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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals (3 Jul 2018)

John McGuinness: 513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a State pension, non-contributory, by a person (details supplied); if their qualification for a State pension, contributory, will be examined; and if a history of their contributions will be provided. [28763/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (3 Jul 2018)

John McGuinness: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application regarding a disability appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29172/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (3 Jul 2018)

John McGuinness: 525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29173/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: I will begin by dealing with No. 7, which is scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. Before the committee proceeds with the business listed, I will record the decisions that were made. The committee agreed that EU proposals COM (2018) 287, COM (2018) 234, COM (2018) 298, COM (2018) 307, COM (2018) 334 do not warrant further scrutiny. Full details will be published on the committee's website.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: We will now deal with matters relating to the sale of the promissory note bonds with Mr. Diarmuid O'Flynn of the Ballyhea campaign group. He is joined by Deputy Joan Collins and other colleagues. Before Mr. O'Flynn makes his opening statement I will brief him on privilege. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. O'Flynn for that opening statement, and before I go to members, I acknowledge, in the Public Gallery, Dr. Chang Po-ya, President of the Control Yuan in Taiwan, Dr. Bau Tzong-ho, who is here with us, and their colleague, director general, planning office, Ms Doris Wang. They are behind us and accompanied by Senator Wilson and colleagues from the representative office of Taiwan in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: There may be an appeal in that case. The time in which an appeal could be made has not expired. Therefore, it would be wrong for us to name individuals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: I do not want the Deputy to get into trouble.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: He may appeal his sentence. That is the point I am making.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: I have two Senators offering. I will ask them to be brief because we have another group waiting. We will take Senator Kieran O'Donnell and then Senator Paddy Burke. We will then ask Mr. O'Flynn to answer their questions. We will take the two questions first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: Yes, but I will take the two Senators first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: We are going way over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: Hold on for a second. I call on Senator Paddy Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: No, we will take the submission and then we will come back to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. O'Flynn and his colleagues for coming before the committee. I also thank Deputy Joan Collins. On the two questions she raised just now - they were also raised by other members during proceedings - we will revisit the submission and the two queries members had and we will make a decision on them at a later stage. I thank the witnesses for taking the time to come here. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: We will now resume our meeting and deal with item No. 9 which is matters relating to the EBS tied agents. I welcome Mr. Shane Kavanagh and Mr. Cormac Butler here this morning and before calling on the witnesses to give their opening statements I want to advise the witnesses that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: Mr. Kavanagh referred to an independent investigation being proposed and stated that sadly both the report and terms of reference were not made available with the result that the initiative was therefore of limited use. Did the witness engage with the EBS in the context of that comment and that report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: The outside agency was to examine the complaints that the tied agents were making and the issues that they had. Before the witness's group entered into that process they were not shown the terms of reference.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: After that process the group was not given the report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

John McGuinness: Did the group not have a meeting with EBS after that?