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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: The letter states: As a valued mortgage customer we want to share some interesting findings from research that we have carried out recently with homeowners like you who have a mortgage on a tracker rate. The data conducted by RED C in August 2012 on behalf of the Bank of Ireland found that customers on tracker rates believe that lower payments and rates of interest are the most appealing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: At this stage we are all aware that tracker rates are the most advantageous. Will Bank of Ireland publish or make available the questions put out by RED C to get this information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Will Bank of Ireland supply the questionnaire and the results?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Is Bank of Ireland satisfied that this letter was sent out in this matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: The letter states that Bank of Ireland has better packages. Does Bank of Ireland have better packages than the current ECB tracker?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Does Bank of Ireland have a better rate than 2.75%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Mr. Boucher said that it depends but I am asking if there is a higher rate if one has a tracker. Is there a better package than 2.75%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Does Bank of Ireland have a better rate than 2.75%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: It is somewhat like the packages one gets for a telephone or mobile phone. I have asked the question and Mr. Boucher understands it. Overall, does Bank of Ireland have a better rate than the 2.75% rate? The person that brought this letter to me believes that he was being tricked to engage with the bank to come off his tracker rate. That is a reasonably fair interpretation of the letter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Did Bank of Ireland send these letters to those with buy-to-let trackers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Did Bank of Ireland send it to those with buy-to-let trackers or was it simply sent to ordinary people who own their own homes and who have trackers? Did Bank of Ireland send it to people with buy-to-let mortgages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: I think it is unfortunate. I believe Bank of Ireland is putting pressure on people or trying to convince them to move away from trackers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: I will give it to the clerk.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (6 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the impact that the end of the milk quota system in 2014 may have on Ireland's climate policy should the dairy industry expand significantly and the follow on effect of an increase in emissions; the studies being undertaken in his Department to examine same; if he will be making an input into the forthcoming Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (6 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has commissioned a study on the impact that the end of the sugar beet quota system in 2015 may have on our climate policy should the industry be re-established here; the potential it has to provide a domestic biofuel crop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47407/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Revenue (6 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Finance the current Exchequer account balance; the estimated cost of maintaining such a large amount of cash on hand; the plans for the use of these funds for 2012, 2013 or 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47327/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Radio Spectrum (6 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what he has projected as the expected yield from the sale of the 28 blocks of spectrum frequencies by ComReg; and if he has given consideration towards investing this in capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47663/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Local Employment Service (6 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Social Protection following the re branding of the National Employment and Entitlements Service into Intreo without a single mention of the Local Employment Service, if her attention has been drawn to the tender document for the commercial provision of employment services in Ireland from her Department it said that The Department provides employment services directly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (6 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Social Protection what specifically is meant in the report Community Employment Financial Review of Schemes when it recommends on page nine that the budget for training be held by community services in each region; will individual community employment schemes now not be awarded the training part of their budget; the reason for this recommendation; if it results in any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Radio Spectrum (6 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there been any consideration of investing the proceeds of the auction of the 28 blocks of spectrum frequencies by ComReg into capital projects in his Department such as broadband infrastructure, green energy or retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47660/12]