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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: Presumably once the Bill is enacted it will be sent for translation immediately so it is a question of how long that will take. Presumably they will be working as hard as they can. While I agree with Deputy Calleary on the need to ensure all Bills are provided in Irish, this is a substantial and very technical Bill. It is in order that we allow the amendment as long as it is enacted as...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: Would it be possible to have any new provisions in this Part highlighted as we progress through it?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: My query is similar to Deputy Calleary's. I have not had time to go through this section, as I did not believe that we would get through the Bill so quickly. What is new in this Part in terms of compliance and enforcement? Clearly, what we have has proven not to have worked well, given the events of recent years.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: Generally on Part 14, compliance and enforcement, rather than on a specific section.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the progress of the Spent Convictions Bill which has been delayed on account of a relevant legal case from the UK; and when the Bill will be re-introduced into Dáil Éireann. [45976/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Proofing of Budgets (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on introducing equality impact assessment procedures and equality proofing into the Irish budgetary process as a means of gauging the impact of budgetary measures from a human rights and equality perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45977/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include the important topics of blood donation and organ donation as part of the curricula. [46258/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Relationships and Sexuality Education (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the ShoutOut sex-education programme operating in counties Galway, Cork and Dublin; and his plans to extend this to other locations. [46269/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of new schools due to be completed in 2014. [46272/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the work of extending the use of ITC into the classroom; and if his Department is engaging with the private sector in developing e-learning tools such as educational apps. [46273/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: NAMA Portfolio Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 355. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and location of buildings transferred from the National Asset Management Agency to the Office of Public Works; and the cost of maintaining or repairing these buildings. [46274/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 513. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that the changes enacted last April to persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit reducing the payment period from 12 to nine months applies to all recipients whose claim was six months or less in duration prior to April; and her views on the fairness and transparency of this change for those who had received written...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Delays (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 514. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the work under way to reduce the delays at the Social Welfare Appeals Office in Dublin, particularly those appeals with oral hearings. [46278/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 676. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made on the plans to regulate the social housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46279/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 783. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to regulate and overhaul surrogacy law here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46266/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 778. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if legal aid will be provided for persons seeking orders from the circuit court under the proposed new assisted decision making legislation. [46259/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 779. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the new office of the guardian, proposed under the assisted decision making bill will charge court fees for such services as the provision of affidavits. [46260/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 780. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to introducing new legislation governing power of attorney which would make the procedure less costly and more efficient, especially for families of those suffering from dementia and other such illnesses. [46261/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Intestate Estates Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 781. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to encourage citizens to make a will and thus avoid the costly and complicated legal proceedings which occur when a person dies intestate. [46262/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of People with Disabilities (5 Nov 2013)

Seán Kyne: 782. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps taken since 2011 to implement the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [46265/13]