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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by farmers in County Donegal when trying to procure the services of vets, particularly with respect to out-of-hours farm visits; his views on whether the ongoing shortage of qualified vets is also leading to succession issues in rural veterinary practices; his...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 280. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is planned to extend high-speed fibre broadband to a household (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15681/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. I know that it was difficult for Ms Murray in particular to give her contribution as a person who has invested so much of her life, expertise and resources in a business and is facing that uncertain outcome in 25 days. Many members are familiar with other play centres that, unfortunately, have closed. Some in my constituency are facing the same...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Ms Murray gave figures in regard to the level of payouts over the past five years, where €5 million has been paid in and €1 million has been paid out or reserved, which shows that there is significant profitability in this area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The level of payouts and awards has not dramatically increased over the past five years. Unless there was a surge in claims against the centres, I do not understand why an insurance-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The clock is ticking for Ms Murray. She referred to other businesses having 25 days. It depends on when the renewal falls due, which may be in September, October or in a couple of months. What can or should be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Nobody has.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: That is appalling. The Alliance for Insurance Reform is made up of a wide range of groups, including owners of soft play areas. As Ms Murray and Deputy Michael McGrath stated, this issue goes much wider than one sector. The GAA, other sporting organisations and community groups have spoken to us. We have heard of festivals that cannot go ahead because of insurance issues. St. Patrick's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I will ask a number of questions together because I am conscious that many other members wish to contribute. I hear what Mr. Monks is saying and I agree with him on some of the exaggerated awards that are being paid. While that issue needs to be addressed, I do not believe the insurance sector will reduce premiums accordingly. I do not trust the industry in which I believe a cartel is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: May I clarify that for the benefit of the committee? The information is from the Minister for Justice and Equality. We have got the information from the Garda. The Minister says that in the period between 1 October 2018 and 28 February 2019, there were 19 incidents of insurance companies reporting insurance claim fraud as per the stated guidelines. An Garda Síochána has advised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the delegation's appearance before the committee. I ask Ms McDonagh to address non-performing loans, NPLs, first. Bank of Ireland has reduced its non-performing exposures to the lowest of any of the banks. It has been claimed that the bank has done so without selling any family homes. Will she outline where the bank is at now? Ms McDonagh said that the bank is now close to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Will the majority of the risk remain with the Bank of Ireland in those circumstances? The customer will continue to service the loan and the ownership of the loan will be with the Bank of Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The beneficiary ownership will be with whatever securitisation vehicle that is there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: That is very different from the most recent project by the Permanent TSB, Project Glenbeigh. How does that model reduce the NPL exposures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Even though the title is there and the bank will continue to service them - and please correct me if I am wrong - the proceeds from them that will go to the SPV but there is a still for the bank. The risk is, hypothetically, if everybody defaulted, that the SPV would have a call on the bank. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Will there be no difference between how the bank treats those customers and customers who are not securitised through this vehicle in dealing with arrears, interest rates and so on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Why is that Bank of Ireland's preferred option, instead of other options we have seen, where there is a transfer of legal title? In the past there have been direct sales, and now Permanent TSB is engaged in securitisations-sales. Why does Bank of Ireland feel that this is the best model for it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: This securitisation is worth €365 million. On completion of this securitisation what will Bank of Ireland's non-performing loan, NPL, ratio be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I note that the tracker mortgage scandal was not mentioned in the opening statements of the witnesses. I understand that Mr. O'Beirne met with employees yesterday to discuss their ongoing issues and concerns that the bank has not acknowledged that they were entitled to a tracker rate. Did anything emerged from that meeting to convince Mr. O'Beirne that they have a legitimate case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland (4 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that Bank of Ireland took up my request to meet that group. That meeting happened yesterday.