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Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 30: In page 17, to delete lines 9 to 22 and substitute the following: 20.—Section 19A (inserted by section 58(m) of the Act of 2001) of the Act of 1999 is amended by— (a) substituting "€100" for "£100" in the definition of "third party", and (b) inserting the following definitions: " 'company' means a company established under the Companies Acts; 'corporate donor'...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 33: In page 17, line 23, after "2001)" to insert "of the Act of 1999". This is a technical provision to ensure that correct referencing is applied. The amendment will clarify that the Act of 1999 is being amended in this instance.

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 34: In page 17, to delete lines 25 to 30 and substitute the following: "(a) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (1): "(1) (a) Without prejudice to subsection (2) a candidate at an election shall not, directly or through any intermediary, accept in connection with the election from a particular person— (i) a donation the value of which exceeds...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 36: In page 20, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: 23.—The Act of 1999 is amended by inserting the following new section after section 19BB (inserted by section 22 of the Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Act 2012): "19BC.—(1) A person who makes a donation on behalf of another person shall notify in writing the candidate at an election to whom the...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 37: In page 20, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: 24.—Section 19D (inserted by section 58(m) of the Act of 2001) of the Act of 1999 is amended in subsection (1) by substituting "€100" for "£100".".

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 38: In page 20, to delete lines 11 to 13 and substitute the following: 24.—Subsection (1) of section 19E (inserted by section 58(m) of the Act of 2001) of the Act of 1999 is amended— (a) by substituting "€600" for "£500", (b) by substituting the following subparagraphs for subparagraphs (i) and (ii): "(i) the value of the donation, (ii) the name, description and...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 39: In page 20, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: 25.—Section 19F (inserted by section 58(m) of the Act of 2001) of the Act of 1999 is amended in subsection (1) by substituting "€100" for "£100".".

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 40: In page 20, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: 26.—Section 19G (inserted by section 58(m) of the Act of 2001) of the Act of 1999 is amended by substituting "€100" for "£100".".

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 41: In page 20, to delete lines 21 to 29 and substitute the following: "(iii) by inserting the following new paragraphs after paragraph (b): "(bb) knowingly furnishes a statement referred to in subparagraph (ii) of section 19BB(1)(a) or clause (II) of section 19BB (1)(b) (inserted by section 22 of the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012) which is false or...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 43: In page 20, line 34, to delete "19BB, 19D" and substitute "19BB, 19BC, 19D".

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 44: In page 20, line 36, to delete "(4B)(bb)" and substitute "(4B)(bb), (4B)(bd)".

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have great sympathy with the amendments and I would love to accept them, but I had to get legal advice on whether the use of "Chairperson" would be more appropriate than "Chairman". In the Constitution the Ceann Comhairle is referred to as the Chairman of Dáil Éireann. The reference appears in a number of places, specifically in Articles 14, 15, 16, 22, 24, 27, 31, 33 and 35. The term...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: A valid submission could be made on the matter to the constitutional convention. Perhaps Deputy Murphy will be a participant in it herself.

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I can understand clearly where Deputies Donnelly and Murphy are coming from. The gender balance provisions we are putting in the Bill are ambitious. It refers to the participation of women in politics in particular, but we must be conscious of the fact that 15.19% of candidates elected in the last general election were women. It is a fair challenge to get to 30% between now and the next...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I thank Deputy Niall Collins of Fianna Fáil, Deputies Stanley and McLellan of Sinn Féin, Deputies Catherine Murphy and Donnelly of the Technical Group, Deputy Ciarán Lynch, chair of the environment committee, and the officials for their co-operative work on this political funding Bill. The legislation's provisions were part of the programme for Government. I am delighted we were able to...

Government Response to Mahon Tribunal Recommendations: Statements (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to outline the Government's response to the Mahon tribunal's final report, which is being published today. Engaging in a debate on this topic is important because, at its core, is the issue of trust. Trust is essential to any democracy. It is what is vested in each public representative at the point of election and it is what is expected of...

Government Response to Mahon Tribunal Recommendations: Statements (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: Yes.

Government Response to Mahon Tribunal Recommendations: Statements (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Mahon tribunal report shows that this is exactly what happens when vested interests and self-serving influencing and decision-making undermine and corrupt the system. The trust vested in all politicians at both national or local levels was betrayed by some politicians. As a result of both the corrupt acts of a few individuals and the extensive evidence uncovered and published in the...

Government Response to Mahon Tribunal Recommendations: Statements (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: That is fine.

Government Response to Mahon Tribunal Recommendations: Statements (19 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: A senior counsel is investigating this matter on behalf of the Department.