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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)

Peadar Tóibín: I know of businesses, farms and family homes etc. that went into mortgage distress or difficulty with their loans. They made pitches to their banks that they would be able to meet 80% of the debt they had and banks have said “No” to them. At the same time banks have sold on loans at discounts of 40% and 50% to vulture funds or third-party financial institutions. I always...

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

Peadar Tóibín: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I appreciate it.

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

Peadar Tóibín: Has Mr. Blažek ever met the Minister or the Department to discuss what is wrong with the banking market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas le Margaret Urwin agus Alan Brecknell as an gcur i láthair sin. We greatly appreciate their presentation and the work they have done over the years in this regard. I met the Taoiseach this week along with the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I am happy to stick with that rotation. There is no problem there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a proposal for the committee to consider but I will wait for the rotation space.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank the witnesses for their informative presentations. I will raise a couple of issues. We met with the Taoiseach on Monday. I met with members of the Mullen family, the daughters of Denis Mullen, who was murdered by the Glennane gang, and a member of the O'Dowd family. We put the questions to the Taoiseach around the sharing of information. It is mind-blowing that information in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Staff in the Taoiseach's office said they were scanning the legislation to see if a mechanism existed and, if that mechanism does not exist, legislation would be forthcoming. Urgency is critical here so it does not drag on for months or longer. Sometimes we talk about these things as ancient history but in many ways they are alive in people's lives today. I think of Councillor Denise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: When we met the Taoiseach, we tried to impact on him the necessity for the Government to raise the priority of these cases with the British Government. Obviously, the British Government in its current iteration has an ideological opposition, in many ways, to justice in the North of Ireland. There is still a necessity for this State to push the envelope when it comes to putting pressure on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank both Ms Urwin and Mr. Brecknell for the work they do and I urge them to keep up the good work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Engagement with WAVE Trauma Centre (9 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. I was sorry to hear about the Cathaoirleach's own loss as well. I know it was a long time ago but pain like that remains within families. I apologise; I missed the Belfast meeting because I was a close contact of someone with Covid at the time so I had to restrict my movements. I thank the witnesses for their presentations today. It is impossible...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Engagement with WAVE Trauma Centre (9 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I commit to raising it again in County Meath. I know the Wilkinstown area well. It is not far from where I live. I will talk to people in that area over the next while.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Engagement with WAVE Trauma Centre (9 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Likewise. After the meeting, I might get in contact and have a chat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Engagement with WAVE Trauma Centre (9 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank the Chair for the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Engagement with WAVE Trauma Centre (9 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Very good. Gabhaim buíochas leis faoi sin. I thank Mr. McConville for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Engagement with Insurance Companies (15 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as an gcur i láthair. How do insurance costs in Ireland per capita compare with the rest of the EU?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Engagement with Insurance Companies (15 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: That is disappointing. I ask the companies to look into this matter and furnish the committee with some information. In 2016, a report indicated that Ireland spends just over €12,000 per capitaon insurance premiums, which is four times higher than the average rate in the European Union. That finding was skewed somewhat in that insurance costs also cover multinational companies,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Engagement with Insurance Companies (15 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Why was price signalling carried out? What benefits accrued to the insurance businesses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Engagement with Insurance Companies (15 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: That is a pity. I understand that the two companies here that were involved signed up to a deal to reform their pricing structures. On personal injury guidelines, while I do not want the witnesses to impart competitive information, roughly what proportion of costs are claims?