Results 12,701-12,720 of 16,492 for speaker:Ciarán Lynch

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister might give us a little notice. I hope not to find it under the Christmas tree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: We need to conclude by 11.15 a.m. and a number of members have indicated that they want to contribute. I propose that spokespersons will engage with the Minister for ten minutes and subsequent speakers for five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I will bring in the Minister to reply to the first question because the Deputy will use all his time if he just asks a series of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: That is four questions. The Deputy will run out of time and the Minister will not have an opportunity to respond. Can I ask him to respond to the first three questions and then there might time to take the fourth question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: This meeting is to discuss progress on the implementation of the Government's public service reform plan. I welcome the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, and his officials, Mr. Reid and Mr. Feeney. The format of the meeting is that the Minister will make some opening remarks, which will be followed by a question and answer session. I remind members to turn off...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Refer to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (22 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52039/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (22 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of persons who were refused entry to the State and subsequently claimed asylum and the stated nationalities of these persons; if he will provide a full numerical breakdown in tabular form, of all nationalities and numbers of persons refused permission to enter who were subsequently removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If amendment No. 35 is agreed, amendments Nos. 36 to 38, inclusive, cannot be moved. Amendments Nos. 36, 37 and 38 are alternatives to No. 35 and amendments Nos. 38 and 39 are alternatives to amendment No. 37. Amendments Nos. 35 to 39, inclusive, are related and will be taken together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If people were in some resolution process or in negotiation about putting a resolution process in place, perhaps they could be allowed to see out directorships.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: All committee members are probably members of a credit union.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Being in debt is not a sin.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I might interject. I have worked in a voluntary capacity for 20 years and have managed voluntary organisations. Each such organisation has a different context. We are dealing with financial institutions, which have a determined context. Regarding the issue of voluntary assistants, Mr. Charles Handy - an Irishman who is one of the major international authorities on establishing and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Time served prior to the legislation is not included in the rotation.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If one is elected at an AGM, one serves a three-year term.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: They can serve three consecutive periods but not more than nine years out of 15.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 27 to 29, inclusive, 30, 32 and 33 are related and will be discussed together. Amendment No. 28 is an alternative to amendment No. 27.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: As it is 4 o'clock and we agreed to take a sos, I propose that we suspend for 20 minutes rather than going into another section or another amendment. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Just before the Deputy does so, I know of some substantial credit unions in the Cork city region that certainly would be able to operate such a service. At present however, they have in place a separation of accounts. One may have a loan account against which one has savings held and which are locked into that but one may also have a budget account or a savings account that is separate from...