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Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: Is the Minister saying the information will not be made available outlining what the banks tried to have included in the Bill and what they did not want included in the Bill?

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: Will the Minister not answer?

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I would like the answer in writing. I would rather await the morbid detail and get it in writing.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: What did the banks ask to have included in the Bill?

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: Will the Minister provide that information?

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: My colleague opposite has raised a curious question which was raised here a number of weeks ago by Senator Jim Walsh and myself concerning the engagement by the banks. The banks are already ahead of the curve in going out to meet these personal insolvency people to get them on side. There seems to have been a lot of meetings between the banks and the Department on how this will work. If...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for his reply and I understand what he is saying about the engagement with the banks. My specific question was about the engagement with the banks on this particular Bill and what they asked to have put in, so that we could discern what elements were, or were not, put in at the banks' request. That information is not available to the public so perhaps the Minister will...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I support amendment No. 134 tabled by Senators Crown and Barrett. Employees of multinationals would be at a disadvantage relative to others. This also applies to members of the legal profession. The Minister should look after all employees. As my colleague, Senator Cullinane, states, we are trying to destigmatise the position of those who have entered into arrangements to deal with their...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I agree with the leader of the Fianna Fáil group on the mortgage issue. People should only pay what they can afford after they have paid for fuel, food and the care of their families. This Government and previous governments have failed to help the increasing number of people in mortgage difficulty. I join Senator Paul Coghlan in welcoming the announcement on the Malin and Valentia Coast...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I seek a debate on the Irish Coast Guard service and how it happened that a Minister saw a final report when all the criticism of senior management that was in the draft report was removed. The final report sent to the Minister was entirely different from the draft.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: At the time I called-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: ----- for the head of the Irish Coast Guard service to resign.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: He was not fit for his job. I state that again.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I also ask the Leader to investigate why this report was leaked. Obviously it came from members of Cabinet or from the Minister for Health's own Department. He has many grounds on which he could resign - now he just has to pick one from the list.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: Given that the Minister for Health has said that he would stand over a decision-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I would say that you will find out this is not a point of order, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: Was I right, a Chathaoirligh?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to inquire as to why this report was leaked. Who leaked the report? Perhaps he might come back to the House tomorrow and inform us whether the Government will make any attempt to find out how this report ended up in the media. As Senator MacSharry has pointed out, members of the media appeared on national television saying that they had been briefed on the report before...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: They seem to be more concerned with defending the Minister and defending the fact that this was leaked than bothering to call for-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Mark Daly: ----- an inquiry to find the source of the leak.