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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Trethowan said that some of it was overdraft restructuring.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is not new lending but new overdrafts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Much of the areas of interest to me have been covered. How many appeals were made from inception last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Some 42% of the internal reviews ended up going to the Credit Review Office, with 331 cases out of 784 internal reviews. That is well below 50% of the banks' internal reviews going to the Credit Review Office. The 55% of appeals upheld gave rise to additional lending of €13 million. Does that amount to 250 incidents?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Where does the figure of €13 million come from?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The cases where the banks' decisions were overturned amount to €13 million and cases where they were not overturned amount to €7.7 million. The role of the Credit Review Office is within the SME sector. Is Mr. Trethowan's happy that the limit of €500,000 is high enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the office charge for that opinion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Trethowan's office has the flexibility to deal with specific cases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: How many people are in Mr. Trethowan's organisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are there three employees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are they employed full-time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: So there are three full-time staff members and approximately seven reviewers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the total number of staff at the moment? Can I have a number?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is it ten including the full-time staff members?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (20 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the annual budget?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sale of State Assets (19 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the implications of a takeover of Aer Lingus by Ryanair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8462/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (19 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Shannon Aviation Services Centre Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8463/13]

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Collins should deal with the points I have raised.

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: If he cannot take the heat, the Deputy should get out of the kitchen. I speak about this matter from the point of view of possessing knowledge of it. I accept, however, that said knowledge is not in-depth in nature. However, I was present when these issues were being dealt with in the Dáil. Deputy Martin has left the Chamber but I wish to deal with the points he raised. First, this...

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I was lucky to be in the Chamber to hear the contribution from the Leader of the Opposition, Deputy Micheál Martin because I think Fianna Fáil is indulging in significant revisionism. I remind the members of Fianna Fáil that they caused the crisis. It is sour grapes. They are not accepting responsibility for the situation. They created the situation for the banking crisis....