Results 23,501-23,520 of 26,705 for speaker:John McGuinness

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: I do because we are caught for time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Mr. Kincaid said that most of the tracker mortgages that were considered as part of that investigation are concluded. That is not so from my perspective. I have come across a great many tracker mortgage issues where the bank has simply dragged its heels and has not resolved the issues. That is why they are still in dispute. That is why I bring it up here. The tracker mortgage scandal, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: I am sorry but we have to conclude the meeting because of the arrangements in the House. On the EBS question, it was not good enough that a bank would settle with one agent and not with the others and would use the court case to close down everything else. I understand there may be a mediation process but I would say to the Central Bank that I believe it has a role here and I will continue...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, and his officials. I remind members of the notice on privilege. They should not comment on or criticise anyone by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. We are now dealing with the Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022. Does the Minister of State wish to make an opening statement?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Does Deputy Doherty wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Sorry, Governor. I ask you to stop. I call Deputy Richmond to put his questions and we can come back to it later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Does Mr. Makhlouf wish to comment on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: The Central Bank might provide us with a note on its role in that, whatever bit that is. I am trying to cut the debate short because I am abusing my position and I am sure I will be chastised by members later on. The Master of the High Court, Mr. Honohan, was in the news and he said he was referring certain papers to the Central Bank for consideration because he could not believe the grab...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: The select committee will adjourn until 1.30 p.m. next Wednesday, 6 April when we will debate Committee Stage of the Finance (Covid-19) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022. I thank everyone for attending. I thank the Minister of State and his officials.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (30 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022 and has made no amendments thereto. Under Standing Order 100(2), this shall be deemed to be the report of the select committee.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: 323. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if full benefit will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) until such time as there is an outcome to their appeal; and if she will expedite the matter.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18970/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (7 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the ambulance service failed to respond to an urgent request for an ambulance relative to a person (details supplied); and the actions he will take to restructure the service which is not fit for purpose. [18953/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings that he and or his officials have had with an organisation (details supplied) since 2020; the number of dentists offering services under the medical card scheme in each of the past five years; the last occasion that dentists received an increase in fees for their service; if he plans to reform and modernise the scheme to allow...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: 435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal relative to the Beef Genomics Programme payments in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and issued. [18989/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022 (6 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: Our business today is to consider the motion relating to the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022. No. 6, the minutes of the joint committee meeting on 30 March 2022 were agreed at the private session. Before we begin, members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022 (6 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: To take up Deputy Durkan's point, there is a need for those elected to the European Parliament to ensure greater scrutiny of regulations and directives handed down to us by the EU for transposition into Irish law. There is not enough of it. It is led mainly by bureaucrats, I believe, based on some of the material I read. That should not be the case. We need to make a greater effort as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (6 Apr 2022)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following regulations: Data Protection Act 2018 Section 60(6) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann in draft form on 11...