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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (25 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 241. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if SI 121/2018 remains in force; if not, when and how it was revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25464/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 24. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [23072/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department’s Strategy Statement 2021-2023. [23071/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for attending and, like the Chairman, I thank Ms Davenport for the extensive and thorough opening statement. When it comes to fraud, there are some parts that we are aware of and others that we are not. I know from talking to constituents that many of the issues now are that they may get a text message from a service provider that is not, in fact, from the service...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: eFlow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thought so. It is a difficult task for the Garda but are people ever apprehended for perpetrating these crimes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: If somebody makes the mistake of, for instance, clicking on to the eFlow text message or whichever fraudulent one it is, am I correct that the purpose presumably is to give details of his or her bank account to the fraudsters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Let us say someone did not realise it was a fraud at the time. How long does it take the victim to become aware that they have been defrauded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: If the fraudster is successful and money is unlawfully taken out of the customer's account, who picks up the tab for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is there no consistent approach across the board? Does it depend on the circumstances of each fraud?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: What is a romance scam?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Are these people who have only met online and have not met face to face?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is it correct that Banking and Payments Federation Ireland would like to see the establishment of a shared fraud database in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: How would it operate in practical terms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is it a database of alleged fraudsters or a database of attempted fraud, if Ms Davenport knows what I mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: When Ms Davenport says "confirmed fraud", do I take it she does not mean somebody has been convicted for it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Davenport referred to secondary legislation going through the Department of Justice. I should know this. What is the legislation that would deal with this? Is there legislation in place at present that provides statutory protection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: In effect, the data regulation Act does not currently permit the sharing of this information among financial institutions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: The BPFI is seeking an amendment of the data regulation Act to ensure there is no doubt that financial institutions are permitted to share this information in respect of confirmed fraud. Is that correct?