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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: I apologise to our guests for keeping them waiting outside. In our first session today, we had a long discussion with Ulster Bank and KBC, which was worthwhile to pursue in the context of the issues. When witnesses are answering questions put by the members, they may bear in mind what I said at the end of that session. We have written to all the utility companies - Electric Ireland,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: That was a great sales pitch.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: That is what the public want to hear. They want to hear what is on offer, do they not? I call Mr. Kelly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: Thank you, Mr. Crowley. In recruiting the numbers, whether it is a permanent or temporary position, do the banks have a policy on employing someone with a disability? There is a 3% target or more in government. Do the banks focus on that in their recruitment? When I see those numbers, it might be an opportunity for someone who wants part-time work and who has the ability to get in there....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: I presume it is the same with the other banks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: Is recruiting done centrally or within each bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: Okay. I call Deputy Doherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: We are running out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: Is it an awkward question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: I am advised by the clerk that the Deputy has two minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: Would Senator Maria Byrne like to put her questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: I have asked the Senator to put her questions and we will come back to our guests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: My heart goes out to Mr. Hayes but I differ from his view on the banks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

John McGuinness: By all means Mr. Hayes can make arrangements with the clerk to the committee to come in and we will have that discussion, but it will not be as soft as the discussion we had today. In my eyes, customers come first, so there you go. I thank all the witnesses for coming in. It is appreciated. There is no doubt we will engage on this matter again. I apologise for keeping them waiting earlier.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (31 May 2022)

John McGuinness: 452. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for the domiciliary care allowance relative to a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved based on the medical reports provided and the outline of the daily care that is given by a person. [27373/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (31 May 2022)

John McGuinness: 657. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); if the protected disclosure made by a health professional relative to this case has been fully investigated; if An Garda Síochána was informed by the HSE of the allegations made by the whistleblower; if the health professionals at St. Patrick's Hospital, Waterford and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 May 2022)

John McGuinness: 658. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of staff, their qualifications and the number of staff in each category who are required to provide services at the department of psychiatry, St. Luke's Hospital Campus, Kilkenny; if there are vacancies in any category; if so, the length of time that each vacancy has existed; the efforts that have been made by the HSE to fill each vacancy;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 May 2022)

John McGuinness: 659. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of staff, their qualifications and the number of staff in each category who are required to provide services at Kilkenny and Carlow child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS; if there are vacancies in any category; if so, the length of time that each vacancy has existed; the efforts that have been made by the HSE to fill each...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 May 2022)

John McGuinness: 663. To ask the Minister for Health if a diagnostic assessment will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [27387/22]