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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I would say most would be made up of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I am running out of time. I appreciate that. The last two points require a quick "yes" or "no" answer. The bank has residents in Priory Hall. AIB said it got out of the process. It is engaging with the residents directly to get a home for those individuals who have accounts. I ask Mr. Boucher to make a statement to this committee on Priory Hall. Also, can he inform-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. At some stage somebody else might pick that up. Regarding the Mercer report, Mr. Boucher has answered the question. On 23 April, the Taoiseach said he expected senior executives to take substantial reductions. I have a confidential note here from the Minister for Finance's advisers on Mr. Boucher's own remuneration that was voted upon at the AGM, which I got from a freedom of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The bank is trying to play the committee for fools. That is simply not acceptable. The witnesses mentioned that they had listened to some of the transcripts from yesterday. I am sure other members of the bank listened. The Chairman made very clear what we wanted. The figures have not been provided. The witnesses have given a very good presentation and I commend them on it. I also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Some of these measures such as full interest, for example, could have been measures the bank has agreed with the customers in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 – over a period of five years. The Central Bank and the Government have asked about offers for accounts that were in arrears of 90 days or more as of this year. To make it clear to the witnesses, that is why the figures do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Am I correct in saying that at the end of March, 11,774 owner-occupier customers with Bank of Ireland were in arrears of 90 days or more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, so that is how many were in arrears at that point in time. Between that time and the end of June, 6,267 offers were made, of which 3,103 were legal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Some processes started earlier but in June there were 6,267, which the bank claims is 53%. Half of all of the long-term solutions being put forward by the bank could potentially lead to repossession. Legal letters were sent that threaten repossession.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. Mason does not believe that they will result in repossession but they have the potential to result in it. They are legal letters that threaten repossession.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: For clarity, half of the solutions offered by Bank of Ireland at this point in time, because of non-engagement and other reasons, are legal letters potentially threatening repossession.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I completely disagree. I will move on. In regard to the restructuring, Mr. Boucher mentioned that of the 3,164 cases – again, he has not given us the figures for the quarter – that have been restructured, offered a restructuring or have been resolved between the end of quarter 1 and quarter 2, the type of restructuring that has been offered or is in place is similar to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: To the stock. If we look at the trend in what is in place in table 15, the majority are interest-only mortgages for a short duration and also interest with a reduced capital. Mr. Boucher mentioned that none of them involve a reduction in interest across the entire period of the loan. They are short-term solutions. It is my understanding that the Central Bank will not accept interest-only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: On a point of order -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: On a point of order, with respect to Mr. Boucher I think he and the bank are playing this committee for fools. These are not the figures that were requested. Slide No. 15 refers to the figures that are in place. They do not deal specifically with the offers the bank made in respect of quarter 2, which are required by the Government and the Central Bank.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: This is a point of order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Can the information we require be e-mailed to Mr. Boucher so that it can be circulated to members?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: We are dealing with three sets of figures. As the figures have not been presented on paper to committee members, it is very difficult to follow this. The requirement under the Central Bank and the Government's proposal was in respect of a target for accounts in arrears over 90 days - Mr. Boucher has given that figure as 11,774 - whereby 20% of them were to have long-term sustainable offers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I really appreciate Mr. Duffy's answer. Many people expected that the 1,200 employees of AIB would receive a salary reduction, but I note the bank has reduced remuneration costs largely through redundancies and also through the measures Mr. Duffy outlined. I have another brief question on the banking inquiry. Have the tapes in respect of the trading room been preserved in AIB and are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with AIB (3 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: My final question is about something I will put to the Taoiseach when the Dáil resumes. Mr. Duffy's name has been mentioned in the public media with regard to other banks such as Danske Bank and the meeting he held with a senior Government Minister. I have engaged with Mr. Duffy in respect of constituents and I have met with him at committee meetings and in private session. I welcome...