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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission: Chairperson Designate (14 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Dr. de Buitléir for attending the meeting. His CV shows his tremendous mix of both public service and private sector experience, as well as his voluntarism. He is certainly a well rounded individual.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission: Chairperson Designate (14 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: No doubt we will hear from Dr. de Buitléir again. We will welcome engagement with him in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission: Chairperson Designate (14 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I apologise for interrupting but somebody's mobile phone is interfering with the broadcast.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission: Chairperson Designate (14 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Dr. de Buitléir sincerely for engaging with us today. I wish him and the other members of the Low Pay Commission every success in their roles. I do not doubt that we will be seeing him again in the coming months. We will suspend for a few minutes to allow our next guests to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Partnership Mobilisation Programme: ConnectIreland (14 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I remind members, visitors and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. The meeting will be carried live on UPC channel 207, eVision channel 504 and Sky channel 574. We will proceed to our discussion with ConnectIreland on progress in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Partnership Mobilisation Programme: ConnectIreland (14 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Thank you for your presentations. Senator Naughton, do you wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Partnership Mobilisation Programme: ConnectIreland (14 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Ms Murphy and Mr. Dowling for their attendance and for engaging with the committee. We look forward to hearing of their further successes. I congratulate them on their achievements to date. We will suspend for a few minutes to allow our next guests to take their seats and we will resume in private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Topical Issue Debate: Teaching Contracts (2 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The next Topical Issue matter is in the name of Deputy Dan Neville.

Topical Issue Debate: Teaching Contracts (2 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: That is fine. We will move on to the next Topical Issue matter in the name of Deputy Ellis.

Topical Issue Matters (2 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl - concerns regarding reports that specially designed ambulances for the Defence Forces have been found to pose a high risk of injury to paramedics; (2) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the need to...

Topical Issue Debate: Autism Support Services (2 Apr 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Will Members who are not engaging in this debate please leave the Chamber and allow the Deputy continue making his contribution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (31 Mar 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We are now in public session. There are two Schedule A proposals for decision: COM (2014) 576, proposal for a Council decision on the signing and provisional application of the economic partnership agreement, EPA, between the West African states, ECOWAS and the UEMOA, of the one part, and the European Union and its member states, of the other part; and COM (2014) 578, proposal for a Council...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (31 Mar 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We will agree to write to the Minister and raise those three items: agricultural issues, LGBT human rights, and forced liberalisation of economies. Also, we will write to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I remind members, visitors and those in the gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely for the duration of the meeting, as they cause interference with the broadcasting equipment, even when left in silent mode. We now move on to entrepreneurship among women, women in the tech industry, skills needs and balanced regional development. I welcome to the meeting Ms Tara...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Ms Twomey. I now invite Ms Orla Rimmington from Kernel Capital to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I invite members to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The first questions were addressed to Bord Bia.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: There were some questions for Kernel Capital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the witnesses sincerely for coming here this afternoon. As Senator White mentioned, she is the rapporteur for our report and we will be incorporating the witnesses' recommendations and the content of their presentations in the final version. When we launch it we will be inviting them all and they will be most welcome to join us and peruse it. On Tuesday, 14 April, we will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I welcome the Commissioner. There has been significant discussion on the lack of transparency in the negotiations to date. Will the Commissioner expand on the actions, if any, taken to address this issue? How does she feel the trade talks are progressing in terms of what would be the normal time-frame to negotiate trade talks? Are these talks on target and how long will it take to bring...