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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: Mr. Deering earlier made reference to the BPFI. Does he have much engagement with the federation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: Is the ombudsman clearly marking out territory in that regard? Is he being soft soaped by banking organisations? I ask this with respect to the office. I have been examining the amount they pay for BPFI membership and one bank disclosed that it pays €125,000 per year. The other banks would not disclose that figure, which is shameful. I will come back to that again when those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: I ask the question because the public looks to the ombudsman and people have respect for the office. Between the work of this committee, the ombudsman's office and generally what went on with the tracker mortgage issue, we have come to the point where approximately 40,000 cases have been uncovered. There may be more. There are still issues within the banks in respect of tracker mortgages,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: Exactly. Has the ombudsman received any complaints about building and life insurance? There was a report in the newspapers regarding the EBS. Leaving the name to one side and is it an issue that is generally beginning to emerge in the office? Is it of any significance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: In that case, the ombudsman would react to a complaint.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: We were dealing with the agents of a certain financial institution selling products. Could a complaint be made by agents about the products or must it come from the customer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: There is a particular matter that neither the witness nor I would want to get into but the financial institution in question is reluctant to deal with it in spite of the evidence mounting against it. It is something the committee will come back to in due course, but in talking to those involved, I want to make sure that we exercise all of the options open to them as we delve into the problems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: They are bringing experience-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: -----and Mr. Deering's office is losing the experience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: Is Mr. Deering's office still taking applications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: The applications are closed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: The second question is on the insurance issue. We have dealt with the insurance companies. We have dealt with Insurance Ireland and, generally speaking, it is the same as the banks. To get information is next to impossible. This committee has done a huge amount of work on digging into the insurance industry and so on and in respect of the latest issue raised by Deputy Doherty, who has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Deering and his colleagues for attending. It was a good exchange.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension Applications (20 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: 332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a widow's pension will be approved for a person (details supplied). [48259/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (21 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: 183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 8 October 2019, the progress in relation to outstanding payments under the REP scheme in the case of a person (details supplied). [48450/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (26 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: 83. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve paediatric health and disability services in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48871/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: 84. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to meet the demand for general practitioner services in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, with many persons unable to access them on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48872/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: 90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all passports and passport cards issued to Irish citizens born in Taiwan will have the description of country of birth as Taiwan as was previously the case; the reason for changing the description; if the practice of other EU states will be followed; if the use of Taiwan as the description will be resumed; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (27 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a series of queries (details supplied) submitted by email in September 2019 will receive a response. [49372/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2019)

John McGuinness: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the treatment abroad scheme; the reason emails to the HSE PAD section of 1 and 6 November 2019 regarding the matter have not received a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49371/19]