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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: One time only. If the Minister of State keeps going like that, we will lose out.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I want the same amount of airtime the Minister of State gave to Deputy Michael McGrath. Keep going.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The next time the Minister of State is in Kilkenny, he should give me a call and not keep it to the one party.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The Minister of State had better find the signal. I asked earlier about the engagement of friendly vulture funds with the banks. Could the Department not be proactive about that? I know the Minister of State has got some information from his officials on the setting up of that fund and perhaps on the use of Government bonds to progress the notion of taking these bad debts from the bank and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I ask the Minister of State to provide the committee with a note on the status of the Department's consideration of that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I ask the Minister of State to impress on the Central Bank the urgency of bringing an end to the tracker issue regarding Ulster Bank and the global fund. The same applies to Ulster Bank on the commercial decisions it made around the global fund. We will engage with the Central Bank again, but it is an ongoing process that is affecting people's lives. I would like to see greater efficiency...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: We need to get it to understand that it has a role in consumer protection, both in insurance, which we will debate with the Minister of State tomorrow, and also regarding the banks, consumers and so on. The Central Bank does not place enough emphasis on that area. I would like to see the Central Bank highlight its role in protection. Vote 8 relates to the Office of the Comptroller and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Things have changed and Deputy Eoghan Murphy is the Minister of State. I impress on him the need to modernise that legislation governing how the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General works in order that everyone who spends money is made accountable to the Comptroller and Auditor General. I would be relying on the Minister of State to do that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: That applies to the local authorities. However, generally speaking, the remit of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General should allow it to chase public moneys coming from the central Exchequer if something has gone wrong at the other end. That is all I am requesting.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has considered the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2017: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance; Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General; Vote 9 - Office of...

Motor Insurance Costs: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach entitled, "Report on the Rising Costs of Motor Insurance", copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 24th November 2016. I welcome the report and thank committee members who put significant amounts of time into drafting it and our public...

Motor Insurance Costs: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: 8 o’clock This is a debate on two reports. In the interest of fairness to the committees of the Houses, the protocol should be observed that it is the committee's report that is taken. However, that is a matter for the Business Committee. During the course of the this debate members were speaking to two different reports. Most of the criticism about timelines and so on relates...

Motor Insurance Costs: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: This was a very good debate. One gets the messages out and hears other sides of the argument. Maybe it is the job of the Government to order some time in regard to this. Let us have a full debate on it. Let us keep the heat on the insurance business.

Motor Insurance Costs: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Both reports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The purpose of the meeting is to review the published report on the cost of motor insurance from the working group chaired by the Minister of State with responsibility for financial services, eGovernment and public procurement, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, relative to our report on the matter. I welcome the Minister of State and his officials to the meeting and invite him to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: People will be looking for the various actions that will bring about an immediate downward adjustment to their premiums. While both the Minister of State and our reports are excellent starting points, the reports will be judged by the action the Minister of State takes. It is important that he avails of the opportunity to spell out what actions have been taken to date and what the outcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: We will circulate it to committee members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Is it what is contained in the action plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Do we have this document as part of the Minister of State's report?