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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (12 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: 508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a feasibility study has been done on the potential walking and cycle routes, along the Royal and Grand Canals; and if he will examine the economic benefit to the local communities along these routes. [47717/13]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: I welcome the Bill. It is welcome that it is being dealt with in the same year as the budget. Many speakers will have contributed on specific issues and the Bill in general. However, I wish to raise a couple of key points which the Minister might take on board. I welcome the home renovation incentive scheme. It is an issue on which I would have written to the Minister in July and I am...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Maybe the Bill should have been drafted in Irish and then translated into English afterwards.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Perhaps the Minister could reconsider the amendment on Report Stage to see if it could be tweaked in order to make it much more practical and less expensive. Even currently there is a major company going through the liquidation process and there will be a knock-on effect. People might not know the full financial position of companies.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: If this section is removed, does that mean all the sections must be renumbered?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Members must get another new book.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: It would be great if it came back with the same section numbers.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: You were just beginning to warm up.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Is it possible to do something about that under definitions?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: I am aware of that. I am only making suggestions as to how we might solve the problem.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Do we need to cite the Fines Act?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Can we insert a specific figure, because €5,000 makes much more sense than €6,394? We are dealing with smaller scale stuff.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Yes, I think so. We could put in a specific figure.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Every other category within that section has a specific fine of €50,000 or €500,000. Why can we not insert a specific fine for that? There is a limit to what class A fines we can set.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: It is a round figure.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Which is set.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: I do not have a problem with it.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: All I wanted was to see if there was a possibility of inserting a specific fine figure there, because we have a specific fine figure for other indictments within that category.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: No.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Anthony Lawlor: Yes.