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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes, I think we should examine it just to see what the variables are. I take on board what the Minister is saying about the differences but we need to examine it more forensically. We need to be fully equipped regarding what is coming down the line in terms of the current Central Bank approach and what may need to be done in the future. It will not be acceptable to Irish citizens that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Sorry, I refer to the Minister's Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: What I am trying to get at is how often does the Department of Finance meet the chief executive officers of the banks as a matter of course, whoever the Minister in charge may be at the time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does the Minister meet the vulture funds as well or do they request meetings with the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Why has the Minister not met them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: That is what I am concerned about. There are so many refusals by the vulture funds to requests to come before the committee that I would not like them to have a pathway to be able to selectively meet with whosoever they wish within the Department of Finance. I find it disconcerting that the impact of the behaviour of so many of the vulture funds concerned is so negative for many citizens...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: One thing was stark in terms of quantifying the amount of money that was owed to citizens as a result of this scandal. I think the Central Bank put it at about €1 billion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: If it is that amount or even higher, what it says to me that is that this is the variance between the ECB rates and what is being charged here. With regard to the extortionate rates people are charged for mortgages here compared with those in Germany, which has far lower percentage rates, is there anything the Minister can do to address that or are we at the mercy of the banks in terms of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does that not indicate it is the consumer who pays at the end of the day? Right across the board, all banking customers are paying for this scandal and indeed the tardiness of Governments in dealing with it, which I find concerning. It does not just concern the interest rates people are paying, which is something that must be addressed soon, but also relates to the treatment of banking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does the Minister agree with the AIB plan regarding VAT reduction in the sector that was mooted at the weekend in the media?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Has AIB presented the Minister with that plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: If it were to present the plan to the Minister in terms of VAT reduction, is it something-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Addressing the supply side is very important because it speaks to us in terms of the developers again trying to get in and do what they want. This means that vested interests, no more than the banks, are in the middle of it. The latter would be of huge concern to me if I were Minister for Finance.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: On behalf of the Sinn Féin group, I wish the Senators, the party leaders, the Clerk of the Seanad, the Clerk Assistant of the Seanad, their staff, the ushers and all the staff a happy Christmas. I thank everybody who has made our stay here possible. I wish the Leader of the House an especially happy Christmas and new year and wish him well with his nuptials. I know that marriage will...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Marriage has mellowed the worst of us.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I look forward to the new Leader returning in the new year.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: He will be a multi-dimensional person.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Leader, I was going to talk today about Facebook and the taxation of multinationals.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: During the week we found out that Facebook put €12.6 billion through the State but only paid €29.5 million in tax. Obviously, the multinationals can see the changes in terms of the base erosion and profit sharing, BEPS, and everything else. The writing is on the wall in terms of Ireland's over-dependence on multinationals. However, responsible multinationals are always...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: We have an issue with tax evasion.