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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Single Resolution Fund Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: I thank Mr. Carrigan and his colleagues for their opening remarks and responses to questions to date. It is appears to me that this is part of the new architecture being put in place and we are really not 100% sure it will work, but we hope it will. It appears to be a reasonable attempt to deal with what we have been through. In layman's terms, it appears the €55 billion or the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Single Resolution Fund Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: Surely, in light of the systemic banking collapse we had in this country, €55 billion is not a large fund on a pan-European basis to cover banks that fail? Is it really the case that when we strip down all the jargon around this that this is a political fix, that €55 billion is nowhere near what is necessary? Is it the case that we have to be seen to be doing something but in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Single Resolution Fund Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: As I understand it, the reason for the intergovernmental agreement on this new architecture was because some concerns were expressed about or member states had reservations about transferring funds into this new mechanism so therefore a legal framework of an intergovernmental agreement and parliamentary approval was needed. Is the Department satisfied that all this is watertight in terms of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Single Resolution Fund Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: I have two further questions. I refer to accountability of the structures. For example, in the case of the banking inquiry the ECB has said it is not accountable to national parliaments. We are making financial contributions via our banks, some of which are State-owned. What is the accountability structure for the single resolution board or is that the appropriate vehicle to account to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Single Resolution Fund Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: Mr. Carrigan made reference to the Commission. Is it envisaged that the board shall include a nominee from each member state?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: Be careful what you wish for.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: I welcome Professor McHale and his colleagues. These exchanges have proven to be very worthwhile, and IFAC has done the State some service since it was established, for which I am thankful. It takes a certain amount of character and conviction to come here consistently and throw cold water on us all the time. This is what Professor McHale needs to do. It is important we continue to meet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: In Professor McHale's analysis, we will not catch up on seven years of effective pause in capital investment in key infrastructure. There is something highly ironic about the situation whereby I go to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, to discuss key infrastructural issues in my constituency that impact on the national and regional picture. Professor McHale talks...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: I am looking for warm water and not cold water all the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: We have done the big picture element, that is the deficit reduction. We have met and exceeded those targets. Professor McHale previously admonished committee members for slipping on our targets, but we always met them, notwithstanding his concerns at various stages.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: 363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the detail of an alleged overpayment in a 2012 disadvantaged areas payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if this alleged overpayment has been appealed; if so, the outcome of same; if he is satisfied that his Department has not already recouped this overpayment; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Efficiency (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: 858. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to amend Statutory Instrument Number 426 of 2014 which deals with energy efficiency regulations; if so, the timeframe for these changes to be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23958/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (17 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: 114. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; his views regarding the investor state dispute settlement therein; his views that this new court-arbitration system for disputes is going to be inaccessible to the small and medium enterprises sector due to costs and affordability issues; if he will ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (17 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: 246. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details on the way a person (details supplied) in County Cork can best attain a broadband connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23984/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (17 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: 247. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way a person (details supplied) in County Cork may attain a broadband connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24018/15]

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: I thank the Acting Chairman for allowing me the opportunity to say a few brief words about this legislation and, perhaps, to bring a different perspective to it. It largely looks at urban-based issues, but the housing crisis is the same for a family which lives in Ballyhea as it is for one which lives in Ballincollig. Ballyhea is a smaller village at one end of my constituency, while...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: 162. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is in receipt of arrears under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24647/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (23 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: 186. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding payment of a jobseeker's benefit to non-nationals who have been made redundant and the payment of this insurance-related benefit to persons who have left this country to return to their homeland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24948/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (23 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: 323. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the reason a cohort of farmers under 40 years of age who were not beneficiaries of installation aid prior to its suspension are excluded from benefitting from the higher levels of grant aid available to other farmers of similar age; the measures he will take to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (23 Jun 2015)

Michael Creed: 393. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the programmes of capital assistance available for development or extension of family resource centres, as administered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24951/15]