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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation appears before the committee on a regular basis so we can raise that issue with him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: We will not get into a discussion on the action plan for jobs. We discussed it last week. We will also have a discussion on it next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: The point has been made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I call Senator Kelly first and then Deputy Penrose. I welcome Deputy Penrose, a former chairman of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: The Deputy should ask a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: As I am conscious of people's time, we will take Senator Cullinane and Deputy Áine Collins together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I am going to take all the answers first and then bring Deputy Kyne back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Does the Deputy have any other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I thank the Minister for his presentation on the two important topics of rural channels and the local employment offices. We had a good discussion on the latter topic last week with the Minister, Deputy Bruton. I have no doubt members will have further questions for the Minister today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: The committee will undertake scrutiny of three EU proposals and will note one adopted measure. COM (2012) 372 is a directive of the European Parliament and Council on collective management of copyright and related rights, and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the Internal Market. This proposal is generally welcomed by stakeholders and by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: That finding is separate to this proposal but I have no problem with leaving the proposal aside.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: To clarify, this proposal is not a proposal for new EU legislation. However, there is no problem. We will get a written brief on the report of the committee and if we need to we will also scrutinise that brief. Is it agreed that COM (2012) 709 is not proposed for scrutiny now? Agreed. COM (2012) 725 is a proposal for Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 659/1999, laying down...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: No. There is no information on savings but we can look for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: That is why I suggested this regulation was only procedural. However, to reiterate, we need to scrutinise the wider issue of the state aid modernisation initiative and put forward our agenda. We are flagging that we will do so in the coming weeks and now, in light of what the Secretary General stated, we are prepared to do it. Is it agreed the actual proposal does not need further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Damien English: In the second part of our public session we will discuss a report, The Rural Challenge: Empowering Rural Communities to Achieve Growth and Sustainability. I welcome the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, who is accompanied by Ms Deirdre Moloney, assistant principal, EU and national rural development, Ms Deirdre Kelly, administrative officer, EU...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Should I put that on my CV? I welcome the chance to say a few words on this matter. If I had more time I would go into bashing those who tabled the motion, but I will not do so. I understand what the Opposition is doing here, however, and why it has tabled this motion. There is unbelievable anger out there about the promissory notes and banking debt.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I share it and hate every bit of it. I wish that none of the debt had anything to do with us. Intelligent Members of the Opposition, which most of them are, will recognise that when the previous Government gave the guarantee, it made it our sovereign debt. As much as we may dislike it, it became Irish debt. I hate it as much as those who voted for me and whom I represent in here, but I...

Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (6 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Shane truly was a unique person, colleague and friend. He was a committed and passionate man whether for family, politics, football, community or, as Shane would say, parish. He was a gentle giant with a huge presence in Meath and the country. His passing is a huge loss to his family, our county and all of us here. I did not know Shane before the 2005 by-election. I knew of him, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reform of National Micro and Small Business Support Structures: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Damien English: I thank the Minister and his officials for attending. We dealt with more issues than were listed on the agenda, which is typical. I also thank members for their contributions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reform of National Micro and Small Business Support Structures: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Damien English: Senator White, in fairness to other colleagues, Senator David Cullinane is waiting to contribute on LEOs.