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

John McGuinness: Did Deputy Barry have another question?

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

John McGuinness: Would Mr. McDowell like to comment?

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

John McGuinness: Can I recap? Did Deputy Farrell have a question?

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

John McGuinness: We have to be perfectly clear about this before we leave the meeting. I chaired the committee for the entirety of the previous Dáil. We discussed vulture funds and their activities throughout the country at length. We discussed community banking and the issues around the pillar banks and other banks, issued some final reports and had the report on vulture funds debated in the House. ...

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

John McGuinness: -----involving 1,400 jobs and 3,000 jobs in Ulster Bank. That is before we include the workers, customers and all of the rest. Quite frankly, I saw enough of the banks for five years to understand that one simply does not believe them. Whatever they might say in regard to re-engaging, all it is is soft talk. We have to be very strong politically and demand some action on this; otherwise...

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

John McGuinness: Are we all in agreement with that, if what I have suggested is technically correct?

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

John McGuinness: The vulture funds-----

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

John McGuinness: That can be incorporated into any report that might get us to the point of a debate in the Dáil Chamber. If members are agreeable, we will wind up today's proceedings. I thank Mr. O'Connell for his very informative contribution and Mr. McDowell for his presence. I hope they can liaise with the clerk on any information they might want to provide to us. We support their efforts for...

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

John McGuinness: We have completed our work.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: School Transport (3 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for 16 students from the Knockmoylan area, County Kilkenny to the nearest schools as currently there is no room for concessionary ticket holders and some parents are having hardship getting children to school; if funding will be provided for a minibus or request Bus Éireann to accommodate the children;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disability benefit will be approved as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [40959/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 362. To ask the Minister for Health if an immediate appointment will be arranged at Beaumont Hospital for a person (details supplied). [40958/20]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: Apologies have been received from Deputy Doherty. I ask members to turn off their mobile phones. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, and his officials. 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...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: The Deputy may ask the questions now. That might be better.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: Not at all. It might be the best way to do it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: Repeating "That the section stand part of the Bill" 64 times reminded me of being in school. Not a day passed without me getting 100 lines for doing something. I was going to say it was for doing something extraordinary.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: It stood to me. On the remarks of the Minister of State, I did not intend to raise this matter but he mentioned it. The Central Bank over-regulates credit unions. It should not be the regulator of credit unions. It should not be the agency to operate protections for consumers. That really has to be considered and judged. As far as regulation is concerned, I think the vulture funds...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (2 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: In according with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has considered its consideration of the Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 and has made no amendments thereto. Under Standing Order 100(2) this shall be deemed to be the report of the select...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (1 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to an application submitted to her Department by a school (details supplied) to separate the junior and senior schools, a position brought about by the lack of Department support and engagement on a better alternative; if she will engage directly with the schools to bring about the best outcome for the school...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Qualified Child Allowance (1 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: 487. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will backdate the award of an increase in qualified children benefit to March 2018 in the case of a person (details supplied). [39954/20]