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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have not finished. I do not expect Mr. O'Brien to cross into the line of a legal case. For the information of the Chairman and public, I asked the Minister the question earlier and he has passed it on to Mr. O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien has now said he is going to send in a written answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: One second. There is scope for Mr. O'Brien to answer the question without crossing into the legal area. I presume he fully supports the local HSE in regard to its actions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I do not need a grin from Mr. O'Brien. I need him to support it fully in its actions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Good. The issue for me really is that this is a very important test case. The Department has issued regulations in regard to multi-occupancy rooms covering the period to 2021. There are many other regulations also. We discussed this matter here and we did so at a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts for different reasons, concerning the spending of money. The point, however, is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: No I am-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: It might as well be part of Tipperary for electoral purposes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Chairman for facilitating me. I have a significant interest in this issue. I left the meeting of the PAC to attend this meeting because I want to support the process. I have been following the issue, along with my colleague, Deputy Penrose, who has also taken a big interest in this and has written about it and raised it in the Dáil. He expressed his love of the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I am sorry. I do not wish to be rude but I have another question. I was very much taken by what was said about the impact on other banks - by the way, I love that. Could the witnesses explain it? When the model was rolled out, the foundation wiped the floor with the banks that were in the region and by the sound of things, they left. Did they just get out of the market the foundation was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is usually the reason.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is a good answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Boland might answer the question on the post office.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, Irish Rural Link and Public Banking Forum of Ireland (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is a great idea and I would support the Chairman 100%.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: Could with deal with TII now? I do not think that will be a long session.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will try to get all of this correspondence done by 10 o'clock.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I support the Deputy in her comments.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I agree with-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: One moment, let me finish. I agree with it. I believe there is a time-sensitivity in this regard. We have a couple of issues which will take a couple of hours in this committee - we will be talking about the Garda matter later on. Maybe we could address two or three of these issues on the same day and deal with them.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Oct 2017)

Alan Kelly: I concur with the previous speaker. Going through this, there is a piece here stating that the threat of not taking in new admissions from acute hospitals is a very powerful potential lobbying tool.