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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: Are there any shortcomings to it?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: Has the Taoiseach started negotiations yet on the second part of the agreement?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: When is he likely to do that?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: He does not talk to me.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: I just thought I might get the Taoiseach's view on it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: All right, they are the issues anyway. He does talk to me actually. I had better correct the record. I thank the Taoiseach for answering the questions and for attending this morning. I also thank his officials for being present. We will continue with questions to the Minister of State, Deputy Joe McHugh. I welcome him to the meeting and invite him to make his opening statement.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: I wish to indicate my support for the request Deputy Michael McGrath has made, which is worthwhile. If there are no further questions, I will bring this part of the meeting to an end. I thank the Minister of State and his staff for attending.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (29 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for the year ending 31 December 2018: Vote 1 - President's Establishment; Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach; Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General; Vote 4...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: No. 6 on the agenda is scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. The joint committee has agreed that the items included in Schedule B, COM (2018) 5, COM (2018) 55, COM (2018) 58, COM (2018) 59 and COM (2018) 68, and in Schedule A, COM (2017) 734, COM (2017) 900, COM (2017) 150 and COM (2017) 155, do not warrant further scrutiny. Full details will be published on the committee's website.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: No. 7 on the agenda is an overview of the operations of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland. I welcome its chief executive officer, Mr. Nick Ashmore, and his colleague. 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. If, however, they are directed by it to cease giving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Ashmore for his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: There is a vote in the House. We can continue the meeting if Senator O'Donnell takes the chair and Senator Conway-Walsh could continue her questions. We will resume the order when I come back. Is that agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: What auditors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: With the permission of members, I suggest that because of the way the meeting has gone today, we should invite Mr. Ashmore back. I will explain that in a second. If we agree to set another date when we can resume this meeting-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: What happened today was that there was a clash of business here in the House. We had to go to vote and other committees are waiting to use this room so members have not had the opportunity to ask questions. I know Senators Kieran O'Donnell and Horkan and other Deputies want to come back in again. I ask that Mr. Ashmore agree to setting a date with the clerk that is suitable for him to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: At our next meeting, could Mr. Ashmore give us a breakdown of the names on the board, those on the SBCI selection committee and any other committees the SBCI might be running and a breakdown of debt, non-performing loans and so on? To return to a question asked by Deputy Pearse Doherty, can Mr. Ashmore give us the list of companies with which the SBCI is dealing and tell us how each of those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: As you can, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: We understand that, but the degree to which we worry here and the degree we are charged with is the oversight of SBCI, relative to the taxpayers' interests, and we will push that to its limit. If Mr. Ashmore would not mind pushing the information he has to its limit in the interest of serving that purpose, we would appreciate it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

John McGuinness: -----and it might help us direct our questions in a more specific way to him. I ask that we might have that information prior to the next meeting. The clerk to the committee will help Mr. Ashmore in terms of the information we want, and then we can set another date. My apologies for the short meeting today but, unfortunately, that is the way the House is being run today. I thank Mr....