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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I suppose that work is not common. Is the bulk of Finders International Ireland's work outside the area of safe deposit boxes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Let me return to the issue of safe deposit boxes and the question of whether those that have been opened are representative. What proportion of the ones opened by the bank did it ask Finders International Ireland to examine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: How many boxes did it ask the organisation to examine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I suppose they give an insight into the mechanisms and the role that Finders International Ireland can play, but they do not really suggest what is likely to be in the many hundreds of other safe deposit boxes, or whatever the number is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is good going, all right. Murphy and McCarthy are common names. There are six sets of McCarthys in my GAA club and none of them is related.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I was going to ask what was found in the boxes in the hope that they comprised a representative sample, however small. I do not know whether anyone can draw many conclusions from three boxes.

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: A mother contacted my office this month who was at breaking point. She is a single mum with two sons aged 17 and 14, both of whom have profound intellectual disabilities. She had not had respite since before the pandemic. She thinks December 2019 was the last time she got a break, which was three and a half years ago. It is scandalous that someone has not had a break for this length of...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am glad the Minister of State agrees with this point, but it is a scandalous situation. In the same response, we were told that HSE Cork Kerry Community Healthcare disability services had received their letter of allocation of new funding under the service plan for 2023. This funding for CHO 4 is less than 50% of the usual annual development funding for this area for respite. There is no...

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Baineann an Bille seo le rud a bhfuil tionchar aige ar go leor gnéithe den saol agus de ghnó daoine, ó thaobh ábhair teaghlaigh, ábhair coiriúla, ábhair tráchtála, agus fiú amháin ábhair tithíochta agus ábhair bóithre ó thaobh pleanála de. Is é tionchar na moille air seo ná go gcuireann sé...

Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The south coast and the area around Cork Harbour have a key role in Ireland’s offshore renewable energy future, a greener power grid and energy independence. To achieve that, however, we need to ensure we have people with the skills required. The Government's Climate Action Plan 2023 places offshore wind power at the centre of the State's commitment to producing up to 80% of our...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ba mhaith liom tréaslú le baill Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre. Tá siad tar éis rún den saghas seo a chur chun cinn cúpla uair agus is luachmhar an rud atá ann. It is hard not to feel I am repeating what others have said. If you take the part of the motion on disabilities, you could speak for an hour. If you take the part about autism, you could speak...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ba mhaith liom tréaslú leis an Teachta Ó Cuív. Is reachtaíocht fhíor shuimiúil í seo agus is dóigh liom go bhfuil an ceart aige go bhféadfaí 20 bosca a oscailt gan faic a bheith iontu ach d’fhéadfaí dhá nó trí bhosca a oscailt agus luach dochreidte a bheith iontu ó thaobh staire agus oidhreachta de....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is okay. Not go over what is a relatively marginal issue, but Mr. Leahy has given an answer on the euro. What about the pre-decimalisation currencies? Would they be at the exchange rate at the point of changeover?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am not sure whether it was Mr. Leahy or Mr. Jordan who made the point that it would be on the grounds that realistically the financial value that would be involved would not be very significant. Nonetheless, it is important the legislation has some mechanism because it is possible, whether across all the safe deposit boxes, if a dozen had a very substantial amount of cash. Even when you...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I would like to put the question to Mr. Leahy on the number of safety deposit boxes or items. I have another question as well, which might be an issue for the Department of Justice rather than any of the Departments represented today. I am interested in the issue of title deeds, which had not occurred to me previously. Title deeds are not particularly valuable, except to somebody who is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There were two separate questions. If Mr. Leahy could tell me how many safe deposit boxes there are, that would be great. Separately, I was asking of anyone who wants to offer an opinion on it - although perhaps it is an issue for the drafter or this committee as much as anything else - but it occurs to me that there may be a role in terms of reuniting title deeds with their rightful owners.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am not looking for a response from the witnesses on this. This is for the committee and for the transcript of the meeting as much as anything else. This issue may arise because it is common enough in Cork city and Dublin city to have unregistered properties. Sometimes there are issues in relation to ground rent and so forth. This may be an issue for people who have an imperfect title...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will finish on that. I do not have any questions for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, despite the fact that the greatest benefit might well be in the areas of culture and heritage. The statement from the Department was very strong and it is important that the dialogue continues.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what is required from a contractor to be added to the list of approved contractors for work in energy efficiency, with specific reference to installation of heat pumps. [25038/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (24 May 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the mechanism for removal of a contractor from the list of approved contractors for work in energy efficiency, with specific reference to installation of heat pumps. [25039/23]