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- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I thank all Members from across the House for their contributions. It was a broad-ranging and well-informed debate on an important Bill. While it is intrinsically a simple Bill, it is hard to balance - this was implicit in virtually every contribution - the proper right of every citizen, organisation and company to have its view heard and its impact and assessment valued by law makers and...
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is very well fed.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I would be interested in seeing that document.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)
Brendan Howlin: Unelected and unaccountable.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)
Brendan Howlin: That is intended. It is the next phase.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (1 Oct 2014)
Brendan Howlin: The information requested by the Deputy for all years up to and including 2013 is available in the published Appropriation Accounts for the Vote(s) on the website of the Comptroller & Auditor General. The information in relation to 2014 is outlined in the tables below: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform 2014 Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform Allocated budget (to...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cross-Border Projects (1 Oct 2014)
Brendan Howlin: The Irish Government approved the PEACE IV programme and INTERREG VA programme at its meeting on 10 September 2014. The Northern Ireland Executive and Scottish Government (in the case of INTERREG programme only) also approved the programmes the following week. Both Programmes and associated documents were submitted to the European Commission by...
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I am trying to understand the consistency of the view of Deputy Sean Fleming. Should a former politician or a former party official be able to lobby on the issue of wind farms?
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: It will be a matter for SIPO.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: It was part of all the dialogue and part of the communications, and all that is on the website.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: It does not make policy though.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: Same salary.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: But the Deputy is on the top of the scale.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: They get incrementally to that level.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I have to defend them.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: That is a damning indictment.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: Having voted mine down twice.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: We did and it is there.
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
- Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Significant progress is being made on the programme of political and legislative reform aimed at enhancing openness and transparency. The Registration of Lobbying Bill is an integral part of this programme. The key objective of the Bill is to introduce a register of lobbying to make information available to the public on the identity of...