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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Then it creates doubt over their character.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Another live question relates to financial institutions that are extremely reluctant to have anything to do with those who are described as PEPs. They would prefer if they did not open an account with them. Maybe I am wrong, but I think Deputy Durkan raised that issue at a previous meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: The financial institutions do not want you if you are a PEP. That is a fact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Colleagues around the Houses have come to me because both Deputy Durkan and I have spoken publicly about this. We want to get this right, but the consequence of the decisions to date are such that they create fear regarding the description of a PEP, what people think of PEPs within banks and just with what is going on generally. The banks do not want the scrutiny and they do not want too...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Every customer of an institution is not treated like a politically exposed person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Is there a question, Deputy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: It has been amended since. I am talking about the final version of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Can Ms McVeigh tell us anything about the UK experience? UK banks are now charging politically exposed persons for the handling of their accounts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: I would like her to check that out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: UK banks may not be in the EU but facts are facts and they can charge significant amounts for handling the account of a politically exposed person because of the extra scrutiny and regard they have to give to the circumstances around it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: No, it is based on the level of management that they have to apply to an account. Colleagues in the UK told me about this and I asked them to come back to me with further information on it. If it starts happening there, it could very well begin to happen here and we have no control over these things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: Look into it and get the information because-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: I am trying to approach this in a constructive way, as are Deputy Durkan and other interested parties. Every turn of my analysis of this just throws up more problems and more possibilities for negative consequences for those affected. That is all I am saying. I do not have any more to say on it because I have said enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Politically Exposed Persons: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: We have come to the end of our exchanges on this. I ask the witnesses to inform the committee whether we can get those minutes, if available, at the various levels they have described. If available, please send the links to us so we can see how detailed the discussions were. Any further information on this new rule book that they can give us would be appreciated. Maybe the Department of...

Housing for All Update: Statements (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: I raise an issue with the accommodation being provided for the Ukrainian people who are coming here. The majority of it is up to standard but there is a significant number of locations where the accommodation falls well short of standards we could be proud of. I ask the Minister of State to look in particular at a location in Carlow and some locations in Kilkenny. It is reported the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Regulations (4 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the building regulation SR54 will be amended to allow external insulation to be provided on solid stone walls, thereby allowing the insulation to be grant-aided by the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48524/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (4 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that the maximum State Pension (contributory) is not being paid to a person (details supplied). [47928/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (4 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for State pension (contributory) in the name of a person (details supplied) will be approved and paid. [47942/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 448. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will expedite a response to an application for a disability allowance that is under appeal in the case of a person (details supplied). [48527/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (4 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 529. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that she is making with a protected disclosure submitted to her by an individual (details supplied) who was once employed in the Prison Service and who has spoken publicly about their experiences and grievances; if she has processed the disclosure in line with current legislation; and if she will reach out to the...