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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: I am even more confused now. There is an address at Victoria Buildings on Haddington Road in Dublin which over 150 vulture funds have registered as their address with the Companies Registration Office. When one turns up to these vulture fund offices, one is meant to be able to access information on the shares register. Some Members of these Houses visited this location at which these 155...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: No, I think we are happy with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: I am happy with that. I just wanted to use the opportunity here to raise it. I know we are out of time. It is 1 p.m. and we were meant to finish at 12.30 p.m. Members may each ask one further question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: In view of the time constraints, if Mr. Makhlouf wishes to give a more detailed note on either of those questions, he should please do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: We do not have time to do it now but I will flag another issue for Mr. Makhlouf, namely, credit unions and the regulation I believe is strangling them. I will send him a number of questions regarding the information he has on the minimum bid rate and how it was applied in terms of contracts in the banks. I presume that he will have numbers on that type of contract, for example, how many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: We will adjourn proceedings for today. We can set a date for a further meeting, perhaps on 17 December, but that might not work out. We can check it. I thank the Governor and the colleagues who accompanied him for their attendance. I wish the Governor well in his role.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: I have raised before with the Taoiseach the case of Ger, who is an acute care bed at St. Luke's Hospital at Kilkenny, which is an inappropriate setting, as he has been medically discharged. He has been there since last November. The Taoiseach stated he would examine this but nothing has been done. It is now over 12 months since the case began. This relates to funding for the special...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: I gave the Taoiseach a note on the case the last time I raised it.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: There has been no direction.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Court Sittings (3 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: I have asked the Minister several questions, which he has not answered. I simply want to go back to those questions. Does the Minister believe that the President of the High Court, and thereafter the President of the Circuit Court, were using these cancellations to force the Minister to appoint more judges? Where is the business case showing the numbers required for these judges? Where is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Court Sittings (3 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: I raise the decision to cancel the High Court list in Kilkenny at short notice. When the High Court sits in Kilkenny each year it deals with quite a number of cases pretty efficiently. It was explained to the president of the Kilkenny Solicitors Bar Association that this cancellation resulted from a shortage of judges. The President of the High Court informed the local bar association of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project application by a school (details supplied) [49861/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (3 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: 251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 16 October 2018, the number of candidate complaints that were upheld and partially upheld, respectively, in relation to Garda to sergeant competitions in view of the fact that no reviews overturned the promotion and progression decision in the past two competitions (details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services Provision (3 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: 355. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to continue to fund the low-cost counselling service at a facility (details supplied): if a grant of €9,280 for 2019 will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49865/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) did not have their adenoids removed as arranged at the same time as their tonsils under the treatment purchase fund scheme; if they will now be offered an early date for the operation; and if the urgent operation will be expedited. [49867/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Eligibility (3 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will be included in the beef environmental efficiency pilot 2019 scheme: if their letter of appeal with proof of postage showing that their application was submitted within the timeframe will be considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49863/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Counselling Services Provision (3 Dec 2019)

John McGuinness: 538. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to continue to fund the low-cost counselling service at a facility (details supplied): if a grant of €9,280 for 2019 will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49866/19]