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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Damien English: How long do I have to speak?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Damien English: Good, I will not have to speak as fast as normal.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Damien English: Maybe I will be able to speak in slower English. I am delighted to have the chance to say a couple of words on this Bill. Having listened to a couple of speakers from Fianna Fáil, I do not know what planet they are on. I listened to Deputy Ó Cuív saying how tough the budget is and how the Minister, Deputy Burton, has done nothing but cut since she came into office. Does he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (24 Oct 2013)

Damien English: 230. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 15 October 2013, regarding his Department's participation in the high-level implementation group to oversee the project plan for the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products and where his Department outlined to the group from an intellectual property perspective the potential issues arising in relation...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Damien English: As somebody who started off in political life as a member of Meath County Council from 1999 to 2004, it gives me great pleasure to contribute to the debate on the Local Government Bill 2013. There have been calls for reform of politics, in particular local politics, since the late 1990s and, perhaps, before then. The fall-out from the tribunals in regard to planning corruption dominated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: To clarify, is the minimum price for all alcohol? Is it the case that there is not a different price for each good, whereas with the groceries order there was a different price for each product?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: The minimum price will not be based on a premium brand. The groceries order can affect brands.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: I was about to mention that point. We are currently in the middle of two reports. One is specifically on the black market effects on retail. We will deal with such issues in the report which I hope will be finished soon. We have another report ongoing on the retail sector in general. We could probably deal with the issues raised in today’s meeting in the context of that report....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: I thank the witnesses for attending. The discussion was worthwhile. I also thank my colleagues for their contributions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: We might hear more yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: No, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: The Deputy did not say it was on the same point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: I will take a comment from Senator Dara Calleary on the same point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: The Deputy's question is not for debate now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: I will take that question at the end. To be fair, I have to take questions from other Members first. Does Deputy Jonathan O'Brien have a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: We can have a general discussion at the end after everyone has put his or her questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: If one bought it at €10 and sold it for €2.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: Does Ms Smith wish to answer Deputy Calleary's question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Damien English: I welcome Ms Evelyn Jones, chairperson, Mr. Jim McCabe, spokesperson, and Mr. Andrew Kinsella, from the National Off-Licence Association, Mr. Terry Pennington, commercial director UK and Ireland at Santa Rita Estates, and Ms Christine Smith, financial controller at Mackenway Distributors, to discuss the significant business closures and job losses in the sector and proposed solutions to...