Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next petition is P00030/14. The non-principal private residence tax, NPPR, process is flawed, according to Mrs. Brigid Timmons, the petitioner. She is seeking to have the committee change or modify the Act relating to the payment of NPPR, dismantle the fines and refund and compensate those who have paid or entered into a so-called agreement to pay by instalments. As this petitioner has referred the matter to the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman has adjudicated on the matter, it is inadmissible for our committee. Our committee does not second-guess the decision of an ombudsman. That is our decision, and we will inform the petitioner of that.

P00032/14 is a proposal to introduce a tax on lottery winnings to generate revenue, allowing elimination of the universal social charge. That is from Mrs. Geraldine Morrissey. I will ask Senator O'Keeffe to record our decision on that.