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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: It is for the delegates' protection and also to protect members of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I ask people to check their phones. I can hear interference. I apologise for the interruption.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I now call Deputy Kyne.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Does Deputy Kyne wish to come back in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We must stick within the remit of our consideration.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Obviously. But we want to stick within the remit. That is why we are here today. We must get a great report out of this because we want to do the witnesses justice. If we can focus on why the witnesses are here, the report we make will be better.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Yes, certainly. I appreciate that, but what I am trying to get at is that there is a reason there are book people here today. We want to focus on that so it will make our report better.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: No problem at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I wanted to move to questions and answers but Mr. Bannigan is signalling.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Can I remind Mr. O'Brien that we are here to discuss access to public procurement contracts for small suppliers and that we should remain within that remit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I call on Ms Mary Fallon to make her opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I ask Mr. O'Brien not to use names.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Mr. John O'Brien and invite Mr. Michael O'Brien to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Deputy. We will move to COM (2014) 504, a proposal for a Council decision on the signing on behalf of the European Union and its member states and provisional application of the additional protocol to the trade agreement between the European Union and its member states of the one part and Colombia and Peru of the other part to take account of the accession of Croatia to the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I remind members and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when left in silent mode. I welcome Mr. John O'Brien and Mr. Dave O'Reilly from EMS Copiers, Mr. Michael O'Brien and Mr. Brendan Bannigan from The O'Brien Press, and Ms Mary Fallon and Mr. John McNamee from...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: There are three Schedule A proposals for decision. There are 12 items listed on Schedule B for decision. I propose we deal with Schedule A first. The first proposal in Schedule A is COM (2014) 345, proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by lateral agreements, protocols...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (15 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 73. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an over 70s medical card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly as they were 68 cents over the income limit; if there is discretion in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39403/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (7 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Schedule A: COM (2014) 452 is a proposal for a Council directive implementing the European agreement concluded by the European Barge Union, EBU, the European Skippers Organisation, ESO, and the European Transport Workers Federation, ETF, concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time in inland waterway transport. Is it agreed that this proposal warrants further scrutiny? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming EPSCO Council: Minister of State (7 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming here to engage with us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming EPSCO Council: Minister of State (7 Oct 2014)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Is the Deputy satisfied with that reply?