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- Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: Is he the one who wrote it?
- Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: Fine Gael has its own there, too.
- Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: "Labour's way or Frankfurt's way"; the Tánaiste's voice was the loudest of them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Dara Calleary: I thank all the witnesses, not just for their presentations but for the information they gave us beforehand, which was a bit of an eye-opener. I would never have thought Ireland was one of the top three countries for animation. I understand from all the witnesses that there is frustration at what I call Government’s silo mentality. I do not mean that as a political charge; I am...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Dara Calleary: In 50 years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Dara Calleary: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee
The Creative Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015) Dara Calleary: Do Mr. Phelan and Mr. Gaffney wish to comment on our intellectual property laws? Are they strong enough to protect content and the kind of imaginations the speakers have or do they need to be strengthened?
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that a €30 stamp duty charge on the cancellation of debit and credit cards is excessive; his plans to abolish the charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16549/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (28 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: 311. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been approved under the fair deal scheme in County Mayo and County Sligo, in 2015 to date. [16626/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (28 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been approved payments under the fair deal scheme in counties Mayo and Sligo, in 2015 to date. [16627/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (28 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were awaiting determinations on their fair deal applications submitted for approval at the end of November and December 2014 and end of January and February 2015 in counties Mayo and Sligo, and also the current numbers awaiting determination. [16628/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (28 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: 314. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive transitional care initiative is being implemented in counties Mayo and Sligo to ensure persons requiring nursing home care may avail of it in a timely manner, and the numbers supported in counties Mayo and Sligo since the beginning of the year. [16629/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (28 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service is recommending private language schools that are affiliated to Marketing English in Ireland on its student task force website to non-European students, as opposed to other private language schools, given that the affiliated language schools are no more regulated than the...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (28 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the case that six of the English language schools to close during 2014 and 2015 were accreditation and co-ordination of English language services-approved, and three were members of Marketing English in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16407/15]
- Industrial Relations (Members of the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy McNamara for bringing this Bill to the House. I apologise that I will have to leave the Chamber directly after my contribution. It is good to be able to discuss the gardaí in a positive light in the House. There has been a tendency recently to demonise gardaí within this Chamber in ignorance of the work they do and the risks they face every day in protecting us....
- Self-Employed and the SME Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: I thank my colleagues from all sides of the House who have spoken since yesterday evening on this topic. The intention was to place SMEs, which give 350,000 people an income in this country on a daily basis, at the centre of the political debate. We have succeeded to some degree in that regard, given the media coverage and discussion on this topic. The intention of the motion was to lay...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: A former Minister.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: A sweetheart deal involving a former Fine Gael leader.
- Self-Employed and the SME Sector: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes: — the importance of the self-employed and micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SME) sectors to the Irish economy with 350,000 self-employed people and 580,000 people in enterprises of 50 people or less; — the disparity in tax treatment between the self-employed and PAYE sectors; — that certain social welfare benefits...
- Self-Employed and the SME Sector: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2015)
Dara Calleary: I look forward to the debate over the next two nights on the role and future of SMEs. It is good that we can bring small business to the fore of parliamentary business. While we have an excellent committee, previously chaired by the Minister of State, Deputy English, and currently chaired by Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, which addresses many of these issues, that work, because it takes...