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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

Damien English: Are members happy with the answers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

Damien English: I was trying to expedite matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

Damien English: I was giving them an easy run.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

Damien English: The next set of questions is from Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh who is substituting for Senator David Cullinane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

Damien English: I thank the CEO for his presentation. I now call for questions from the members, commencing with Deputy Calleary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Committee (23 Jul 2013)

Damien English: Apologies have been received from Deputy John Lyons. We will now go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Jul 2013)

Damien English: The first proposal is Schedule A, COM (2013) 312 - a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Copernicus programme and repealing regulation (EU) No. 911/2010. This is a European initiative for the implementation of information services dealing with environmental security. It replaces the European earth observation programme. It also covers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Jul 2013)

Damien English: The Deputy wishes to record annoyance that it is so late coming to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Jul 2013)

Damien English: Are members happy that we will send a letter to the Department, noting the timeframe involved, and copy this to the Competition Authority and ask it to come back to us before 27 August with its thoughts and observations on this? Agreed. On foot of those answers we may decide to meet in early September to make a formal committee position on this issue? Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

Damien English: We resume in public session for our discussion with Mr. Frank Ryan, CEO of Enterprise Ireland, to discuss Enterprise Ireland's annual report 2012 and developments to date in 2013. I welcome Mr. Ryan, Mr. Paddy Hopkins, secretary to the board, Mr. Tom Hayes, manager micro enterprises, and Mr. Eamonn May ,manager banking relationships and growth capital development, Enterprise Ireland. I...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Application Numbers (18 Jul 2013)

Damien English: 334. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants currently on disability allowance and all other disability related payments; the percentage of the working age population this represents; the way this compares with equivalent labour forces in each country of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36524/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (18 Jul 2013)

Damien English: 362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to develop the JobBridge scheme so that those in the crafts industry here, who are predominately self employed, can become eligible for participation in this scheme so that their business could benefit and grow from the addition of the internship programme to the stage that additional employees could be taken on at a future stage; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (18 Jul 2013)

Damien English: 627. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to trout and salmon farming on land, the plans he has to introduce containment measures, such as closed containment farms, that would significantly reduce water column pollution from feed, faeces and chemical waste and contamination of the sea bed under farms, eliminate the risk of disease and parasite transfer from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (18 Jul 2013)

Damien English: 748. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to enhance the role of pharmacists here that would see this profession being allowed to diagnose minor ailments and supply appropriate treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36773/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (18 Jul 2013)

Damien English: 749. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the Health Service Executive to outsource or put to tender enhanced home care packages; the savings that are expected to realised through this process; the new or additional measures that will be introduced for the betterment of community care by this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36775/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (17 Jul 2013)

Damien English: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of excise returns by category and by month from January 2011 to June 2013, inclusive, in tabular form. [35654/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Seizures (17 Jul 2013)

Damien English: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the number of tobacco seizures in each month since January 2011; the amount of cigarettes and tobacco seized in each month since January 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35655/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Impact Assessment Submissions (17 Jul 2013)

Damien English: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will be making a submission to the Department of Health's regulatory impact analysis on proposed legislation on plain packaging of tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35657/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory Impact Assessment Submissions (17 Jul 2013)

Damien English: 129. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department will be making a submission to the Department of Health’s Regulatory Impact Analysis on proposed legislation on plain packaging of tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35656/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Secretary General. (16 Jul 2013)

Damien English: Is it expected that those issues will be resolved by the end of the Lithuanian term?