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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is a very welcome project for Limerick. Is the project out for tender at the moment? What has happened physically?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Accounting Officer anticipate that contractors will be appointed at some time in 2015?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: With a completion date at some time in 2016.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: We do not all march to the same tune, Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Not all. As Mr. Purcell will be well aware, the project is significant for Limerick because of its proximity and location within the city. I welcome the project and thank the Department. I wish to make a final observation. Perhaps the committee will look at the way capital projects are appraised within Departments. Clearly this project included advanced technology. I ask the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: As an observation, would it be considered a first step that instead of bringing in absolutely the same terms as would apply for someone who is an employee in the strictest sense, we would bring in an initial measure so someone who is self employed would qualify for, say, three months? I come from this background myself and I see this in my constituency all the time. The biggest issue that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: The difficulty is that they have many more assets and, in technical terms, they could be insolvent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. In reality, however, a person whose business has unfortunately collapsed-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: If a person is a PAYE employee, his or her family home will not be assessed. The Senator's point is valid but with the self-employed-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Moloney made a very good point. A person who owns a small business and who is experiencing a rough time will, with the best will in the world, drop certain things. Everyone agrees in principle that there should be jobseeker's benefit for the self-employed. That is a given. The question that arises, therefore, is how to design it in such a way that will allow everyone to buy in....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Per annum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: How many of the delegates' members have income protection? Many self-employed people will benefit from income protection if they become ill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: The only reason I was making the point is that there is a huge cost imposed on the Exchequer. I refer to both the self-employed and PAYE workers because everyone is paying into the pot. Given what is being proposed, how many of the members would have income protection of some form?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: One joined a scheme to have income protection if one fell ill. It was basically a private insurance scheme. There used to be issues with such schemes in past years. My question was just an aside.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Deputy O’Dea talking about income protection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is different as I was not including private pensions. I was talking purely about income protection sold in the form of stand-alone policies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: Discussion (2 Apr 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the witnesses. I wish to mention a few points that regularly arise on a practical level. Mr. Hall referred to Danske Bank and Bank of Scotland. I have been hearing from many people about Danske Bank in the last few weeks, where the bank has become extremely aggressive, in some cases involving the family home. It is moving with receivers overnight. I have one case where the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: Discussion (2 Apr 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: What I want to know is Mr. Hall's feeling from his dealings on the matter. The situation is having a devastating impact on people on the ground. It is especially the case for Danske Bank, but perhaps that is due to where I am based geographically.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: Discussion (2 Apr 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: They will appoint a receiver for a site of an acre. What does Mr. Hall suggest should be done? I will ask the other delegations the same question. What is required? We are talking about the lives of real people. This situation has cropped up too frequently and we cannot afford to ignore it. In some cases families have been involved. We are talking about real people's lives. What needs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: Discussion (2 Apr 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Which of the four proposals does Mr. Hall feel will work?