Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

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

Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland

10:00 am

Mr. Bernard Sheridan:

We have challenged lenders coming back to us, where we believe the sum is not sufficient in terms of redress or compensation. We have also embedded in the system an independent oversight of what they are proposing, as well as the overlay we are bringing in terms of our own challenge and own assurance work but ultimately, this will be a decision for the boards of each of the lenders in terms of compensation. Redress is necessary to put the person back to where they were. We are challenging the banks on the compensation element to make sure that is appropriate.