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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: I take Mr. Mason's point. Let us say the figure is 850 properties. Does the bank have no idea if there have been evictions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: In that case, evictions could have taken place in more than 1,000 properties. However, the bank has no record of evictions and has no idea if any have taken place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: Does the bank have any procedure in place to protect tenants who would face homelessness in the event of eviction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: The following question was answered earlier, although not fully. The witnesses indicated the bank has a low number of vacant properties. Will Mr. Mason indicate what is the average length of time properties remain vacant when the bank takes possession?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: A number of non-governmental organisations in the housing sector have raised this issue. Last year, for example, Threshold informed the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government that there was clear evidence available to its services that when vacant possession was obtained for sales purposes properties were left unoccupied for a considerable period.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: We will move to an unrelated issue, namely, the bank account of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which has been discussed previously at the committee. I understand representatives of the campaign had a meeting with the bank last February following correspondence with the committee. After all of that, including correspondence with various Deputies, we are still none the wiser as to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: In that case, and speaking in general terms, are there are any regulations that apply only to Bank of Ireland and do not apply to Allied Irish Banks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: I am fairly sure AIB also operates in the jurisdictions Mr. Farrell cited. I will, therefore, ask the question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: AIB, like Bank of Ireland, operates in the United States and is subject to the same regulations. Therefore, the argument that some regulation prevents Bank of Ireland from allowing an account does not make sense. Is that not the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: I can confirm that Allied Irish Banks also operates in the United States. As such, Mr. Farrell's argument does not make any sense. As for the other argument, let us deal with it in abstract terms. How can it be the case that an individual or body having money deposited in a current account with Bank of Ireland can present a risk for the bank? What could happen? The bank has their money....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: My time is up. That is utterly unconvincing. It is utterly unsatisfactory that Mr. Farrell still has not answered them. I understand Mr. Farrell was at the meeting with them. The fact that they were able to subsequently open an account with AIB points strongly against the arguments Mr. Farrell has used in terms of regulation. It is very worrying that campaign groups could be censored in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Roman Catholic Church leaders on 31 August 2017. [39675/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: Did the Taoiseach take the opportunity to raise with the representatives of the Catholic Church the problem of discrimination against transgender and non-binary students in State-funded schools run by the Catholic Church and the lack of mandatory LGBTQ-positive education? This is obviously an issue for all schools, but it is particularly the case for the Catholic Church given its transphobic...

UK Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: It is evident that there is a new sacred cow in Irish politics. The traditional sacred cow of the establishment has been our corporation tax rate. It could not be touched and was the cornerstone of anything good that happened in this country. The new sacred cow is the received wisdom among the political parties and political commentators that Brexit, by definition, is a bad thing for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the exemption of Government securities where an owner is not ordinarily resident in Ireland, which is listed in a Revenue Commissioners' table called "Cost of Tax Allowances, Credits, Exemptions and Reliefs"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40569/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the help-to-buy scheme on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40570/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: 496. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated increase in revenue that would result from an increase in the existing two bands of PRSI by 2%, discounting employer's PRSI paid from the public purse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40571/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: 497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated increase in revenue that would result from an increase in the current 8.5% rate of employer's PRSI to 10.5%, an increase of the 10.75% rate to 12.75% and the introduction of a new band for employers hiring employees on more than €100,000 of 19.75%; the further estimated increase in net revenue from this...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)

Paul Murphy: It is not a flawless answer.