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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (15 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the regulations that apply to a person (details supplied) who wishes to change from a temporary full time panel to a whole time permanent panel in another area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50662/12]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, and his officials. The purpose of this meeting is to consider the Credit Union Bill 2012, which was referred to the select sub-committee by Dáil Éireann on 14 November 2012. It is proposed to conclude consideration of Committee Stage today. Is that agreed? Agreed. I propose a 20 minute sos at 4 p.m. and if business is...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 and 4 to 10, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I shall bring in one or two other speakers, Deputy O'Donnell and Deputy Heather Humphreys who is deputising for Deputy Michael McNamara.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I will summarise where we are as of now because this is a very substantive section, particularly as we go on to amendment No. 3. The general concern arising, as expressed by some committee members and by some representations made to the committee, is that some aspects of the Bill, and particularly the section we are discussing now, may have unintended consequences for the sector. One of the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 3, 18, 25, 26, 34, 44, 47, 54, 58, 62, 64, 84, 101,108 and 110 to 112, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Amendment No. 26 is an alternative to amendment No. 25. Amendments Nos. 111 and 112 are alternatives to amendment No. 110.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Before we withdraw the amendment another series of amendments will be taken during this part of the debate. Amendments Nos. 26 and 25 are in the names of Deputies Boyd Barrett and Michael McGrath, respectively. The related amendments are to be discussed together. Are there any other comments or proposals with regard to this section and the related amendments?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If amendment No. 11 is agreed then amendment No. 16 cannot be moved. Amendments Nos. 11 to 13, inclusive, and Nos. 15 to 17, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Amendment No. 16 is alternative to Amendment No. 11 and amendments Nos. 13, 15 and 17 are alternative to amendment No. 12.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Are you referring to cards that have cash on account as opposed to credit cards?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: There would be cash in the account. The card is not a credit card.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: No, Deputy. They are not listed.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I apologise. They are.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy may move the amendments when we reach them chronologically, but we are discussing them now.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy, I need to move you towards the amendments.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Please speak directly to the amendment if you can, Deputy. I have been a member of a credit union myself for 40 years. I could talk about it all day here. Please speak to the amendment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I have read your amendment, Deputy. It refers to services.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Focus on that, please.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: While I am anxious to have an inclusive debate, the Deputy has made the same point about investments three times in his contribution. He will have to be more concise and to summarise, because I have a good deal to get through here. I want to get everybody's opinion but if the Deputy is being repetitious in the discourse, I will have to pull up him up. He is repeating himself.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy should check the record. He has said it three times.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy spoke about not-for-profit lending and the-----