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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: A customer in mortgage difficulty receives telephone calls from Scotland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Is it the case that customers in arrears for less than 90 days are handled by staff in Scotland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: My question is about people engaging with the bank.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I reject that. My experience is that the bank is slow and that there is poor communication between the two wings. I am highlighting the issue in order that the bank can address it. Does the bank believe its customers are disadvantaged by Ulster Bank having its telephone operation based in Scotland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Mr. Bell has my point and I am listening to his. Does Ulster Bank offer split mortgages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: When a customer wants a split mortgage as a long-term sustainable solution, why does Ulster Bank refuse or not offer that option, even when there is a good case for it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am aware of cases in which it was not offered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Will Mr. Bell describe the criteria?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Is the economic concession 0.5% less than-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Is this followed by a split mortgage offering?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Is Ulster Bank claiming that the economic concession is a better deal? How much of a better deal is it? To how much does the economic concession come for those on tracker mortgages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Up to 68% of first-time mortgages fall outside the new Central Bank 20% deposit rules. What does Ulster Bank consider to be a reasonable deposit percentage for first-time mortgage holders, given that it wants to have a sustainable arrangement with them? Does Mr. Bell believe that we are either in or approaching a property bubble?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: What would Mr. Bell consider a reasonable percentage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (13 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I take it that Mr. Brown thinks a 20% rate is too high.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I was very annoyed at how elements in the extreme left treated the water issue at the weekend, particularly the terrifying threats to personal safety. Water has united everyone in the country, which is unique. It is an issue for the Government to resolve, and my appeal to those elements is to let the Government do so and do not distract from this job. I ask the Leader to arrange two...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I seek a debate in the House with the Minister in charge of the equality brief. The Leader might be aware of the landmark judgment earlier this week by the Equality Tribunal which ruled in favour of a woman being promoted in a university in a case dating from 2009. Since the judgment I have been contacted by upwards of 15 women who also failed to be promoted. Apparently, the judgment says...

Seanad: Access to Finance for SMEs: Statements (19 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, and wish him well with his new brief. Senator Quinn has led into what I wanted to say. As I said on the Order of Business yesterday, I am very concerned. I do not know whether the Minister of State is aware that the UK trade department is coming to many roadshows in Ireland to entice Irish small and medium-sized enterprises to set up over...

Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Second Stage (19 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister and it is great to have in the Chamber the senior Minister who will be taking responsibility for this Bill. I will start by stating I am absolutely honoured to be a party to this Bill and to have worked with Senators Power and van Turnhout on the Bill. In particular, I compliment Senator Power on her courage today in sharing so much personal information.

Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Second Stage (19 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That was not easy but it is what strengthens this Bill and has made it a Bill that Members hope and expect the Government will take. As Senator Colm Burke noted, we have carefully constructed this Bill with the support of Dr. Fergus Ryan, who is present. We hope we have all the i's dotted and all the t's crossed. There are three parties in every adoption story, namely, the adopted child,...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I was struck by the words of Senator Colm Burke who said the Government has created 70,000 jobs. Let us clarify that: it is the entrepreneurial men and women of Ireland who have created the 70,000 jobs, against all the odds. Ireland is in a poor position in terms of tax competitiveness. We are 93rd in the world, by comparison with United Kingdom, our nearest neighbour, which is 33rd in the...