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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: In the case of the mission in Jadotville, there is a very small number involved.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Members who served in the Congo have approached and continue to approach a number of Members of the House in seeking some acknowledgement of their contribution. There is also the overall question raised by the retired members association in the context of medals being received in recognition of service during the 1916 Rising. It is considered that they too should have received medals.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: It all comes out of concerns-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: We have concluded this part of our discussion. I thank the Taoiseach.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: These are difficult times and I wish the Taoiseach well personally.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State. We all agree that important work is carried out by the CSO. The committee has had a discussion with the Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, on its report on the insurance industry. The report recommends that the Central Statistics Office be charged with collating and publishing insurance claims data and that this function be placed on a statutory...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The information is held by Insurance Ireland and shared with the Central Bank which receives whatever information it requests. What is essential to attract competition to the market is having insurance claims data published by an independent respected organisation. That is what the CSO is. After long discussions, the committee made this recommendation. The data should not be collected by...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: On the Minister of State's presentation of the Estimate, she can see that we accept it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (16 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 completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2017: Vote 1 - President's Establishment; Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach; Vote 3 - Office of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a SUSI grant application in respect of a person (details supplied). [8153/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The purpose of this meeting is to deal with matters relating to the banking sector. I welcome Mr. Larry Broderick, Ms Sharon McAuley and Ms Elaine Barker. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Are union members, particularly those in call centres, able to express any form of compassion in dealing with customers or are they driven by a management decision to be aggressive to those who owe money? Is it their job to collect that money without showing compassion and to hound customers? Does this come from management as a strategy or is there flexibility for the person who makes the call?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Are those whose job it is to contact customers in arrears encouraged to be aggressive towards those customers and to pursue them rigorously, as dictated to by the management of the bank? Is that a problem for those employees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: If it is a case of individuals making calls to try to collect money, why are the banks being aggressive? As a public representative, I have received numerous complaints about the efforts of banks to collect debts using junior staff. My point is that these staff must be dictated to, or the call must be scripted in some way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: So we can take it that the script comes down from on high-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: -----and the staff have to pursue it in a very rigid fashion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Many of them are being put in very awkward situations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: That is the point I am trying to make here. Has Mr. Broderick ever spoken to management about the feelings of staff who almost dislike going to work because they are being pushed in that direction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Bearing in mind the attitude of the management of banks in this country, how successful does Mr. Broderick think he and his colleagues will be in convincing the banks to establish a forum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: No, we have to ask. I will put the question in a different way. How have these hard-nosed bankers reacted so far when it has been proposed to them that they should participate in this forum and when they have been asked to be more reasonable by having representatives of customers and employees on board? Have Mr. Broderick and his colleagues had a conversation with them about this?