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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a general remark to make. I thank the Minister of State and his officials. I hope it was noted that everyone who spoke on the Bill in the Dáil thanked the officials for their work. This is largely technical. I had some concerns, which I outlined and hope we can address during the course of this debate. During the banking crisis, we saw the power of in-person AGMs and...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The additional powers for the CEA have been broadly welcomed and I would not take away from that. Will resources match them as there will be an extra requirement for them to do this? It is important and I urge the Minister of State to make it clear that the expectation is that this will be watched. No one wants to see something that is efficient, passes the SME test and so forth and could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Higgins: I am delighted to join members today and I am pleased to present to the committee a draft statutory instrument entitled Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024. As the committee will be aware, a trade mark is a sign that distinguishes the goods and services of one business from those of another. The trade mark is a valuable business asset that can attract and retain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I have one question but it may not be related to this. It concerns an issue we will be discussing at a later hearing of this committee, namely, the country of origin assignation, which is not specifically a trademark but is related. I just want to check that there is nothing in this that affects that. We are happy to support this and will not be objecting to it but I just want to check...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Higgins: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: That was my only question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: The development board has been before the committee several times, as the Minister will be aware, and it has appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts several times. Both committees have been utterly frustrated for a long time, because every time the board came to speak to us, its members were throwing their hands in the air and seemed completely helpless. There was a stand-off...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I apologise for interrupting. Time is ticking. What was the upshot of the meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Two weeks ago, the Minister was quoted as saying that BAM Ireland was seeking to extract as much money from the Irish taxpayer as possible. Did he repeat that charge to Royal BAM Group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: What was its response?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Did it strenuously deny the charge or did it accept the Minister had a point? What was its response? It is a serious allegation to have made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Did it dispute it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Was that Royal BAM Group or BAM Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: At the meeting in July last year, at the meeting two weeks ago and indeed at previous meetings, when I asked Mr. Gunning what needed to happen for the project to get back on track, he said two things needed to happen: first, sufficient staff needed to be on site, which would be approximately double the current number, and, second, BAM Ireland needed to produce a compliance programme. Will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: What commitment, if any, was given about staffing levels and doubling the current number of staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: That is not very strong, saying it will review the current proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: We got those figures-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Mr Gunning said that approximately double the number of staff was needed on site. Did the Minister get into the detail of that with Royal BAM Group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Mr. Gunning said two things needed to happen. Did the Minister pursue those two matters with Royal BAM Group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: What did Royal BAM Group say about staffing levels?