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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Paradise Papers (Resumed): Allied Irish Banks (14 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is a clever answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Paradise Papers (Resumed): Allied Irish Banks (14 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Who is the beneficial owner of the AIB subsidiaries in the Isle of Man and Jersey?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Paradise Papers (Resumed): Allied Irish Banks (14 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: An ordinary person looking at this situation will recognise that AIB group is the beneficial owner and think that he who pays the piper calls the tune. How can an institution say to its parent company and beneficial owner that it will not give information on deposits, many of which, based on the papers, found their way back to AIB Republic of Ireland for its use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Paradise Papers (Resumed): Allied Irish Banks (14 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: It makes no sense to an ordinary person looking at the situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Paradise Papers (Resumed): Allied Irish Banks (14 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is 100% owned by AIB Republic of Ireland.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (13 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister to the House to discuss this matter, which is one that people are starting to raise. Constituents have been approaching me about it in the past month or two. I work on the basis of, if constituents approach me about an issue, then it is an issue that requires addressing. The Minister is committed to this matter. I understand that there are approximately 1,200 charge...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (13 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister is aware of it.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (13 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to thank-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (13 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister for dealing with this. My reason for bringing this up today is that, while I welcome the home charger and the €5,000 grant, if the electric car is to be able to compete with petrol and diesel cars it must be able to drive whatever distance. I note that an electric car cannot drive from Limerick to Dublin. When in the new year does the Minister expect the low...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: On the section, it is important, when the report is presented to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government who will forward it to the Minister for Finance, that it be complete. It is extremely important that there be some review of the resources available to the local authorities to combine vacant site lists.It is not a straightforward procedure. Senator Kelleher referred to...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Surely the Seanad can debate the report when it is published.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can I speak to the section?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: There is something I might have-----

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: On a point of order, Chair.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can I make a point of order?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I did not get a chance to speak on the recommendation in regard to gender that Senator Alice-Mary Higgins withdrew. It is something I have a personal interest in and I want to take up the theme. We spoke about women who left the workplace, many of whom are now coming to us. Typically, one must have 520 paid contributions at class A or S and have an average of ten payments. Many of those...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: These are issues that Senator Higgins raised in her contribution. I would not have brought them up if she had not raised them.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: The second issue I want to raise concerns a group in society I feel very strongly about, that is, lone parents, particularly lone-parent women. It is a group we need to look at and study in great depth to find ways of dealing with the inequalities, in particular in the context of getting them back into the workplace. We have all had people come to us. Senator Higgins spoke about social...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I remind Senator Horkan that just as one should never judge a book by its cover, one should never judge a Bill by its thickness. This has been a lengthy process. I compliment the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, on his perseverance and patience. I also compliment the officials, who were here in great numbers, and those who contributed to the debate. On Committee Stage I raised the issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters relating to Tracker Mortgage Examination and Consumer Protection Framework: Discussion (7 Dec 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the witnesses. Will Mr. Deering clarify a couple of points? Am I correct in saying that there are 540 open tracker complaints and 304 others, so 844 in total?