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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: No, I did not. I have it in my notes. I am well aware of it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: Correct. It is obvious where people should go for loans of that nature. We agree that it should be the credit union.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: It would be in the order of €500, as I have said.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: In the order of €500. However, the Deputy went on to make a point, and I thank the committee secretariat for advising the Department on this issue, that while we may oppose amendments and sections, it is important that the citation of the Bill remains here at the end of this process, so the Bill continues to be alive.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: There are only two sections in the Bill as proposed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: I am saying there are two sections in the original Bill. I am giving the Deputy my views at this stage. We will be retaining section 2 of the Bill on the advice of the secretariat of the committee so that the legislation exists. The specifics with regard to the amendments will have been voted down but the Bill will not have been because, as the Deputy rightly pointed out, this committee...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: As the Deputy is well aware, the reason we have the legislation is that there are many products on the market and many of them are above the cap that both the Deputy and the Government propose. The net effect of the legislation and even the legislation we will bring forward this evening will be an average of a 13% reduction in the current interest rate. Many moneylenders charge 60%, 70% or...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: The amendment has the effect of adding collection charges to the list of charges that are prohibited under moneylending agreements. I am in agreement with the Deputy that collection charges should be prohibited. However, from a practical and procedural point of view, I object to the changes being framed as they are here and favour the more comprehensive Government Bill which also addresses...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: I said it was about €500.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: To €480.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: I thank the committee for dealing with this matter today.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: I met with all of the representatives of the credit union organisations earlier this month and we have agreed a series of proposals in respect of the amending legislation that they are looking for. I encourage credit unions - as, I am sure, everybody else in this House would do - to avail of the opportunity presented by the closure of so many bank branches and the fact that some banks...

Rising Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 2: To delete all words after "That Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "notes that: — the annual rate of consumer price inflation, as measured by the European Union's harmonised index of consumer prices, picked up sharply over the course of last year, and stood at 5.7 per cent in February; — the key drivers of this increase are...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: I am pleased to introduce the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill to Seanad Éireann. It is generally accepted that there is a need to improve the regulatory framework governing the provision of certain new types of finance to consumers. The Bill seeks to do that. Its primary objective is to provide that any firm which offers credit, hire...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: I thank the various Senators who have contributed to this constructive debate and for their general overall support of the Bill. It is generally accepted there is a need to improve the regulatory framework governing the provision of PCP and BNPL types of finance to consumers. The provisions in this Bill are designed to ensure the Central Bank of Ireland consumer protection code and any...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (29 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: 179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when legislation will be commenced and the expected completion date in respect of blended working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15958/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proactive measurers that are currently being taken by her Department to ensure that all post-primary schools have special classes in view of the number of students transferring from primary schools with special classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16302/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: 430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details regarding special classes in secondary schools at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16303/22]