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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 28 and 29 are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Perhaps the Deputy and the Minister might stick to discussing the amendments.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, and his officials. The purpose of this meeting is to consider the Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014 on Committee Stage. The Bill was referred to the select sub-committee by the Dáil on 1 October. Before we begin, I remind members that we are in public session and that all mobile telephones must be switched off...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 2, 59, 60, 69 to 71, inclusive, 73, 74, 77 to 79, inclusive, 82, 83, 85 and 86 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 3 to 5, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together, by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 6 to 21, inclusive, 24 to 26, inclusive, and 52 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Amendments Nos. 7 to 21, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 6. Amendments Nos. 25 and 26 are physical alternatives to amendment No. 24. If amendment No. 6 is agreed to, amendments Nos. 7 to 21, inclusive, cannot be moved.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (25 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is acceptable that a child living adjacent to a State-funded primary school is refused admission to that school on grounds of religion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44775/14]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister, and his officials and also the Minister of State, Deputy Simon Harris, for giving a detailed briefing. I thank the members for their co-operation with the committee and the officials.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Not too much praise of the Chairman.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Message to Dáil (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Finance has completed its consideration of the Finance Bill 2014 and has made amendments thereto.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: As the proceedings on amendments Nos. 73 to 79 have concluded, the postponed division on section 79 will now be taken. As there are fewer than nine members present, under Standing Orders we are obliged to wait eight minutes or until a full membership is present before proceeding to take the division.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 94, in the name of Deputy Pearse Doherty, has been ruled out of order.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: In accordance with the Order of the Dáil of 18 November 2014, the taking of a division is postponed until 5 p.m. tomorrow, per the relevant deadline indicated on the allocation of time motion or until the completion of proceedings in the matters to be dealt with in this session.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 93, 95 and 96 are related and may be discussed.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: What are the interest rates?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Some 8% is enough.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 86 has been ruled out of order. Amendments Nos. 87 to 91, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 83 to 85, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 84 is an alternative to amendment No. 83. The amendments may be discussed together by agreement. If amendment No. 83 is agreed, amendment No. 84 cannot be moved.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 81 and 82 are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 74, in the name of the Minister, was already discussed with amendment No. 73. If amendment No. 74 is agreed to, amendments Nos. 75 and 76 cannot be moved.