Marie Louise O'Donnell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have three questions for the Leader. Will he bring the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, to the House so he can let us know the progress with regard to the lottery regulator? I do not know who that is. We were promised a lottery regulator but I do not know if one has been appointed. If somebody has, will he or she make him- or herself known to us? When will the regulator appear? I hope it will be soon, as we have had a major debacle involving lottery machines. I said it would happen and it was well documented in The Daily Mailover the weekend, which had an excellent article about what is happening with machines and particularly their inability to read tickets, etc. Where is the lottery regulator and when can we hope to have one? Will he or she be made known to us?
Will the Leader bring the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, to the House to tell me about the progress of the public water forum we were promised? Some of us put our heads on the line with regard to the water services Bill. We were happy to do so, as I believe we should pay for water, which should be metered-----