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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: Has the Central Bank committed to anything in the course of its interaction with her group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: We will take up the contents of her submission with Ulster Bank and the Central Bank. Mr. Beades said proposals were put by the then Minister for Finance to have a 30% to 50% haircut on mortgage debt and that this was to be in parallel with the bank bailout. Mr. Beades also said there were documents relating to this and that they could be viewed online. Can he copy them to the committee?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: Can Mr. Beades tell the clerk how we can download these documents so that the committee can have this information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Beades. I am also interested in the magazine that covers the issue of debt and vulture funds so it would be good to have that too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: Some of the vulture funds have written to say it is not convenient to come in but the majority have not replied to us. I find it unacceptable that a group of vulture funds handling considerable property portfolios in this State do not feel obliged to come before the committee. We agreed, in private session, to pursue this matter as robustly as possible in order to ensure that they come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: How does this relate to the vulture funds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: There are, however, massive write-downs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: Ms Lavin said the vulture funds do not write to or engage with people and send no statements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: They took over your affairs and tore your lives apart.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: In the context of repossessions, what chance does the individual have against the State in the context of appearing before the Circuit Court?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: That legislation deals with a change in jurisdiction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: It had this effect when jurisdiction was found to be flawed but this has not yet been corrected by legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: That is why that part of the legislation was not dealt with. It was in the Bill but was not passed. Mr. Beades is saying that the scales are tilted in favour of the banks and the institutions chasing those in debt and that there is no way out for these people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business and Banking: Discussion. (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: The committee will have to adjourn shortly as members need to attend the Dáil Chamber for a vote. I was anxious to have all of the delegates before the committee this morning. We have met Mr. Ó Muilleaneoir before to discuss the concept of the Public Banking Forum of Ireland, one that I support. I hope something will come out of the paper presented. There is a need for another...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Complaints Procedures (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself that the HSE followed all procedures in processing a complaint regarding the care of a person (details supplied); the reason the issues relative to the employee of the HSE are still not resolved; if he will insist on the HSE in resolving these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3723/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information (26 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: 171. To ask the Minister for Health if all of the information requested by a person (details supplied) under the FOI Act as an employee of the HSE will be made available to them as soon as possible; if the full internal review of the decision relative to their request will be undertaken by a HSE official senior to the person who made the original decision and not by a person of the same...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: I welcome the Commissioner to this meeting at which we will discuss our EU corporate taxation strategy and EU investment and growth strategies. The Commissioner is caught for time, so we will go straight to the opening statement, which will be followed by questions from members. We have an agreed format for those.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: I thank the Commissioner for his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: We are running out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

John McGuinness: I have to call the next speaker.