Minister, Deputy Harris. However, we referenced that in our science strategy, innovation 2030 and I believe Impact 2030 does too. Membership of these associations, CERN being one of them and the ESA...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: It may be a misunderstanding.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 20: In page 45, line 15, to delete “An” and substitute “Subject to section 25, an”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 26: In page 48, line 40, to delete “without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing” and substitute “subject to subsection (3)”. This amendment to section 32, which provides for additional grounds for refusing to renew an employment permit. Specifically, subsection (1)(d) will be subject to a new subsection (3), which is added by...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Damien English: I am conscious that Report Stage might be too far, so when we have them ready, even before Report Stage, I am happy to tease through them with people who want to do so because we would like to get it right. We are nearly there but we want to get this right. Again, the Deputy will understand it will take us a little bit of time to adjust our systems to reflect the changes if we do get to...