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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Issues (5 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: Yesterday in the discussions in the British Parliament, Mrs. May stated the backstop would have to be short term. She stated the EU would not allow it to remain for long because the EU would not want the UK to have access to EU markets for an indeterminate period of time. The explanation by Mrs May, notwithstanding the enormous support we have received from other EU member countries, has to...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: I will return to some of the principles on which the repeal the eighth amendment campaign was fought and discussed by people up and down the country. The reason for bringing in the non-surgical method of taking a pill pre-12 weeks was to allow someone in a crisis pregnancy to have the issue addressed as safely as possible early in the pregnancy without the need for any kind of surgical...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: Since this debate began a very long time ago, it has always been clear on the part of people who objected to the eighth amendment and believed it put women's lives at risk and was not in the best interests of women and indeed children and Irish people that the right of conscientious objection was always recognised and given freely and generously. What I would say to people here who have...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: I support this Bill because I think people have to support the health professionals who have a conscientious commitment to caring for people and to providing care. We recognise the objections of the people who object, but equally we have to recognise the conscientious commitment of medical professionals to caring for women.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (5 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 140. To ask the Minister for Health the impact on the national development plan of recent disclosures of serious problems in respect of publicly contracted building projects including health facilities; the amount of extra funding required to repair buildings; the impact of same on the overall spend on the national development plan; if he plans an additional Supplementary Estimate to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the concerns raised by the European Commission relating to the taxation of intellectual property and its compliance with EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51066/18]

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: Film, whether for cinema, television or small personal screens, is probably the most popular cultural activity, not only in Ireland but also on the planet. In that sense, having a screen or film industry in Ireland is very important in terms of the country's capacity to respond in cultural terms to the modern world and modern life. Almost every European country, and most other countries,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: I thank the witnesses from Permanent TSB and Pepper for attending the meeting. It has been a great source of frustration for Members of the Oireachtas that there has been little or no accountability in respect of so-called investment funds and how they treat mortgage owners. This is a key question in terms of the transfer Permanent TSB is undertaking. I want to start with the case of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: It is a bundle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: What is Permanent TSB's anticipated return on that holding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: I appreciate it is a bundle, but how did Permanent TSB approach the valuation of the warehoused elements? Were they valued in full or discounted in terms of transferring them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: It is the full amount.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: In other words, having sold it to Pepper, Permanent TSB's view is that people owe the full amount. Notwithstanding whatever discount arrangement arose in the sale to Pepper, is it likely or unlikely that customers will get any deal regarding the restructured amounts hanging over them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: I thank Mr. Masding. Would the Pepper representatives like to tell the committee about how they are approaching it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: I wish to raise again one or two earlier points. The witnesses obviously felt restricted at various points by the confidentiality agreement that exists in respect of Glenbeigh. Given that both PTSB and Pepper have stressed the fact that they are regulated entities, would they agree they are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: Is Pepper regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: In that context, given that so much information was off the pitch because of the confidentiality agreements, is the Central Bank of Ireland privy to the confidentiality agreement as the regulator of Pepper and the PTSB or is there any oversight, as far as both Ms Masding and Mr Ryan are aware, by any regulator in Ireland in respect of Glenbeigh?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: Is Mr. Masding not prepared to say if the Central Bank of Ireland has had any oversight? I am trying to establish an important legal point. This confidentiality agreement is obviously very important. They are at the core of the commercial transaction that involved the homes of 6,000 people. Notwithstanding that the witnesses have come before the committee and have been quite co-operative,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Joan Burton: Is Mr. Masding implying that the Department of Finance and the Minister for Finance, as a significant shareholder, is privy to the confidentiality agreements?