Written answers

Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Legislative Measures

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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541. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Government has given UEFA a guarantee to enact legislation on the prohibition of the sale of match tickets by ticket touts in advance of the Euro 2020 championships and if such legislation is currently being prepared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18029/16]

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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A commitment has been given to UEFA which relates to the introduction of legislative provisions to prevent the unauthorised transfer and use of tickets for matches during the Euro 2020 Championship, or at official events related to the Euro 2020 Championship. No decisions have been taken as yet on the detail of these provisions.

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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542. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to approve and sign a code of practice on the conduct of adjudications under section 9 of the Construction Contracts Act 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18030/16]

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The Construction Contracts Act, 2013 will apply to certain construction contracts entered into after the 25th July 2016 in accordance with Statutory Instrument No. 165 of 2016 entitled 'Construction Contracts Act, 2013 (Appointed Day) Order 2016'. The parties to an applicable construction contract entered into after the 25th July must therefore ensure that the contract conforms to the provisions of the new legislation.

I will publish a Code of Practice relating to the conduct of adjudications under section 9 of the Act in the coming weeks, following which there will be a public information campaign undertaken by my Department in relation to the commencement of the legislation.

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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543. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation why Ireland has not yet ratified the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980) despite previous recommendations in favour of ratification from the Law Reform Commission and the sales law review group; her plans to bring forward proposals enabling ratification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18031/16]

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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In order to enable the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980) to be ratified and come into force in Ireland, primary legislation will be required. This issue will be considered in the context of the reform of sale of goods law as it applies to contracts between businesses that my Department hopes to undertake after legislation to reform consumer law on the supply of goods, digital content and services has been finalised. While both the Law Reform Commission and the Sales Law Review Group recommended that Ireland accedes to the Convention, there are some specific issues that require examination, such as whether Ireland should avail of some, or all, of the derogations permitted by the Convention.

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