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Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Any amendment can be entered on Report Stage.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: If an amendment is pressed and lost on Committee Stage, it cannot be moved on Report Stage.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 11 was discussed with amendment No. 7. Is the amendment being pressed?

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 14 was discussed with amendment No. 7. Is amendment No. 14 being pressed?

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 15 was discussed with amendment No. 7. Is the amendment being pressed?

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 16 was discussed with amendment No. 7. Is the amendment being pressed?

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 17 and 27 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed. Government amendment No. 17: In page 13, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following subsection: "(2) The Revenue Commissioners shall not be bound by a determination of the Authority as to whether a purpose is of public benefit or not in the performance by them of any function under or in...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 19, 20, 31, 35 and 38 are related and may be taken together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Senator Mullen has put his finger on the nub of this issue because the Minister of State has given the impression that a sporting organisation that is not granted charitable status will not be at a monetary disadvantage. Surely the excluded organisations will be at a disadvantage because those included will have a greater opportunity to obtain funding from people who can avail of a tax...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: I listened with great interest to the debate over the past hour, particularly on those amendments. One would wonder why the Minister of State excludes sporting bodies. There must be a reason. Is it a financial reason because of the amount of money that may flow into sporting bodies if they availed of tax relief? The Minister of State could qualify it. It would be a shame to divide the...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 5, 30, 32 and 33 are related to amendment No. 1. Is it agreed that amendments Nos. 1, 5, 30, 32 and 33 be discussed together? Agreed.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: We will resume Committee Stage debate on the Charities Bill 2007. We were dealing with amendment No. 1 before the suspension of the House.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: This is something which the Senator can take up with the Committee on Procedure and Privileges.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: We are not dividing the House at this stage.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 2, 12, 22, 23, 26, 34, 36 and 52 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 3, 4 and 42 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 4 has already been discussed with amendment No. 3.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 5 has already been discussed with amendment No. 1.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 6, 10 and 41 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Paddy Burke: I welcome and support the motion tabled by the Labour Party. I listened with great interest to the Minister of State who expressed a view on the public sector some time ago. However, he did not seem to get support from his ministerial colleagues on it. He stated he has not heard a great deal from the Opposition. I do not know what he is listening to if he has not heard what the Opposition...