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- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Semi-State Sector Remuneration (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of the number of former semi-State agency executives or employees, on an agency basis, in receipt of pensions in excess of €90,000 per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52140/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Semi-State Sector Remuneration (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of semi-State and State agency executives and employees on an agency by agency basis that have salaries of more than €100,000 per year; if he will provide this information in tabular form, detailing any additional allowances, bonuses and the annual cost to the Exchequer of any pension packages to such employees, in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Semi-State Sector Remuneration (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of former semi-State agency executives or employees, on an agency basis, in receipt of pensions in excess of €90,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52146/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Semi-State Sector Remuneration (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the number of semi-State and State agency executives and employees on an agency by agency basis that have salaries of more than €100,000 per year; if he will provide this information in tabular form, detailing any additional allowances, bonuses and the annual cost to the Exchequer of any pension packages...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Semi-State Sector Remuneration (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the number of former semi-State agency executives or employees, on an agency basis, in receipt of pensions in excess of €90,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52149/12]
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Like other speakers, I welcome the acknowledgment by the Minister that these concerns need to be addressed and he is attempting to do so. That is vitally important for reasons on which we all agree. The credit unions were at pains to stress that they should not suffer the backlash as a result of the failures of other sectors of the financial services industry, the banking sector and so on,...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister has acknowledged the concern raised by the Irish League of Credit Unions and Opposition Deputies. We take it that the Minister is on the job trying to deal with those concerns. The main point is that credit unions are not banks and should not be treated like banks in a way that could damage their essential character. As long as the Minister is committed to amending the...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Chairman, does the group of amendments we are discussing include those tabled by myself?
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I tabled amendments Nos. 16 and 17. Are those not being discussed?
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Should I move those?
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: My amendments deal with the issues being discussed, but with a slightly different formulation. These are among the most important amendments being proposed by the Irish League of Credit Unions. When I discussed the proposals with representatives of the league they put it to me that we have had a catastrophic failure of the for-profit banking model. The credit unions are asking that the...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The amendment is exactly about shared services.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I was speaking to the amendment, Chairman. What aspect of the amendment was I not speaking to?
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Shared services.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not understand the point, Chairman. I was talking about shared services, the capacity of credit unions to provide those shared services and removing impediments to their providing them. That is precisely what they have asked for in their representations to me and in their discussions with me. I suspect this is also the case for other members. It is very creditable that the credit...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: My amendments are similar to the others in the group. The Minister has indicated that there are three aspects to this matter, namely, the sharing of back office services, shared branching or front office services and credit unions being in a position to use their assets to invest in socially beneficial projects. I do not want to question anyone's bona fides in this regard, but will the...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am throwing out that comment because the credit unions were keen to emphasise that they want to offer an alternative to the for-profit banking model and that their inability to offer shared front-office services in a number of areas is inhibiting them from developing, expanding and promoting that alternative model. The Minister said a settlement system between different credit unions was...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I must object in the strongest terms. I did not make that point previously.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: No. I did not make any point about money being lent to the Government.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: No. In my initial contribution I did not make any reference to-----