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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: You are not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: What authority do branches have when dealing with applications for loans and mortgages or accounts that are in difficulty and finding a solution for them? Are these decisions all centralised or will a branch have a certain level of discretion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Is the decision made by the branch or is it centralised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Okay. The decision-making is centralised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: How many applications for the SBCI fund has Permanent TSB dealt with up to now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Very good. It is interesting to hear that because Deputy Tóibín asked about the small builders and the commentary we hear is probably from those who have been refused. It is encouraging that €23 million was drawn down across 112 applications and that the fund is oversubscribed. That is a fair indication of potential economic activity. That is a good thing. I ask the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: How is building affordable and social housing in partnership with housing alliances working out? In the future could that scheme cater for mortgages in distress, or is it strictly for lending to build social and affordable housing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: In the context of the discussion Mr. Crowley has had with Deputy Doherty on the Revolut and N26 models, will Mr. Crowley give us a written submission outlining where the BPFI is going in the context of its platform and the difference between its platform and those used by Revolut and N26? It would give us some insight as to where that is going, what is happening and what the plan is. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: If members are satisfied with that, we have come to the end of our meeting. I thank our guests for their attendance and I wish them well.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (17 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the most recent estimate for the cost of removing the requirement for staff in the public service to work additional hours which were introduced on foot of the Haddington Road Agreement in 2013. [32341/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Children's Hospital (17 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received a report from the Department of Health on the most recent cost estimate and timescale for the completion of the new National Children’s Hospital. [32342/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 402. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a tree felling licence application by a person (details supplied); if the application will be expedited given the applicant has provided the NIA statement; the total number of applications that remain to be processed; the breakdown of the length of time the applications that have been in the system by month; the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the recording of licences issued to fly drones on a county by county basis was discontinued; if this method of recording will be restored; the number of staff attached to the licensing and the enforcement sections; the number of drone licence operators that have availed of the training for basic piloting of drones out of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 162. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the dependent adult allowance based on their contributory pension and the split of savings. [32167/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: The engagement this morning is on general banking matters and we have three witnesses in attendance: Mr. Cormac Butler, who has attended our committee before; Mr. Shane Kavanagh, who also attended our committee before on an issue; and Mr. Tony Lawlor, who will tell us about his experience on the tracker mortgage issue. We had a different agenda for today’s meeting which we will deal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Does Mr. Lawlor want to comment on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Lawlor. Has Senator Higgins further questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: I remind Mr. Kavanagh that information in the public domain is fine but not to draw any conclusions on this in terms of the legalities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Mr. Kavanagh may go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: I ask Mr. Butler to elaborate a little, if he can, on IIB Homeloans Limited and the licence. He was going back to 2008. I presume if that one is giving home loans, one is obliged to have a licence. The Central Bank was asked about this and it said a licence was unnecessary. Mr. Butler went on to say that, after questioning, the Central Bank said it did not hold the licence. Can Mr....