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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Resourcing: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Resources are a large constituent element of when things can happen, with the other element being prioritisation. It is the responsibility of the management of a Department, which usually comes down to the Minister at some stage. Why was this resource not prioritised, given that we are talking about a report on tax evasion and the damage that would be done to the resources of the State? ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Resourcing: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leo as ucht an cur i láthair. I, too, acknowledge the work of the Department in that period of time and also the shocking reduction in the level of resources that were made available. We are coming from the perspective that the Garda was actively seeking the statement from Mr. Ryan. There was a view that there was nothing new in the document so therefore its...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (16 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or an official from his Department will meet a person (details supplied) who has been refused a medical certificate for disabled drivers. [48332/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 512. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who failed the application for the primary medical certificate for each of the past ten years. [48364/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Prices (11 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he is taking to tackle increasing energy costs which are undermining the viability of small and medium-sized businesses in the retail sector. [47119/14]

Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom cinneadh Lucht Oibre and Fine Gael gan rún Shinn Féin a shéanadh a moladh. Tá súil agam go dtiocfaidh aitheantas oifigiúil ar an Stáit Palaistíneach go sciobtha. Tá súil agam freisin go mbeidh an Rialtas níos sásta éisteacht le smaointe an freasúra as seo amach. Both Houses of the Oireachtas are united in...

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Aontaím go huile is go hiomlán leis an méid a bhí le rá ag an mbeirt urlabhraithe faoin ábhar seo. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le gach éinne sa Roinn Post, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta mar gheall ar an obair iontach atá déanta acu. Mar is eol do gach duine, is Bille iontach mór agus deacair atá idir lámha...

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Can the Minister explain the context in which that arose in the Seanad and what it specifically applies to? I remember it being discussed at committee but it is a year since we had Committee Stage on this.

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank the Minister.

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I apologise that I was delayed. There is a raft of new amendments being-----

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Are these in addition to the 300 amendments we are dealing with?

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Are they for discussion and decision today?

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate that and I accept the Minister's good faith on it. However, it is very difficult for us-----

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: -----even to be able just to do it on the hoof. Usually we would get some time to-----

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (10 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 117. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to include infant mortalities, adoption practices, vaccine trials and medical experimentation, forced labour and incarceration of unmarried girls and women who gave birth to babies or were seen to be at risk of becoming mothers, conditions in the institutions, including neglect, denial of adequate medical care and cruel...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Deputy Kyne made an interesting point, because the sunshine states of America are growing at a faster rate than those on the east or west coast. It is estimated that one of the main drivers for this is the price of real estate. The cost of housing and of industrial property is far lower in these areas. This is a message for us in the context of prices in Dublin. I know this is not...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a strong feeling, with regard to Irish society and enterprise, that competition problems are a significant element of the higher prices experienced in Ireland compared with other countries. This is seen throughout the pharmaceutical and the cement industries and also in the beef industry. Obviously this is a key competition challenge for the State, so any investment that is made in...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: That is the environment.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Did your Department seek more resources?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: There is nothing precluding members from discussing the issue of resources, given that they are the key element of Estimates. Does the Department have sufficient resources to meet its core responsibilities? Is a policy shift required to rebalance investment away from the IDA and towards Enterprise Ireland? Regional resourcing is also a key issue. We have a two-tier economy, with Dublin...