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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: May I ask a quick question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I have been listening to this with interest. It is good that there is a discussion on it. It is good that the officials listened to some of the comments that have been made here, because there is the hangover of what happened when we effectively deregulated the banking sector in this country and there was no debate about it. How many jobs are there in this country in money market...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Jun 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I think Mr. Carrigan is conscious of the balancing act that is needed here. That is what I am reading from the text and the debate, but one should never forget what happened in the past few years. I must go to a vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I thank my colleague. I welcome that this document has been published in draft form because there is a glaring omission in it regarding the potential for a deal on the bank debt to move it away from the sovereign debt. Obviously, that would have a huge impact on the future public finances if it happened and I was surprised to see that it was not down as an upside risk. It is not down under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: However, upside risks and downside risks are described in the document. There is also a section on European developments and a section on long-term sustainability. If a deal were to be reached, and a deal was announced to have been reached in July 2012, it would have a major impact on public finances. As a constructive comment on this, which the Minister invited, I believe it should be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: We are not looking for hard numbers, and the Minister does not include hard numbers in his upside and downside risks section. An agreement was announced by the Taoiseach almost two years ago. That agreement, which would have a massive impact on the public finances, should be included in this document. It would also remind Europe that we are still looking for it because someone reading this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I find that hard to believe because there are so many items in the document. The Minister mentioned a number of upside risks that in no way could be described as hard figures, and they have not been announced as decisions reached at a European level. The Minister states regarding upside risks that economy-wide investment remains close to record low levels, therefore, if they go up there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I will be making a submission, based on what I said earlier, that the Minister might consider incorporating it. It would be helpful to the country's case, and I believe it is an omission.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Accommodation Provision (15 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Táim an-bhuíoch don Chathaoirleach as an deis luath seo a thabhairt dom an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a phlé sa Seanad anocht. Táim ag caint anocht maidir le hospidéal réigiúnach d'oirthuaisceart na tíre. I wish to raise the issue of the proposed regional hospital for the north east. This was promised by Fine Gael in the run-up to the last...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Accommodation Provision (15 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I accept that.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Accommodation Provision (15 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I do not expect the Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, to reply to this because he is not the Minister of State at the Department of Health. The Minister of State has been given a response dealing with Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. The question related to the regional hospital that is proposed for Navan, but there was nothing in the reply about that. One can conclude there are no plans at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I will just ask the question again. Could Mr. Boucher provide us with the figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Could Mr. Boucher say that no one has got a debt write-down in capital or arrears in the past year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Could Mr. Boucher tell us how many people did?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: But clearly people have received a debt write-down from Bank of Ireland and I would like Mr. Boucher to tell the committee how many have got one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: So Mr. Boucher is not prepared to give the committee the figures in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Is Mr. Boucher prepared to give the figures to the committee for the amount of write-downs of capital and arrears that Bank of Ireland has given in the past year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: That is standard for banks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Sure, but how many bankruptcies have taken place in the past year? Very few. That is not an issue.