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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (25 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 499. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria for inclusion on the register of approved builders for the purposes of the new building regulations; if the register has been compiled; if he will consider granting a derogation to those who have embarked upon the planning process before the introduction of the new regulations; if he will confirm that the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (25 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 500. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met with representatives of Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists in relation to the impact of the new building regulations on the profession; if he has considered the onerous obligations it places on members of CIAT who wish to be included on the register; if his attention has been drawn to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Harbours and Piers Expenditure (25 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 502. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation at Magheraroarty pier in County Donegal whereby dredging is required on an ongoing basis when sand accumulates at the pier; the amount spent dredging this pier to date; if he intends to make funding available to Donegal County Council to develop and implement a permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (25 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 608. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm receipt of correspondence of the ERAD division from my office in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Donegal; the reasons a reply has not been issued in respect of same; if the matter complained of has been investigated; if compensation will be awarded to the person in question; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 609. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in processing an application for AEOS in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9629/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 610. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for the delay in processing an application for the AEOS scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9630/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 715. To ask the Minister for Health if a policy has been introduced in Galway University Hospital whereby pain relief treatment for multiple sclerosis and cancer patients will be provided to new patients every six weeks while existing patients will receive treatment every three to four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9626/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (25 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 716. To ask the Minister for Health if a community hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal is currently party to a contract with a company in Letterkenny with respect to the provision of laundry services; if so, the value of the contract; the duration of the contract; the total sum paid to the company in respect of the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9627/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (25 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 757. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons the Letterkenny-Dublin, Letterkenny-Galway and Letterkenny-Derry bus routes have not been made fully wheelchair accessible; the timeframe in which these bus routes will be made fully wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9635/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: While we are primarily here to talk about mortgages, I will pick up on the last point we were talking about in respect of KPMG and the fact that as special liquidators, Mr. Wallace and Mr. Richardson have not issued proceedings against their own firm in respect of its auditing of Irish Nationwide. We see revelations in the newspapers today to add to the arguments put forward by myself and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Are the special liquidators aware that McCann Fitzgerald was the same legal adviser on corporate governance to Irish Nationwide for many years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Does Mr. Wallace think that there is not only one conflict of interest but a number of conflicts of interest? I will summarise it because I want to move on to the mortgage issue. The special liquidators of IBRC are employees of KPMG who ask whether IBRC should sue KPMG as a result of the auditing of Irish Nationwide accounts carried out by KPMG. The special liquidators seek independent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I ask the Department to answer the same charge that the independent advice came from a legal firm which advised Irish Nationwide on corporate governance and that employees of KPMG are making these decisions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: We will revisit the matter. I have also put questions to the Minister on it. In regard to mortgages, the special liquidator expressed the view that the preferred bidders will honour legal agreements and referred to the restructuring that has taken place in IBRC. Will restructuring agreements affecting individuals with split mortgages or interest only mortgages be regarded as legal agreements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome that it is possible to put a clause into the contract on honouring restructuring. Mr. Wallace indicated that he is legally precluded from interfering with the issue of statutory compliance with the code of conduct on mortgage arrears but I presume that the compliance with restructuring would be done on the basis of a legal agreement in the contract.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Earlier I met with a number of individuals who had mortgages with IBRC. They are deeply concerned and quite angry about what is currently happening. One individual, who is a father of three children, has asked me to outline his situation to the committee. He has a split mortgage under a restructuring arrangement with IBRC that is reviewed on an annual basis. According to Mr. Wallace, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: This was a one year case but the same issue arises for three year agreements. The most Mr. Wallace can say to those concerned is that the bidder will comply with the restructuring until the time of the review, at which point all bets are off and there is no recourse to the Financial Ombudsman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Have the bidders given any formal commitment on signing up to the voluntary code of conduct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Is that a verbal agreement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Pearse Doherty: There will not be a formal agreement.