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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Secretary General. (16 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: I included SFI and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in my query.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Secretary General. (16 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: Very significant work is being done by the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Secretary General. (16 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: I endorse the Chairman's remarks, as I did the Minister's last week, in complimenting the Secretary General and his team in the Department and Brussels on a busy Presidency. I also compliment the Secretary General on his report. I wish to raise specific issues. The youth guarantee may be the most important legacy of our Presidency. Mr. Murphy mentioned that most of the resources would...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: 109. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take with regard to inquiries into planning irregularities in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33766/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: 112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended to introduce legislation to reduce the liability on the State for the re-imbursement of dormant accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33734/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Enterprise Support Schemes (16 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: 721. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the operation to date of the Business Online voucher scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33584/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: They are not here.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: I refer to amendments Nos. 49 and 61. On Second Stage, I spoke of my concerns on section 9, while supporting section 8. Following my speech on Second Stage, I met the Taoiseach informally at a constituency function. He took the time genuinely to go through my concerns. In that regard, I appreciate and fully accept his bona fides, and those of the Minister, in terms of the tightness of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (11 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: 183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Garda vehicles permanently located for normal police duties, excluding any vehicle that may be in the county as part of a specific policing operation, to County Mayo at 30 June 2013 and that were permanently assigned to County Mayo on 30 June 2012 and 30 June 2011; the number of new vehicles due to be assigned to the county...

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: Deputy Phil Hogan is the Minister.

Other Questions: Illegal Immigrants (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: It is already answered.

Other Questions: Illegal Immigrants (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: Question No. 8 is more or less already answered.

Other Questions: Illegal Immigrants (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: It relates to entrepreneurship and gender issues.

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: On the same issue, when will we see the legislation? This is the most talked about show in town. We were promised legislation would be published this year. We are coming to the end of a session and we still have not seen it. There are local elections next year. Second, the Minister might let us know what conversations he has had with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local...

Other Questions: Illegal Immigrants (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: Let us recall the Younis case. Mr. Younis was forced to work a 77 hour week with no days off. He was forced to live in cramped, substandard conditions and brought his case to the Labour Court which awarded him €92,000. The employer appealed the award to the High Court which overturned the decision on the basis that as an undocumented migrant worker, Mr. Younis was not allowed to go...

Other Questions: Illegal Immigrants (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: The Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland, with which I had severe disagreements when I was sitting where the Minister is now sitting, has built a bond of trust with undocumented workers and tends to be their first port of call rather than the law. The centre does a superb job but has funding difficulties which affect its capacity to continue to do this work. The Minister is beginning to sit...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Enterprise Support Services Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: There are some 2,000 places.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Enterprise Support Services Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: It is only lately the Government started looking at it that way.

Other Questions: IDA Supports (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: It is only fair to acknowledge the huge effort put in by the Minister and the Department in respect of what Commissioner Almunia first proposed, which would have been detrimental to Ireland. We now have the opportunity to focus on a number of issues. The 50-50 split in job announcements, between the old southern and eastern region and the BMW region is not happening. Is that still a...

Other Questions: IDA Supports (10 Jul 2013)

Dara Calleary: I am concerned. I accept that we must support and build our indigenous economy but we have traditionally depended on a strong presence of foreign direct investment, which assists the indigenous economy. Many of our more successful indigenous companies grew from initially servicing foreign direct investment companies in the State. I am somewhat concerned about the vagueness surrounding this...