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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Establishment (10 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 21. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of local enterprise offices that have opened to date; his views on the roll-out of local enterprise offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29940/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (10 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 28. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions undertaken following the recent meeting of the retail consultation forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29938/14]

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: The rural transport scheme is essential and has evolved to fill the gap in local services, about which Deputy Robert Troy spoke, to transport people to bigger towns to access basic services, including medical services, go shopping or simply get out of the house and meet friends. It has been adopted wonderfully in many rural areas and I am sure the Minister of State has had a chance to see...

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: The difficulty for the Minister of State and his colleagues is-----

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: -----that they have all come to the Chamber with their scripts and given assurances that the Tánaiste stated this would not happen. I am willing to accept her at her word, but her currency is not good. She told us that the household benefits package, as she depleted it budget after budget, would remain in place. The telephone-----

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I am framing my contribution in the context of the Minister of State's defence, which is that the Tánaiste has stated it will be all right on the night.

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: The household benefits package has been depleted so much that there is no longer a telephone allowance. That was not supposed to happen. The allowance does not just cover telephones, but also, as Deputy Troy mentioned, panic alarms. It provides senior citizens security at night. That pendant is the one item they speak about. The Government was elected to office in full knowledge of how...

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: -----made commitments that, in fairness, were adapted into a programme for Government that reflected the situation. Under the programme, however, prescription charges were to be abolished. Instead, they have been increased substantially. This currency means that we cannot accept the assurances. We have been discussing the medical card situation for 18 months. We have been advising and...

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I have no doubt that the Minister of State made representations to the Minister, Deputy Reilly, and the Taoiseach-----

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: -----that were not listened to until such time as the collapse. During that 18 months, unbelievable and unfair distress was caused not just to senior citizens, but to people generally. This concern and stress fell on deaf ears until people turned out on 23 May, but I am not convinced that they are even being heard now. People are still attending our offices because their cards have been...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he expects outside consultants appointed by the State to carry out work on its behalf to take account of the Government's official pay ceiling in remunerating employees engaged directly in work on State contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29680/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Accountability (9 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timetable he envisages for implementing the report of the independent panel on strengthening Civil Service accountability and performance; the actions he has taken to commence its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29681/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Job Creation and Innovation: Startup Ireland (8 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Mr. Aherne touched on something. It is not just in our system; in Ireland we celebrate failure. We like to see something not happening, for example, with the Kilkenny or Dublin teams. How does one change that culture, whereby one would says to an entrepreneur, "If it does not happen, it does not happen; just get up and do it again"? Politics cannot do this. It is in every aspect of our lives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Job Creation and Innovation: Startup Ireland (8 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: That was a superb presentation. It is a wake-up call as we have a habit of believing our own publicity about everything being so great. There were some good indications of what we have to offer. Has there been any engagement with IDA Ireland around its strategy? Why are we not getting that side of the investment when we are getting so much other investment? Has there been any interaction...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Has there been feedback from IDA Ireland and similar bodies or from fund managers and so on regarding the potential impact of this proposal on inward investment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Was the organisation asked?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (8 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 678. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Mayo [29022/14]

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Fifth Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Sean Sherlock, and the officials for the assistance in passing this Bill. I also thank the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, MRCI, and the Irish Immigrant Support Centre, Nasc, for their assistance and input into the Bill. It is an important Bill. We have to keep the system under review....

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I support amendment No. 23. In recent times there has been a number of high profile cases, in one of which the gentleman came to committee. It is a lacuna in the law that somebody taking an action against somebody who holds his or her permit can be left without any recompense to relief and without any basic costs to live, never mind the cost of taking the court order. If we are to somewhat...

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: While I thank the Minister for his attendance, I wish to express a concern. These are very substantial amendments with which I am comfortable only because I am a former spokesperson on justice. Members only received them at 5 p.m. on Tuesday evening and both Deputy Tóibín and I were in the Chamber, together with the Minister, for most of the day yesterday. Consequently, our...