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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Down's Syndrome Education Equality: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I expect he is listening if Professor Buckley wishes to send him a message.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Down's Syndrome Education Equality: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I thank our guests for their presentations. A document was prepared for us by the Oireachtas Library and Research Service which assists the committee, although I am not a member. The first conclusion is that it is exceptionally difficult to identify how children with Down's syndrome are supported in mainstream classes on a national basis. That is where I want to start because we received...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I have a number of questions, some of which are specific to one organisation, while others are for all of the organisations to answer. I welcome the presentations. The aim of the alternative budget proposals put forward is one that I endorse. I am not sure who made the point during the presentations but it is true that the budgets have focused on numbers instead of people. That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The representatives of both organisations are very welcome to the meeting. I welcome the presentations they have made. The main issue is not the individual proposals but the fact that there are options. Despite the fact that both organisations are looking at the same type of macroeconomic analysis, a number of proposals have been brought forward and what the committee and the public need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (11 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: As I said from the outset, I am happy to support this motion and I believe it should be passed unanimously but, as I interpret the debate so far, it is falling along Government-Opposition lines for various reasons, such as not letting someone get one over on someone else. At the end of the day the committee is unanimous in wanting the information, so the question is about the process. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (11 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: We could end up splitting hairs on this issue and that is not desirable. What is desirable is that the technical, non-policy information that is provided to the fiscal advisory council be made available to this committee at the same time. It is important it is provided at the same time. I know the motion does not say "at the same time", but it does say that it should be provided to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (11 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I support the proposal before the committee. I welcome the Minister's response. The devil is in the detail with these issues. I welcome the Minister's assurance that a version of the presentation will be made available to the committee. The committee will get all of this information anyway. Like the public and the Dáil, we get it on budget day. It is a question of when we get it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: There are 1,600 legal proceedings ongoing so far. It is fair enough that some of them are legacy proceedings going back over a number of years. However, the number of requests issued in the past two months for people to surrender their houses voluntarily after adjudicating on their financial statements is 1,200. That is based on fact and the bank cannot claim that is a legacy position....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Many of the bank's customers speak to me about tracker mortgages. How many complaints of Permanent TSB moving customers from tracker mortgages to variable interest rate mortgages has the ombudsman upheld?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Has it happened? Has the ombudsman upheld complaints over moving customers from tracker mortgages to variable interest rate mortgages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Has the bank done that? Is the bank involved in moving people from tracker mortgages to variable interest rate mortgages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: When the ombudsman offers mediation between the bank and a customer on moving people from tracker mortgages to variable interest rate mortgages, why does the bank refuse that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The Central Bank code of conduct for directors of banks requires them to behave honestly regarding customers. Does Mr. Masding not believe it would have been important to inform customers that when the bank moved them from tracker mortgages to variable interest rate mortgages, it was basically getting one over them? Some customers may have asked to be moved from a tracker mortgage to a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: AIB and Bank of Ireland informed us that no employee earning over €100,000 has taken a reduction in base salary as a result of the Mercer recommendations. Does the same apply to the approximately 200 employees in Permanent TSB?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: They have taken a reduction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Nobody has taken a reduction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Like other committee members, I welcome PTSB's approach in providing this information. It is helpful. Looking at slide No. 3, I acknowledge that there is momentum in the bank in the last couple of months to deal with the mortgage arrears crisis. Some of that momentum is taking homes from people through voluntary surrender. There is a substantial increase in split mortgages, etc. PTSB was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Does Mr. Masding acknowledge that letters calling for voluntary surrender of the house have been sent to some of his customers in error?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I am five minutes into my question. The question was not on the process but whether the bank acknowledges that it has asked customers for the voluntary surrender of a family home in error in the past.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: It is the case.