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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (17 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 575. To ask the Minister for Health if an immediate long-term placement will be provided for a person (details supplied); the action to be taken by him to accommodate the person and other residents affected; the reason for the sudden decision to close the facility and the complete lack of engagement with the residents and families concerned; the date his Department and the HSE were informed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (17 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 634. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the issues that have arisen regarding tree felling licences have been resolved; the number of applications waiting to be dealt with by his Department; the timeframe for this process; and if he will expedite the process. [44266/20]

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: Currently, county development plans are being discussed by Members and as many members of the public as is possible. Every effort must be made to ensure we have buy-in from the public so that the plan in each county is reflective of the desire of that county to develop, and to develop where it should. An Bord Pleanála should be taking note of these plans and of the desires and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I ask members and all present to turn off their mobile telephones. If the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, wishes to remove his mask when making his contribution, it might make it easier for the recording of the meeting. We are dealing with insurance issues. On privilege, those who are in attendance in the House or in the precincts of the Dáil are covered by privilege. Members who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: We are caught for time again, so I will also put some questions before the Minister of State answers. To give an example, Irish Life issues a premium to one of its clients for life assurance of €1,049. This year, it went up by €360 per month, a colossal increase. There is no justification for it. The policy is for elderly people and so they are finding it really difficult to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: How often has that met?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: But it was formally established in September.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: The Minister of State's statement says that it was formally established at the end of September.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: So it has had some meetings. Some groundwork has been done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I ask the Minister of State to reflect on the contribution he has made here today and to reflect on the previous Minister's contributions to this committee. He will see that adds up to very little action at the end of the day. That is supported by the vast number of people who have to fight with their insurance company for their due rights under a policy. We have met the publicans in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I ask the Minister of State to respond to Deputy Barry in writing providing greater detail. The Deputy is anxious to get his views on these matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State for his attendance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: It was agreed in private session earlier that in respect of schedule A, COM (2020) 593, 594 and 673, and schedule B, COM (2020) 389 to 398, inclusive, no subsidiarity issues arise and none of the proposals warrants further scrutiny. I thank members for their patience and also their contributions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues in Ireland: Central Bank (15 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. If they wish to take off their masks when they are speaking for identification purposes, they should please do so. Today we are engaging with the Central Bank. I welcome Mr. Ed Sibley, Ms Gráinne McEvoy and their colleague, Mr. Anthony Cahalan. On privilege, the witnesses are directed that only evidence connected with the subject...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues in Ireland: Central Bank (15 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: Do the witnesses wish to comment on any of the remarks made by Deputy Durkan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues in Ireland: Central Bank (15 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I thank the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues in Ireland: Central Bank (15 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues in Ireland: Central Bank (15 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: We covered that earlier. It is clear from our interaction with the Central Bank before the meeting that it is not in a position to comment on NatWest or Ulster Bank.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues in Ireland: Central Bank (15 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: We are running out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues in Ireland: Central Bank (15 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: We do, but I have to come in. I will allow the Deputy until 3.20 p.m. and then I will need to take ten minutes.