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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: Did Mr. Sugarman not think of taking a case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: Is taking a case against the Central Bank an option for Mr. Sugarman?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: Why does Mr. Sugarman not do so?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: So this change of lifestyle and being penalised are based on the fact that Mr. Sugarman did his job.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: Could Mr. Sugarman do so? It is the intention of the committee to consider everything Mr. Sugarman had to say today. In particular, with regard to Mr. Sugarman's view on the report on the media today about the integrity of the banking system, he quoted earlier from today's paper. What does this mean in layman's language? What are the banks not doing that they should be doing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: Does Mr. Sugarman think they are breaking the speed limit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: The committee's question for the Central Bank is to explain these unacceptable breaches.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: The committee should write to the Central Bank on that query.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: Let us see. On the report which Mr. Sugarman made to the Garda station, am I correct that he has had no communication from the Garda since?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: As part of the recommendations of the committee we should, perhaps, seek an update on that inquiry from the Garda Commissioner.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: I apologise for interrupting the Senator but a vote has been called in the Dáil and I have to leave the meeting. Senator Horkan will take the chair. Should the meeting conclude before I return I want to reassure Mr. Sugarman that I find what he has told the committee today shocking. It is my intention to discuss with the committee what appropriate action or engagement we can have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: I can assure Mr. Sugarman that his story has been listened to today. It is appropriate to also mention at this point all of those who support Mr. Sugarman in terms of getting through this, particularly Luke 'Ming' Flanagan who is in the Public Gallery.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking and Financial Regulation: Discussion with Mr. Jonathan Sugarman (13 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: Mr. Sugarman's efforts have not gone without notice. The committee has a job of work to do.
- Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (11 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: I will follow on from what Deputy John Curran has said. There are internal audits and it is a wonder that those two groups of internal audit committees did not uncover at an earlier stage the 14,700 convictions that were wrong or the million breath tests that were simply not carried out. How much knowledge do members of the force have in this regard? One cannot carry out a million breath...
- Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (11 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: It is true. If the Minister for State looks at the headlines he will see the financial services companies are going to Frankfurt and elsewhere and we are not at the races in terms of the forceful argument and position we need to take to get something out of this for this country. I am not convinced that we are as well-prepared as we should be in terms of agriculture. I admire the...
- Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (11 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine's description of having friends in court and his comments on the importance of the UK market and what its approach might be are in stark contrast to some of the language being used by other European member states in respect of Britain. The Government should be encouraged to take the line that the Minister has outlined because Britain, as our...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (11 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: 346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an invalidity pension will be approved for a person (details supplied). [17585/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has not responded to the Dublin Dental Hospital regarding two applications for funding to cover the treatment for a person (details supplied); if he will expedite this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17583/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Screening Service (11 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the results of tests for Lyme disease carried out by a laboratory (details supplied) are not accepted by the Health Service Executive; if the same standard of test can be undertaken here; if so, the location in which; if tests undertaken here are restricted in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17584/17]
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)
John McGuinness: I ask members to turn off their mobile phones. We are considering the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015, which was referred to the select committee by an order of the Dáil of 5 July 2016. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and his officials. There are 89 amendments for consideration but, by arrangement with the committee, we must finish at 1 p.m. I refer members to the...