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Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: The Deputy should make her own points and not try to characterise Fianna Fáil as something it is not.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: The Deputy should speak for herself. She specialises in it.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: The Deputy is well able to criticise others.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: I am delivering our party's contribution on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Calleary, who cannot be here. Fianna Fáil has long called for the unwinding of the FEMPI legislation in a fiscally responsible manner. We want to see a fair deal for public sector workers, particularly for low and middle-income earners. It is imperative that we have strong and sustainable public services and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Budgets (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: Yes. I will pick up on the topic raised by the Deputies. I tabled a priority question about the CSO's publication on employment blackspots and highlighted the situation in Limerick in particular. While I recognise that the relevant functions have been transferred to the Department of Social Protection, there is an overlap, so will the Minister furnish us with her views on the matter? I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Programme (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the heads of the Bill regarding protections for workers on insecure, low-hour contracts will be published in 2017, in view of the urgent need [30224/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Programme (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: What is the status of legislation to protect workers on insecure and low-hour contracts? Has the Tánaiste had the opportunity to read her way into the brief? It is an issue the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has invested nearly all its time in to bring the legislation forward. It is an issue which featured very prominently in my party's election manifesto and it...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Programme (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: I appreciate that the Tánaiste sees that the Bill is urgent but she has not provided us with a date. I press her to do so. Is it likely we will see the Bill before the House in the current session at least to kick off its passage through the Oireachtas? In the work of the joint committee, pretty much everyone has been on the same page, which is important. It is legislation which will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: The Tánaiste has just left the Department of Justice and Equality and has intricate knowledge of the detail on the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and the body of work it is about to undertake. What is her view of the proposal that we should investigate establishing a serious crime and fraud agency similar to what exists in the UK? It was not explicitly mentioned or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the collapse of a trial (details supplied) following the trial judge's comments regarding the conduct of the investigation by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE. [30223/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: I ask for the view of the Minister and the Government on the fallout from the recent trial of Seán FitzPatrick. All members are now aware of how that case ended. Bearing in mind that it was a retrial and in view of the comments made by the presiding judge during the trial and after the verdict, some of which was quite damaging, damning and concerning, notice must be taken of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: To recap on the details of the case, it was the longest-running criminal trial in the history of the State, as the Tánaiste is aware. It showed all and sundry how inept the State is in terms of investigating and prosecuting white-collar crime. The majority of the blame must rightly be laid at the door of the ODCE. Equally, an eye must be cast on the actions or inactions of the Garda...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: What about the independent review?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the terms of reference for the review of the Succeed in Ireland programme will be completed following the recent public consultation; the reason for the delay in finalising this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30515/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: The Minister is well aware of the Succeed in Ireland programme, and we have raised the topic in her capacity as Tánaiste on Leaders' Questions. The review is supposed to be ongoing but now seems to be delayed. There are a number of issues around that, including the terms of reference, the appointment of the independent reviewer and the interim arrangement that should transpire. Will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: It is important to point out at the outset that ConnectIreland has told us that legal action was never taken between the two parties. There was a dispute and that is not at issue. For IDA Ireland to allege there was legal action and to seek to hide behind the veil of impending court proceedings was very disingenuous. We must be very honest. IDA Ireland is not above questioning or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: Will the Minister publish the submissions received by the Department, as to my knowledge they have not been made available publicly? Will she finalise the terms of reference, as we are dealing with interim terms of reference? The review is supposed to be independent of the Department as well as IDA Ireland and ConnectIreland. Where are we with that review? There seems to be drift. We got...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 24. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the contingencies and supports in place to safeguard businesses and exports from a hard Brexit scenario; her views on current EU State aid rules to protect enterprises and related jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30222/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to reverse the continual fall in business competitiveness levels and making Ireland an attractive location for businesses to locate, particularly competitiveness standing with the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30226/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: 43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the regional IDA site visits and vacant properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30225/17]