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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will tighten up the debate. We are discussing the repeal of legislation, which is a very broad interpretation of this section. As we progress through the sections, I will define how people refer to the section being discussed. I call Deputy McDonald.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I am always delighted to hear the Deputy's lovely Dublin tones.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Sean Fleming has tabled amendment No. 2. Amendments Nos. 2 and 24 are related and will be discussed together by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The licence currently in place was due to expire this year. A six-month extension was given to An Post. If another State agency or a private agency was to take it on, would we need to provide for an extension in ten or 15 years' time or for whatever the licence period is in the legislation? If we had not engaged in this process, would we have been required under EU competition processes to...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 1 and 34 to 36, inclusive, are related and will be taken together by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Select Committee (27 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: As we have a quorum, the meeting is in public session. I welcome the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, and his officials to the meeting, the purpose of which is to consider the National Lottery Bill 2012. The Bill was referred to the committee by the Dáil on 6 February 2013. Is it agreed to conclude consideration of the Bill today? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (27 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reappraise the refusal of an appeal, made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15492/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (27 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an extensive home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15379/13]

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: That is an issue for Fine Gael, in fairness. I will be looking for my four minutes.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Deputy Michael McGrath for moving the motion and providing the opportunity to debate the issue. Despite the current mortgage crisis, the Irish will continue to be a home-purchasing nation. That will not change. It is in that context that we must examine the mortgage crisis we are trying to resolve. While dealing with the crisis we must create a sustainable home-purchasing model...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates (26 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason school books in hard back attract a VAT rate of 0% while the e-book equivalent attracts a rate of 23% VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15148/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (26 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the financial support provided to a family (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14722/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (26 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if scribe and reader assistance is available to students at times other than for State examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14843/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mental Health Services Provision (26 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with a child and adolescent mental health service appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14841/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Health when an otolaryngology appointment will be available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14856/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Charges (26 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Health if it is correct that a person (details supplied) in County Cork who, in emergency, availed of private treatment for hip replacement may not now avail of the public system to treat the second hip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15068/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork referred to the Orthopaedic unit at Cork University Hospital will get an appointment for treatment [15125/13]

Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The legislation being referred to by the Deputy is the Credit Institutions Stabilisation Act 2012. When that Act was passed, it put in place public interest directors in each of the banks that were recapitalised. I suspect that Deputy Doherty was not aware that this legislation actually deals with the matter.

Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: One of the public interest directors that was appointed to the banks actually-----

Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: -----sits on the remuneration committee of Bank of Ireland and was the director who actually-----