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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: No, I am talking about one from the Minister. Let her commit to it. That is the point.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I guess we have much agreement-----

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am sorry.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I move amendment No. 12: In page 12, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:"11. The Minister shall, as soon as practicable, lay before each House of the Oireachtas a report detailing the implications of the phasing out of Mortgage Interest Supplement.".We discussed this issue yesterday evening. When we speak about emigration, we emphasise the importance of young people to this...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I hear the Minister and I know that her intentions are fantastic but we need the evidence from the Central Bank that a person has a sustainable solution in place before the mortgage interest supplement is pulled because it may be the lifeline that keeps that person in their home. There is no advantage to dispossessing people. We know that social housing provision is at an all-time low and...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator means Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Credit unions have been receiving a significant number of calls from concerned customers. I myself took several calls on my way to the House. Customers are not concerned about their savings because they know they have a guarantee but they want to know how safe their local credit union will be. Credit unions enjoy a high level of trust compared with banks. I agree that the Minister for...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes, it is critical because the public are worried. The last thing we need is a flight of capital from our credit unions. That is the money they lend. They do a good job of meeting their criteria. I have enjoyed the services of credit unions through the years, as have many other people in this country. It is our job as politicians and public servants to ensure they are safe for their...

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (13 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The figures are multiplied over three years.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (13 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (13 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (13 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister is very welcome. I have read the record and last week he responded to me on this issue on Second Stage. I concur with everything said by Senator Bradford, who has put the argument extremely well. I ask the Minister to reconsider his views from last week in light of the fact that this Bill does not deal with electoral expenses. I put it to the Minister last week that my party...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (13 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Tá fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, who is the right man for this Adjournment debate. He is not quite the Minister for Finance but he is in there with a shout. This Adjournment debate concerns why the Central Bank is not using the mortgage arrears resolution process, MARP, as an instrument to benchmark against how the banks are doing to help customers in arrears reach a mortgage...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (13 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I have heard what the Minister of State has had to say but we have an opportunity to make even more progress. As he said, the quicker we are out of this, the better. We will not solve the problem completely but there is a missed opportunity here, as written in the reply. It states: The code of conduct on mortgage arrears makes clear that banks can commence legal proceedings in respect of a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (13 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Central Bank can do more.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (13 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I hope so. I am watching it.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The banks are dependent on the State.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is what the banks need.