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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Let us say someone did not realise it was a fraud at the time. How long does it take the victim to become aware that they have been defrauded?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: If the fraudster is successful and money is unlawfully taken out of the customer's account, who picks up the tab for that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Is there no consistent approach across the board? Does it depend on the circumstances of each fraud?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: What is a romance scam?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Are these people who have only met online and have not met face to face?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Is it correct that Banking and Payments Federation Ireland would like to see the establishment of a shared fraud database in Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: How would it operate in practical terms?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Is it a database of alleged fraudsters or a database of attempted fraud, if Ms Davenport knows what I mean?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: When Ms Davenport says "confirmed fraud", do I take it she does not mean somebody has been convicted for it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Davenport referred to secondary legislation going through the Department of Justice. I should know this. What is the legislation that would deal with this? Is there legislation in place at present that provides statutory protection?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: In effect, the data regulation Act does not currently permit the sharing of this information among financial institutions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: The BPFI is seeking an amendment of the data regulation Act to ensure there is no doubt that financial institutions are permitted to share this information in respect of confirmed fraud. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Obviously, this is for the benefit of the public and also for the sharing of information among financial institutions. What institutions would have access to this information?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: If the Oireachtas is thinking of changing the law, generally at the forefront of our minds will be the interests of the public and consumers. Since so many people are the innocent victims of this type of fraud, would it be a good idea for the Oireachtas to introduce legislation that would provide for a mandatory redress scheme to allow people to reveal they were the victims of this type of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Can I take it that the BPFI is not opposed to this proposal but thinks it needs to be carefully considered?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Is Ms Davenport aware of any convictions that have been given to date?
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 May 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is she will provide the number of special needs assistants in each county in the school years 2020/2021, 2021/22 and 2022/23, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25086/23]