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Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I appreciate it.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 May 2017)

Aidan Davitt: Fianna Fáil welcomes the Bill. The amendments to it are very practical. Our spokesman for this area, Senator Swanick is a doctor. He briefed me and made it clear that this is good legislation that is badly overdue. We are very happy to support it and delighted to see it passed through the House.

Seanad: Childhood Obesity: Statements (17 May 2017)

Aidan Davitt: We are very supportive of the action plan. The Minister of State has been before the House previously to discuss her plan, and what is contained in it makes quite a lot of sense. Some of the figures she has read out are amazing. One in four Irish children is overweight or obese. Two out of three adults are overweight or obese. The cost to the State of overweight and obesity is...

Seanad: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Second Stage (17 May 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I agree with Senator Wilson and I commend Senator Reilly on the great work that he has done in respect of this Bill. Senator Reilly has talked to me about the Bill. He has been a passionate campaigner for autism services and he has canvassed far and wide for people to support his Bill. I am delighted to be here this evening with my colleague to support Senator Reilly and move the...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)

Aidan Davitt: Today I will raise a matter that I hope the Leader will bring to the attention of the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Coveney. There has been much discussion about our housing issue, as Senators are aware, and the results and formulae we are trying to achieve in solving the housing crisis. There is a history of a certain approach working. There are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I am involved with the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 as well, and I have an amendment on so I offer my apologies too.

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (9 May 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I move amendment No. 2:In page 47, lines 1 and 2, to delete “, in so far as it relates to subsection (2)(a)(iii) of section 1274 of the Principal Act,”.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: Will the Leader ask the Minister, Deputy Coveney, to return to this House? This is an ideal forum. The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney, was in the House and spent a great deal of time discussing the housing Bill. It would be ideal if the Minister, Deputy Coveney, would return to this House and give Members an update on the progress that...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I rise today to talk about rates and the revaluation of rates, which has been going on throughout the country at present. Recently we had the revaluation in Westmeath which brought in two reasonably sized provincial towns, Mullingar and Athlone, both with populations of approximately 30,000. It has been an eye-opening experience for small retailers. As we know already, in rural Ireland...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I move amendment No. 2:In page 8, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“(2) The obligation in subsection (1) (j) shall not apply with respect to any company whose business in the State comprises the manufacturing, supply and/or distribution of pharmaceutical products where a director of that company certifies (in the prescribed form) that compliance with that subsection...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I am sorry we have to disagree with the Minister today. I know she has done a lot of work on this Bill and it is quite technical legislation, but according to IDA Ireland, some 25,000 people are directly employed in the pharma industry and another 25,000 people indirectly employed. The pharma sector provides highly skilled, quality jobs. Around two thirds of the people working in the...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I fundamentally disagree with the Minister. On her admission, under her own powers she is able to grant an exemption. The place to clarify and deal with an issue such as this is when we are giving detailed consideration to a Bill, as in this instance. I disagree with talking about this in regard to state aid rules and hiding behind tax compliance. This is about tax compliance, it is...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: It will be interesting to see whether that ends up inThe Irish Times.

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: Senator Nash airs a couple of good concerns. However, I strongly feel that the Company Law Review Group is the way forward. Senator Nash noted it himself. I urge the Minister to answer the question the Senator posed. When does she expect to hear from the group? It will be interesting to hear its findings. When we have those findings, I have no doubt that there will be ways forward to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority: Chairperson-Designate (11 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I am in the same boat, in that I must attend the debate on the Companies (Amendment) Bill. I wish Mr. Coughlan well. He has a comprehensive CV from what I read of it and he seems suited to the job. I have no doubt from listening to him that he intends to make the role his own. He will be instrumental. It is great to hear that he comes from a farming background. Besides deaths, a number...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: How many hours do I have?

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: Fianna Fáil supports the swift introduction into Irish law of the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017, which will extend the current expiry date of 31 December 2020 to enable qualifying companies, incorporated in Ireland, to prepare and file financial statements using US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, GAAP, rather than International Financial Reporting Standards, IFRS. The...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: The second round.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: We are doing a lot of supply and we are looking for the confidence.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Apr 2017)

Aidan Davitt: I have to concur with Senator Reilly who rightly pointed out that the legislation came from the jobs committee.