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Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: It might not be so easy nowadays but at that time things were easier. Following this, FÁS reduced the price by half because it was utterly unrealistic to ask for such a high fee. Anyway, it worked as an obstacle. I sent a cheque but nothing happened for a long time. I contacted the company after some time and was informed it had never received the cheque.

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: The cheque did not bounce but I thank Deputy Wallace for his help. At least, that particular cheque did not bounce. FÁS proceeded to make me go through the entire appeals procedure. Initially, the request was refused for extraordinary reasons that were difficult to understand. Eventually the information came out but we required a good deal of money, we had to be very persistent and we...

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: Have I completed five minutes?

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: That is fine.

Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: Before the recess, the House is looking forward to the Taoiseach or the relevant Minister announcing a bank inquiry, which presumably will include the issue of the guarantee in 2008. It is important that this inquiry has the right shape and protection. I say this because last night the Committee of Public Accounts was forced to park an inquiry into the Dublin Docklands Development...

Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: Thank you. We all support the need for this inquiry. The point I was trying to make is this. The House probably does not know that the Committee of Public Accounts, having been frustrated in its wish to investigate the DDDA in public, decided to look at the possibility of doing it in private, but yesterday, as a result of some fairly lukewarm legal advice and another letter from the...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: Like every other speaker, I welcome the motivation behind this Bill. There is no doubt that it is a recognition of an extraordinarily acute problem which is growing by the day and which probably should be tackled even more urgently than it is being tackled. It has not been properly recognised by the banks but politicians are now beginning to recognise it because of the awful difficulties...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: That body could outline how matters could be resolved. There is no way banks can continue to be allowed to veto an arrangement of this sort. They have proven themselves to be completely unsuitable. An independent body should have been set up to tell both parties, if necessary, in as sympathetic a way as possible to the borrower, what the right solution would be. To allow the banks to tell...

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (17 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: Question 699: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to be in a position to make a statement regarding the Russian bilateral agreement; the current stage of the negotiations; her plans for the negotiations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34516/12]

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: One must consider where the weight of this Bill lies. I realise that the intention of all elements of the Government in respect of this Bill is to sort out a problem not of its making. Naturally, the instinct of every Member is to support a Bill of this sort because of the terrible situation in which many people find themselves, especially in respect of their mortgages. However, ultimately...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: The borrower could opt for insolvency. In other words the borrowers could opt to take a suicide bomb, a grenade and the pin. It is suggested that they have the options to go ahead if they do not like what the bank has decided. They could take the intermediaries out of the picture and blow themselves up.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: They could opt not to accept this. At this stage, the borrower will take the option which the Government has handed him or her, which is to destroy himself or herself in the process. That is the ultimate weapon the borrower has. The Bill is disappointing. I congratulate the Minister and the Government on the intent behind the Bill. They genuinely would like to sort out the problem. The...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: The House is anticipating and will welcome the announcement of an inquiry into the bank guarantee of September 2008. The sooner it comes, the better. I say as much because I believe we are in danger of repeating the mistakes of 2008 unless we are particularly vigilant. The Tánaiste will be aware that there are banking scandals breaking globally. Giants such as Barclays, Lloyds TSB and...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: Was the Tánaiste aware that the appointee to the post of governor of the Bank of Ireland was the director in charge of insurance at that time and had his bonus docked by £250,000, which is somewhat unique for a banker?

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: It is almost impossible for that to happen. Was the Tánaiste kept informed of this by the public interest directors?

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: I thank the Tánaiste. The Bank of Ireland was largely privately owned when the last disaster occurred in 2008. The reason we have a 15% holding, which had been larger, and two public interest directors is that it is such a vital part of the Irish economy. The appointment of its governor is a crucial decision in which the Government obviously has a key interest. My guess is that the...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: I have no wish to be too specific.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Shane Ross: Can the Tánaiste tell me, generally, are the public interest directors doing anything in these banks? If they did not inform the Government about the pedigree and the detailed history of the person who was to be the governor of the Bank of Ireland then they were not doing their job. Did they report to the Minister and explain the situation? Did they report to the Minister and explain...

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)

Shane Ross: No one would deny the difficulty that the Government has in making the cuts and balancing the budget in the current situation. The problem, as enunciated by two previous speakers, is that no adequate explanations have been given for the cuts being proposed. I refer not only to the cuts in the health service, which several speakers have addressed, but there seems to be a competing appetite...

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)

Shane Ross: Yes. I am coming to the question.