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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: A question regarding Ulster Bank and AIB was already asked. In his opening remarks, Dr. Hunt mentioned that the bank transactions and footfall through banks fell by 57%. Some Ulster Bank branches are now within the AIB network. What analysis has AIB carried out of which branches might be affected? Amalgamations are taking place. Will Ulster Bank carry AIB's brand? How will AIB move that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Would that be dealt with in the same way in Ulster Bank, not through the branches but through the main centres?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Another member mentioned the loans that are in difficulty in the banks. Dr. Hunt gave a figure of €31 billion and now has it down to under €4 billion. I have a question about the disposal of mortgages to either vulture funds or to my preference, which is organisations such as iCare, which deal sympathetically with mortgages and the people, families and so on who are in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Is is possible for Mr. O'Keeffe to give us the name of the company or financial institution that bought the loans?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: How would Mr. O'Keeffe classify Everyday Finance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Is it a vulture fund?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: With regard to the AIB's brand, Dr. Hunt's opening statement mentioned it is expanding and mentioned Ulster Bank. Does Dr. Hunt see the bank having to have the government prop for a long period of time? Is he happy the bank is now getting to a point similar to Bank of Ireland and that it is open to sale? Is there a complete gap between the possibility of a sale of those shares and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: Senator, you can continue until the end of the meeting, which is 2.30 p.m., just to remind you of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: No, you can continue on to the end of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: We have to finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: We must observe the Covid regulations in the House, which forces a conclusion at 2.30 p.m. Could the witnesses give us a quick response to the Senator's question because we must conclude the meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: I must conclude the meeting. I thank Dr. Hunt, Ms Dooley and Mr. O'Keeffe for attending. We expect their response on outstanding issues in due course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: The mortgage to rent has a 25 year lease. I encourage the bank to look beyond these organisations. In these cases the bank is going in the right direction and I compliment it for doing so. With a little bit more scrutiny of the system and how it works the bank might find an even better solution. This is not being critical of the solutions it has found already. There are other options...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an oral hearing will be arranged immediately for a person (details supplied). [34305/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 445. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for an assessment will be expedited in the name of a person (details supplied) given the urgency of the case. [26857/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital porters employed at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; if there is a panel in place to fill casual vacancies that might arise; if there was a recent recruitment process; and if so, if that process is now completed. [27236/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 526. To ask the Minister for Health if it is stipulated by his Department or the HSE that individuals contracted by the HSE for the provision of counselling services through an outside agency (details supplied) are required to set up a limited company for this purpose; the reason this is occurring given that it causes unnecessary bureaucracy and costs and acts as a discouragement to some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Investigations (29 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 541. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to take legal action arising from a programme (details supplied) in relation to alleged activities in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27429/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Maternity Hospital (24 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has sought and or received a specific business case for the proposed new national maternity hospital to be located on the St. Vincent’s University Hospital campus in County Dublin at any stage since 2013. [34041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Maternity Hospital (24 Jun 2021)

John McGuinness: 205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has formally approved the campus of St. Vincent’s hospital in County Dublin as the site for the new national maternity hospital. [34042/21]