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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters relating to Tracker Mortgage Examination and Consumer Protection Framework: Discussion (7 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Deering said that his office has no civil powers. In terms of the Central Bank, why is that the case? If such powers were made available, what difference would it make to his office when examining potential cartels and how financial institutions operate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters relating to Tracker Mortgage Examination and Consumer Protection Framework: Discussion (7 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: In not having civil fines in place, are we lagging behind our counterparts in Europe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters relating to Tracker Mortgage Examination and Consumer Protection Framework: Discussion (7 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are competition authorities worldwide able to impose civil fines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters relating to Tracker Mortgage Examination and Consumer Protection Framework: Discussion (7 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: As a committee, it is something we might consider.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: On the section, it is important, when the report is presented to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government who will forward it to the Minister for Finance, that it be complete. It is extremely important that there be some review of the resources available to the local authorities to combine vacant site lists.It is not a straightforward procedure. Senator Kelleher referred to...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Surely the Seanad can debate the report when it is published.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can I speak to the section?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: There is something I might have-----

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: On a point of order, Chair.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can I make a point of order?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I did not get a chance to speak on the recommendation in regard to gender that Senator Alice-Mary Higgins withdrew. It is something I have a personal interest in and I want to take up the theme. We spoke about women who left the workplace, many of whom are now coming to us. Typically, one must have 520 paid contributions at class A or S and have an average of ten payments. Many of those...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: These are issues that Senator Higgins raised in her contribution. I would not have brought them up if she had not raised them.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: The second issue I want to raise concerns a group in society I feel very strongly about, that is, lone parents, particularly lone-parent women. It is a group we need to look at and study in great depth to find ways of dealing with the inequalities, in particular in the context of getting them back into the workplace. We have all had people come to us. Senator Higgins spoke about social...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I remind Senator Horkan that just as one should never judge a book by its cover, one should never judge a Bill by its thickness. This has been a lengthy process. I compliment the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, on his perseverance and patience. I also compliment the officials, who were here in great numbers, and those who contributed to the debate. On Committee Stage I raised the issue...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (13 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister to the House to discuss this matter, which is one that people are starting to raise. Constituents have been approaching me about it in the past month or two. I work on the basis of, if constituents approach me about an issue, then it is an issue that requires addressing. The Minister is committed to this matter. I understand that there are approximately 1,200 charge...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (13 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister is aware of it.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (13 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to thank-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (13 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister for dealing with this. My reason for bringing this up today is that, while I welcome the home charger and the €5,000 grant, if the electric car is to be able to compete with petrol and diesel cars it must be able to drive whatever distance. I note that an electric car cannot drive from Limerick to Dublin. When in the new year does the Minister expect the low...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Paradise Papers (Resumed): Allied Irish Banks (14 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Mr. Byrne and Ms Dooley. We are here today to discuss the Paradise Papers. I want to deal with that. Mr. Byrne's presentation was very short. I have no doubt brevity is the soul of wit but his presentation was particularly concise. What we have read in the media is a lot more expansive. Mr. Byrne mentioned that £2.458 billion was the amount in 2008. What was the peak?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Paradise Papers (Resumed): Allied Irish Banks (14 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is a key element in understanding the story. Our job here is to ask the questions. What we were reading in the papers is that from 1977 to 1981, which coincided with when the DIRT accounts were coming in for ordinary deposit holders, many of whom I dealt with when I was in practice, a lot of the money was put into non-residential accounts by AIB and other banks. A lot of them dated back...