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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: Deputy Burton was next. She will be followed by the Senator and then Deputy Murphy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: We might bank those questions and ask the Senator to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: The Senator will not get that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: The Senator is wasting time now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: I will ask each witness to respond briefly and to provide a summing up comment because as I said, representatives from FBD are waiting outside. I also ask them to outline what lobbying they have done directly with the Minister for Finance, other Ministers or the Government.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: I thank all our guests for joining us and giving their view on the market and what needs to be done. In particular, I thank Ms Murray, who put a human face on the issues. The committee cannot be accused of kicking the can down the road. We have prioritised, debated and written a report on the matter. None of the guests addressed the question I asked about what they did about continually...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: We are resuming in public session to discuss insurance issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: Yes. We are joined by Mr. Jackie McMahon, chief claims officer, and Mr. John Cahalan, chief commercial officer, of FBD Insurance. I welcome both and I invite Mr. McMahon to proceed with his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: That depends on the book of quantum. That is the caveat.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: Before Senator Lawlor speaks, there is a division in the Dáil and Deputies are obliged to go. I ask Senator Horkan to chair the remaining part of the meeting. I thank the witnesses. Since the judicial system and lawyers have been mentioned umpteen times, they are welcome to come to the committee to make a case for themselves if they wish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: Our guests might keep us informed about developments in respect of that cohort of staff. How many are involved?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: Have the Senator another short question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: The Senator's own journey has ended now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: I support what Deputy Michael McGrath has said about the staff and the numbers. I want to be sure that the number is 200. That figure was given earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: It is approximately 200 and that is the extent of it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: How much was the bank's profit for 2017?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: What about 2018?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: What about 2017 then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: What is the figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)
John McGuinness: The profit in 2017 was approximately €1 billion?