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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Is Mr. Sloyan happy at the increase in outlets from approximately 1,500 when he started? Were they the historic 1,500?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Were they the historic 3,700?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: As such, the reference to "1,500" is to back in 1986 or something?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Sorry. It was an increase by approximately 1,500. The 1,500 have all come in since the new operator came in. While they are on the same margin, can they still sell scratch cards as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Can they sell all lotto games? It might be helpful if Mr. Sloyan would write to the committee setting out every game that is available and where. He should include everything that exists, what is available in the new more limited agents, what is available in the full agents, what games are time limited and when they will expire for us to get a fuller understanding. Perhaps not everybody,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: It is his third time in, but Senator Burke is more than welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The regulator has no role in the allocation of funds or even the auditing of how it is spent. That has nothing to do with the regulator which is really auditing and regulating the operator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Sloyan and Mr. Donohoe for attending our meeting today, for the opening statement and the interaction with members. It was a very comprehensive interaction. We look forward to seeing them again at some stage. It might be helpful if we brought the operator in at some point and discussed how it is getting on in its new role.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: While I was willing to exercise some discretion, I ask Senators to speak to the amendment. I was fortunate to speak on behalf of Senator Leyden in the debate last week.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator covered many of the points he would have addressed last week.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Lombard. Does the Minister want to come in before I put the question?

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: That was indicated last week.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The amendment has been put. At this point, there is really no need for any further debate.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I ask Senator Boyhan to formally move amendment No. 2.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (2 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Before we proceed, I wish to record in public the decisions taken by the committee on EU proposals. It is item No. 9 on our agenda - EU scrutiny decisions of the committee on EU proposals for noting on the public record. The committee agreed that the following package of EU proposals relating to financial risk reduction measures warrant further scrutiny: COM (2016) 850; COM (2016) 851; COM...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: We will now proceed to item No. 10 which is a discussion on the Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau strategic plan for 2017 and tracker mortgage issues with Mr. Ger Deering, the Financial Services Ombudsman, and Ms Elaine Cassidy, the deputy Financial Services Ombudsman. They are both very welcome to our meeting. Before we hear from our witnesses I have to read out a note on privilege. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Deering and Ms Cassidy for their opening statements. On the establishment of the new merged entity and the strategic plan itself, why has it been determined necessary for the FSO to implement this change plan and to change the way that it is delivering its services? Is there an acknowledgment that there were deficiencies in the previous working model?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The office is committed to issuing within three working days a written response to complaints received and to follow up with a phone call within a week. Has the office adhered to those benchmarks and is a tracking system in place to make sure it has or has not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

Gerry Horkan: That brings me on to my next question. For cases that go to through the formal investigation process and ultimately adjudication, how many of those have been completed within the target of 20 weeks of the commencement of the formal investigation?