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

John McGuinness: I have a minute left. Ms McEvoy was talking about consumer protection. I correct her on the following issue every time. It is impossible to deal with Start Mortgages. Customers find it impossible, as do I as a third party. One cannot get through to the company on the phone. There are issues and concerns it will not address. The word "abhorrent" was used with regard to KBC. The other...

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

John McGuinness: I will relay those questions to the clerk to the committee, who will put them to the bank. I thank Mr. Sibley and Ms McEvoy for taking the time to attend, along with their colleague in the Gallery.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 3 December 2020, if she will provide funding for a school bus service to transport 18 students from Knockmoylan, County Kilkenny to and from a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that they cannot be catered for by Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42563/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 408. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request WUH to continue the pathway of care organised by the hospital for a person (details supplied); if the urgent procedure recommended by the specialist at Whitfield under this care plan will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42566/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness on priorities for her term of office and EU Commission matters (9 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I wish to remind members that those in the precincts of Leinster House have privilege and those who are joining remotely do not. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness on priorities for her term of office and EU Commission matters (9 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I thank the Commissioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness on priorities for her term of office and EU Commission matters (9 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I wish to add my voice to the voices of previous speakers when they spoke to the Commissioner about the activities of vulture funds in Ireland, and to underline the fact that they are causing devastation in society. Her last point relating to financial literacy is central to what is happening. The borrowers are now faced with dealing with a vulture fund and the language being used by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness on priorities for her term of office and EU Commission matters (9 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I thank the Commissioner and hope that we can engage again over the coming year. I wish her well with her objectives in the course of carrying out her work and wish her the best of luck.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Election of Vice Chairman (9 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: Deputy Durkan has been deemed elected as Vice Chair of the committee. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: We will deal with EU matters, Schedule A and B on legislative proposals. Consideration of Schedule A, EU legislative proposals, were previously undertaken on 25 November 2020. While it was agreed that no subsidiarity issues arose, it was agreed to undertake further scrutiny of the following COMs by asking the lead Department for additional briefing information: COM(2020)403, COM(2020)408,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 245. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 946 of 15 January 2019, if branded unused cycling kit relating to a cycling event to the value of €67,000 is now in storage at a cost to Fáilte Ireland and the State; if so, if the arrangement is to continue indefinitely; if so, the cost; if she has examined the procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) to provide a co-educational facility from junior infants upwards; and if she will outline the process and time frame involved. [41246/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval will be granted as a matter of urgency for a major building project at a school (details supplied) to include funding to cover all of the extra costs relative to the conditions attached to the planning permission granted by An Bord Pleanála; if a positive and early response will be expedited given the existing building and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 561. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to reduce the waiting time for appointments to see a paediatric rheumatologist; the number on the waiting list for such appointments in each of the past five years; the number of children with Down's syndrome on the waiting list for the same period; the efforts made by the HSE to recruit paediatric rheumatologists; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Services Reports (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if he will undertake a review of the treatment of cataract patients throughout the HSE to determine the reason the system has failed patients; the number of patients on the waiting list; if the cost of the HSE scheme model of treatment for cataract patients has been considered by his Department or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Home Help Service (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 595. To ask the Minister for Health if half an hour's home help per day will be provided for a person (details supplied). [41248/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 825. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay of almost 20 years in acknowledging the error by his Department in not including two reference years relative to area aid in the case of a person (details supplied); the number of meetings held during this period with the representatives of an association regarding the issue; if the submissions from Teagasc...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Union: Discussion. (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I ask members and witnesses to please turn off their mobile phones. I ask those who are using seats that are non-microphoned to speak towards a microphone from their seat and I ask everyone to unmask as they make their contributions for the purpose of the Official Report and recording. Today we are engaging with representatives of the Financial Services Union, FSU. I welcome Mr. John...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Union: Discussion. (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. O'Connell. By way of information, at our meeting this morning we noted that Ulster Bank and the Central Bank refused an invitation to come before the committee, pointing to commercial sensitivities and so on. I do not accept that, and neither did the committee. We will write again to the Central Bank asking that it appear before the committee to hear directly from us our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Union: Discussion. (8 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: For clarity, if a branch is to close, the bank simply informs the Central Bank two months before a closure and that is noted by the Central Bank and there is no other part of the process.