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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Deputy. I now invite colleagues to make contributions or ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is important to note at this point that the money message issue is a vexed one, and this committee knows it better than most. Given the degree of annoyance that it has created and the queuing up of Private Members' Bills, for which this committee and others are having to watch and wait, I had a meeting last evening with the Ceann Comhairle and the Clerk of the Dáil on the matter as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is Senator Black happy with the response?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The last member to speak is Deputy Mick Wallace. We have two further tranches to our address of this Bill this morning, so further opportunities will present as witnesses appear before us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Wallace and call Deputy McGrath.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Michael McGrath for his opening statement and responses to members' contributions. I commend him for bringing forward the legislation and wish him a fair wind in progressing his proposals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the delegates from the Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation, Mr. David Hall and Mr. Stephen Curtis. The format of the meeting is that they will be invited to make an opening statement, after which there will be a question and answer session. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As there are no other members indicating at this point in our engagement on Deputy Michael McGrath's Bill, I thank Mr. Hall and Mr. Curtis for their respective contributions. I join colleagues in congratulating them on their work thus far and I wish them fair wind into the future. I propose that suspended for a minute or two to allow our next guests to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome Mr. Lorcan O'Connor, director of the Insolvency Service of Ireland, who is joined by Mr. John Farrell, head of regulation and policy division, and Mr. Alex Matthews, bankruptcy division, who is in the Visitors Gallery. In terms of the format of this meeting, Mr. O'Connor will be invited to make an opening statement following which there will be a questions and answers session....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. O'Connor and call Deputy Mick Wallace.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: All the members who indicated have now spoken in this session of deliberations on Deputy Michael McGrath's Bill. I thank Mr. Lorcan O'Connor and his colleagues from the Insolvency Service of Ireland for their attendance, their opening remarks and their response to the members' contributions. We will suspend for a moment to allow the witnesses to leave and then resume in private session.

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is mór an trua é, ach níl mórán ama agam. Beidh Sinn Féin ag tabhairt ár dtacaíocht don rún seo. Sinn Féin will be supporting the motion. More than 36,000 older people are in receipt of a lower pension payment that they would have received had they retired before 2012. Of this figure, 62% are women. They are being punished for taking time...

Correcting Pension Inequities: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I listened to the Deputy all day on Friday and Saturday. As always, he can dish it out, but he damn well cannot take it.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No apologies have been received. I advise everyone present to switch off all mobile phones, as they interfere with the sound recording system in the committee rooms. The select committee has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017. I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan and his officials to this...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. Before we proceed, will he clarify a matter? I understand that he might have to leave at midday. Is that the case? There is a question as to other legislation in the House that may cut across this.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Minister clarify the position in terms of his attendance?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I only asked the question because that was the information that I was provided. I just wanted to clarify for members and the Minister.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We intend to proceed. We will take it as it progresses. We have access to this room until 1.15 p.m. max. We must vacate at that time.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If we do not conclude, we will have to resume.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The point on checking is important. This is the information that we were given. When questions arose as to other members and other responsibilities, we advised that we had been informed that the Minister was not able to stay after 12 noon.