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Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: That is absolutely outrageous.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I ask that the remark be withdrawn. It is outrageous. An independent electoral commission sets the boundaries. The Senator's accusation is outrageous.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: Yes, it is. An independent electoral commission sets the boundaries. It is outrageous and a slur on the Government parties and this House for the Senator to make those accusations.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: It is also a slur on the independent electoral commission.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: First, in response to Senator Mooney, let there be no doubt that the Tánaiste has made the position clear. The Labour Party is only too well aware of the fact that one quarter of households in Ireland will be metered and it will not be signing up to any water charges system that does not take into account fairness, equity and ability to pay. This point should be put on the record.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: On the issue of Irish families currently living in hotels because they have nowhere else to live as they are homeless, I welcome the announcement by the Leader the day before yesterday that Members would have a discussion with the Minister for Social Protection on 28 May to consider the role of rent supplement in this debacle. All Members are only too well aware that in the urban areas in...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I congratulate Dublin City Council, and particularly the individual concerned with enforcing minimum standards in private rented accommodation, on its recent sweep of substandard properties in the city and its bringing 70 landlords before the courts for their failure to meet minimum standards of accommodation. Unfortunately, the reality is that in the current environment, in which rents are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of EU Citizens: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: The point was that the Deputy mentioned the presidential and Seanad elections but not the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of EU Citizens: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I will be somewhat provocative. We are talking about two criteria. One is citizenship, which is based on nationhood – in reality, a 19th century principle that precedes the European Union and the idea of a transnational identity. The second is the other pre-EU principle, which is that of subsidiarity. In other words, decision-making is brought down to the lowest possible level so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of EU Citizens: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: If he does not mind my saying so, there seems to be a consensus between Deputy Halligan and Deputy Dooley that we will have the engagement of Irish citizens outside this country at the level of power – I say that with no disrespect to the Seanad, of which I am a Member – at which they will have the least say in what is happening in the country. I would be interested in hearing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of EU Citizens: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I thank the Deputy. Our voting system is not easily adaptable to embracing either electronic or Internet voting. I wish to raise a number of issues relating to Estonia, Spain and Cyprus. The voting numbers appear to be low. Has there ever been an occasion when external voters influenced the outcome of an election? As Deputy Eric Byrne said, we had a constitutional convention and there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: The bottom line is that they work for the bank; they are not independent. The other point I wish to make-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: It is completely arm's length.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: No, the Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation is completely at arm's length. I have had dealings with it, so I can confirm that. Second, with regard to this independent service and why it is necessary, one of the things about engagement with the bank, as the witness knows, is the standard financial statement, which many people find incredibly difficult. MABS, which is an expert body in terms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: Is the witness saying the bank is not one of that 42%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: The evidence of MABS to this committee was that 42% were queried. Its representatives raised a serious concern that they are not sustainable because financial institutions are trying to take too much money out of people's pockets. In the longer term they recommended independent stress testing of standard financial statements. I will move to the next matter. There are two issues that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: My concern is that there is no independence in this process. What is deemed to be sustainable is entirely determined by the bank, and there is no independent review of that. That is the first point. The second point is sustainability. Can the witnesses tell me the number of mortgages that are in arrears of more than 90 days that they have deemed to be unsustainable? The reason I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I am talking about the independence of the process and the fact that there is no independent appeals process in either situation. When I say "independent", I am not referring to the bank's internal processes, but something independent of the bank and the people who work in that organisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I understand the process.