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- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 8: In page 38, to delete lines 22 and 23.
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 9: In page 38, to delete lines 30 and 31.
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 10: In page 40, between lines 42 and 43, to insert the following: "(iv) who is a tax adviser and who is also a member of a designated accountancy body, the Irish Taxation Institute or the Law Society of Ireland,". The purpose of this amendment is to include tax advisers in section 40, which provides for reliance on other persons - that is relevant third parties - to carry...
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: To give a simple answer, section 112 on disclosure of information in good faith protects people. Each case will be determined on its merits by a court but section 112 applies to the disclosure in good faith, to a member of the Garda SÃochána or to any person who is concerned in the investigation or prosecution of an offence and the section states that a disclosure to which the section...
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 11: In page 41, line 16, after "auditor," to insert "tax adviser,".
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 12: In page 41, line 34, after "auditor," to insert "tax adviser,".
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 13: In page 41, line 50, after "employer)" to insert "and the relevant third party".
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I have examined this but I do not understand the point made by the Deputy. I can understand that a body representing accountants would like to restrict as much as possible what it would regard as bureaucracy but from the point of view of getting proper reporting a number of significant pieces of legislation include both the Garda SÃochána and the Revenue Commissioners, such as section 59...
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I have dealt with similar proposals from the Labour Party in the context of other legislation. The Interpretation Act 2005 already provides that the word "oath", in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare, includes an affirmation or declaration. We do not believe it is preferable to define something in a Bill or Act if it has already been dealt with in...
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 16: In page 78, line 30, to delete "committee or management" and substitute "committee of management". This is a technical amendment which corrects a mistake in section 111(a).
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: We do not believe the proposed amendment is necessary. Civil or criminal liability could not arise unless there was a breach of an enactment or rule of law and the section specifically states that the circumstances set out will not constitute such a breach. While I understand Deputy Tuffy's desire to ensure persons who comply with the law by reporting suspicions are fully protected, we do...
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: It is better to leave change in this area to the legislation pertaining to CAB rather than provide for it in separate legislation. The Deputy may be aware that some time ago I established a group comprising officials from my Department, policy people and members of CAB to explore proposals in this area, including reducing the number of years. I understand the group will meet tomorrow and I...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Put the taxpayer on the hook.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: She was in the House.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: There is the leader. Enda is being himself.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Watch out for the daggers in your back.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Richard.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Poor George. What did you do to him?
- Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: Where was the question?
- Written Answers — Gaming and Lotteries Act: Gaming and Lotteries Act (16 Feb 2010)
Dermot Ahern: The Deputy should be aware, from the many statements I have made in this House on the matter, of my opposition to Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs). I can assure the Deputy that I have no plans to change the law in this area as it currently stands. In the current regulatory environment, I am advised that FOBTs, if they were introduced in bookmakers' premises, would be illegal as they...