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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: That is better news than I had. Regarding the Insolvency Service of Ireland, ISI, I understand that, in general, its proposals are successful approximately 74% of the time. What are PTSB's figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: PTSB's level of agreement is much lower than the industry average.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Of course, but a small number of people are going through the process compared with the global figures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Is it legally possible to remove the veto? What would be necessary to do so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: In some cases, especially for young couples, debt has got so bad that even when their house is taken into consideration - I am thinking of a particular case - the bankruptcy and the loss of the house can still considered a good solution for them. Mr. Masding has mentioned that there are no plans to sell the loan books of the core residential-type assets. Is that correct? Are there enough...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Is there a statutory extra body outside of Permanent TSB? For example, does the Central Bank provide an oversight of the process? Are loans regularly sold for less than is likely to be negotiated with the original mortgage holder?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: However, on an individual loan case, there could be cases where loans are sold for-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand. When does PTSB expect to cure its impaired tracker loans? Is there a timescale laid out? The Minister for Finance indicated those predetermined timelines for the curing of impaired tracker loans.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The language used in the report included the term "market opening measures". Does that mean to sell within the market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat.

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: For now. That is the introductory charge.

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim mo mhíle buíochas don fhoireann as ucht an méid oibre atá déanta acu ar an mBille seo agus gabhaim mo chomhghairdeas don Aire. Bhí an seanchóras ró-chasta agus ró-dheacair do ghnáthoibrithe na tíre. Ba cheart slí níos éasca agus níos dírí a bheith ar fáil dóibh chun a gcuid cearta a bhaint...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Competition Authority Investigations (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: It appears that the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation was the first member of the Cabinet to be made aware of the impending sale, and that the details were provided to him. Was he aware of the scale of write-down? Was he aware of how the shareholders were to be provided for? Did subsequent write-downs for companies owned by Denis O'Brien give the Minister any pause for thought?...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Competition Authority Investigations (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: One of the difficulties I and many citizens have is the relationship between these large businesses and Fine Gael and other political parties in the State. It is a responsibility of Cabinet Ministers to fully exhaust the public good with regard to their engagements with these interactions. We know that officials in the Department of Finance had serious concerns about the Siteserv deal and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Competition Authority Investigations (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 2. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he was notified by the Competition Authority of the proposed acquisition of Siteserv by Millington Limited; and if details of the sale were made available to him. [18470/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Competition Authority Investigations (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Many citizens have great difficulty when they see the return to the national stage of Anglo Irish Bank in the form of IBRC, the power of the golden circle in society and the influence of massive conglomerates in the State. This question is about when the Minister was notified by the Competition Authority of the proposed acquisition of Siteserv by Millington Limited and whether the details of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 34. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of the disability related action in the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs 2015. [18378/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investor-State Dispute Settlements Mechanism (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 36. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he supports the proposal of the European Commissioner, Ms Cecilia Malmström, to the European Parliament Committee on International Trade, that the European Union should work towards the establishment of an international investment court and appellate mechanism, in place of the existing investor-state dispute settlements...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (13 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 38. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will write to the Central Statistics Office to formally request it to compile official statistics regarding zero hour and low hour contracts here. [18379/15]