Results 221-240 of 2,735 for speaker:Marie Louise O'Donnell
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: How will my questions be addressed in the Minister's reply?
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I apologise for laughing.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The Minister is referring to me.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I know that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I would like the Bank of Scotland's telephone number.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister of State. I got a note from the Cathaoirleach to say my amendment was out of order because it was merely declaratory in nature. I do not really know what that means. I know what declamatory means because the Minister told me last week he found me too declaiming and that it got in the way of my message. I would have considered it more in the line of conviction. I...
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I accept that. The Title should be changed because the Bill is about the sale of the national lottery licence and it is not the National Lottery Bill. It is completely different. Why would somebody in the private sector want to buy our lottery? Why are we seeking €500 million for the sale of our lottery, if it is not a sale? Why is some outside gaming consortium in the private...
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: That is nice to know considering that we are coming to a vote on our functionality in October. We now know that we do not have one.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I do not need the Minister of State to agree with me. I am not in any way personally angry that people do not agree with me. I am trying to make a case by making two points. First, the sale is not under EU law, it was not under EU law and it is not part of EU Law. It was not even part of the troika's communication with the Minister at the time, it was outside of it. I have a quote by him...
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: And "operates."
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: With EU law.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I shall finish on my next point about a lottery operation and it not being a sale. There is no EU law that says Ireland should sell its lottery licence for money upfront.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It states "operation" and not "sale". It was the Minister - a Labour Party member - who had the idea to privatise public funding. That has come from his own office. It is his decision. It is one I do not wish to live with but it is not under European Union law. We had a competition in the past but it was a competition for operation, not sale. We all know that because of the brilliant...
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: No.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is called privatisation.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Will the Minister of State confirm that the sale of the national lottery for 20 years is required by an EU directive, which is to say we must sell or lease the lottery for an up-front payment for 20 years? I thought it was a Government idea. Obviously, the Government thinks it is a good one. I disagree. The Government will not get the price it wants in July, but that is another day's...
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is not on foot of an EU directive that we must sell it. It was our own idea.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Exactly; generally speaking.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Especially as they are about to buy it.
- Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 Apr 2013)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I separate the dancer from the dance. I do not personalise this by saying that any Minister should not be listened to. I do not agree with Senator Byrne that any Minister is in a position he or she should not be in. Most of the Ministers are in position because they should be there. I do not agree that the Minister, Deputy Howlin, is not believable.