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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: I thank our guests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: I thank the delegates for the time and attention they have given to this meeting and the candid nature of their answers. Is AIB outsourcing any of its debt collection function to agencies in respect of leasing loans, credit card debt or anything else, or is it retaining all debt collection activities in house? My second question relates to the lower interest rate the bank is charging new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: The delegates can be as brief as they like in their response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: This is my fourth and final question. I have been here since 2 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: Instead of wasting our time on verbal tennis, I will put my final question. In terms of stimulating spending in the economy, one of the suggestions that has been put forward is an increase in deposit interest retention tax. How might that affect the bank's capacity to secure deposits into the economy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: Might I clarify?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: Surely the purpose of merging the two was to ensure an economy of scale. How is the rationale squared?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: What is the degree to which the bank has restored power to local branch managers? A largely anecdotal view is that during the so-called boom huge pressure was put on individual managers to lend and sell various products which many people now find difficult to repay. There is also a sense that individual managers must kick an issue up the line. To what extent is the bank working on allowing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: AIB has merged with EBS, and the mortgage figures in some of the graphs refer to AIB while in other graphs the figures are pooled. Why do different variable rates exist? In one table AIB is referred to as having the lowest standard variable rate, which it does, but the same table does not refer to EBS, which has a higher rate. It was stated that 43% of people who have distressed mortgages...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: Like Deputy McGrath, I welcome Mr. Duffy and his colleagues to the meeting. The bank has two clear objectives. The first, as it is one of our pillar banks, is to get back to a point at which we have a functioning banking system. The second is to ensure that some moneys can be recouped by the Exchequer. I will pick up on some questions posed by Deputy McGrath. This morning, we heard from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of AIB: Discussion (31 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: In respect of the language that Mr. Duffy used about variables and the market changing, perhaps one of the most refreshing parts of this morning was that the IBRC also acknowledged, as we all do, that there is a broad range of variables. However, the IBRC still set a target at which to arrive. It may be worthwhile to look at the model set out by the IBRC in the documents its delegates laid...

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Private Members' motion. We should acknowledge that no clear decision has yet been taken in this regard. Perhaps it is one of the few debates where there is space for an ideological difference, and there is an ideological difference. We must acknowledge that the country has been put in a remarkably difficult position economically and Ministers...

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: It is pretty significant stuff.

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: Apart from Germany and France.

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: Apart from Germany and France. There are statements from Angela Merkel and François Hollande.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (16 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be requesting returning officers to enforce his recommendations that returning officers employ persons from the live register or at least open up the employment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44749/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Veterans (16 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 441 and 442 of 2 October 2012, if there is a status of approval or any other state other than formal recognition; if there is, if he will provide a list of these organisations and identify the level of formal recognition that applied to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44191/12]

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: It is ludicrous to use them as an example of why we should renege on our national debt. Deputy Boyd Barrett may have been abroad or on the moon yesterday but we continue to have successful job announcements. Some 900 jobs were announced in Naas yesterday. That is testament to international confidence and, most important, to our arriving at a point where the nation is achieving...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012, which gives effect to the fiscal compact treaty referendum from several months ago, which a significant majority supported. In a way, it is almost counterintuitive that we would have a vote in the House on it, given that the people have made their choice. It is still the House’s responsibility to put into...