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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Is the bank with which politically exposed persons are attempting to open their account open to receiving such an account? Have you come across problems with your current customers being able to open an account with another bank? It seems to be the issue for those involved in politics or senior civil servants. They are now experiencing all of the difficulties in opening a bank account.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Where?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: As with everything, many of the people concerned leave it until the last minute and then discover that they have an issue in changing banks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: I ask that you take it into consideration.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Ulster Banks has 200 such customers. Does KBC Bank have any?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Has KBC Bank carried out the same process of reaching out to that group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: It appears not to be simple and it is becoming a considerable issue. Deputies Doherty and Durkan mentioned that they have direct debits and payments going through their accounts. There is nothing wrong, except that this the process is completely new. My experience having spoken to a number of banks is that they do not really want politically exposed persons, because the Central Bank will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: One of the vulnerabilities could be technology. The more the banks reach out to them, the better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: I asked Mr. Jansen about legal cases-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: I appreciate both banks having come in to give us an update. Mr. Jansen needs to take team Ulster Bank out for lunch or something because it bore a heavy burden here today. Deputy Doherty put it through its paces.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: There is indeed. I thank the witnesses for coming in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: A long-standing customer of Ulster Bank, who is categorised as a politically exposed person, has to go through the process with the new bank of opening that account as the politically exposed person, regardless of how many years he or she has spent with your bank. Is that correct?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the special circumstances relating to a pupil (details supplied) will be re-examined in the context of his urgent need for a SNA at a school; if the services such as speech and language therapy which they require will also be provided as a matter of urgency given that their positive progression is being hampered; and if she will expedite...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance will be approved immediately in the case of a child (details supplied) based on the medical reports and the diary information submitted. [50980/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 294. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance and arrears will be paid to a person (details supplied); if payments will be backdated to the year of the first assessment when the child was three years of age and when they were first informed verbally by a Department official not to apply as they would not qualify; and if the case put...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 295. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if carer's allowance will be put back into payment for a person (details supplied), in line with the specified timeframe set out in the original decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50986/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 453. To ask the Minister for Health if speech and language therapy will be provided immediately in the case of a child (details supplied) given that their assessments were carried out in August 2020 and again on 21 May 2021, and that they are now experiencing difficulty in obtaining a school placement due to their issues and the lack of support thus preventing their proper development and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (13 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials will re-examine as a matter of urgency the specific land folios in question (details supplied) given that the landowner is adamant that the issues raised by his Department do not affect their lands, the subject of the licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50983/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50984/22]