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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Health when a determination will be made in an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2090/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Substance Misuse Strategy (17 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Health the number of submissions made to him by the alcoholic drinks industry and the off licence trade in regard to addressing the problem of underage and binge drinking; if he will provide links to these submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2152/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Governor, Professor Honohan, and his colleagues. I understand we have been joined in the Public Gallery this afternoon by Mr. Neil Whoriskey, Ms Nicola Faulkner and Mr. Ronan Sheridan. The clerk usually writes down what was a lively discussion and this meeting, when Professor Honohan appeared before the joint committee, definitely involved such a discussion. That said, I again...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will end where we began this afternoon with the completed insolvency legislation and the awaited results for mortgage borrowers who were beyond the pale in terms of being rescued. I will repeat the request to Professor Honohan. By the first quarter of this year, I will be asking him for some report on what monitoring has been carried out by the Central Bank in that area and what level of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We will take processes but we are task-focused. I will take a number of brief supplementary questions together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy is like Lieutenant Columbo, he always has one more question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Creed has five minutes and he can choose three of them or one of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: There is a mobile telephone making a terrible racket.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: There is a warning at the start of every committee meeting with regard to mobile phones. It is damaging to the broadcasting. I am moving on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: If any other member has a mobile phone switched on, I ask him or her to turn it off immediately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We are way over time now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We might take some supplementary questions at the very end on the basis that people will be disciplined with their time. I call Deputy Ó Ríordáin, who has five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy has approximately two minutes left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Higgins is in possession.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: If Greece is special, so are we.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The NTMA will be appearing before the committee on or around 23 January.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: If Deputy Mathews makes another interjection I will time it on the clock and he will be out of speaking time before it is even his turn to speak with the way he is interjecting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The key question is about what the Central Bank is doing to address this issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy O'Donnell, if you persist in interrupting I will just move on to the next question.