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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order: Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: Will the Minister of State specify how they will benefit from the application?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order: Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: It is very welcome from my point of view as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation. It is welcome that rates of pay, pension and sick pay entitlements are being recognised. In many cases, plumbers, pipe fitters and welders may be self-employed or part of a one or two-person show. Rates of pay, including sick pay, are important when one is self-employed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order: Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: That completes the committee's consideration of the Sectoral Employment Order (Mechanical Engineering Building Services Contracting Sector) 2018. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending. I congratulate the Minister of State on the real progress that has been made in the sector and the very positive way in which he addressed it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Sectoral Employment Order (Mechanical Engineering Building Services Contracting Sector) 2018, copies of which were laid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: I remind members, witnesses and people in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or in flight mode for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. Before we commence I wish to draw the attention of the witnesses that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. Grace and invite Ms Goggin to make her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: I thank both witnesses for their presentations and for the time they put into preparing them. Ms Goggin stated quite clearly that she is very strongly supportive of the proposed directive. Is the Department as strongly supportive of the directive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: To reiterate what Senator Humphreys is saying, does the CCPC believe that this proposal would lead to competition law enforcement being fit for purpose? If it does the CCPC is going to need more resources, including financial aid and more staff. Mr. Grace has said that is not built into it, but if this proposal becomes law it would give the CCPC stronger powers of enforcement, and it will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: Does the witness believe that if this proposal was introduced it would help the CCPC to better carry out its functions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: What prevents Ireland from introducing a leniency programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: Can the witness explain what a leniency programme is? What is the best way of putting it? An anti-competitive behaviour has been discovered, but someone is prepared to help out, a whistleblower, for example. One may be able to get a bigger hit down the road, by putting a lesser fine on the person who puts his or her head above the parapet. This may be a somewhat simplistic way-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: Is there anything further? Ms Goggin was very passionate about this, so there is no doubt that will help us to make our decision. Given that the witnesses were all singing from the same hymn sheet, it certainly works. I would like to thank the witnesses for coming in today and for the documentation they provided beforehand, which has been very useful. We will now go into private...

Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: Can I get an answer in regard to the half-stream intake?

Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: Page 86 of the programme for Government states "[e]ducation is the key to giving every child an equal opportunity in life". Unfortunately, that is not the case for five Educate Together schools which were recently informed that for the coming enrolment year they must adhere strictly to a half-stream intake of 13 junior infants. I refer especially to Tramore Eduate Together school which has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the assessment of a school (details supplied) will be carried out to determine if the prefabs will be replaced in line with the school's recent application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6784/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a link corridor for connectivity between various buildings in the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6875/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: 322. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria which must be satisfied in line with the recommendations of the health technology assessment group in order to be reimbursed for children and young persons with diabetes who use the FreeStyle Libre blood glucose management system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6678/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe to build the application suite for reimbursement support; the projected costs associated with setting up the application suite in respect of children and young persons who use the FreeStyle Libre blood glucose management system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6679/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: 324. To ask the Minister for Health the extra workload that will be incurred by the endocrinologist or hospital clinic team that will initiate the proposal of suitable persons for consideration for individual reimbursement support for the FreeStyle Libre blood glucose management system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6680/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Feb 2018)

Mary Butler: 334. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6722/18]