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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 552. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total amount spent on advertising by her Department and each agency under her aegis in 2013; if she will provide a breakdown of the amount spent on television, radio, print, outdoor, Internet and social media platform advertising, respectively; the amount spent on advertising agencies; if she will provide the information in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Social Media Policy (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 553. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department currently engages in real-time reporting of online conversations on issues relating to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6593/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the total spent on advertising by his Department and each agency under his aegis in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of the amount spent on each of TV, radio, print, outdoor, Internet and social media platform advertising; the amount spent on advertising agencies; if he will provide the information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Social Media Policy (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 606. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department currently engages in real-time reporting of online conversations on issues relating to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6600/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts Data (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 670. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount spent on advertising by his Department and each agency under his aegis in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown on the amount spent on each of TV, radio, print, outdoor, Internet and social media platform advertising; the amount spent on advertising agencies; if he will provide the information in tabular form; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Social Media Policy (11 Feb 2014)

Damien English: 671. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department currently engages in real-time reporting of online conversations on issues relating to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6606/14]

County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Feb 2014)

Damien English: I thank the Acting Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak about this important Bill, the purpose of which is to reform the system of delivery of State supports to micro or small enterprises. We are all agreed that some reform is required in this area and various models for achieving this have been put forward in the past few years. While I was in opposition, this issue was...

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Damien English: I welcome the Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 and commend the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, on including this whistleblower legislation in the programme for Government. It is positive and much needed legislation which aims to bring into effect a single charter or framework of protections for workers in both the public and private sectors. This must be welcomed...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak about the Bill proposed by the Deputy Stephen Donnelly, the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014. While I may not agree with all its contents, I agree with the intent behind it, to protect viable companies, jobs and State revenue that could be lost if businesses were to fail. The Deputy was helped by Mr. Barry Lyons, solicitor, and Mr. Ross Maguire,...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: I accept that, but they do not have to cover the costs involved and in this instance they would take on all of the risk.

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: The creditors go to court together. Under this model, at a later stage when the plan had been produced, if they were unhappy, they would have go to court. That is not the way to go about it, although I accept what the Deputy is trying to do. We must find a procedure that has the correct balance between the cost of examinership and the protection offered to companies. We want to see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: It was not Mr. Calleja Crespo. It was Mr. Schmidt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: Will the Minister of State keep us informed when he can?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: That is good news from the Minister of State. I thank the Minister of State and his colleagues for their help and for being so informative. It is an issue we will hear more on. We will consult with the Minister of State during the year. I recognise his genuine interest both as Minister of State and personally.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: The concern is that the referendum will not take place until 2015 but the Department will have to give an indication next month on whether we will have a local unified patent court based in Dublin. Has the working group been set up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: We have no information on the thinking of working group or what it is doing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: Is it correct that the Department must give an indication in the next couple of weeks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: Will the committee members have time to discuss it after the inter-departmental group has come to a conclusion before any major decisions are made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: The Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, said he was considering whether Ireland would become a member of the scientific research institute, CERN. Is he still considering it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Damien English: I did flag it.