Results 11,161-11,180 of 12,292 for speaker:Mary Butler
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: University status for the south east is extremely important in order to ensure the continued growth of the region. My question is similar to that of my colleague, Deputy Cullinane. When will the Technological Universities Bill come before the House? When can we expect to see the legislation? It is important for us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I propose that we go into private session. Is that agreed. Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I remind members, visitors and the people in the Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or in flight mode for the duration of this meeting because they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. Before we commence, in accordance with procedure I am required to state that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I will open the discussion to the floor. Will Ms Buckley elaborate on the issue of angel investment, a concept with which I am not familiar?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I wish to clarify something. Is Ms O'Brien saying that regardless of whether one's appeal is for less than €10,000 or is for €10 million, the process is the same?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: Is Deputy Collins finished?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I thank the witness. I call Deputy Neville.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I call Senator Gavan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: Can I call Ms Buckley for a comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I call Senator Gavan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I thank the witness and call Deputy Maurice Quinlivan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I call Deputy Tom Neville.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy. I thank all of our guests. The main reason I decided to invite the Irish Tax Institute here was because we do not always hear from that point of view. I wanted to see, while we are discussing the cost of doing business, if there are any tax savings out there for small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurs which might not be obvious. Very significantly, the witnesses...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I thank all our guests for coming and engaging with the committee. I propose we suspend this meeting for a moment to allow our next guests to take their seats.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I would like to welcome Dr. Peter Rigney of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU, and Dr. Tom McDonnell of the Nevin Economic Research Institute, NERI, to the meeting today to discuss the cost of doing business. Before we commence and in accordance with procedure, I am required to read the following. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I thank Dr. Rigney and call Senator Gavan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I am worried that are we going off the subject of the cost of doing business because-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: It is more about ideological tendencies-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: Please do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)
Mary Butler: I call Deputy Neville.