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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Obviously there is something else to explain it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Finally, in respect of the failure of the banks to pass on the interest rate increases to deposit holders in accordance with the increases made by the ECB, in practical terms what legal powers does the Central Bank have to do anything about that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Presumably politicians-----

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ireland has a very centralised political system, as the Leas-Cheann Comhairle well knows. When we look at it, a huge amount of political power in this country is vested in Dáil Éireann. Dáil Éireann makes the decision, through the election of a Taoiseach and a government, to transfer very many powers executively to the government and to Ministers. Then, when Ministers...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the Road Safety Authority keeps a record or database of accidents, collisions and incident reports involving powered personal transporters; if so, whether details of such accidents, collisions and incident reports for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40324/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the pension increases for An Post pensioners, approved by the Labour Court in January 2023, will be approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39650/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 223. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in each county or local authority that made successful applications under the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme launched in September 2020 to provide loans to SMEs and small mid-caps until 30 June 2022; and the estimated total value of the low-cost loans in each county local authority area, in tabular form....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 388. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration has been given to using the Shared Island Initiative to fund cross-Border arts initiatives. [39791/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 646. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether she intends to rectify the anomaly in relation to carers whose periods of care-giving are inferior to 20 years, but which have nonetheless negatively impacted on their eligibility for the State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40345/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 888. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to introduce legislation regulating surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39540/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance whether consideration can be given to altering the rent-a-room scheme so that if a person earns more than €14,000, they are not taxed on the entire amount of €14,000 but instead only on the excess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41735/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Chairman. I welcome the bank officials and thank them for their concise opening statements. It is fair to say they have all had a very profitable 2023 to date; that is certainly indicated by the figures for the first six months. I will begin with Mr. O'Grady. What does he think is the reason for Bank of Ireland's increased profitability in the first half of the year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. O'Grady. I put the same question to Dr. Hunt. AIB's profits were also especially high for the first six months. Is that partially or significantly due to the increase in interest rates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Dr. Hunt think AIB's profits in the first six months of the year are exceptional? Does he expect them to go down if interest rates go down?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. Hunt. Returning to Mr. O'Grady and Ms Russell, I want to address the events of 15 August, which was a difficult day for Bank of Ireland. That is the evening the bank had problems with its ATMs throughout the country. Has the bank identified the cause of that problem and solved it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: One of the unusual features of that evening was the presence of members of An Garda Síochána beside a number of ATMs. Had Bank of Ireland any role in asking gardaí to attend or was it something that was done on public order grounds? Does Mr. O'Grady know?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Bank of Ireland did not ask the Garda to get involved at all.