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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: Is the material published on what stands notified since 1996? Can it be accessed? What I am asking Mr. Sheridan to do is to give us details of what stands notified since 1996 but has not yet been applied by the banks. These details would give us some sense of what could be coming down the track. Obviously, the banks are free to submit new applications to the Central Bank at any time and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: They should be separated into what has been applied and what has not yet been applied.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: I am sure the Central Bank can find a way of presenting the information, even if in aggregate form.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: That would be very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: I welcome Mr. Bernard Sheridan and his colleagues from the Central Bank of Ireland and Mr. Mark Fielding from ISME. I put it to Mr. Sheridan that the providence of the hikes in charges and fees is irrelevant to the people who have to endure these increases. I appreciate that he said some of these relate back to the charges that stood notified in 1996. Perhaps I will take him up on that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: We will keep it in track. There was nothing the Central Bank could do about that as it was part of the charges that stood notified.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: I am trying to get a handle on how much of this is historic and how much relates to current decisions. In the case of the Bank of Ireland there is a whole raft of increases in electronic banking services for debit and credit cards and services by businesses increasing by 30%. Does that date back to 1996 as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: I am trying to get to the bottom of whether the issue is with the legislation or with what the Central Bank is approving. For example, business online same day international payments without foreign exchange is going up 40%, business online same day international payments, again with Bank of Ireland, with foreign exchange is going up 74%, charges on inward international transactions are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: Can Mr. Sheridan tell me the increases the Central Bank has approved since 2012, the number of applications made, how many have been approved and rejected and how many have been partially approved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: Are there many proposals currently awaiting a decision from the Central Bank on personal customer fees or more increases for business customers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: Are there any notifications awaiting decision at present?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bank Charges: Discussion with Central Bank and ISME (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: Mr. Sheridan made the point that the banks are charging differently depending on whether the service requires manual input or is electronic based. Following on from a point made by Mr. Fielding that does not appear to be reflected in the charges. Recently I was looking at a personal customer's set of fees from one of the pillar banks. I do not believe there was any difference between the...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: I understand that yesterday the Cabinet was to discuss the establishment of a €6 billion strategic investment fund, a matter in respect of which legislation will be required in the context of the NewERA project and the use of moneys from the National Pensions Reserve Fund. When will the relevant legislation be brought forward? Was any decision on this matter made yesterday?

Mortgage Resolution Bill 2013: First Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a Mortgage Resolution Office, to provide for a non-judicial Mortgage Resolution Order concerning mortgages over family homes, to provide for an independent appeals process against decisions of the Mortgage Resolution Office; and to provide for related matters.

Mortgage Resolution Bill 2013: First Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: And to expect a reply.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Issues (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reconfigure the higher education system into five regional clusters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17546/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will remove the cap on the number of resource and learning support teachers working with special needs students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17545/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff Issues (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if any former employee of AIB who left the bank as part of the voluntary redundancy arrangements has since re-joined the bank as an employee or is doing work for the bank as a self-employed contractor either here or overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17755/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McGrath: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department, the Health Service Executive or any organisation funded by him or the HSE provides financial assistance by way of a grant or any other means to local community or sporting bodies who wish to provide a defibrillator for the potential benefit of members. [17772/13]