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- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) Maurice Quinlivan: I thank members and witnesses for participating in today's meeting. Anyone joining remotely needs to do so from within the Leinster House complex, as they know. We will now proceed with our consideration of the 2024 Supplementary Estimate for Vote 32. To discuss the matter today, I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Higgins. I invite members to contribute as per the speaking rota. First, is Deputy Louise O'Reilly who has 14 minutes.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) David Stanton: I welcome the Minister of State and her officials. I, too, associate myself with the condolences to the Minister, Deputy Peter Burke, on the recent passing of his mum, which is not easy. Looking through what we have been presented with, I am struck by the huge amount of work by officials going on in the Department. A huge amount of positive stuff is going on and businesses are being...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) David Stanton: When does the Minister of State expect it to start?
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) Maurice Quinlivan: I have a question for the Minister of State on the savings on the programmes she referenced earlier, including the Workplace Relations Commission, Corporate Enforcement Authority, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, and local enterprise offices. She suggested the savings were because they could not recruit the staff. Does she have the numbers of outstanding staff for each...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) Maurice Quinlivan: What about the Corporate Enforcement Authority?
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) Maurice Quinlivan: My other question is about InterTradeIreland. Obviously North-South trade is increasing exponentially. The Minister of State referred to it in her opening statement. What interaction has she had with it and how does she see the organisation progressing?
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) Maurice Quinlivan: I am happy for the Minister of State to come back to us with a written note if she wishes. That would be fine.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) David Stanton: As an aside, and maybe I am stretching it a bit raising it with the Estimates, there is going to be huge potential in the development of offshore wind. A lot of jobs will be created in that sector. A lot of new skills will be required and there will need to be a lot upskilling. A lot of the landing jobs will be onshore but many will be on ships. What strategies are being put in place to...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) Maurice Quinlivan: To clarify, the Minister of State referred to creating a number of jobs outside of Ireland. Did she mean outside of Dublin?
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) Maurice Quinlivan: I was getting worried there for a minute. I thank the Minister of State. I propose that the consideration of Supplementary Estimates by the committee has concluded. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, for assisting the committee in its consideration of the Supplementary Estimates.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024) Maurice Quinlivan: I should have thanked them as well. I thank the Minister of State and her officials for coming.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (17 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: For the attention of members, the imeachtaí of the committee's meeting on 16 October have been circulated. Do members have any comments on those? No. Are they agreed? Agreed.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (17 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
- Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: For the public who may be watching, this debate was scheduled for later in the evening but, obviously, business moved much more quickly, and it is concluding now. I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak on it. I will not be supporting any motions on this next week. While I understand why Deputy Kenny is doing that and bringing it forward, because he has very much championed the...
- Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy. Does Deputy Kenny wish to finish off his interrupted closure?
- Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I have said it all.
- Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Did Deputy Troy wish to make a contribution?
- Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)
Robert Troy: Yes, if the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach does not mind.
- Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)
Bernard Durkan: We made an exception before, so we have to make another. I know we are not supposed to do that, but here we are. The Deputy might be brief.