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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate that. I thank Mr. Makhlouf for his answer. I am aware the Chairman wanted to take a break at 3 p.m. Will we hold the rest of the questions until later?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I greatly appreciate the opportunity to come back in. My first question relates to the credit unions. It has always frustrated me that there are two significant financial dots that have never been joined in this country and that concerns the money the credit unions have that they want to put into funds to be invested in the housing market. It is estimated that about €12 billion or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Why is that the case? Does the lending by credit unions represent funding provided directly to people who want to buy houses or does it include lending to AHBs as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Regarding the AHBs, they are in great need of funding and the credit unions have funds. Yet there is a mismatch between the supply of those funds and the demand for them. How do we match these aspects up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: It just seems to me that this is a real missed opportunity. I understand this is likely to be a policy area for the Government rather than a responsibility of the Central Bank of Ireland, but as a country in the grip of such a vicious housing crisis, it is a mistake to be missing this opportunity to match these funds to the organisations that wish to build housing. Turning to another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: The volume of those exiting the market is not being matched by the entries and those left behind, which is key for consumers. In many cases, they are not like for like services. This is not a criticism of the witnesses. That logic is nearly a white flag being raised with regard to the future of the banking market. At the end of this, there will be hundreds of towns and villages with no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate that. My final question relates to the economy as a whole. Inflation radically affects families across the country. Electric Ireland increased the price of electricity by 25% today, which is an incredible increase. This will cause pressure to provide wage increases. The Government warned that salary increases could have a spiralling effect on inflation. This committee often...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Táim buíoch as na freagraí sin.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all State apologies he has issued since he assumed office. [12558/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: The Farrelly commission examined the issues around the Grace case. The way the State treated Grace was utterly shameful and represents, perhaps, one of the greatest scandals of modern Ireland. Is the Taoiseach aware of the Alice report, which deals with a case bearing a striking resemblance to the Grace case? The primary difference is that Alice can speak while Grace is non-verbal. Alice...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Let us be honest: the Good Friday Agreement is not being protected. It is gutted and needs to be fixed, but not with a sticking plaster to get it up and running with some pretend compromise that will never be implemented. The current arrangements are a recipe for dysfunction and instability. The political institutions in the North have to be reformed. I take the Taoiseach's fine words...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: It is not working.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: The two governments need to do it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: What material help has he got from the White House to protect the agreement?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Is deas an rud é an Taoiseach a fheiceáil iomlán folláin. Guím gach rath ar cheannaire nua an Lucht Oibre freisin. It is hard to remember any time since the Good Friday Agreement when the political infrastructure in the North of Ireland was in such chaos. In the North today, there are 44,000 people on housing waiting lists and 250,000 people have been on health...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: It is-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: It is the cost of living.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Change the existing rules.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 14. To ask the Taoiseach the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of his Department currently ongoing in the State; the cost of each commission to date; and the projected costs of each in tabular form. [12559/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 159. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality will next meet. [16020/22]