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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS appointments provided in each local health office area in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42044/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (28 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 292. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychology appointments in primary care provided in each local health office area in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42045/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (28 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmology appointments in primary care provided in each local health office area in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42046/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance whether consideration can be given to altering the rent-a-room scheme so that if a person earns more than €14,000, they are not taxed on the entire amount of €14,000 but instead only on the excess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41735/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Chairman. I welcome the bank officials and thank them for their concise opening statements. It is fair to say they have all had a very profitable 2023 to date; that is certainly indicated by the figures for the first six months. I will begin with Mr. O'Grady. What does he think is the reason for Bank of Ireland's increased profitability in the first half of the year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. O'Grady. I put the same question to Dr. Hunt. AIB's profits were also especially high for the first six months. Is that partially or significantly due to the increase in interest rates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Dr. Hunt think AIB's profits in the first six months of the year are exceptional? Does he expect them to go down if interest rates go down?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. Hunt. Returning to Mr. O'Grady and Ms Russell, I want to address the events of 15 August, which was a difficult day for Bank of Ireland. That is the evening the bank had problems with its ATMs throughout the country. Has the bank identified the cause of that problem and solved it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: One of the unusual features of that evening was the presence of members of An Garda Síochána beside a number of ATMs. Had Bank of Ireland any role in asking gardaí to attend or was it something that was done on public order grounds? Does Mr. O'Grady know?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Bank of Ireland did not ask the Garda to get involved at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Bank of Ireland stated at the time that it would seek to identity everyone who took out money. Has the bank been able to make contact with all those persons who withdrew money from accounts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Have most of them come back to the bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: What was the maximum amount of money withdrawn by an individual on the evening in question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will ask my next question of Dr. Henry, Mr. Kinsella and Ms Downey. It is about the significant increase in the cost of card processing, in particular for Visa debit cards. I do not know if any of our guests are qualified to talk about that issue. To whom should I address that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Ms Downey. The reason I mention the issue is because I have been contacted by a constituent who has a business. He tells me that his business has seen a 130% increase in card processing costs since last October. He has said that in September 2022, the cost of card processing was €14,600. The increase happened in October and in November, the cost had risen to €34,000....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: This could apply to every bank so I am not picking on AIB. Customers of a bank who have debit Visa cards can see the processing costs increase without their being notified by the bank. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is it fair to say that the bank regards itself as not being a party to that increase in the cost of card processing?