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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Definitions 1.In this Act—“Act of 1992” means the Patents Act 1992; “Act of 1996” means the Trade Marks Act 1996.”.Amendment No. 1 is of a drafting nature and replaces section 1 "Definitions" with an expanded version that includes a definition of both the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Bus Éireann is responsible for the day to day operation of my Department's School Transport Scheme. In this regard Bus Éireann has advised that the issuing of school transport tickets has been centralised and outsourced to a company based in Dublin, and consequently it may take a little longer to receive a ticket than before. The closing date for payments is usually four weeks...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. In relation to school transport provision, ethos relates to religious ethos and is in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Bus Éireann, which operates the School Transport Scheme on behalf of my Department, has advised that a school transport service for the pupils in question commenced on 22nd October 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann which is responsible for operating the scheme has advised that the children in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Damien English: Bus Éireann which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department has advised that the family in question were late in submitting both their application and payment details. Unfortunately, by the time the details were received the service was operating to capacity in that all of the seats had been allocated. The family should continue to liaise with their local Bus...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage: Referral to Select Committee (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a).

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: I thank the Deputies who spoke on the Bill. They made very useful contributions to the debate. I welcome the broad expressions of support for the content of the Bill. I believe everybody was on board. I remind Deputies that the focus of the Bill is to place Ireland at the forefront of developments to build a strong base for innovation and create an intellectual property ecosystem to act...

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: We will put the Deputy's mind at ease.

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: It is part of the skills agenda.

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Damien English: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to bring before the House today the Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 for consideration and debate. This is a short but important Bill amending one section of the Patents Act 1992 and one section of the Trade Marks Act 1996. The proposed changes will alter existing patents legislation to give...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)

Damien English: Locally. Not by the Government.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)

Damien English: In fairness, we cannot fix it overnight.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)

Damien English: Did Deputy Boyd Barrett count them?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (22 Oct 2014)

Damien English: Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department, has confirmed that from a safety perspective there is not a suitable turning point at the school in question. Bus Éireann has advised that some of the school transport services pass the school each morning and depending on the direction that the bus is coming from, children are set down at their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (22 Oct 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes. Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (22 Oct 2014)

Damien English: I wish to advise the Deputy that Special Schools funded by my Department are intended to cater for children and young persons with special educational needs from 4 years until the end of the school year in which they reach their 18th year. At that point, the Department of Health/Health Service Executive assumes direct responsibility for young adults with special educational needs who are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (22 Oct 2014)

Damien English: The National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy is aimed primarily at improving children's literacy, but places value on parents improving their own literacy so that they can support their child's development from birth. The additional funding provided for the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy as part of the 2015 Estimates will be allocated mainly towards initial teacher education for the primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (22 Oct 2014)

Damien English: A primary objective of the School Transport Scheme is to support the transport to and from school of children who would have difficulty travelling for reasons of distance to their nearest school if transport is not supported and to date this has been the sole focus of that scheme. While I recognise the need for flexibility in the use of transportation, this is a complex matter and a number...