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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Again, I do not want to get into names or into Mr. Lawlor's personal details in any way. I do not want to cause him any distress further to that which has been caused already. Nevertheless, he mentioned that his life had changed completely. Has the bank stopped pursuing him or is it continuing to do so? How stands Mr. Lawlor's house? Does he still live in it? He stated he had had to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Mr. Lawlor remains in his home. Is that the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: What have been Mr. Lawlor's experiences of going through the courts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Deputy Doherty earlier asked Mr. Lawlor for some documents. He might provide them to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Lawlor. The various court cases that have dealt with this issue have found in favour of the agents. Is that what Mr. Kavanagh outlined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Has Mr. Kavanagh ever spoken directly with the bank on this issue, either with the Educational Building Society, EBS, or separately with Allied Irish Bank, AIB?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Kavanagh for his evidence. I sympathise with his colleagues on the loss of the two agents who were here the last day making presentations. Unfortunately, they are not here today. I call Deputy Durkan, who would like come in here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: I thank the Deputy and call Mr. Kavanagh who would like to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Mr. Kavanagh, we do not want to draw any conclusions in any of this. This was to give witnesses the opportunity to present their cases, which they did very well. It will now be our job, in the banking report we are concluding, to bring some sort of framework to examining all of this. We will do that in the course of our work. That is as much as we can do, to influence policy and influence...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Maternity Hospital (24 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has sought and or received a specific business case for the proposed new national maternity hospital to be located on the St. Vincent’s University Hospital campus in County Dublin at any stage since 2013. [34041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Maternity Hospital (24 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has formally approved the campus of St. Vincent’s hospital in County Dublin as the site for the new national maternity hospital. [34042/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Honours (24 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 292. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the report being undertaken by an independent review group into the question of the recommendation of gallantry medals for the Irish soldiers involved in the siege of Jadotville; the timeframe for the completion of the report and a final decision; if the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: How does that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Mr. Kavanagh quoted a judge who in 2019 stated that a competent mediator might bring about a resolution to this, which I presume is what was being referred to. Mr. Kavanagh was chasing the bank to get it sorted. Was there any attempt by the EBS or AIB to revert to him? Was he always left having to follow them in regard to the case he had? When the judge made those comments, did the bank...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an oral hearing will be arranged immediately for a person (details supplied). [34305/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 445. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for an assessment will be expedited in the name of a person (details supplied) given the urgency of the case. [26857/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital porters employed at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; if there is a panel in place to fill casual vacancies that might arise; if there was a recent recruitment process; and if so, if that process is now completed. [27236/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 526. To ask the Minister for Health if it is stipulated by his Department or the HSE that individuals contracted by the HSE for the provision of counselling services through an outside agency (details supplied) are required to set up a limited company for this purpose; the reason this is occurring given that it causes unnecessary bureaucracy and costs and acts as a discouragement to some...