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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: The Minister is satisfied it is doing so.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: On miscellaneous and incidental items, while I do not mean to be picky in this regard, there is a bill under Vote 7 for hospitality and official entertainment amounting to €35,000 and a bill for water for €40,000. Has the Minister a breakdown of this expenditure?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: With regard to banking and financial services, there was some conversation on splitting the section into domestic and non-domestic categories. Has there been any further conversation on that prospect?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister of Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: I could not find a breakdown anywhere within the documentation we received. The Irish Financial Services Centre has a staff of tens of thousands. Could we get a note on the oversight available for the non-domestic sector of financial services?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: I welcome the Taoiseach. I would like to raise the issue of principal dwelling homes. According to the briefing document we have received, some 8% of principal dwellings are in arrears. The actual figure is approximately 85,000 homes. I would mention as evidence of the sustainability of that figure that it is almost twice what it would be in a normally functioning housing market. I would...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: I am suggesting that approximately 12% of principal dwelling homes are in arrears, and that this figure is approximately twice what it would be in a functioning market. Some 85,000 people live in these homes. I would like to hear the Taoiseach's view on how financial institutions are interacting with their clients who are in arrears. I have evidence that they are interacting very badly -...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: When MABS tries to help, it is ignored in many cases by financial institutions that are intent on one action. I am seeing a lot of evidence that these institutions, rather than leaving those who are only partially paying their mortgages in their homes, are choosing to repossess properties now that the increase in asset values means they will get all their money back. There is a great deal...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: The allocation for commissions of investigation has increased substantially from €2 million in 2015 to €3.4 million in 2016. Some members of the committee were involved in the banking inquiry which sat for almost two years. Does the allocation for commissions of investigation represent value for money? A figure is not provided for the cost of the Fennelly commission, while...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: What I am saying is that the O'Higgins report was produced after €157,000 had been spent on the Guerin report and resulted in the Dáil record having to be amended. Was the cost of the report by Mr. Seán Guerin SC money well spent?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: Does the Taoiseach believe the €157,000 spent on the Guerin report was value for money given that its findings were contradicted by the O'Higgins report?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: The Taoiseach's opinion on the €157,000 cost of the Guerin report would not be a legal issue.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: Should an office be established for carrying out inquiries and replace the ad hocapproach under which the Fennelly, IBRC and Guerin inquiries came under the Department of the Taoiseach? Some Members spent nearly two years working on the banking inquiry. Would it not be preferable to have a specific body with responsibilities for inquiries? Of the €3.5 million allocated to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: Is the Taoiseach open to the possibility of establishing an office of inquiry?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: How many meetings of the Economic Management Council were held in 2015?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) is allowed complete another academic year in a school in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19487/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Assistance (5 Jul 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why he refused a person (details supplied) the disability access route to education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19244/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Jul 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a reader for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19637/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (7 Jul 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for declining a person (details supplied) under the HEAR and DARE grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20426/16]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: In how many jurisdictions has this measure been passed? Has what Deputy Pearse Doherty is seeking been consented to elsewhere?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: Is the Minister of State aware of any jurisdiction where the mechanism proposed by Deputy Pearse Doherty has been introduced?