Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion
Mr. Liam Sloyan:
It is worth saying that the investigation will be held in private insofar as it relates to mediation or a formal process where it does not involve an oral hearing. If it does involve an oral hearing, I do not think the legislation prescribes a default. I think a decision actually has to be made then. The decision could go either way based on the three criteria we spoke about.
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