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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Did KBC consult with the European Central Bank, ECB, when consideration was being given to the withdrawal of the tracker mortgage in this country? Was consideration given to the fact we operate in the Single Market and that whatever prevails in one country, prevails over all European member states and in the eurozone, in particular. From whence did KBC get the permission or authority to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: How did KBC Ireland decide to withdraw the benefits of the tracker mortgages? My colleague, Deputy Doherty, already referred to this. Permission surely had to be got from some quarter or central authority, whether it was the Central Bank of Ireland or the ECB, at which Ireland is also represented. The propaganda claim around that time was that the retail banks were losing as a result of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The Chairman will be glad I am coming to a conclusion, but I could go on for a long time on this issue, having met representatives of KBC on numerous occasions during which we had many robust exchanges. I do not wish to go into that but I will register my points. Why and where was it thought Irish mortgage holders would be punished to the extent of being removed from the ability to enjoy...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: There was no money.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The banks took it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: From where?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I cannot restrain myself on that. It was well known that the banks-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: When this debate started earlier this evening I was afraid that I would be bored. I am happy to say that I am no longer bored because I am shocked. I am shocked at the loss of memory, the collective amnesia among the Opposition. Looking back ten years is one thing, but I cannot even rely on them to look back five years and to recall with any kind of accuracy what the situation was. I am...

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy cannot receive good news properly. He should put up his aerial.

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I will not delay the House long because it has been a long day and a long night. I compliment the Minister on the dedication and the single-mindedness with which she set about the task she has had for the past year in the face of the advancing Covid pandemic and on being able to respond to so many people so quickly, turning around applications so quickly. It is a great tribute to her and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a work permit will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60350/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 138. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a work permit will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60563/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when an appropriate passport and travel document will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60530/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child (details supplied) will be accommodated in an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59798/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 355. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a supplementary welfare payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59799/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); if their current permission enables them to work in the interim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59849/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (7 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 438. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60106/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 439. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); when an application can expect to be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60123/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 481. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish set criteria to streamline the process of adding orphan medicinal products to the reimbursement list; his plans in the near future to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59844/21]