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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 would go no further than that, Chairman, if I were you.

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. 45: In page 27, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "(a) after section 22, by inserting the following:"22A. Section 22 does not apply to a lottery held under section 27 or 28.",(b) in section 27(2), by substituting for paragraph (b) the following:"(b) the total value of the prizes shall not be more than €5,000 or such other amount that, for the time...

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 amendments relate to charities encompassed under sections 27 and 28 of the 1956 Act.

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. We will leave them to the Minister for Justice and Equality to deal with.

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: I move amendment No. 46: In page 27, line 19, to delete "the amount specified" and substitute "€5,000 or such other amount that, for the time being, stands specified in lieu of that amount".

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. 47: In page 27, to delete line 21.

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. 48: In page 27, line 24, to delete "the amount specified" and substitute "€30,000 or such other amount that, for the time being, stands specified in lieu of that amount".

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. 49: In page 27, lines 27 and 28, to delete "the amount specified" and substitute "€30,000 or such other amount that, for the time being, stands specified in lieu of that amount".

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. 50: In page 27, between lines 29 and 30 to insert the following: "and (c) after section 28, by inserting the following: “Matters to take into consideration when making regulations under section 27 or 28 28A. Before the Minister makes any regulations under section 27 or 28, he or she shall, in so far as it is possible to do so, consider and take account of 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: I move amendment No. 51: In page 27, line 30, to delete "section 27(4)" and substitute "section 27".

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Maybe we could change the weather.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Reduction.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Fianna Fáil drove them out.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Brendan Howlin: That is not the way this House operates.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (28 Mar 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Commissioners of Public Works are addressing the property management implications arising from the Garda Station rationalisation programme. The Office Of Public Works is examining each property to identify, in the first instance, if there is any State requirement for the properties, their potential for disposal and /or the utilisation of the properties by community groups. There are 139...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equal Opportunities Employment (16 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The civil and public service is an equal opportunities employer and all recruitment campaigns are conducted in strict compliance with the Codes of Practice set out by the Commission for Public Service Appointments. Codes include the Code of Practice governing the External and Internal Appointments of Persons with Disabilities to Positions in the Irish Civil Service and Certain Public Bodies,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates Publication (16 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy is aware, public service pay proposals were put forward by the Labour Relations Commission on 25 February last. The proposals contain many multifaceted measures and it has taken time to fully disaggregate the impact on Departmental pay and pension allocations. I am happy to advise the Deputy that the Revised Estimates for all Government Departments will be published tomorrow,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (16 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The categories for the disbursement of National Lottery funds provided for in section 41 of the National Lottery Bill 2012 include national culture and heritage (including the Irish language) and youth, welfare and amenities. These categories are quite wide and would not prohibit the funding of community projects which have an environmental dimension. Consequently, I am of the view that a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Remuneration (16 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: All staff in my Department (which was established in July 2011) are on electronic payslips and hard copy payslips are only provided to staff who are on extended absences, for example, maternity leave. There are currently 482 staff (head count) on the payroll in my Department and of these 16 receive hard copy payslips all of which are sent out in the post. The monthly average number of hard...