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Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (25 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 2:In page 69, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:" "system of interconnection of registers” means the system of interconnection of central commercial and companies registers established in accordance with Article 4a(2) of Directive 2009/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009;".The purpose of the amendment is to define...

Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (25 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I assure the Deputy the new directive ensures all EU member states enabling electronic communication between business registers and transmitting information to individual users will do so in a standardised way by means of identical content and interoperable technologies throughout the European Union. The system of interconnection of registers shall be composed of the registers of member...

Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (25 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I hope I have covered them.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Targets (13 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The importance of investment in innovation, science and technology in employment creation is well recognised by Government. As a small open economy, a central tenet of Ireland’s economic strategy is the essential requirement to export goods and services. In order for our companies to achieve success on the global market they must be able to innovate at internationally high levels in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (11 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The Government’s strategy is to accelerate the economic and societal return on our public investment in science, technology and innovation, to further strengthen enterprise engagement and take-up of public research and to drive commercialisation. The focus is on prioritising public investment in research and development while better exploiting results in order to lead to an...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Is that Deputy Shane Ross?

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: He was a big exponent of selling shares.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: There is a little revisionism in the Technical Group.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: This morning on radio I heard Deputy Joe Higgins describe this debate as narcissistic. However, I view it as an opportunity to explain to the House what I am doing in the area of research and innovation and what endeavours are under way in the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. My aim is as much to inform the House on ongoing developments as to articulate - I will not use the...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Is the Deputy being rhetorical? His colleague has reserved a position on universal health insurance.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Senator for his response. I will certainly raise this issue, not only with the Minister for Health but also with the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who has a specific area of responsibility in this regard, and I am taking the Adjournment on her behalf. I note the Senator said he would raise this matter again on the Adjournment in the Seanad within the next six to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Go raibh maith agat. I thank Senator Conway for raising the issue. While dementia can bring many challenges both for the person with the condition and people caring for them, thankfully there is an increasing recognition that people can live and live well with dementia for a number of years as long as the right supports are in place. I am pleased to advise the Senator that the first ever...

Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Senators who support the legislation. A service level agreement is in place to underpin the establishment of the local enterprise offices. The local enterprise offices will be supported by Enterprise Ireland's own microenterprise and small business division, which has established a centre of excellence that is responsible for developing an improved environment for small and...

Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Mar 2014)

Seán Sherlock: The amendments to section 8 and section 12 were agreed on Committee Stage in the Dáil on 18 February. I thank Members of this House for their prompt consideration of the Bill so soon after that date. Both amendments relate to the superannuation benefits of the existing pensioners of the county enterprise boards and the schemes themselves. Sections 12(1) to 12(3), inclusive, provide for...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ferry Services Provision (27 Feb 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I acknowledge the Senator's contribution. I know the Minister will make himself available to seek a resolution to the matter and I will convey to him the Senator's contribution.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Amalgamation (27 Feb 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Quinn. As a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Skills and being from Cork I am very much aware of the issue at hand. I thank Senator Burke for raising the matter as it offers us the opportunity to clarify the current position of the proposed amalgamation and reconfiguration of primary schools on the north side of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Amalgamation (27 Feb 2014)

Seán Sherlock: It is very difficult to answer that question as there is a certain amount of theory involved. If no proposal has been received by the Minister to date, this is still very much a localised process. With regard to who is the patron, I would have thought the answer could be divined through the various schools involved in the process. In the absence of any application, correspondence or...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ferry Services Provision (27 Feb 2014)

Seán Sherlock: Ta me ag labhairt inniú ar son an Aire Stáit Mac Fhionnlaoich a bhfuil aifeala air nach féidir leis a bheith i lathair de bharr go bhfuil sé ar ghnó eile. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is the principal Department charged with island development by supporting the improvement of infrastructure and assisting with the provision of essential services....

Other Questions: School Curriculum (25 Feb 2014)

Seán Sherlock: It will be in spite of Deputy Dooley.

Other Questions: School Transport Administration (25 Feb 2014)

Seán Sherlock: I am sure the Deputy will recall that during her time as a Minister of State, a value for money report was published on this matter. It was decided that we would continue on in the manner envisaged, in other words, that the relationship with Bus Éireann would continue. The Deputy will also be aware of a recent High Court case which focused on the nature of the arrangements between the...