Results 11,821-11,840 of 26,208 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The final thing I want to touch on is the reference to 88 branches. Have new branches been opened, or did I read that incorrectly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is it like a mobile van?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is it more like a pop-up bank?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: It has not come to Limerick yet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is a prime spot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: On the Brexit issue, I noted that Ulster Bank is participating in the Strategic Bank Corporation of Ireland loan scheme. We allocated a level. How do the Brexit loans work and was has the uptake of Brexit backed loans for customers been?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am more interested in the uptake.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The question I am asking is if Ulster Bank has looked at the Brexit loan scheme, because it is effectively a conduit to get the scheme out. Are there aspects of the scheme that the witnesses would like to see changed, or that are not working? Is it tied into taking on extra staff, or is there a reason the uptake is so low? We are being told there are serious concerns around Brexit and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Ulster Bank (9 May 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Ms Howard.
- Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (18 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Cathaoirleach let me know when there is half a minute left?
- Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (18 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Taoiseach to the House here today. It is fitting that we reflect on where we are as a House, as a nation and as two Chambers. The Taoiseach made reference to the 70th anniversary. John A. Costello the year before, in Canada, had declared that we were going to become a Republic and President Seán T. O'Kelly signed the Act into law. Both sides of the political divide...
- Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (18 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I met T. R. Dallas and there was tight security as well.
- Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (18 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: We want to stop Brexit
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Mr. Hunt and his colleagues. To pick up on a number of points, I take from the presentation that the bank wants to reduce the proportion of non-performing loans on its loan book to 5% by year end. Dr. Hunt put forward the reasons for that. Reference was made to the fact that the bank has to provide three times the level of capital that would normally be provided by banks in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: As matters stand, the market value of the State investment is less than the book value.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: To be honest with Dr. Hunt, all of that is great and we have been over it before. I feel as though we are going back to the time of the bank guarantee. I want information for the ordinary person watching these proceedings. We speak about reducing non-performing loans. I want to know the impact that will have on the interest rates the bank charges. Dr. Hunt repeatedly refers to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will it bring about a reduction in interest rates?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: When does Dr. Hunt anticipate that the European authorities will allow some flexibility on the level of capital the bank has to provide? Clearly, not enough capital was provided for the rainy day.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (11 Apr 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I want us to reach a point where the State will get its investment back and existing and new AIB customers will be offered competitive interest rates relative to those offered by European banks. Dr. Hunt is talking about the level of capital the bank requires relative to that in European banks. We continually look to our sister countries within the EU and many of them are providing much...