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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (12 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: As the Deputy is aware my department has policy responsibility for the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The directive is one of a number of measures under the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Finance Agenda. Companies in scope will be required to report annually in their directors' report on environmental, social and governance including human rights...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (12 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I met with the CEO of the Electoral Commission on Wednesday 18 July 2023. At our meeting we discussed digital issues, in particular the use of artificial intelligence tools. The Government launched the National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital – The Digital Ireland Framework, in February 2022. Much progress has been made on implementation, and a full progress report, covering...

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir as na leasuithe sin. I agree with the sentiment of many of the Senator's amendments but I want to put the Bill in context. It is important that the Bill is robust enough, not only to control items that are being used in a dual-use capacity but also to ensure that emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum commuting are...

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I reassure the Senator about her concerns on autonomous weapons and their danger, particularly as regards civilian populations and human rights. That is why we are working on and leading a unified EU response to the issue. The EU is also reviewing the regulation of autonomous weapons in working parties. We can be more flexible by using the list-based system because with technology changing...

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I also welcome the delegation. I can see where Senator Black is coming from. In any assessment of an application for an authorisation to export military equipment, consideration is given to, among other things, Ireland's commitments under international conventions and multilateral agreements, particularly the Convention on Cluster Munitions. As the Senator noted, that convention prohibits...

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank Senators Black and Boylan for the amendments. Again, I am worried that the inclusion of the amendments would limit the effectiveness of the Bill rather than do what we all want to do, which is to stop dual-use items going to occupied territories. As the Senators are aware, an authorisation is required to export dual-use items. They are listed in annex 1 of the dual-use regulation...

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: We will definitely have a discussion on it, but I want to be realistic as well. We are tied because this Bill is implementing EU legislation. I would like to hear the thoughts of Senator Black on that, and to hear from Senator Boylan, based on her experience, as to how we can reflect the concerns in the legislation. I am not sure we can but there may be ways of doing that within the...

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: We are implementing an EU law here which does not give us a lot of wriggle room, but I want to try to see if we can knock heads together on this.

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I am absolutely open to discussion but, equally, I want to be very clear. We are 100% open to have a discussion on this and how we can reflect it but the advice we have is that trade is an EU competence and the EU has set that out. Let us thrash it all out and see what we can do.

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: Let us engage. If there are other member states that have done something in this space, let us see it. I will be very happy to engage with the two Senators on that.

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Senator again for the amendment. Military export controls overlap with dual-use export controls in several ways. The effectiveness of the implementation of exports controls is predicated on consistency and uniformity both within member states, and between member states. It is vital that dual-use and military items are closely co-ordinated and that there is a common policy...

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (11 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: Absolutely. I will definitely provide those answers before the next Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: 525. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the non-EU doctor scheme; how many GPs have been recruited to date; to provide a breakdown, by county, of the number and location of GPs recruited; how many more are planned to be recruited in 2023 and 2024; the criteria for placement of recruited doctors across the country; what the national average of GPs-to-CHO population in the State...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (10 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: 614. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding grant funding for a mens' shed in Mayo which was announced in November 2022 (details supplied). [43777/23]

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (4 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 10: In page 24, line 32, after “of” to insert “judicial review or”.

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (4 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 11: In page 24, line 33, to delete “, but for this section,”.

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (4 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 12: In page 28, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(3) The Minister shall not withdraw, or otherwise reverse the effect of, a notification under subsection (2)(b).”. Amendment No. 12 is a technical amendment. The intention in the Bill was always to allow the Minister to certify a matter that has been deemed suitable to be heard in...

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (4 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 13: In page 28, line 30, to delete “, subject to subsection (5),”.

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (4 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 14: In page 28, line 35, to delete “and”.

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (4 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 15: In page 28, line 37, to delete “paragraph (a).” and in page 29 to delete lines 1 to 8 and substitute the following: “paragraph (a), and (d) judicial review proceedings based on the proceedings.”.