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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: 304. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Waterford lags far behind other cities on IDA job creation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5344/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: 343. To ask the Minister for Health if financial provision is being made available for the 6,000 women who will need to have a retest carried out following a previous smear test the results of which were deemed to be unreliable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5072/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: 494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [5291/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: 539. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan at a location (details supplied); when it will be connected; the rationale for not including it and a number of other houses in the area with connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5611/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: 560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application for funding under the sports capital grant scheme by a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5295/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: Members will recall that the general scheme of the companies (corporate enforcement authority) Bill was referred to this committee on 4 December. At our meeting on 22 January, we agreed that it would undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme. I welcome the officials from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation: Ms Sabha Greene, Ms Eadaoin Collins, Ms Helen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank Ms Greene. I will start with a question related to the first paragraph on page 2 of the presentation. Ms Greene said that the scheme also includes savers for work already under way at the time of the transfer from the ODCE to the authority. I ask her to explain that statement. I presume it means that work already under way will be transferred across. Yes, cases or investigations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: Work currently commenced will automatically transfer to the new agency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: To continue Deputy Quinlivan's line of questioning, he asked if Ms Collins believed the ODCE was fit for purpose and she believes it is. I am not trying to put her on the spot but as Deputy Kelleher said, following the collapse of the Sean FitzPatrick trial, Judge Aylmer was scathing of the role of the ODCE in respect of various issues including shredding of documents, witness coaching and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: Page 1 of the submission states: "The new Authority will have between 1 and 3 Commissioners, one to be Chairperson, and each will be appointed by the Minister following a recruitment process ...". Will that depend on the workload?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: Does the Department consider the proposed changes to the ODCE adequate to address the issues raised by Judge Aylmer or will we see more changes? We are discussing the heads of the Bill and no Bill is perfect in its infancy. Bills evolve and there are amendments. Does the Department believe the Bill as proposed should be adequate to address the issues raised by Judge Aylmer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: I understand that. Did the Department work closely with the ODCE when drafting the heads of the Bill on failures identified by Judge Aylmer to draft these changes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: The report of the Law Reform Commission published on 23 October 2018 recommends that the economic regulator should have the power to impose significant financial sanctions. Is the power to levy administrative financial sanctions rather than having to bring criminal proceedings being considered for inclusion in the heads of the Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Butler: I thank the witnesses for appearing to brief the committee.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: I will not press the Minister on the first part of the question as she has published the account of the investigative failures in the Fitzpatrick trial and responded to Deputy Wallace on the matter earlier. I ask the Minister for an update on the action points committed to in the report, which was published in November 2017, including measures to enhance Ireland's corporate, economic and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: I confirm to the Minister that the committee will start the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill on Tuesday when we meet with departmental officials. The following week, we will meet with representatives of the ODCE and subsequently with the Minister. We can interact on the Bill then.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: Could the Minister of State provide an update on what was the status of regional IDA Ireland site visits by county and vacant IDA Ireland properties nationwide on 31 December 2018?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: It appears that there is a continuation of a two-tier approach to regional job creation in respect of IDA Ireland site visits up to quarter 3 of 2018. The trend of over-concentration of IDA Ireland site visits on the eastern seaboard remains unchanged, with nearly one in every two taking place in the region. Out of a total number of 461 visits nationwide in the first nine months of 2018,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland (31 Jan 2019)

Mary Butler: I accept that one can lead a horse to water but that one cannot make it drink. We all want to put the best foot forward when it comes to our regions. In terms of economic growth across the country, 45% of Irish GDP is generated in the capital according to the CSO. There is a large concentration of the population in the capital but, unfortunately, out of the total number of jobs created by...