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Lottery regulator and water forum

Summary

Senator O’Donnell seeks information on appointing the lottery regulator and establishing the public water forum, prompting brief interjections from Fianna Fáil Senators.

I have three questions for the Leader. Will he bring the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, to the House in order that he can let us know what progress has been made in the appointment of the lottery regulator? I do not know who it 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 himself 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 Mail over the weekend, which included an excellent article on what was happening with machines, 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 on the water services Bill. We were happy to do so, as I believe we should pay for water, which should be metered-----

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We were sold a pup.

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It is my personal opinion. What is the status of the public water forum? When is it to be established and when can people start applying to be on it? It is very important.

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If the Senator has a friend, she can be on it.

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