Results 961-980 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: What can the Central Bank do where it sees solutions which are not sustainable beyond three to five years? What can it say to the banks?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: In regard to those cases you refer to where people present to us, does the Central Bank review them when they are passed on by members?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: True, but they may find that they are dismissed by the banks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: That is the complaint that they are making. They are being dismissed by the banks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: I am referring to what we do to fill the void and give them a little more power.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: Are there any recommendations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: It would be great if the Central Bank could pass on some ideas to us. There are two Members offering who are not members of the committee. Deputy Mathews was in first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: Just before I call on non-members of the committee, I would like to ask the Governor a few questions. This committee has had a number of discussions on the matter, and we are hoping at the end of all this that we might put together a short report on it. As Professor Honohan said, addressing mortgage arrears was never going to be a short-term issue, but on the other hand we did not expect it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: Deputy Humphreys' time is finished.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: The Senator should be careful how he uses words like "special" and "corruption".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: I cannot allow a point of information, even were it to qualify as such.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: The Governor might have difficulty answering questions on behalf of the Garda or the DPP.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: This will be the Deputy's last question.
- White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: It is definite that the debate and the consultation on this issue will continue over the next few months. I hope we get an opportunity to engage in a clear debate, as opposed to merely making statements, on what is being proposed. Any policy change can be undermined by the fear of the unknown and the perception of what it might mean for the individual. Trust will always be a huge issue in...
- White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: I am told that this information is being collected by someone. Therefore, it should be in the public domain. A patient who would like to go to see a certain doctor should be able to look up his details on a website and find out that the waiting time is six months, for example. If we cannot provide such information to patients, we should not expect patients to trust us to do the right...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: Is Mr. Boucher saying the mortgage book in the Republic of Ireland and the mortgage book in the UK are somewhat similar?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: I presume also in value and in mortgage terms.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: The repossession rate in the UK is quite high.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: How does that compare if Bank of Ireland has a similar rate of repossession in this country?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Bank of Ireland (10 Apr 2014)
Liam Twomey: Deputy Mathews, stop interrupting.