PARLIAMENTARY MENTIONS OF CROSS BORDER ISSUES Coverage: May 2013 Search terms: Cross border Republic of Ireland All-Ireland All-island Centre for Cross Border Studies SOURCE: OIREACHTAS via KildareStreet.com DÁIL - WRITTEN ANSWERS 30/05/2013: Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Wind Energy Strategy http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-30a.471&s=all-island#g473.r Pat Rabbitte: ...was met from wind energy generated electricity sourced in the Single Electricity Market (SEM). In Northern Ireland the corresponding proportion was 11.6%. In 2012, 17% of electricity demand on the island of Ireland was met by renewable generation sourced from the SEM. In order to take a structured approach to the connection of the amounts of renewable generation necessary to achieve the... 29/05/2013: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Fund for Ireland http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-29a.151&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g155.r Eamon Gilmore: ...visit to Washington D.C. last March. In a similar way, the Government has worked with EU partners to secure further funding under the EU Peace Programme. The Government supports the inclusion of cross border and cross community youth training as part of that programme. It is regrettable that a programme such as this which has had such a positive impact on the lives of those trainees... 29/05/2013: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Statistics http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-29a.319&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g321.r Richard Bruton: ...Council Regulation (EC) 2157/2001 on a Statute for a European Company. SEs can be formed via a merger between two plcs (one of which must have been governed by the laws of another EU State) - Cross Border Mergers under the European Communities Cross Border Mergers Regulations 2008 Year Migrating Funds Companies Societas Europaea Cross Border Mergers involving PLCs 2003... 28/05/2013: Department of Finance: Illegal Tobacco Trade http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-28a.266&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g268.r Michael Noonan: ...There is extensive cooperation with An Garda Síochána in combating the illicit trade, and the relevant agencies in the State also work closely with their counterparts in Northern Ireland, through a cross-border group on tobacco enforcement, to target the organised crime groups that are responsible for a large proportion of the illegal tobacco market. Considerable success is... 28/05/2013: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Standardised Corporate Forms http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-28a.772&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g774.r Richard Bruton: ...impasse, the Commission signalled in its recent Action Plan on European company law and corporate governance (published 12 December 2012) that it will spend time this year and next considering alternatives that would enhance cross-border opportunities for SMEs, such as proposals for mechanisms that would make it easier for companies to establish in other EU Member States without undue... 28/05/2013: Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-28a.1220&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g1222.r Phil Hogan: ...different standards applying to coal between larger urban and smaller urban/rural locations is not ideal, as it results in different levels of environmental protection and clean air benefits for people across these different locations. While I have set the challenging target of introducing a ban on smoky coal across the State within the next three years, I fully recognise the cross- border... 28/05/2013: Department of Health: Proposed Legislation http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-28a.1793&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g1795.r James Reilly: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the EU Directive on the Application of Patients' Rights in Cross Border Healthcare. The purpose of this Directive is to establish a clear legal framework to facilitate cross border health care with a focus on patient rights, information for patients on entitlements and patient choice. The Directive deals with complex issues, both nationally and... 28/05/2013: Department of Health: Hospital Services http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-28a.1761&s=all- island#g1762.q Joe McHugh: 681. To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposed single all-island paediatric cardiac surgical service that may be provided from Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Dublin with support from the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children; if he will describe funding arrangements that may underpin a new service; and if he will make a statement on the... See more results from this answer 23/05/2013: Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-23a.233&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g235.r Joan Burton: ...here must be accorded equal treatment with Irish citizens. The regulations are viewed by the EU as an important element in the arrangements in place to encourage and facilitate free movement across the Union. The regulations coordinate social security schemes across the EU but the design, qualifying conditions and funding arrangements of national schemes remain a national competence. ... 21/05/2013: Department of Finance: European Banking Union http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-21a.38&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g40.r Michael Noonan: ...future Economic and Monetary Union. One of these building blocks is an integrated financial framework or banking union which comprises three elements (a) an integrated system for the supervision of cross-border banks in the form of the single supervisor mechanism (‘SSM’), (b) a recasting of the deposit insurance scheme directive (‘DGS’) to further harmonise... 21/05/2013: Department of Finance: EU Directives http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-21a.170&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g172.r Michael Noonan: ...' Committee in Brussels on 8th May. Before its formal adoption it has to be voted on at Plenary by the European Parliament. The new rules will strengthen the rights of future mortgage holders across the EU. They do not apply to existing mortgage credit agreements. Some of the provisions of the proposed Directive are as follows: - Improved pre-contractual information to consumers... 21/05/2013: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-21a.1330&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g1332.r Simon Coveney: ...is referring to requests for assistance from mussel growers in Lough Foyle. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) continues to provide ongoing assistance to Irish mussel growers by examining opportunities for cross-border funding, by facilitating seed surveys to locate suitable beds and by developing a fishing plan for a seed fishery in a number of East Coast Natura 2000 sites. As BIM is an... 16/05/2013: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Projects http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-16a.22&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans Séamus Kirk: 16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals, if any, he has to have further discussions with Members of the Northern Ireland Executive or with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State in relation to the need to finalise the funding provision for construction of the Narrow Water Bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23200/13] 16/05/2013: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Issues http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-16a.224&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g226.r Eamon Gilmore: ...to secure a deal on the budget to ensure that it is put to work at the earliest opportunity to support employment and growth in Europe. The Presidency has also brokered agreements on a wide range of other issues including protecting citizens from serious cross-border threats to health, strengthening provisions on water quality in the EU, improving the safety of workers in offshore oil... 15/05/2013: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry Issues http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-15a.173&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g175.r Leo Varadkar: ...Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland for further information and direct reply. I am advised that the Commissioners of Irish Lights are currently in discussion with the Special EU Programmes Body about a cross-border project to develop the tourism potential of lighthouses along the northern coast. Fáilte Ireland, the... 15/05/2-13: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Point System http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-15a.27&s=all-island#g28.q John Paul Phelan: 16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the measures being taken to harmonise the penalty points regime on an all-island basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. See more results from this answer 15/05/2013: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-15a.87&s=all-island#g88.q Dessie Ellis: 35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to pursue all-island tourism cooperation; his future plans in regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. 14/05/2013: Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco http://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-14a.397&s=cross- border+section%3Awrans#g399.r Michael Noonan: ...arrests were made. There is extensive co-operation with An Garda Síochána in combating the illicit trade, and the relevant agencies in the State also work closely with their counterparts in Northern Ireland, through a cross- border group on tobacco enforcement, to target the organised crime groups that are responsible for a large proportion of the illegal tobacco market.