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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 64: In page 21, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following subsection: “(2) Where anything produced under subsection (1) is not held on the Register the Bank may sell it or publish it and sell copies of it.”.This amendment allows the bank to publish and sell items produced under subsection (1). The bank may produce, for example, analysis reports and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: There will not be credit scores. It is anonymised information. It will just be the raw data without the names of individuals.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: That is a valid point. That is the objective.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 65: In page 22, subsection (3)(a), line 23, after “required” to insert “or permitted”.Amendment No. 65 allows the gateways to sections 33 AK (3) to (5) to operate via section 32. The deletion of section 33 is necessary so as to allow the gateways in sections 33 AK (3) to (5) operate via section 32. Amendment No. 66 inserts the word...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 66: In page 23, after line 11, to insert the following new section: 35. -Section 33AK of the Central Bank Act is amended in subsection (1)(h) by inserting “or is or was an agent engaged by the Bank” after “Bank”.”.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 66: In page 23, after line 11, to insert the following new section: “Amendment of section 33AK of Central Bank Act 1942. 35.--Section 33AK of the Central Bank Act 1942 is amended in subsection (1)(h) by inserting “or is or was an agent engaged by the Bank” after “Bank”.”.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 67: In page 5, line 16, before “AND” to insert “TO AMEND THE CENTRAL BANK ACT 1942;”.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: On a point of information for colleagues, I wish to bring to the committee’s attention that the Government intends to introduce an amendment to the Credit Reporting Bill 2012 on Report Stage. This amendment is to provide a legislative base for Ireland to make transfers from the Central Fund to an intermediate account operated by the ESM on behalf of the euro area member states. There...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: It is not perfect. I fully concede that point. I accept that this Bill deals with an entirely different matter but the difficulty is time. Given the different financial year we now have, the Finance Bill will be going through the House between now and December. That has changed the parliamentary cycle in terms of the Finance Bill, although that Bill is not the ideal vehicle for this...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: There are two issues here. First, even though the substantive political agreement was reached in November 2012, the actual agreement in terms of our portion of the payment was only determined this summer. It was not concluded before then. Second, other countries have been paying into this since its establishment. We are now coming out of our bailout programme and this is the first...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (24 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: The civil service office accommodation portfolio held by the Commissioners of Public Works comprises over 860,000 square metres, 58% of which is owned and 42% is leased. None of the leased office buildings within the portfolio are vacant. The Commissioners actively manage the portfolio to ensure optimal use of space and this ongoing process has resulted in substantial reductions in the...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: I am listening. Manners are a two-way street.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Brian Hayes: I said previously as a former social protection spokesperson in this House that the schemes we run through the Department are all funded through the Social Insurance Fund, which was established in 1954 and which is predicated on the view that people who make contributions rightly expect, when they are in difficulty, the benefits of those schemes. If one looks at the current expenditure in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Closures (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The appointment of estate agents to manage the disposal of the former Garda stations is progressing. Estate agents have been selected and the OPW await formal acceptance of contracts in order to proceed with selling the properties on the open market.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Closures (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has assigned 10 former Garda stations for use by community groups based on detailed written submissions received. These assignments will be by way of a licence for a period of 2-5 years initially with the option of renewal at the end of the term. The OPW is engaging with various community groups around the country in relation to expressions of interest...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: NAMA Portfolio Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: NAMA was set up to acquire loans from certain financial institutions and it does not take ownership of properties. No properties have been transferred from the National Assets Management Agency to the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: It is expected that the Clare River (Claregalway) Drainage Scheme, which encompasses alleviation works between Carnmore and Claregalway, will be submitted shortly to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for statutory approval to proceed to construction. If approval is received, it is expected that construction will commence before the end of the year in areas that do not have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Commissioners of Public Works' office estate consists of a very diverse array of buildings ranging from National Cultural Institutions to Garda Stations, to the State Laboratory. All provide accommodation to a wide range of employees serving a variety of public and non-public functions, and within that estate there is a wide range of accommodation types. Office accommodation is located...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Commissioners of Public Works' owned estate consists of a wide variety of properties which serve a variety of functions, ranging through office space, public offices, museum and gallery space, heritage properties open to the public, Garda Stations etc. These properties are actively managed by the Commissioners to ensure optimal occupancy at all times. At present, three buildings...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works selects electrical contractors in a number of ways. For larger and medium sized works contractors are selected on a project-by-project basis. These projects are usually publicly advertised on etenders. The criteria for selection are appropriate to the size and scope of the work. For maintenance and minor work in the Dublin region a tender is run for a framework...