Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB and KBC Bank

9:45 am

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that. However, the witness cannot tell the committee or people watching these proceedings who may have lost their homes when they will receive communication from the bank to say when the bank will right that wrong. Is there no hope or relief the witness can give them that they will be at least prioritised and will receive communication from the bank before Christmas or can the witness give any indication in that regard? Deadlines are already being missed. It is very unfair. The board sits in its boardroom and plans to get everything together and have one big bang announcement because it does not want it drip-fed into the media. However, while the board is sitting in its boardroom some people are out of their houses and others are struggling to get by. It is nice to be able to package it all up together and present it as one but that is another insult and injury to those affected. Can the witness give any comfort in terms of those who have lost their homes being informed before a certain date?

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