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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 8: In page 6, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 9 of the Act of 20036. Section 9 of the Act of 2003 is amended by deleting subsection (11) and replacing it with:“(11) The Minister shall ensure that there are not fewer than four men and four women in the composition of the Board,”.”.I am conscious that SFI has...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I accept the issue on cultural change and I used to think culture might do it, but it has not in many areas of public of life. At some stage legislation must force a culture change and then maybe with that change made we can repeal the legislation but in the meantime legislation is a good place to start. I will not press the amendment now but will do so on Report Stage. We need to start...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: If we are to change the remit of SFI, the amendment would require a Minister to provide the Oireachtas with a justification to change any future remit of SFI in the way it occurred when energy was added to the remit. Future Ministers may seek to broaden the role of SFI into areas that funding will not cover, with associated weaknesses, but amendment No. 5 in particular would prevent that...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, lines 14 to 16, to delete all words from and including "or" in line 14 down to and including "practice" in line 16.There is a concern that in extending the standard by which SFI will award funding to a more general "any other review process equivalent to relevant international best practice", we are watering down peer review. Peer review is a gold standard...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: Will the Minister of State consider for Report Stage some sort of grading of activity in peer review? I accept that conferences, etc., do not need peer review but the vast majority of SFI's work would require peer review status. Will the Minister of State consider some kind of amendment for Report Stage requiring specific elements of SFI's work and funding to have a peer review element as...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 3: In page 4, line 29, after “development” to insert “and publication”.We welcome that SFI is funding research into the effectiveness and quality of funding, and this amendment would lead to SFI having to publish the outcome of that research. Every Government agency and Department must publish everything so this would apply the responsibility...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 4: In page 4, line 31, after “assessment” to insert “and publication”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 5: In page 5, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:“(7) Before exercising the power referred to in subsection (6) the Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas an account of research underpinning the decision to prescribe an area as a strategic area of opportunity.”.The Minister of State has committed to reviewing this amendment for...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, lines 6 and 7, to delete “opportunity for the State” and substitute the following: “scientific endeavour that concerns the future development and competitiveness of industry and enterprise in the State”.I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. We should acknowledge the considerable success of Science Foundation Ireland...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: What about the 0.65 of a person?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: Obviously, there is considerable work underway in the Department and the Minister is trying to re-engineer much of its work, which is welcome. He and I may disagree on the outcomes but we all want to get to the same destination. Although the growth in employment is encouraging, I would maintain it is a growth in temporary employment. We still have an issue of long-term unemployment, in...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: Has the Minister told the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: He seems to be getting frustrated by the slow progress.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: Will the Minister of State give us an update on where we stand with C3, the tidying up of the institutions? When does he see that coming to fruition and finalisation? Can he give me an update on C9, the National Consumer Agency, and what the position is on the merger? In the context of the National Consumer Agency, would he like to comment on the story that broke yesterday which showed a...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: That would be some deal.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: In fairness to those involved in microfinance, they are getting their act together in terms of PR, but the pricing of the credit guarantee and microfinancing schemes is totally out of sync with other loan products, and 8% is being charged at a time when ECB rates are low and there is talk of them going into negative rates. The timelines and the products do not fit much of the market. When...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: Will the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, tell the committee exactly where we are at with Horizon 2020 which is crucial to many of these projections? Is it completely tied up with getting agreement on the budget at Parliament level? With regard to the capital programme, namely, the programme for research in third level institutions, PRTLI, the outturn for 2012 was €5 million...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: What about our presence in Asia?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: For the record, more resources should be allocated.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for the Public Services 2013
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: Will the Minister get to the 50% mark this year? It is June now. Can the Minister call it?