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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I want to ask about the EBS tied agents. We received a letter from AIB saying the bank cannot furnish us with a copy of the report into the issue of EBS tied agents because of ongoing litigation. When do the witnesses expect the litigation regarding EBS tied agents to conclude?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Who else has seen a copy of that report? Have the tied agents seen a copy of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Very well. Has the bank ring-fenced any moneys for compensation that may need to be paid out, as happened following the tracker mortgage scandal? That would not presume the outcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Is AIB concerned about the reputational damage done to the group by the fact that so many business people felt the need to take action against EBS?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I very much look forward to the outcome of that case. On fees, AIB's statement of fees tells us that it costs 20 cent to perform a contactless transaction but this fee is waived until further notice. What is the logic of retaining the right to charge this fee but not charging it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Under the regulations, how much notice would the bank have to give if it was to start charging that fee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: What percentage of AIB's personal customers have €2,500 in their account for each fee quarter and thus avoid paying fees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Why are EBS customers treated differently by the bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Can a customer switch from EBS to AIB services to avail of the cheaper rates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I refer to mortgages.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: It would be as though they had come from any other bank. They would get the €2,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: It seems quite bizarre that a State-owned bank says it speaks for all its customers but has an arbitrary difference in rates for some customers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: As such, AIB is doing it for the good of its customers. The bank is putting its customers first in this instance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I would like to go back to Dr. Hunt, who is starting a new position. Will he re-examine the compensation payment of €1,615 with regard to the tracker issue? Can he understand the sense of unfairness people have? It is not just about the unfairness they feel; there will be legal cases challenging the small amount being offered. Would it not be worthwhile to revisit the matter for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: It will not just be the Central Bank, but also the courts. The biggest shareholders in AIB are the Irish people. A large cohort of these people are in the process of taking High Court challenges. There will be a huge cost to the bank for that, and the beneficiaries will be those working in the legal system, who do not need more money. This could be righted by re-examining the matter and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: We will discuss that issue again in the future.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: We are approaching the end of the second school term and I want to again raise the plight of school secretaries. Many school secretaries and caretakers are paid out of their school's ancillary grant and only around 10% are paid directly by the Department of Education and Skills. The two-tier system means that some secretaries are paid way more than others with some being paid as little as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Punishment not rest is deserved.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Today there are 631 people on trolleys, which is the highest figure of the year. The Government has responded by reintroducing a moratorium on recruitment. It is absolutely crazy. Fianna Fáil did that. That is why we are in the situation we are in. All of those trolleys are lined up because we do not have enough front-line staff. We just do not have enough staff to physically open...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Apr 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I am sorry, but it is not a laughing matter.