Results 14,701-14,720 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Order for Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The National Lottery Bill is intended to replace the National Lottery Act 1986. The Bill has a number of purposes, in particular, the following: to continue to provide a legislative framework for the operation of a national lottery in Ireland; to continue to safeguard the integrity of the national lottery, for example, through the...
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I was in Brussels last week.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: It is our intention.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: It is about licensing. We have to tender for a licence.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: It is our firm intention.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: It will be 100% in this instance.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: This is not part of the asset sale.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: In the programme for Government, banking assets are specifically excluded.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: It will be a website.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: We will discuss that in some detail on Committee Stage.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: This regulator will be merged with the gambling regulator the Minister for Justice and Equality proposes to establish. A regulator is required in respect of all the matters to which the Deputy refers, including online gambling, people losing money gambling, etc.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I apologise.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: It gives the regulator an opportunity to pay his staff whatever he likes.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy will know that lotto winnings are tax free.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Might that not be a good thing?
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 355 and 356 together. The information requested by the Deputy relating to the requirements applying to senior civil servants taking up employment outside of the Civil Service in the circumstances set out in the Deputy’s question, can be found in section 20 the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour which is available at the Standards in Public...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: My officials are currently liaising with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) on the text of the Bill to amend the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004. Subject to the agreement of Government, it is expected that the Bill will be published during the Spring Session.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Fixed-price lump-sum public works contracts were developed during the last decade. The standardised contracts were introduced as a significant reform measure in the construction area in 2007 on foot of a Government decision in 2004 to deal with significant cost overruns on public works projects. The main objectives of this reform initiative are cost certainty at tender stage; better value...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU-IMF Programme of Support (29 Jan 2013)
Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy will be aware Ireland is in the final year of the EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support. The Programme is subject to a quarterly review mission with the three external partners, the EU, the ECB and the IMF (the Troika). It is at these review missions that discussions take place with regard to programme commitments which translate into the Programme documents which are updated...