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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts made by his Department to uphold the rights of a person (details supplied) to receive information in an accessible and understandable manner in view of their learning disability and the fact that they are dyslexic; the efforts made to inform and assist the person relative to programmes implemented by his Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Protected Disclosures Data (28 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 530. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the process within his Department for dealing with protected disclosures under the 2014 Act; if the examinations of such disclosures are carried out by an independent authority or persons other than those within the organisation to which the disclosure refers; the number of disclosures received by his Department; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Protected Disclosures Data (28 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process within his Department for dealing with protected disclosures under the 2014 Act; if the examinations of such disclosures are carried out by an independent authority or persons other than those within the organisation to which the disclosure refers; the number of disclosures received by his Department; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Protected Disclosures Data (28 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 584. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the process within her Department for dealing with protected disclosures under the 2014 Act; if the examinations of such disclosures are carried out by an independent authority or persons other than those within the organisation to which the disclosure refers; the number of disclosures received by her Department; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (28 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 597. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action to be taken to fulfil the need to provide €25,000 to a project (details supplied) for counselling services; if the core funding for this project will be increased substantially to allow the project to deal with the many demands on its services; and the funding strategy for this sector generally and, in particular, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Protected Disclosures Data (28 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 610. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process within her Department for dealing with protected disclosures under the 2014 Act; if the examinations of such disclosures are carried out by an independent authority or persons other than those within the organisation to which the disclosure refers; the number of disclosures received by her Department; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Protected Disclosures Data (28 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 639. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the process within his Department for dealing with protected disclosures under the 2014 Act; if the examinations of such disclosures are carried out by an independent authority or persons other than those within the organisation to which the disclosure refers; the number of disclosures received by his Department; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (28 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 640. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if arrears of pay due to members of the Army Ranger Wing owed since 2010 will now be paid; the total amount due to persons and the numbers involved; the reason the payment due was not paid on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15086/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Before proceeding to discuss the credit union sector, I record in public session the decision taken by the committee on EU proposals. They concerned schedule B proposals and the committee agreed the following did not warrant further scrutiny: COM (2017) 61, COM (2017) 64, COM (2017) 65, COM (2017) 79 and COM (2017) 93. Details of the committee's decision made relating to EU proposals are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: We are now dealing with No. 8, the overview of the credit union sector and review of implementations of recommendations and the Commission on Credit Unions report, the credit union advisory committee report 2016. Mr. Des Carville and Ms Deirdre Aherne are very welcome to the meeting. I ask members and those present to please turn off their mobile phones. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Perhaps Ms Aherne could clarify some matters from the Department's opening statement. It was said that "the Department's role is the provision of high quality information, advice and analysis on credit union policy matters to the Minister and to oversee and implement policy and legislation relevant to the credit union sector." In the context of the existing legislation can the witness tell...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Ms Aherne is saying existing legislation is alright because it was agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Is there any legislation Ms Aherne feels needs to be brought forward to deal with any issues that have arisen in the credit unions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Ms Aherne mentioned the word "flexible" in connection with the powers Government gave the regulator to regulate credit unions. Does she believe in the context of the issues being raised now by the credit unions that the regulation is flexible enough for the regulator to be able to address the different issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: I am trying to determine the powers of the regulator to introduce regulation. That is not necessarily out of new legislation. The regulator regulates as he or she sees fit. That does not need legislation or change. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Is the tiered regulation we spoke about a matter for the regulator entirely?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Is the tiered regulation we spoke about earlier a matter entirely for the regulator?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: That is what the regulator wanted to do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: The way things stand at present is the regulator empowered to bring in a tiered regulation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of the Credit Union Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: The regulator can do that, regardless.