Results 41-60 of 67 for troy speaker:Damien English

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Damien English: ...or the assets that are supposedly hidden away or some place else that would help the workers of Debenhams. Who would not want to help them? The Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and many others have repeatedly said that we will work with everybody to strengthen the position in this regard. The Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, myself, the Minister of State,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Company Law (17 Dec 2020)

Damien English: ...to my Department from the Department of Social Protection. The recommendations made in the Cahill Duffy report are being revisited as part of that review. The Tánaiste, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and I are involved in this because it impacts on company legislation as well as employment legislation. We have asked the Company Law Review Group to look again at the aspects of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (9 Dec 2020)

Damien English: ...the Debenhams workers and I gave a strong commitment that I would work with them and others, specifically, with Gerry Light of Mandate, to strengthen the legislation. The Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and myself, on behalf of the Tánaiste and the Department, met and said to Debenhams that we will strengthen the workers there and that if we can identify areas of weakness in the law...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Implementation of Duffy Cahill Report: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (25 Nov 2020)

Damien English: I thank the Chairman for the invitation to attend today. I will address the committee on my own behalf and that of the Minister of State, Deputy Robert Troy, as we both work in this area in relation to the review of Duffy Cahill report and the other necessary discussion and debate around insolvency and redundancy. The committee invited me to discuss the implementation of the Duffy Cahill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Implementation of Duffy Cahill Report: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (25 Nov 2020)

Damien English: ...it. It was also raised at one of the Labour Employer Economic Forum meetings. As soon as we had the transfer of functions to cover employment law and company law, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and I brought together a number of stakeholders to discuss a range of ideas, similar to what the committee is doing. It is a worthwhile exercise. We examined some of the recommendations in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Implementation of Duffy Cahill Report: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (25 Nov 2020)

Damien English: In all these areas legal advice can be sought by anyone. We looked at this in probably August or September. Naturally, the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and I have said at every occasion that anywhere we could help in the Debenhams case we would, within the law. That is what we have checked. Again, however, we have to be very clear here as to what this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Implementation of Duffy Cahill Report: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (25 Nov 2020)

Damien English: ..., but it needs very careful consideration because there are far-reaching consequences. As a Department, our job is to get the balance right in this area. The Minister of State, Deputy Robert Troy, and I are committed to this. The Tánaiste is also dealing with the Labour Employer Economic Forum, LEEF. Our report will feed into the LEEF process, which involves all the relevant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Implementation of Duffy Cahill Report: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (25 Nov 2020)

Damien English: ...because it is a private situation with a private company, and, second, to strengthen the legislative position. I committed to doing that, as did the Tánaiste and the Minister of State, Deputy Troy. We are doing that work in the Department. The Deputy asked if that involves implementing the six proposals in the Duffy Cahill report and I cannot say. We will strengthen that and we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Implementation of Duffy Cahill Report: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (25 Nov 2020)

Damien English: ...the Department that is not finished; we are in the middle of it. Therefore, it would not be appropriate for me to come in and say that this is what I, or myself and the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, or myself and the Tánaiste, or the Department have decided. What then would be the point of having a consultation or discussion in the next month? What would the point even be of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Implementation of Duffy Cahill Report: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (25 Nov 2020)

Damien English: ...for a report by, I believe, 11 December. We should be in a position to have another meeting on 15 or 16 December. That should finish that consultation that I and the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, have chaired on insolvency and redundancy and the cross-over between company law and employment law. That is taking place in parallel with the commitment that the Company Law Review Group...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Implementation of Duffy Cahill Report: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (25 Nov 2020)

Damien English: Yes, I would be delighted to come back in January. The Minister of State, Deputy Troy, would probably like to do the same. I would like to work with the committee on the issue. I believe in the committee system. I have been a committee member for many years. There is an opportunity to work through this issue and to make positive changes if we can prove they are needed and that they will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (10 Nov 2020)

Damien English: ...forward and draw down a fund of up to €9,000 towards an employee or people to enable them to prepare for the customs challenge. It will be difficult and the Tánaiste, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy and I have been engaging with companies and representative bodies. We have been down at the ports and engaging with Revenue and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Company Liquidations (10 Nov 2020)

Damien English: ...the parties.  I can only urge both sides to re-engage in a constructive manner with a view to finding a mutually acceptable resolution. Recently, I, along with the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and Minister Troy,  have met at various times with Debenhams employees and their union, Mandate to hear their views and concerns about the liquidation of Debenhams...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Redundancy Payments (15 Oct 2020)

Damien English: This is a very difficult situation that the workers and their families have had to face. I, along with the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister Troy, have met with Debenhams employees and their union, Mandate, on a number of occasions to hear their views and concerns about the liquidation of Debenhams Ireland. The Government wants the best outcome possible for the workers, within the...

Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Damien English: ...to try to prevent this from happening to others in future and to ensure the position of redundant workers is improved, as Deputy Harkin noted. The Tánaiste, myself, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and the Taoiseach and others have met the representative and we are committed to working with them and working with the House to see how we can strengthen legislation, review the...

Debenhams Ireland Redundancies: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jul 2020)

Damien English: ...have met a lot of them over the years. I have shopped there many times myself. I am not sure about others, but I have certainly been there on many occasions and they always provided a top-class service and were very pleasant people to deal with. The Tánaiste, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and I found the same thing when we had a chance to meet the employees' representatives...

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (21 Jul 2020)

Damien English: ...of profits to their foreign owners is taken into account. In the three weeks since we took up our new roles in the Department with responsibility for enterprise, trade and employment, the Tánaiste, Deputy Troy and I have mainly focused on preparing the July stimulus package along with other Departments. As the Government has previously said, it will be radical, of scale and...

Employment Rights: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2020)

Damien English: ...progress but we have much work to do. I am happy to work with all parties in this House to achieve that and to build on that work, and so is the Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, our Department and other Departments. We will certainly lead on this from a jobs point of view. Next week we will publish the July jobs stimulus. It will be of scale and...

Seanad: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Jul 2020)

Damien English: ...Department, but I spoke to Deputy Humphreys almost every day, and she was engaging with the sector. I hope people will realise she made every great effort. The Tánaiste, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and I have maintained that engagement on a daily basis with all the different voices for the business sector of all shapes and sizes. We are open to meeting people and we will...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2020)

Damien English: The Tánaiste, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and myself would like to thank Deputies for their attendance, participation and support as we have taken this Bill through the Dáil over the past two days. I am conscious that the logistics were a little awkward between the two Houses. I recognise the efforts of Members to make their contributions and we value all of them. It has...