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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: The Minister has asked me to thank his colleague, Deputy Troy, for the good wishes. We will bring forward further supports in addition to the €250 million. We are looking at the PRSI issue for action in the coming weeks. Other issues are budgetary matters and will be considered in the context of budget discussions. I refer to our track record as a Government and the incredible...

Seanad: Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...Seanadóir a bhí páirteach inti. I thank Senators for this useful debate. The national Al strategy, Al - Here for Good, has been in place for two years. I acknowledge the work that was put into the strategy by my predecessor, Deputy Troy, who was working on it long before there was a lot of attention on the issue. I published a progress report on 9 August this year that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Artificial Intelligence (29 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...that allowed for innovation and that protected citizens, not just in the area of employment but also in other areas. What we are trying to do as a country is to get a balance. My predecessor, Deputy Troy, published our national AI strategy in 2021, which was way before this debate got to the level it has. We are ahead of the game on this and we will continue, as a country, to stay ahead...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...or company the claim is against and, indeed, society as a whole. Nevertheless, the Bill will enable PIAB to do much more. I acknowledge the significant work the former Minister of State, Deputy Troy, put into this legislation, including in his extensive engagement with stakeholders. I also thank Deputies and Senators for engaging on the Bill and ensuring its swift passage through the...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...during pre-legislative scrutiny, I would particularly like to note the constructive engagement that I have had with Deputies Louise O’Reilly and Matt Shanahan and Senator Mullen. I acknowledge and pay tribute to the work undertaken by my colleague, Deputy Robert Troy, in conceiving and developing this Bill. Deputy Troy's leadership in this area and his work with stakeholders in...

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Dara Calleary: I feel rather like the rugby player who got the ball just before the try line and threw it over the line. I acknowledge the huge work Deputy Troy put into this legislation. He engaged in a lot of consultation previous to this. I thank Deputies O'Reilly and Shanahan, who have been especially engaged with this. I also thank the committee and Senator Mullen as we proceed to the Seanad. I...

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (9 Nov 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...result of a thorough examination of the legislation and the operation of the board. It included extensive engagement with stakeholders. While I was not the Minister of State at the time - Deputy Troy was - the pre-legislative scrutiny was especially helpful. It has led us to introduce this new function for the board through mediation. We all agree that a review of these new powers of...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: I thank the committee for its assistance in bringing the Bill to where we are today. I know the committee did a lot of work on this before I took over this brief with my predecessor, Deputy Troy. As members know, the purpose of the Bill is to amend the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Acts 2003 to 2019 to increase the number of personal injury claims resolved by the board without...

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...than consumers who are new subscribers. This ties in with the previous amendments. These issues were raised during the Dáil debates. Along with departmental officials, my predecessor, Deputy Troy, as he committed to, did much work in this space over the summer recess to ensure it could be done in a legally sound way. Officials engaged with a number of stakeholders to discuss the...

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022 - Second Stage (11 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...enforcement and modernisation directive.The Bill has received significant consideration due to its complexity. I want particularly to acknowledge the work of former Ministers, Deputies Richard Bruton and Robert Troy, during their time in this Department in developing and progressing this legislation. The Bill has passed pre-legislative scrutiny and has come through the Dáil. I...

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022 - Second Stage (11 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...must meet a number of requirements before they can get an .ieregistration, including a requirement to have offices in Ireland. The CCPC communicates with consumers on how to protect themselves regarding domains. We will contact the CCPC again following this debate to emphasise the communication element, particularly after the enactment of this Bill. I know that my predecessor, Deputy...

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...expanding the role of the new body into a quasi-judicial kind of format. I agree with Deputy Phelan’s remarks that there are fundamental constitutional rights at play here. I know the former Minister, Deputy Troy, had much engagement with the Attorney General on this. PIAB is good at what it does; it assesses claims efficiently and thoroughly. Now, by adding mediation, we are...

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...sheachadann an gealltanas sa chlár don Rialtas an Bord Measúnaithe Díobhálacha Pearsanta, PIAB, a fheabhsú agus a athchóiriú. I acknowledge and pay tribute to the significant work undertaken by my colleague, Deputy Robert Troy, in conceiving and developing this Bill. The former Minister of State's leadership in this area and his work with...

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission of Investigation Report: Statements (14 Sep 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...be punished with heavy fines of up to 10% of global turnover. I am determined that the ambitious agenda of reform to strengthen our enterprise regulatory enforcement bodies undertaken by my predecessor, Deputy Robert Troy, will continue. I wish to acknowledge the great work that he put in in this area. I will shortly bring to the Seanad the Consumer Rights Bill which represents the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2019)

Dara Calleary: The Tánaiste reminds me of the conductor on the Titanicorchestra who keeps playing music when the ship is going down. He has talked about extra home supports. Deputy Troy has just informed me what this means in the midlands, which is 22 extra hours for six counties. They were lucky because they were informed, whereas the rest of us have not been given that divide yet. There are beds...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2019)

Dara Calleary: ...who probably does not know a lot about transport, that this would not happen. The Taoiseach also has assured us that this would not happen. This was in response to queries by my colleague, Deputy Troy, and to Deputy Lawless, who has tabled legislation on the matters but it did happen, albeit temporarily. What action has the Government taken to protect our transport services and our...

Implications of Brexit for Irish Ports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2018)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Troy for co-ordinating this debate on the impact of the TEN-T decisions taken some years ago by the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar. It represented a ministerial smash and grab on the economic future of the west of Ireland in particular. We are now two years into the Brexit process and not only does the UK Government not have a plan but neither does the Minister or the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: I am representing Deputy Troy at this meeting. I welcome Mr. Hernan and Mr. Boland and agree with the latter on a review of the travel pass. My main focus will be on Bus Éireann. Mr. Hernan stated that the board had a fiduciary duty to act between now and the middle of March, but it also has a legal duty to the welfare of its staff. Let us not forget that. Surely the board had a...

Topical Issue Debate: Bus Éireann Services (19 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: I would like to share time with Deputy Troy.

Topical Issue Debate: Bus Éireann Services (19 Jan 2017)

Dara Calleary: ...though it was completed in November, and therefore could not have read it, even though he apparently briefed the Cabinet on Bus Éireann on Tuesday morning. In an effort to help the Minister, my colleague, Deputy Troy, placed a copy of the report in the Minister's pigeonhole on Tuesday evening. Has the Minister read it? What are his views on the proposals and findings contained in...