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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (26 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: I am not singling the Department out and respect what the Minister, Deputy Harris, is doing. I have no issue with that. He is doing a fine job. I am talking about the audit of all these agencies, departments and so on that the Comptroller and Auditor General is responsible for. The reform I am asking about is the obvious one of bringing everything under the Comptroller and Auditor...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (26 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: Okay. Finally, I ask the Minister about the bank and the repayment of moneys into his Department. We bailed out the banks and I see lots of big figures here for the banking sector. Will the Minister explain those?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (26 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: Yes, but where does the money being recouped from the banks from the crash stand now? What level are we at there? Is it all paid back?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (26 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: That is fine.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (26 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: I thank Deputy Doherty. Any further information the Minister wishes to send may be sent to the clerk. We have now finished our consideration of the Supplementary Estimates for the Finance group. A message to that effect will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil in accordance with Standing Order 101. I remind members that we are to meet at 3.30 p.m. in private session. The select...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (26 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Reform and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2022: Vote 7 — Office of the Minister for Finance; Vote 8 — Office of the Comptroller and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cybersecurity Policy (25 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: 610. To ask the Minister for Health the full cost of the investigation and report by a company (details supplied) into the cyber-attack on the HSE; if the procurement guidelines were followed in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3272/22]

Violence Against Women: Statements (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: I join with all other Members of this House, and indeed those beyond the House, who have expressed their sympathies to Ashling's parents, family, extended family, school community and general community to say how sorry we are that she died in such a way, in such horrific circumstances. I hope this debate and all that is being said here will result in action being taken. It is very sad to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: 88. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grants available from his Department or other State agencies to persons interested in advancing a proposal to recycle spent coffee grounds rather than sending the waste to landfill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1172/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: Apologies have been received from Deputy Matthews. Today we are engaging with the Minister for Finance. On privilege, members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. Members who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister. Deputies Jim O'Callaghan, Barry, Nash, Richmond and Doherty have indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: The Minister is due somewhere else shortly and there are five other speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: I call Deputy Tóibín for a short contribution, as we are coming to the close of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: The Deputy should be brief with his questions because we are trying to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: Does Deputy Mairéad Farrell have a brief question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: I have three short questions for the Minister. We received a submission from the Revenue Commissioners in relation to the VAT being charged between principal dentists and associates. It has to do with the VAT on services. The Revenue Commissioners have given an interpretation. If we send that to the Minister, will he give us some sort of overview from the Department in the context of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: In 2019, the UK Parliament found that the accountancy profession was giving misleading advice that was inconsistent with European law relative to the international financial reporting standards. That comes into play now in terms of those standards and the sale of AIB. Will the Minister ensure that when AIB is reporting its financial position to the potential shareholders, the information...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: Could I just-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister very much. By way of conclusion, I listened to the debate around the Covid cover from insurance companies. The companies funded the test case. Here, we have a similar situation in that a group in this case is at odds with EBS and AIB and there has been a case. Can it now be examined and measured against each of the individual agents concerned to see if some form of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

John McGuinness: Could the Minister ask for a briefing on the court cases?