Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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That is a matter that will be dealt with in the context of the review of the retail banking sector that is now under way. I am very much aware that there are concerns regarding customer access and ability to access the kind of local decision-makers. This is something that we are considering in the context of the banking review.
In terms of the engagement that I have had with banks directly on the matter, I have had engagement with the banks on the matter when I have met the CEOs. The issue that I have brought up is around access to local services and local decision-makers, particularly for SME loans.