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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: I welcome Ms Tara Buckley, director general of RGDATA. I remind members and witnesses to please turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the sound transmission quality. I advise witnesses that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. If they are directed by the committee to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Has RGDATA had direct engagement with the regulator?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Was there further engagement following that meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations of the National Lottery: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Ms Buckley listed a number of measures the regulator should take in her closing remarks, including reports on technical outages and so on. Is she saying that none of that information is available or communicated to stakeholders?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (7 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will put in place appropriate courses for the local community of north Kilkenny to assist persons to prepare for the employment potential at a nursing home and retail outlets currently under construction at Urlingford, County Kilkenny; if a resource centre (details supplied) will be approved for such courses by SOLAS; if the funding will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (7 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a request for a review of an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied), in view of the medical evidence provided in their case. [11438/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (7 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 779. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the assistance given to persons that apply for a HGV licence at certificate of professional competence stage and onwards, who cannot read or write; the supports currently in place; the material available for such persons in preparation for the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11527/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care (7 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 828. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla will put in place a universally agreed allegations procedure for use by families that foster children; the reason such a procedure has not been agreed with the stakeholders; the reason their demands have been ignored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11528/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Mr. Deering and Ms Cassidy are very welcome. I wish to clarify matters relating to individual cases. However, I will speak in general terms and I will not mention any details. In dealing with Ulster Bank, How would our guests characterise the dealings of the Financial Services Ombudsman with Ulster Bank? Is one bank more awkward than another?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Were any tracker cases settled earlier? For example, were there cases where the client was active and engaging with the bank and demanding a settlement? Has the Financial Services Ombudsman discovered how settlements were calculated in the early part of this saga? Is there some calculation used by the Financial Services Ombudsman? Is there some calculation used by the bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: There are cases where the argument has been settled and borrowers were offered some sort of solution. However, that solution fell short and the borrower subsequently made a complaint to the Financial Services Ombudsman. Can the ombudsman take on that complaint, even though it is historical, if satisfaction was not gained by the client? Can the Financial Services Ombudsman reopen such a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Yes. The question I am asking is relevant for such individuals. These cases have stretched over a long period. Borrowers did not get answers or had to wait six months for an answer. Then, then had to try to engage with the ombudsman before going back to the bank. Issues remain to be resolved in some of the cases I have seen. If individuals go back to the Financial Services Ombudsman in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: A second matter happens to involve Ulster Bank again. I do not intend to go into the detail of it. Let us suppose Ulster Bank has sold on a debt to a vulture fund and the debt includes a family home, the associated mortgage of which was not in arrears and did not have issues. Let us assume the client had no input in terms of the transaction between Ulster Bank and Cerberus. What rights go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Therefore, there is much work that the Financial Services Ombudsman can do on behalf of a client who brings such a complaint to the bureau. Is that the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Has the Financial Services Ombudsman received any complaints linked to Global Restructuring Group Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Has the ombudsman received any? Does the bureau deal with complaints relating to that group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: The reason I say that is because representatives from Ulster Bank appeared before the committee and we discussed Global Restructuring Group Ireland. It is not an individual case, there are quite a few involved. It has been claimed that good debt, with bad, was thrown into a vulture fund without anybody being told about it, in the absence of prior discussions and with very little lead-in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: -----and people can feel confident that this is confidential between the Financial Services Ombudsman, the bank and the party concerned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: They are entitled.