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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector Report: Discussion with RGDATA (12 Mar 2013)

Damien English: I welcome Ms Tara Buckley, Director General, RGDATA, Mr. Gary Morton of Mortons, Ranelagh and Mr. Rob Murphy, Murphy's Centra, Ballinrobe, County Mayo who are here today to discuss their report entitled "Nightmare on Every Street - Town Centres, Car Parking and Smart Travel" and the overall retail strategy, including the black economy, which issue the committee will focus on in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recently published Retail Ireland submission to the Department of Health’s June 2012 consultation on the Your Health is Your Wealth public health framework which warns that ever higher taxation and proposals to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products would be a further boon to the illegitimate...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Hidden Economy Monitoring Group Remit (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 23 January 2013, if he will provide details of the persons who make up the Hidden Economy Monitoring Group; if he will elaborate on the areas of the hidden economy covered by the groups remit; if he will provide a detailed description of the groups work since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Tenders (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to begin the process of reviewing the Government Form of Contract which were introduced in 2007 to deal with cost and time overruns on large public sector projects the contracts which is now due to be reviewed by the GCCC under the aegis of his Department; if he will outline when the review will begin; if he will provide the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health the progress concerning the EU Medical Devices and Clinical Trials directives; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of med-tech and pharma industry bodies have raised concerns that progress has been slow and that more should be done to progress these directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11197/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health the progress that the Irish EU Presidency has made to date in progressing the EU Medical Devices and Clinical Trials Directives; if these dossiers remain a priority for the Irish EU Presidency; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by a number of med-tech and pharma industry bodies that progress to date on these directives has been slow; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the joint submission, recently received by his Department. to its June 2012 consultation on the Your Health is Your Wealth public health framework from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, TransAtlantic Business Dialogue, Emergency Committee for American Trade, National Association of Manufacturers, National Foreign Trade Council and US Council for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions made to the public consultation on the EU Tobacco Products Directive which closed on the 16 January 2013; if he will publish the submissions made in relation to this important legislative proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11203/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Has the Minister time for a quick question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: If that is the Deputy's question the point is well made. The Minister has to leave but he may wish to give a quick reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: In fairness, the Minister asked to leave at 3.45 p.m. and it is now 3.55 p.m. We will allow the Deputy back in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: He will get into trouble with his own people. I thank the Minister and his staff for attending and apologise that we went a little over time. I know the Minister's diary is tight and we appreciate this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I am conscious the Minister must leave at 3.45 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: On a point of clarification, will the Minister assign each expert to one initiative, or will they act as a group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Is it across the whole Action Plan for Jobs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I appreciate the Minister's comments and I call our first speaker, Deputy Dara Calleary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, and his officials and I thank them for attending. Given the launch of the new plan, our timing is quite good. For the purposes of time, most members would agree that, if it is okay with the Minister, the committee will focus on the 2013 plan. More than likely, the Minister knew that was going to happen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Damien English: -----we will probably do that. No doubt there will be some questions looking back as well but the majority would be on the new plan. I now ask the Minister to make his presentation to the committee on the review of the action plan, and on the new plan.

Other Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (20 Feb 2013)

Damien English: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Stormont Assembly Minister, David Ford, denied until the last minute compassionate parole to persons (details supplied); if he will raise with Minister Ford at their next meeting the need to address compassionately requests from both in view of the limbo position in which...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Some of the Deputy's colleagues think they have one. That is the problem.