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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister and the officials from his Department for assisting the committee with our consideration of the Supplementary Estimate.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2021: Vote 34 — Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I understand where the Deputies are coming from on the interim measures. We all want to ensure that as we develop in a maritime area, we have protections in place for that fragile environment. We are all aware of that. However, the wording of the amendment does not deal in specifics, although I understand the Deputy's point from his comments. He spoke about relevant projects but the...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Deputies for putting down the amendment and for the opportunity to speak on it. With regard to marine protected areas, members of the committee will remember, and Members of the House will have seen, the report from the Oireachtas committee and the recommendations we made when we were carrying out the pre-legislative scrutiny on the marine development management Bill, as it was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: 123. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the gender recognition certificate; if there is a timeframe for when persons aged 16 years of age and above can obtain the certificate with family support without requiring a reference from a general practitioner and a consultant psychiatrist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of persons who have been fully vaccinated but have subsequently been diagnosed with Covid-19 from June 2021 to date; the breakdown of the confirmed cases by the vaccine with which persons were inoculated with in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59208/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: May I interrupt Mr. Blažek, as I am unclear about what has been said? In the case of mortgage and deposits, it will be 60 days prior to the migration. That is the minimum notice. KBC intends to give longer notice but it cannot say when that will be and I did not catch what KBC awaits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: In how many other countries in Europe does KBC operate in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am sure that Mr. Blažek can appreciate the difficulty that this may cause for people. I mean that people have become very used to using the KBC app and now will have to transfer. Will KBC assist its customers with the transfer to the Bank of Ireland app?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Did Mr. Blažek say that current account holders will have a choice in where they wish to go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: What actions do mortgage customers need to take to transfer their mortgage to the Bank of Ireland? Do they just need to wait for this communication, which Mr. Blažek has said will come and will give 60 days or more notice? Is that the advice that Mr. Blažek would give?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: The KBC customer mortgage holders can opt out of time-bound contracts. If the terms of service are changing dramatically, will they be able to switch to another bank other than Bank of Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: KBC customers benefit from zero banking fees if their current and saving accounts meet some basic balance criteria. Will these benefits be carried over to the Bank of Ireland? Is there an option for them to carry over some of those benefits?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Some KBC customers benefit from zero banking fees if their accounts meet certain basic criteria. Can existing KBC customers carry over these benefits to the Bank of Ireland or must they meet the Bank of Ireland's set of criteria and that is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I apologise because I realise that Mr. Blažek has covered this and did say that. Many of our constituents who are KBC customers are contacting us about banking matters or concerns. Would the bank consider setting up a facility for Oireachtas Members to liaise directly with KBC on behalf of its customers who may be experiencing difficulty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I suggest to the Chairman that the committee liaise with KBC on the setting up of an Oireachtas liaison line for the period of transfer for, say, the next 12 months. That might be helpful for all of us. I thank Mr. Blažek and Mr. D'Arcy for their time today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with KBC (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Blažek and Mr. D'Arcy for their attendance. Customers do not normally change banks during the course of their banking life. It is rarely that people change from one bank to another, so when something is forced on them it causes concern and difficulty. I get contacted a lot of the time by bank customers because KBC is not the first bank to close down branches. We have had...