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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: The main requirement for legal services in the Department is in the context of litigation, usually in the form of judicial review and personal injury proceedings. The Chief State Solicitor's Office is responsible for the costs of the State's legal teams in cases that it manages on behalf of the Department. External legal costs incurred by the State Claims Agency arising from the defence of...

Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 38: In page 102, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: 193.—(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the Circuit Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the High Court to hear and determine applications for orders for redress referred to in section 170 and orders for provision from the estates of deceased cohabitants under section 191. (2) The...

Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 39: In page 104, to delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute the following: "200.—The definition of "dependant" in section 47(1) (as substituted by section 1 of the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 1996) of the Civil Liability Act 1961 is amended by substituting the following for paragraph (c): "(c) a person who was not married to or a civil partner of the deceased but who,...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: I am doing my best to respond to the points made by various Deputies and to speak on the seven amendments that are the subject of this particular part of the debate. I did not interrupt any of the speakers from the other side and everybody who wished to make a contribution was able to do so, which is the way we ought to do business. It seems that Deputy Burton's amendment seeks to provide...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: I wasted the least amount of time.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: It seems there is a considerable level of agreement in focusing on prudential regulation. Across all sides of the House there is concern about the protection of consumers. What is at issue is the best means by which one ought to bring this about in the context of this legislation. It is important to remember that under the Bill responsibility for providing consumers with financial...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: I beg the indulgence of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and that of the House to ask that amendments Nos. 53, 54 and 55 be included for discussion with amendment No. 10 as they also related to the role of credit unions.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: Amendments Nos. 53, 54 and 55 are also grouped and appear to me to relate to credit unions.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I want to thank you for allowing the inclusion of all seven amendments that relate to the credit unions and I acknowledge the agreement of my colleagues on that. I am glad that everybody who wanted to make a contribution on this particular matter has had the opportunity to do so. It is important to respond to one of the questions raised by Deputy O'Donnell about the...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: The two reports into the banking crisis present an expert analysis and assessment of the issues and findings. The conclusions of the reports provide the basis for the preparation of the terms of reference for a statutory commission of investigation. As the Minister for Finance outlined in his recent letter to the Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service,...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Tony Killeen: Notwithstanding Deputy O'Donnell's views, as a former Minister of State with responsibility for labour affairs, I would be very concerned at the impact of the amendment were it to be accepted. As Deputies will be aware, section 5 is a standard saver provision to safeguard the terms and conditions of employees under the new unified structure. To be fair, Deputy O'Donnell has indicated he...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Order for Report Stage (30 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now". Question put and agreed to.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (30 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 1: In page 9, line 6, to delete "FULLY INTEGRATED" and substitute "FULLY-INTEGRATED". This is a technical amendment to correct a typographical error in the Long Title of the Bill.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (30 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: Deputy Burton's amendment seeks to ensure that the financial services industry meets 100% of the costs associated with regulation. Other Deputies have made related points which do not, however, appear to be apprehended by amendment No. 3. At present, the costs associated with regulation are shared on a 50-50 basis between the industry and the Central Bank and the Financial Services Authority...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (30 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: It is important to note the purpose of the Central Bank Reform Bill, which is part of a suite of three Bills, the second of which will be before the House in the autumn term with a further one later. This is step one. On Deputy Burton's amendment, it is important to note that the covered institutions already pay 100% in any event. Deputy McCormack made an important point on credit unions,...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (30 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: There was no such suggestion in any of the points I made. It is an entirely different issue. I have come here to debate the legislation point by point with regard to amendments I understand people have put down in good faith and the interpretation put forward by Deputy Burton is entirely at variance with the point I made.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (30 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: We will deal with amendments Nos. 4 and 11 initially and then move on to amendments Nos. 53 to 55, inclusive.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Report Stage (30 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: As Members are aware, this issue was discussed on Committee Stage and, as requested, the Minister for Finance speaking note on the issue was sent to the clerk of the committee for circulation to Members. As the Minister for Finance stated on Committee Stage, there are good reasons behind the exclusion of the Central Bank from the Freedom of Information Acts given the sensitivity of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (30 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: The information sought by the Deputy refers to contracts that were in place up to almost 70 years ago. In the short space of time available for answer, it has not been possible to establish the extent to which the records still exist and, if so, to locate them. However, the Department will seek to locate relevant records and will correspond directly with the Deputy in this regard in the near...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (29 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: The Defence Forces spend approximately €10m annually on utilities such as electricity, gas, and heating oil in military installations including barracks and training areas. In addition approximately €10m is spent on building maintenance. This is part of an ongoing programme designed to ensure that the best possible living, training, operational and accommodation facilities are available...