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Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an airgead a chuir an Roinn ar fáil do Chomhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe agus do Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe. It was announced recently that up to 2017 some €30 million will be made available to Galway County Council and €28 million to Galway City Council. That is to build 608 houses in the county and 518 houses in the city. It is a welcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: I remind everyone to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off. It is not enough to put them on silent because they can interfere with the sound equipment. I welcome the witnesses to the meeting and I ask them to keep their opening remarks to five minutes or less. We are joined by Mr. Colin Brown, European Commission; Dr. Tom Healy, director, Nevin Economic Research Institute; Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Thank you, Mr. Brown. I now invite Dr. Tom Healy to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Thank you, Dr. Healy. I now invite Mr. Mark Redmond to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank all the contributors for their excellent remarks. I call Deputy Durkan and ask members to limit their contributions to three minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Will Mr. Brown tell me, in respect of the ISDS, whether a member state can be sued on the basis of implementing an EU regulation or directive as required? What compensation, if any, is offered to a member state? Will he respond to Ms King’s comment that the ISDS is an affront to democracy because it allows investors sue governments? Mr. Redmond and Mr. O’Mahony have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Is Ms King reassured by Mr. Brown's defence of democracy in this area? Do ICTU's sister organisations across European share its views on the dispute settlement mechanism?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: I ask Mr. Brown why is there a need for an international dispute settlement system instead of the courts. I refer to Ms King's point about the courts. Dr. Healy referred to the Copenhagen reports. They would argue that agrifood benefits would be positive. Does Mr. Brown accept that they would argue that exports of processed foods, for example, would increase whereas primary agriculture...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: I return briefly to Dr. Healy or Mr. Brown to comment on the following. In terms of other European countries and their support for TTIP, while the UK is supportive, is this an issue that could impact on the referendum on leaving the EU? Is this an issue that could be of concern there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Does Dr. Healy wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Mr. Redmond wants to make a comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. Redmond and all the witnesses for attending the committee today. There will be a great deal more discussion over the coming months on this vital issue. The joint committee intends to meet with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on 23 June to follow up today's discussions. That concludes our business in public session. I propose go into private session to deal...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Yesterday I commented on some of the stand-out provisions of the Bill, such as section 7, which concerns registered employment agreements and instructs the Labour Court to register agreements only where there is all-party agreement and in cases in which the court is satisfied that a trade union is substantially representative of workers in an organisation. On the other side, section 18,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 29. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it is envisaged that the national statement of projected housing supply and demand for this year will be published; if the statement will contain recommendations; and how these will be acted upon. [22321/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance if, as principal shareholder in Allied Irish Banks, he can confirm that the bank is currently considering outsourcing work and staff from the application and development management teams within its information technology division to a third-party service provider; his views on the concerns of staff and customers regarding the outsourcing of such business,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing numbers, by type and grade, working at University Hospital Galway; the number of patients, both inpatient and outpatient, treated in 2014; the way the staffing levels at the hospital compare with other acute hospitals; and his plans to increase staffing numbers at the hospital in 2015. [22719/15]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State. I know he has a considerable interest in this area and he has certainly put a lot of work into the Bill, for which I commend him. The Bill will reinstate the system of registering collective agreements and will provide for a new system of registering employment agreements in certain sectors. It also contains measures to put in place collective bargaining...

Other Questions: Schools Building Project Status (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the current status of the effort to build a new second level school at a location (details supplied) in County Galway; when it is envisaged that the project will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22023/15]

Other Questions: Schools Building Project Status (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: This question relates to Clifden community school which was granted a new building in June 2013. Unfortunately, the tenderer pulled out. Will the Minister provide an update on that project and the commitment to it?