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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: What page?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister anticipates-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: For what reason are these the expected figures?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am zoning in on meeting our targets. Earlier the Minister mentioned inflation and I wish to follow up on what Deputy Donnelly stated. Between now and 2018 inflation will be below the 2% target to which the Minister referred. Does he anticipate that the ECB will do something to deal with inflation? How near are we to deflation? I am focusing on nominal GDP growth with built-in...
- Order of Business (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the fact the banking inquiry is being established. The public feels it is necessary and the timing is right. Could the Taoiseach elaborate on the timeframe in which he envisages the committee sitting, the modular approach and his overall view on how the committee should work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Mr. O'Connor and his colleagues and thank them for their presentation. I will address a couple of points. Regardless of whether the witnesses like it, the average person does not want to declare bankruptcy. Regardless also of the process entered into, once they declare bankruptcy the family home becomes part of the equation. The purpose of the process is to protect the family...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I was speaking about the statistics regarding the number of people bankrupted and family homes repossessed by order. I accept I may have misinterpreted that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Which is low.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Up to the end of March four PIAs had been entered into.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: That means an additional seven PIAs were entered into in the month of April.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Of the seven new PIAs in April what was the average write-off of secured debt?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Which is an increase on the 19% during the first quarter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: On secured debt?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I assume that excludes the two financial institutions who when before the committee said they were not willing to write-off secured debt.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Where a customer of two institutions at great cost employs a PIP to engage on his or her behalf with both institutions, one of which holds a secured debt on behalf of the customer and is not amenable to the process, the PIP can opt to go the bankruptcy route, which route most Irish people prefer not to go. As a nation, we are averse to doing so. What mechanisms are available to people to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am happy enough with that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Two institutions have told this committee they will not write-off mortgage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. O'Connor at liberty to identify that institution?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. O'Connor speaking about a particular case with which the service has been dealing?