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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

John McGuinness: I refer to how they operate and how they travel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

John McGuinness: Since there are no more questions, we can declare the meeting adjourned. I thank the delegates very much for attending.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Policy (15 May 2018)

John McGuinness: 516. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason foster carers are no longer covered by public liability insurance through Tusla; if the cover provided by the HSE before Tusla was established can be extended to all concerned; if Tusla has written to all foster carers advising them of the fact that there is no cover; if Tusla will clarify the position and set out a timeframe...

Report on Mental Health Care: Motion (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: I pay tribute to Deputy James Browne on the interest he has shown in this area since his election to this House. I am also aware of the Minister of State's support for change in this area. I served with the father of Deputy Neville who is sitting beside him. Dan Neville also had great interest in this matter at a time when it was not being talked about and he brought great attention to it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: We will go into private session to deal with various matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: Before we get to item No. 8, which is the quarterly engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland, there are a few matters the committee has to deal with. Item No. 7 is EU scrutiny for the public record. I wish to record a decision taken by the committee earlier on EU legislative proposals. The committee agreed that schedule A items, COM(2018)93 and COM(2018)94, and schedule B item,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: I want to place on record my response to the interview this morning with Ms Emma Nic Mhathúna. I was shocked by the content of the interview. I do not know how to explain it. All we can do is extend our good wishes to her and her family and wish her the very best for the time ahead. In my opinion the State has failed her. She said this morning that she was dying when she did not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: I wish to advise our guests that 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 committee. However, if they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to do so, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: I thank Professor Lane. On 10 January he wrote to the committee about the meeting we had had with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman. That issue has not gone away. I was delayed in preparing a minute, but I have it now. I will be circulating it to him and coming back to him again on the issues he raised, particularly the issue of him being told by senior managers in the bank not to report further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: I will follow on from Senator Paddy Burke's questions on credit servicing firms. First, the firms acknowledge that the Central Bank has been in touch. However, they still refuse to come in here. It is hugely important that they come in to explain how they operate and so on. As long as they do not, the customer is badly served. Customers are complaining to us about the treatment they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: I accept the Central Bank is committed. Is it an acceptable standard that someone would make a submission in December 2017 seeking basic information and not receive a response to date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: This is a simple question. I write to someone in December and he or she does not bother answering me. Is it not a basic courtesy to go back and forth? That basic courtesy is not being afforded to clients of vulture funds and that is a problem. They are turning to us for protection. I am turning to Ms Rowland and she is wrong in respect of unregulated entities and having a solution with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: Yes, we have a vote. We will suspend until 1.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: Before the suspension I asked Professor Lane about regulated service agents and unregulated vulture funds, and about the role of receivers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: I remind all witnesses and members to check their phones.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: Can the witness address the question on the role of the receiver?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: Receivers are in the middle of the mix from time to time. What is their role? Is there any regulation that mentions receivers within the Central Bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: I know the role receivers play. I am wondering whether there is any regulation in place relative to the banks and the appointment of receivers and how they operate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: Who regulates that? Is it regulated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (10 May 2018)

John McGuinness: I searched my emails when the session was suspended, and I want to give the witnesses an idea of the emails we are receiving, apart from the examples I provided earlier. A lady writes that listening to politicians talking about vulture funds over the past few days has been infuriating, and that some have no understanding of the process, never mind the paralysing effects on human beings....