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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: It is not working.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: There have been just 39 applications to move to rent-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: -----at one bank. I know from local authorities, and I have heard Oireachtas Members discussing it, that the scheme is not working. Were it enhanced in some way, it could give solutions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: Okay. On the matter of tariffs, could we have a copy of the information before the witnesses go?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: It is easier to ask for a copy than it is for me to go off and look it up. Regarding HSBC, I want to return to an earlier point. We are hingeing everything on the financial services and the creation of approximately 20,000 jobs. Has Mr. Moran explored or has anybody examined why HSBC created 1,000 jobs in Paris and Frankfurt? What happened that we were not able to attract those jobs to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: Does it concern Mr. Moran that this happened?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: Does Mr. Moran know if examinations are taking place in other Departments as to why that is happening or has he examined our financial services model? Can we enhance it? Can we make it more attractive to bring in those companies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: Why did we miss out on the number of jobs that were created in those two locations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: No, but it goes back to our tax offering and how we attract companies to locate in Ireland. It is fine to say that we will get 20,000 jobs in the financial services sector, yet the first number of jobs to be relocated went elsewhere. We need to have a far greater understanding of companies' needs and demands, the skill sets required and if we are doing enough in that area to attract jobs....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: Both.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: I have two final questions. Mr. Moran spoke about upskilling people and their different qualifications, the courses that are offer and the difficulty in a growing economy, regardless of how slow the growth is, in that there is competition for those who are skilled. What are the salary brackets in the Department? How many people are on a top level of salary and so on down the grades? Will...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: Will Mr. Moran provide a list of the salaries structure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: Did Mr. Moran read the two insurance reports? He was involved in one of them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: Going back to the Central Bank, consumer protection and information, is there a strategy to deal with the various elements of both reports?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: When Mr. Moran sets out his quarterly targets and measures them against the achievements, will he keep us in the loop on that information because it is our intention to meet on a quarterly basis on that issue, to examine both reports and to establish exactly where the implementation plan is as against the various other goals set out in both reports?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Statement of Strategy 2017: Department of Finance (19 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Moran and the other witnesses for attending.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: 530. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if carer's allowance will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied). [41011/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Appeals (17 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: 531. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a family income supplement or supplementary welfare will be paid to a person (details supplied). [41012/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (17 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: 676. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a disability benefit will be approved and expedited for a person (details supplied). [1972/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (17 Jan 2017)
John McGuinness: 700. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State and Myanmar at EU level and the UN; the action he can take or has planned to highlight the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1135/17]