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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Amendments Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 7 are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I do not have a clue. I call Deputy Dowds.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Amendments Nos. 8 and 14 to 17, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Amendments Nos. 11 to 13, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Amendments Nos. 18 and 19 are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Amendments Nos. 20 and 21 are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Amendment No. 22 has been ruled out of order.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Amendments Nos. 24 to 31, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Amendments Nos. 25 to 30, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 24.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: The point is noted.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy's point is noted.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Is the amendment being pressed?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Amendments Nos. 32 and 38 are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Amendments Nos. 34 to 37, inclusive, have been ruled out of order.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Yes.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Deputy. The point is noted.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Paudie Coffey, and his officials for attending. I thank also the members who made some very good contributions.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Message to Dáil (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government has completed its consideration of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015 and has made amendments thereto.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: This meeting has been convened to consider matters relating to the consultation paper on the establishment of an electoral commission in Ireland. It is proposed that this part of the meeting will conclude at 3.30 p.m., unless previously concluded, and that there will be a break of about five minutes to allow witnesses for session 2 to take their places. Session 2 will conclude at 4.45 p.m.,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the witnesses for their comments. We will now take questions from members of the committee. We will have ten minute contributions split evenly between questions and answers. I remind members that if they use their full ten minutes to make statements, there will not be time for the witnesses to respond. We will begin with Deputy Stanley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I have a question about paragraph 1 on page 2 of Dr. Weeks's submission where he refers to the "inequitable arbitrary means of distributing surplus votes". Having been the beneficiary of the distribution of a surplus, what is the alternative? Obviously, this not a science. The returning officer literally picks up a bunch of ballot papers and distributes a surplus on that basis. If one...