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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Central Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: Would Mr. Cross like to respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Central Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: Deputy Durkan's microphone is on mute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Central Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: We have to conclude shortly as we have another meeting with a bank. I ask members to bear that in mind.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Central Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: We have to conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Central Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: I ask Mr. Cross for a short answer, if possible. For the parts of the question to which he cannot or does not have time to respond, I ask him to correspond with the committee, because we were due to finish at 3 p.m. for another meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Central Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: I have to cut across Mr. Cross. If he needs to answer any other issues, I ask that he communicates with the committee. The meeting will be suspended for five minutes, until we introduce Ulster Bank. I thank the witnesses for attending.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: We are now joined by Ulster Bank. We have with us Ms Jane Howard, CEO; Mr. Paul Stanley, CFO and deputy CEO; Ms Fiona McMahon, director of compliance; and Ms Elizabeth Arnett, director of corporate affairs. Ms Howard will make a brief opening statement and then the members can put their questions or queries. I draw attention to the matter of privilege. Witnesses who are physically...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: We understand that. I thank Ms Howard for her opening statement and call Deputy Doherty.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: Will Mr. Stanley clarify that figure, please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: What is the number of tracker mortgages on the bank's books at present that it will dispose of? I am not asking to whom they will be disposed. I just want to know how many customers will be affected.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: Deputy Doherty mentioned the branches, of which Ulster Bank has 88. How do they break down in terms of ownership, rentals or leases?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: I would just like to know what is happening to the freehold properties, in particular, and what Ulster Bank intends to do with them. Some of those properties may go with the loans and the employees on particular sales that the bank is doing, but others may be left within communities. I also want to look at what might happen to the properties that Ulster Bank has leased. Will the witnesses...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: Is Ulster Bank fully engaged with union representatives in respect of staff and their requirements?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: Okay. Are all of the issues dealt with under that memorandum of understanding? Has the bank dealt with all the issues with the union? Does it have an agreement with the union that it will follow?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: Okay. That is fine. I ask the witnesses to supply the information we have asked for. I call Deputy Farrell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: On the current and deposit account customers, as the bank negotiates the sale of its loans or mortgages and so on, does it enter into discussions, especially with the mainstream banks, as to whether they are interested in contacting customers or if they are willing to give the same terms and conditions as the customers have at present? Is that part of the conversation with the possible...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: I am not quite sure that I got a clear response on vulture funds versus mainstream banks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank (8 Dec 2021)
John McGuinness: Deputy Doherty mentioned the bank levy. How much did Ulster Bank pay in 2021?