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- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Section 11 agreed to.
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Sections 12 to 23, inclusive, agreed to.
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Ceann Comhairle very much. I really appreciate that. It is a fantastic opportunity but I have to say that I will miss working alongside my colleagues in the children's committee and the Minister. Even though we have not always agreed, we have always worked really constructively together. With regard to the Bill, I have come in to support Deputy Sherlock's amendment. I have...
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I agree with a certain amount of the sentiment behind this amendment although I do not entirely agree with the wording. I will repeat a point I made on Second Stage, which is that, while it is sometimes a result of need, people very often consciously choose a childminder because they like the informality and the lower minder-child ratio. It is often viewed as being more homely than a...
- Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. I am not able to accept Deputy Sherlock's amendment but I hope that what I am about to say will explain why. The impact of what he is proposing and where he has located the amendment may be wider than he intends. Perhaps I can also provide some words of comfort. As we recall from last week, the purpose of this Bill is twofold. One element is...
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the clarification. I thank the Minister for that. He sees the purpose of the amendments. This levy should not be a revenue generator in that way. Funds should be ring-fenced for the express work of the regulation and applied only to the hosting and intermediary services. I thank the Minister for that clarification.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Section 5 agreed to.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
SECTION 6
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 4: In page 7, line 5, to delete “person” and substitute “online service, intermediary service provider and/or hosting service provider”.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 5: In page 7, line 6, to delete “person” and substitute “online service, intermediary service provider and/or hosting service provider”.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 6: In page 7, line 8, to delete “A person” and substitute “An online service, intermediary service provider and/or hosting service provider”.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 7: In page 7, line 10, to delete “his or her” and substitute “their”.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 8: In page 7, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “(5) Nothing in this Act shall allow for the collection of levies from an individual.”.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
- Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 9: In page 7, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “(5) Nothing in this Act shall allow for the collection of levies for any reason other than funding the regulatory work of the Commission and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.”.