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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Permanent TSB (9 Apr 2019)

John McGuinness: Would Mr. Masding not take the initiative with the other banks-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Permanent TSB (9 Apr 2019)

John McGuinness: -----and get them to come clean. The banks are not paying taxes so should agree to a contribution of millions of euro per year for each of the next five years. I ask Mr. Dolan to stop writing. The banks could build up a fund for social housing. I am only asking but I think it is something the banks should do. It might take them a step closer to rebuilding the trust they should have with...

Report on Public Private Partnerships for Public Sector Infrastructure Projects - Liquidation of the Carillion Group: Motion (4 Apr 2019)

John McGuinness: I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach entitled ‘Report on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Public Sector Infrastructure Projects - Liquidation of the Carillion Group’, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 22nd October, 2018. As the Minister of State,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Childcare Services (4 Apr 2019)

John McGuinness: I have already written to the Minister about this matter.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Childcare Services (4 Apr 2019)

John McGuinness: The Minister has spoken in general terms about the scheme and the new one that will come on stream at the end of the year. I would be the last to suggest that the Minister should ignore an audit or not seek value for the taxpayer's money. However, it would be remiss of me not to tell her that a certain degree of common sense had be mixed into what was happening in communities at charity...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Childcare Services (4 Apr 2019)

John McGuinness: I bring to the attention of the Minister the crisis in the not-for-profit community childcare sector. She will be aware of this issue because I have forwarded her considerable correspondence from the groups concerned not only in Carlow-Kilkenny, but also in the neighbouring counties. In addition, there is an issue in respect of Pobal investigations into childcare and audits which have taken...

Fibromyalgia: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

John McGuinness: I am sharing my time with Deputy Michael Moynihan.

Fibromyalgia: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

John McGuinness: The easiest way for me to capture what people think about this is to read from a letter I received from a constituent in January. The content of the letter represents what most people would write in their correspondence, and I have received numerous letters about the campaign to have fibromyalgia recognised. This lady writes to me about her son, who is 46 years of age. He has had the...

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 will now deal with No. 5, insurance costs for small and medium sized businesses. I welcome the representatives of the Alliance for Insurance Reform and the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, ISME, to the meeting. By virtue of section 17(2)(l)of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint committee. However,...

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 Mr. Boland. May we now have ISME's opening statement, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)

John McGuinness: Not long, we hope.

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 very conscious that the FBD representatives are coming in at 11.30 a.m. and we are gone past that time now. Deputy Burton, Senator Horkan and Deputy Murphy may ask some questions if they wish but they should bear in mind that the time is ticking away. We will have less time with FBD.

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.