Jobs Committee to discuss South East Economic Development Strategy

Chairman of the Committee Deputy Damien English said: “It is clear that recession and the collapse in the construction sector has hit the South East region particularly hard, with unemployment rates of around 19%, and that there is a need to focus on policies to further develop the region.

“Committee Member, Senator David Cullinane, was appointed Special Rapporteur on a report to bring forward a major Jobs Action Plan for the South-East to help revive the economic fortunes of the region, foster and attract enterprise and create jobs.

“Senator Cullinane has carried out the extensive consultations with stakeholders from across the region and, as part of the process of compiling the report, tomorrow we will meet with representatives from the local government, education and farming sectors to discuss the South East Economic Development Strategy and consider priorities for the region in terms of attracting investment, job creation, enterprise support and infrastructure development.”

Those attending the meeting are:

Session A: 1.45 p.m.
Local Authorities [Waterford City Manager and Kilkenny County Manager].
Session B: 2.45 p.m.
Third Level Sector [Representatives from Waterford IT and Carlow IT]; and
Session C: 3.45 p.m.
Farming Groups [Michael Kelly, Researcher, Irish Sugar Beet Bio-refinery group and representatives from the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA)]

Before the Committee meets to discuss the South East Economic Development Strategy, it will carry out scrutiny of EU legislative proposals:

Schedule A: COM(2013)237; Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1344/2011 suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural, fishery and industrial products

COM(2013)207(Final) Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of nonfinancial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups

Schedule B: COM(2013)142(Final) Annex to the Proposal for a Council decision establishing the position to be taken by the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement with respect to decisions implementing certain provisions of the Protocol amending the
agreement on Government procurement

and COM(2013)143(Final) Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement

COM(2013)152; Proposal for a Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers, 2011, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention No 189); and

Early Warning Notices (2012) C 260-8; C 269-5; C 305-15; C 330-5; C 340-13; C 342-2; C 349-10;) L 293-28; L 318-10; L 318-28; Early Warning Notices (2013) C 124-10; C 124-7; C 42-7; L 101-1;C 45-3;C 58-15 and C 72-8.

This Committee meeting will start at 1.30pm on Tuesday, 18th May 2013 in Committee Room 2, Leinster House.

Committee proceedings can be followed live at:

http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/watchlisten/

For further information please contact:

Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 3903
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F: +3531 618 4551

Committee Membership

Deputies: Dara Calleary, Áine Collins, Michael Conaghan, Damien English (Chair), Tom Fleming (Independent), Seán Kyne, Anthony Lawlor, John Lyons (Vice-Chair) and Peadar Tóibín.

Senators: Deirdre Clune, David Cullinane, John Kelly, Michael Mullins, Feargal Quinn and Mary White