Results 15,181-15,200 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: The person from the private sector could not go back into the gambling area for a period of 12 months if this legislation is enacted. Let me deal with the issues raised. I know Deputy McDonald likes to couch everything in nice alarmist terms.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: If I may speak?
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy likes to meander into the challenges of sexism as well, which I greatly resent.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I will deal with the issues.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I will deal with the issue directly put to me but if I am patronised or matronised I will deal with that in like fashion. These are very serious matters. This is serious legislation. I know there are styles that Deputies bring to bear on these things. The style of sudden alarm is one of Deputy McDonald's and I want to refer to that because this should be done in a calm way.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I should like to deal with the issues. Certainly we gave this much thought, in as much as we could, during the negotiation of the programme for Government. In the preparation for policy in advance of the programme for Government, we considered, in response to the Mahon tribunal and other recommendations, what would be a proper cooling-off period between holding office and being re-employed....
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: The idea is that this is a job and that he would not be doing any other job from which payment would accrue. I will reflect further on the particular point because I am not sure whether there is a separate payment for that or if it is in the terms of reference for the job.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I will ask my officials to examine the issue. The Deputy is interested in the operator having a role. I will check whether there is a European regulatory role.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 11: In page 12, line 14, to delete “3 months” and substitute “4 months”.The amendment is simply to delete the phrase "3 months" and replace it with "4 months". A period of four months is the standard for a listed company to publish accounts in Ireland. It is proposed to amend sections 22 (2), 47(2) and 47(3) in order that this standard...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 12: In page 12, lines 25 and 26, to delete “shall make a report to the Houses of the Oireachtas each year regarding the regulation of the National Lottery and”.Section 22 currently provides that the regulator shall be required to make an annual report to the Minister and the Oireachtas committee with functions relating to the national lottery. The amendment...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 13:In page 13, to delete line 5.It is considered appropriate to remove section 24(2) of the Bill. The annual levy to be paid by the operator of the national lottery licence shall be specified in the licence itself.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is correct and I removed the subsection because it is not going to be set by the regulator. I will set it in the licence but to meet the point the Deputy is making I will accept a Report Stage amendment which I will discuss with the Deputy. I want to ensure that there is clarity about the levy such that whoever bids for the licence will not feel that the Minister can alter it. I...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I will approve this licence because the regulator will not exist.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Yes but the regulator will regulate the national lottery in accordance with this Act. Compliance with the terms of the licence will be a matter for the regulator.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: We are talking about the levy.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Yes.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Yes.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: We are dealing with the legislation now. We are working on the terms of the licence. The levy will be set in that context. I might set out a timeframe and give it to the Chairman for him to send out to members. The indicative timeframe is: the launch of the competition, which we have done; in the third quarter of this year, select the preferred bidder and negotiate the final terms; in the...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: It is envisaged that the money will be payable to whatever mechanism we determine in the last quarter of this year.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Brendan Howlin: No it will not be opened until the legislation is enacted.