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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: Discussion (2 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: There seems to be a consensus among all of the delegates that the biggest difficulty for borrowers is that there is no effective route to appeal. Will the representatives of FLAC comment on the suggestion made by the Minister for Finance that because we are dealing with mortgages which are commercial contracts, the scope we have, as legislators, is curtailed, in terms of what we can do to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: Discussion (2 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: My next question is directed at the IMHO representatives. They made reference to the categorisation of unco-operative borrowers, which is particularly relevant in the context of couples who are separated. It is often the case, in my experience, that one person is co-operating with the lender but the other is not. In one case of which I am aware one person went without food in order to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: Discussion (2 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I thank the witnesses for being here and for their excellent work. We all agree that without their services we would be in a much more difficult position. I refer to the document MABS gave us, it which it is stated that MABS completed 5,481 standard financial statements on behalf of clients in the period July to December 2013. Out of those, 2,301 - 42% - were subsequently queried by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: A new report by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland indicates there should be an increase in construction in the order of 30% in the next four years. Unfortunately, this is a hopelessly inadequate response to the emerging housing need and crisis we are witnessing. At the height of the boom, 89,000 units were built, which we all accept was way too many. Last year fewer than 10,000...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I, too, express sympathy to Senator John Kelly on the sudden death of his father, Kevin. I know he is very pleased with the support he has received from his colleagues on the death of his father. I support Senator Ivana Bacik's call for a debate on the issue of the taping of telephone calls to a number of Garda stations. One of the advantages in travelling to Senator John Kelly's father's...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the news that AIB has written €150,000 off the loan on a family home of €400,000 for a family of four, which enables it to stay in it. The deal was negotiated by the Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation. This is a very positive step in dealing with the issue of mortgage arrears. This type of service should, however, be available to all borrowers, not just those whose...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: Or alternatively provide for dispute resolution.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: Excuse me, Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: The bottom line is that Senator Darragh O'Brien is talking out of both sides of his mouth.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: We can trust the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: He has proved to be very effective in representing all of our interests at the Committee on Procedure and Privileges.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: We will have a further discussion on how the business of the House is ordered, in which respect I very much trust the Leader. I extend sympathy to the family of Christine Buckley who was a friend of my extended family. I met her at a wedding last August. Her passing is very sad. She should be remembered and respected for her contribution to Irish society and the way she stood up for people...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: To be fair to Senator O'Brien, we are all concerned about the scheduling of business. Last week on International Women's Day, Senator Bacik and I made a very important point on behalf of all Members of this House that it is not acceptable to any of us that we have weeks with barely any business to do and then at the end of the year we sit until midnight or 1 a.m. I also raised the point...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: The Committee on Procedure and Privileges has been asked to examine how we order our business to make the Seanad more effective.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I accept that, but before this Government came to office-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: -----we had 14 years of Fianna Fáil leadership when the business was ordered in exactly the same fashion.

Seanad: Child Protection: Motion (5 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: The line I would draw would exclude beautiful baby competitions.

Seanad: Child Protection: Motion (5 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I would like to thank all of the previous speakers for what have been excellent and thoughtful speeches. In particular, I congratulate the Minister on her speech. She has brought this debate to another level in looking more specifically at the whole issue of childhood and how it has evolved in the wider society to a point where we now believe and feel we need to protect children and give...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bi-annual Review 2013: Financial Services Ombudsman (5 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: The ombudsman gave a good explanation and I am much clearer on how he brings fairness to the process. If I understood the statistics correctly, the ombudsman found in favour of 202 applicants out of a total of 7,700, which seems to be a very low figure and implies one of two things. First, people are applying with absolutely no idea of what they are applying for and have no chance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Bi-annual Review 2013: Financial Services Ombudsman (5 Mar 2014)

Aideen Hayden: Yes.