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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 817. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to bring a high-speed broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38250/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postcode Implementation (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 808. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on plans to roll out a national postcode system; the benefits of such a system; the anticipated cost of the introduction of postcodes; the timeline for the delivery of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38049/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postcode Implementation (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 809. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to avail of the opportunity of the introduction of a new postcode system here to assist retailers selling goods online by allowing the postcode system be harnessed for the prevention of online fraud, as happens in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38050/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Communications Regulation (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 818. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expected price goal to the end use for high-speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38251/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution Legislation (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 883. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to publish legislation to address noise pollution; if he still envisages the introduction of fixed payment notices to tackle noise pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37310/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 989. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the high prevalence of online fraud being experienced by Irish retailers engaging in selling goods online; the steps he intends to take to reduce this problem and protect retailers engaged in e-commerce here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38051/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 1476. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to regulate sunbed use here; his views on the use of sunbeds by under 18 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38052/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 1477. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he intends to publish and progress the Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38053/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (11 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: No; I agree with Deputy Kevin Humphreys.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Permanent TSB (5 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: To return to the issue Deputy Pearse Doherty raised, Mr. Masding has already conceded in the media that the bank wrote to a customer who had arrears of €200 asking them to sell their house and his spokesperson told TheJournal website on 25 July last that these apparently low arrears balances almost always reflect the fact that payments have been paused or reduced for a sustained period...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: Perhaps Mr. Brown is just a straight shooter in terms of the way in his opening address he stated that there is a cost to living in a home. That is a fairly basic concept that most of my constituents, including those in mortgage arrears, appreciate. Obviously, there is an issue, and we have heard from Mr. Brown's colleague chief executives across the banks, of what some call strategic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: Has that 35% engaged at all? Have they filled out the financial statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: They have not done that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: Okay. The second point Mr. Brown made in that comment is that secured debt must be prioritised over unsecured debt. Again, this is something we have heard from the other banks and we can understand that, but another issue that has come up, and all of us meet it in our constituency offices, is that people are trying to juggle a good deal of debt, and some of that debt is essential such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: My final question, and I have a concern with the phrase "voluntary sale", relates to the number of homes whereby the bank has told the home owner that the only solution is to sell their home.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: Does Mr. Bell have a number?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: Senator Paul Coghlan will go first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Ulster Bank (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: I welcome Mr. Brown and his team. I wish to start with his commitment to the market. I do not doubt his personal commitment or that of his team, but it is disconcerting for staff, some customers and the wider stakeholders in the economy to see comments in the British media which describe Ulster Bank as the fly in George Osborne’s ointment, to see that the British Prime Minister wants...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: I thank Mr. Boucher and his team for attending. I will not waste time going over old ground. However, I concur with Deputy O'Donnell with regard to a simple matter being made complicated. We are trying to measure Bank of Ireland against a certain metric and we are finding it difficult to do so in the absence of the information required. What criteria apply with regard to the issuing of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Financial Sector: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (4 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: AIB included a figure for voluntary sales in its submission. As Deputy Michael McGrath indicated earlier, we face a difficulty here in that we are comparing apples and oranges in terms of what banks consider to be part of the resolution process. Obviously, Bank of Ireland does not include that as a measure.