Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 25:

In page 13, to delete lines 26 to 36, and in page 14, to delete lines 1 to 17.

The amendment proposes to repeal the provisions for the licence to hold a national lottery. I have moved the amendment as much for the purposes of consistency as anything else. Members have had a debate on the regulator and there will not be a meeting of minds on it. However, the Minister can see the logic behind the reason I have moved this amendment. Without harping on the issue, I am really disappointed by the Minister's rejection of the proposals regarding the cooling-off period. As there is much work to be done on whistleblowing legislation, lobbyists and so on, I hope that the next time Members engage the Minister in debate, they will have an assurance of a genuinely open mind, because it is important to get these things right for the purposes of good administration and public policy.

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