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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. Where a home is repossessed or offered up, or whatever the correct term might be for this process, would it be AIB's policy that the residual debt would be written off?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. In the case where someone takes out multiple loans for multiple properties, does the family home come into question in terms of personal guarantees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I would like if the witnesses could give me a general background. It can be as broad as they want it to be. To be fair, we do not deal with many of these things daily. In that context, it would be useful to have as much information as the witnesses would like to give. Much of the time, people come before our committee and then say they did not get the opportunity to say everything they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: No, that is okay. I take Mr. O'Keeffe's point

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: If it does not, I am sure the witnesses will be more than happy to come in front of the committee again, if needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Hopefully, that will not be the case. It will be understood, of course, that for us it is important all our constituents are treated equally, no matter what their backgrounds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. To be honest, my main line of questioning would have been to get this further detail concerning this context. I fully understand the witnesses are coming before this committee and saying clearly that there are no biases and that the bank has the requisite structures and policies in place in this regard. It is not that I am suggesting, in any way, shape or form, that this is not...

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I welcome this amendment. The Minister and Deputy Shortall will be aware of my own Bill and the amendments I submitted on Committee Stage, which were not accepted, which proposed to introduce criminal sanctions for criminal infringements. As I argued then, I do not believe administrative sanctions would be a strong enough deterrent. I also proposed shortening the review period of the...

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Deputy Shortall's amendment is a positive one, and I take on board what she said about smaller parties having the ability to engage. That is a valid point. If she pursues it, I will follow that with interest. The amendment, which will require the gathering of more information with regard to details of payments received or fees charged, could be very helpful and it would be interesting to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste. I look forward to our engagement. I thank the witnesses for taking the time to come before the committee. My first question is for the ESRI. With regard to the model, Dr. de Bruin stated that the results show that the proposed carbon tax increase has the potential to reduce emissions by approximately 16% by...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: In the interests of clarity, what is that 16% based on? Is it that people just cannot afford it? Is that what Dr. de Bruin means.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I am thinking of those people who do not have the means. I do not mean this in an argumentative way; I am just trying to figure it out. I am referring to people I deal with. I wonder what type of people Dr. de Bruin is referring to. Is she talking about a certain class of people? I just do not know how the people I deal with will be able to make a switch.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is interesting. What does the ESRI consider constitutes long run? What is the period in people's heads? This is now a situation whereby people have to think it will be long term. How does the ESRI categorise that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Dr. Farrell for that. It is interesting. I have another question for the ESRI regarding modern methods of construction, MMC. A recent ESRI report noted the contribution a transition to MMC could make towards less wastage, lower carbon emissions, less commuting, less pollution and so on. It is an area I am interested in but little progress has been made on it. The Department of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. That would be great. It is an area I have a particular interest in. I did not want to let the opportunity pass. I thank Dr. de Bruin for that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: It is very important to our delivery of housing, in addition to meeting our climate targets. If any of the CCAC representatives want to jump in on any of the previous questions, be my guest. Do they want to do that or should I continue?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Everybody is trying to help and so on but I see it from the perspective of my constituents who are living in social housing. I want retrofitting as quickly as possible for all such people. I see people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease living in houses that are freezing, with windows that do not even fit properly. I know a woman who is reliant on an old range. The house was built...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I am also quite interested in the fact it is only three floors. Does the CCAC have a proposal on how high it should go? Does it agree with other countries? Has it made a proposal in that regard?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Ms Donnelly. I apologise to the Chair, but I have to attend another meeting. I thank everyone for coming.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I also thank the witnesses for the work they do. I know first-hand the impact it has had on people's lives. Mr. Hall mentioned how this issue impacts on people's lives. Sometimes, when we talk about issues at committee, we do not think about the real life impact they have. One of the witnesses said how much more acute this is becoming. We know all the different pressures people are...