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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Discussion (20 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: They were not very profitable, were they? Did the Central Bank turn a blind eye to their giving of tracker mortgages at the rates at which they were being given?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Discussion (20 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: In the past it was always the culture that one asked where one might get a mortgage; now there is real competition. When I was younger and took out my first mortgage, it was a matter of where I would get it. I presume that is no longer the case.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: Many small businesses were lost during the downturn. It would be great to have a system where a lot of those people could re-enter the economy because they are badly needed. Small businesses, in particular, will face a daunting task due to Brexit. I appeal to the Leader to invite the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Mitchell O'Connor, to come in here for a debate on...

Seanad: Fire Safety in Traveller Accommodation: Statements (19 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: I will be brief. I welcome the Minister to the House. I welcome the report and thank him for putting in place the machinery to carry out this report because I have no doubt but that lives will be saved because of the inspections and the fire safety matters that will addressed by the local authorities.We cannot have another Carrickmines. I wish to take the opportunity to sympathise with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the delegation. The presentation was very interesting. Businesses have no choice but to provide information. Is information sought from the same businesses year after year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: Can individuals and householders opt out of giving information if they so wish?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: Mr. Dalton said in some cases it could take more than an hour to complete a survey. Should there be a payment for contributing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: What kind of contribution? Is it monetary?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: Okay. If it was advertised, more people might-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: What happens in regard to false information? Is the CSO conscious that some information could be false? Can it prove whether information is false or accurate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: Is all of the information broken down into regions, such as county by county, or on a population basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (13 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: How does the CSO get that information? Does it get it through the census?

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. It gives us a great opportunity to convey our views, as Senators, on the reform of Seanad Éireann, the way it will progress and how it will work for the next 20, 30, 40 and 50 years. It is also important that we take stock of where we are at the moment. Nowhere was the way the Seanad is viewed by the public and organisations expressed...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: I join the Members who yesterday proposed a vote of sympathy for the family of the late Mr. Bobby Molloy. He was a Member of the other House and, as a senior Minister, held many portfolios. I wish to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to his wife, Phyllis, and their family. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister of State with responsibility for tourism to come to the House....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the delegation. Dr. Roux stated, "the Solvency II directive squarely places the sole responsibility of financial supervision of foreign firms on foreign regulators, and prescribes that the home state regulator verifies for the entire business the state of solvency, its assets and its technical provisions". Do all those regulators meet annually or how often do they meet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: Do they have differences of opinion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: They do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: That includes Setanta.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: It does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2016)

Paddy Burke: So the bank had interaction with that company.