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Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: The point is made.

Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 21:In page 46, to delete lines 15 to 31. In support of amendment No. 20, I am withdrawing amendment No. 21.

Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: Given what Deputy Smith alluded to, it is important that the Minister in her reply outlines the difference between an Irish-registered company and a company registered, for example, in the Isle of Man? Will she differentiate the two so people will understand there is a difference between Irish-registered companies and those registered offshore? That is very important. I will withdraw...

Topical Issue Debate: Residential Institutions Data (22 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: It is not in the courts yet.

Topical Issue Debate: Residential Institutions Data (22 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: I thank the Minister for taking this matter. I sent him some of the documents I have in advance, which I am sure he has in his pack. I was approached by Mr. Tom Wall, who is a former resident of St. Joseph's industrial school, Glin, County Limerick, which was a notorious industrial school that featured in many publications. It featured in the Ryan report and, indeed, Tom Wall wrote a book...

Topical Issue Debate: Residential Institutions Data (22 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: It is important that the Minister understands that the fear is that the Christian Brothers would take sole possession of these documents and they would not be available to any of the former residents or their representatives. That is the key point. Unfortunately - I say it with regret - the Christian Brothers have not been honourable in their dealings with many former abuse survivors they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: Can I have a copy of Mr. Scannell's statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: The fact that IDA and Enterprise Ireland have failed to turn up is extremely disrespectful to our committee and, by extension, the Houses of the Oireachtas. They are State-funded organisations, they are funded by the Exchequer, and Enterprise Ireland sending us a one-liner that it has no one available absolutely beggars belief. It is a large organisation and was invited here on a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: I understand that. However, if they become a no-show again, perhaps we might consult the Committee of Public Accounts in respect of the matter. I am just saying that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: I thank Mr. Scannell for the presentation. I find it incredible that the Department is still drafting the terms of the review. Deputy Quinlivan was right in how he reacted to the answer. I raised this matter in a priority parliamentary question a number of weeks ago, as Mr. Scannell will be aware, and the answer I got from the Minister was wholly unsatisfactory. A number of weeks have now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: Mr. Scannell said in his opening statement:... the board of IDA considered [at its meeting] the future of Succeed-in-Ireland and whether a new tender should be issued in 2017 for its continuation. The board made the decision, however, not to retender ... He also indicated that the board ultimately made a decision not to proceed. Can Mr. Scannell outline what IDA Ireland told the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: I understand that. However, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is obviously party to a conversation and a decision that its board took.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: Did IDA Ireland indicate to the Department that it was not satisfied with the outcomes in terms of the targets?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: Yes. First, in his opening statement Mr. Scannell said the Government asked IDA Ireland to oversee the programme. I presume that, by extension, it was the Department which asked IDA Ireland to oversee it. Mr. Scannell said the contract was extended for a year to facilitate an orderly wind-down. Can he explain the reason he allowed the extension of one year and why we have had drift and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: In red flagging ConnectIreland connects with a potential employer or investor in Ireland. It has to clear the contact with IDA Ireland to ensure the latter is not already in consultation with the company. It has been reported that the system has experienced difficulties. In some cases, ConnectIreland received feedback that IDA Ireland was talking to target clients, but these clients stated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: Why has the Department not looked at this in the past 12 months? As I am sure the Government wants the programme to succeed, why was another tender not set up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: Why did the Department not advertise a tender? IDA Ireland does not have to continue the programme, but the Department could do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: The tender will lapse on 26 March. Tthe review is not yet up and running and we have no clarity on when it will be. It beggars belief. The Government and everybody else see the initiative as a success, but the Department has allowed drift to happen for 12 months and it will continue after 26 March. We do not know where we are going. Does the Department understand the concerns we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

Niall Collins: Regarding the terms of reference, who is the Department consulting? Has it sat down with ConnectIreland, for example, on the terms of reference of the review as a Department and not as the IDA? Has the Department itself sat down with ConnectIreland to flesh out what would be workable and useful terms of reference?