Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Committee to discuss the impact and opportunities of TTIP

The Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation will convene tomorrow to conduct a two-part meeting. To begin, the Committee will meet with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, to consider the Companies Act 2014 (Section 1313) Regulations 2016. The Committee will then hear from representatives of Trócaire, ATTAC Ireland, the Irish Cancer Society and Slow Food Ireland on the impact and opportunities in relation to the Transatlantic, Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

25th January 2016



The meeting will commence at 1.30 pm in Committee Room 2 tomorrow, Tuesday, 26th January 2015.



Committee Chair, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD said “The Committee welcome the opportunity to meet with Minister Bruton tomorrow to discuss the Companies Act 2014 (Section 1313) Regulations 2016. These technical regulations allows us to consider the provision for the orderly and proper regulation of the business of unregistered companies”



“The proposed Transatlantic, Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is an agreement that has brought about much debate. As a Committee we welcome the opportunity to give further consideration to the proposal tomorrow with a broad representative group. As a Committee we have also held our own considerations on TTIP and indeed put forward a Political Contribution on the matter.”



“Representing Trócaire we will hear from Dr. Lorna Gold, Head of Policy & Advocacy and Mr. Barry Finnegan will represent ATTAC Ireland. Mr. Eoin Bradley, Advocacy Officer, will represent the Irish Cancer Society, and Ms. Darina Allen will represent Slow Food Ireland. The Committee’s Political Contribution addresses issues such as enterprise, job displacement, investment protection and transport and shipping; all of which we look forward to discussing with these groups tomorrow.”



Following these discussions, the Committee will engage in Scrutiny of EU legislative proposals: Schedule A: COM(2015)634; COM(2015)635 Schedule B: COM(2015)616; COM(2015)622; COM(2015)653; COM(2015)654; EWN(2015)C 392-14; and EWN(2015)C 405-08



The Political Contribution on behalf of the Committee can be viewed here.



Committee proceedings can be viewed live here.



The meeting will also be broadcast live on Oireachtas TV on Sky Channel 574; Virgin Media Channel 207 and eir Vision Channel 504.



Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the move, through the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.



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Committee Membership:



Chair: Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (Fine Gael)



Deputies:



Dara Calleary (Fianna Fáil); Áine Collins (Fine Gael); Michael Conaghan (Labour); Seán Kyne (Fine Gael); Anthony Lawlor (Fine Gael); John Lyons (Labour); Peadar Tóibín (Sinn Féin); Mick Wallace (Independent)



Senators:



David Cullinane (Sinn Féin); John Kelly (Labour); Michael Mullins (Fine Gael); Hildegarde Naughton (Fine Gael); Feargal Quinn (Independent); Mary White (Fianna Fáil)