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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I will call a vote on every amendment. Currently, there are three investigation into the Kishogue site. None of those investigations is complete.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: These individuals are working for €5 per hour, or €20 per day.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Their families are impoverished and yet the-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The function of the State-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (6 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I intend to table amendments between sections 11 and 13, and to sections 24, 31, 32, 36(4), 39 and 68 and to insert a new section after sections 25 and 26. Does the Chairman wish me to refer to the content of the amendments?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (6 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions his Department and the Office of Government Procurement intend to take to increase indigenous small and medium enterprises tendering for public procurement contracts. [42060/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (6 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the provisions in public procurement contracts that preclude contractors from engaging in exploitative work practices. [42061/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (5 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will list, in tabular form, all Bills introduced by his Department between 2009 and to date in 2014; if each of these Bills was drafted by civil servants, or a legislative drafter with a public sector short-term contract, or where the Bill was outsourced to a legislative drafter-legal professional; and if he will provide in an...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: They cannot afford it.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The point I am making in the amendment is not only with regard to the legislation but also to the upcoming transatlantic trade and investment partnership, TTIP, agreement.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (4 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes, it would be no harm.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 10: In page 4, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: "Common good 3.The Patents Act 1992 is amended by the insertion of the following new section after section 61:"Common good 61A.The achievement of the common good may require permanent or temporary interference with the rights, including intellectual property rights, of persons or corporate...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Imports and Exports Data (4 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 133. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the annual volume of freight exports and imports that came through the local ports between 2004 and 2014. [40708/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (4 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 134. To ask the Taoiseach the public services and semi-State companies under the remit of his Department that deliver bonuses to staff who need improvement. [41125/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (4 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 379. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the protections for human rights contained within the Colombia Free Trade Agreement; the commitments to effectively implement international conventions on labour rights and environmental protection; the way civil society organisations will be systematically involved in the monitoring of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 841. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a delay by Bus Éireann in the issuing of school transport tickets; the reason for the delay; if the printing of the school transport tickets is outsourced to a company outside of the company or the State; and if so, where and when will all outstanding school transport tickets be issued. [41350/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion Measures (4 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 996. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government following the announcement of the social inclusion and community activation programme (SICAP) budgets for April to December 2015, the reason the total amount of money allocated to County Meath is just €278,304, when a comparable county in population and socio-economic demographics such as County Kildare is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (4 Nov 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 1104. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deliver on his predecessor's commitment to introduce bilingual road signage with the Irish language given equal prominence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41101/14]

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: And Irish writers.

Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil leis an Aire Stáit. I hope the Minister of State's elevation to his new position will have an impact on the good people of County Meath in the short to medium term. It might be useful to note that there are two Meath men and one Mayo man in the Chamber. If Deputy Calleary is seeking insights on how to win an all-Ireland, we might be able to...