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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: How often do the witnesses have meetings with Government Departments? I presume they meet Ministers and so on. How do they feel about that engagement? Are the doors to those offices open to them to be listened to and to have their experiences taken on board - or not? I include in that the funding for both organisations and the changes they want to see. Are the Departments open to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: That does not answer the question as to whether or not the witnesses have an open door to Ministers and their Departments in order to make their case. From what we are told, hundreds of meetings have taken place between vulture funds and the Department of Finance. That is as much as we know. I want to understand the power imbalance, as Mr. Sreenan calls it. Is there an imbalance in terms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: I am not putting the witnesses on the spot, but someone has to answer, and the Government is not answering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: A stitch-up is right. That hearsay evidence too has added to the imbalance. I did not vote for it, but a Bill to allow the courts to conduct some of their services by way of Zoom during the pandemic was passed in the Dáil late one night. Down in the body of the Bill there was this issue of hearsay evidence, and that, in my opinion, has further complicated the imbalance that is there....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: You can work away. You do not have to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: An awful lot of the car firms we see are transitional.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: They are still not regulated; they are in transition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: There were 17 authorised credit firms - I think that was the number I got - and 26 more were awaiting authorisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: What are home reversion firms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: What is home reversion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: The language complicates matters and suits those in financial services. The language is beyond an ordinary citizen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: Before the courts, all the legal representation is on one side and the lay litigant is on the other. The Judiciary frowns upon the lay litigant. It seems to me the imbalance against the individual continues to be added to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: I ask the Deputy to take the Chair because I have a meeting and there is a delegation of people waiting for me. Deputy Crowe is next to contribute. I sincerely thank Deputy Durkan for his contribution. Like many other Deputies, he has my full support for the work that he does. Mr. Sreenan referred to a case just now that was anonymised. Is he prepared to submit some of his cases to us,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: I ask because there are others that are going to come before our committee to give us their story similar to the tracker mortgage issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (8 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: It would be great to put a human face on what is a tragedy in society and a poor reflection on the Government. I ask the witnesses to do that. If FLAC can add to that then its representatives are more than welcome to do so. Finally, I thank everyone for coming here today and hand over to Deputy Durkan.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (21 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: 410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm who is entitled to view deeds of transfer held by the Property Registration Authority; who is entitled to alter any aspect of the property deeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12393/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: 611. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in approving the funding for the Nore school building bundle; the timeframe for approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12389/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: 858. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal for invalidity pension will be expedited and approved in the case of a person (details supplied) based on the medical evidence provided. [13870/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Mar 2023)

John McGuinness: 1157. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure will be arranged immediately for a person (details supplied); the waiting time for this procedure; and the number of patients waiting. [12372/23]