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Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: This amendment amends section 85(2)(l)of the ICAV Bill which refers to section 863(2) of the Companies Act 2014. Section 863 of the Companies Act 2014 provides that details of a disqualification order or conviction or other such relevant occurrences must be supplied to the Company Registrations Office, CRO. The amendment makes it clear that where such an offence occurs in respect of an...

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 12 is a drafting amendment to use the point to "Act" rather than "Part", which would be incorrect.

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 13 provides for the protection of the priority of charges held by a migrating company seeking to register as an ICAV. The purpose of the amendment is to safeguard the priority to which any person may be entitled on foot of legal, equitable or such other principles as govern charges in the jurisdiction in which they were issued.

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 14 is a drafting amendment to replace the word "authorisation" with the more correct term "approval".

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 15 is a drafting amendment to correct the specific modifications to cater for the winding up of the ICAV. The amendment does not change the policy set out in the Bill.

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 16 is a drafting amendment to correct a syntax error arising from the use of inverted commas. Amendment No. 17 is also a drafting amendment to correct an error in section 171. Inspectors, not directors, furnish reports.

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 18 modifies the enforcement provision in respect of sections 876, 877 and 878 of the Companies Act 2014 in order that the Central Bank, as well as the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, will be able to take summary proceedings should these offences occur. Section 876 of the Companies Act concerns the offence of providing false information. Section 877 concerns...

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 19 inserts a new section which sets out the mechanism for the registration of documents concerning an ICAV and how such documents may be inspected.

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 20 specifically modifies a number of the USITS regulations in order that they are given effect in the context of the ICAV. This is to ensure they can apply to an ICAV.

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Before we commence proceedings, I would be obliged if, in accordance with Standing Order 140, the Ceann Comhairle would direct the Clerk to make the following minor drafting corrections to the text of the Bill: first, on page 101, line 25, insert "of" after "date"; and, second, on page 110, line 11, delete "the reference to" and substitute "the reference in". These amendments are being...

Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014: From the Seanad (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 1 is a technical proofing amendment to correct an error that arose in the publication of the Bill as passed by Dáil Éireann.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: I have been advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that a provisional booking for the use of the State Apartments, Dublin Castle, has already been made for the Annual Ireland-U.S. Council Dinner on Friday 26 June 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (19 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: Carlingford is an historic town with a number of fine structures including two National Monuments in State care; the historic Mint building and Carlingford Castle, known popularly as King John's Castle, named after Richard the Lionheart's brother. The Office of Public Works (OPW) has embarked on a programme of safety and access works at King John's Castle and the first phase, a pedestrian...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Monuments (18 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank Senator Brennan for again raising this matter, about which he is extremely passionate and on which he has very sincere views. He has convinced me to be passionate about it as well in the context of wanting the project to be brought to a conclusion. As the Senator is well aware, Carlingford is a very historic town with a number of fine structures, including two national monuments in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Monuments (18 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: I very much look forward to that. I thank the Senator and the Carlingford Heritage Trust, and indeed the local community of Carlingford who I know hold this castle in such high regard because they, like me, see its potential benefit for Carlingford from a tourism, heritage and economic point of view. I very much look forward to visiting with the Senator, looking around the historic town of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank Senator Zappone for raising this matter and apologise on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection who is not in a position to attend and who has asked me to deliver a response on her behalf. As the Senator will know, the eligibility rules governing the payment of a student maintenance grant are a matter for the Department of Education and Skills and are set down...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank Senator Zappone for her comments. The Tánaiste has been very consistent in her view that she wants to help people access education, training and the workplace. The changes that have been made to the back to education allowance scheme allows a customer of the Department of Social Protection who may not have informed, nor were they obliged to inform, someone they were in study,...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (18 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank Senator Darragh O'Brien for tabling the amendment. The Minister, Deputy Noonan, is fully in agreement on the need to provide protection for consumers and the supervision of operators providing online betting services is a first step in this direction. The Betting (Amendment) Bill puts in place a regulatory system for the remote sector, including betting intermediaries, who, up until...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (18 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: I thank all Senators for the debate and discussion on this point.I am certainly not unsympathetic towards what the Senator is trying to do here. There is very little of what Senators Craughwell, O'Brien and Cummins said with which I disagree. I, too, have seen at first hand the damaging effects of gambling on many people, including people close to me. It can be devastating, and Senator...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (18 Feb 2015)

Simon Harris: I do not intend to detain the House other than to thank Senators on all sides for their support in passing this Bill. This is significant legislation in its own right. Nobody on this side of the House or in Government is claiming that the Bill is a panacea or some sort of magic wand solution to all the ills, many of which have been documented throughout this debate. There is a need for a...