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Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: An open-ended one.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: No.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Does it have anything to do with football?

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I heard of some political interests using that approach as well.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The bodies are covered by the freedom of information provisions. I thank the Deputies opposite for their contributions and amendments. This is an important range of amendments, on which we had a very useful discussion on Committee Stage. I have been reflecting very carefully on all that was said in order to deal with this as fairly as I can. It will be difficult to please all of the...

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: A little odd.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy will get one, and a third.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, line 14, to delete “Registration” and substitute “Regulation”.I presume Deputy McDonald, who is not yet present, is gathering her papers. Following consideration of an amendment she tabled on Committee Stage, I agreed to revert to the original Title, Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014. At that time, the Deputy indicated that this...

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I am sure the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will be flexible.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: And I was often flexible.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy will have a third opportunity to comment, in respect of which the time available to him will not be limited.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: That is not what I said on Committee Stage.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report Stage (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I will keep my powder dry for the moment.

Terrorist Attack in Paris: Statements (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The brutal murder of 17 people in Paris last week was an attack on freedom of expression and tolerance. As we know, cartoonists from the Charlie Hebdomagazine were among those who were killed. These innocent civilians were guilty of nothing other than availing of their freedom of expression by engaging in the long-cherished French tradition of satire. The killers also targeted French...

Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is shocked again.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy's party did nothing for so long.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In my role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have overarching responsibility for human resource management policy in the Civil Service. As part of that role my Department is currently considering options for advancing the objective of grade restructuring as one of a number of actions to strengthen Human Resource Strategy and resourcing policies. In this regard, Action 16 of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Remit (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Under the Freedom of Information Act  2014, as was the case in the original Freedom of Information Act in 1997, an exemption from the provisions of Freedom Of Information (FOI) is provided for personal information.  The 2014 Act also expanded the definition of what does not constitute personal information in the context of FOI.   Under the 2014 Act, the terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Language (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has responsibility for procurement of all language translation services required by public sector bodies within its remit, including Irish language services. As part of its preparations for the re-tendering of the current expiring whole-of-Government Framework Agreements for interpretation and translation services (which included Irish Language...