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- 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: Therefore, Ms Goggin is categorical there is not a cartel in operation in the Irish mortgage market.
- 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: The commission's role is on competition. Ms Goggin cannot have it both ways. She either believes there is a cartel in operation or she believes there is not a cartel in operation. Which one is it?
- 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: With all due respect, Ms Goggin has a remit of consumer protection and competition. She cannot sit on the fence on this one. There are consumers out there at the moment who are coming to us and we can see the mortgage rates. What was done with the trackers was disgraceful and that is being looked at by the Central Bank as we speak. However, we have a current, real-time rip-off of Irish...
- 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: What would the commission need in terms of prima facieevidence in order to take a criminal investigation?
- 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: Has no one come forward in that regard?
- 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: What does an immunity programme mean to the ordinary person? If someone comes forward, such as a bank official, what immunity is provided to them? Will Ms Goggin explain that in layman's terms?
- 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: In recent times?
- 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: Will Ms Goggin outline the current position?
- 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: Have we ever had such a case in Ireland?
- 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: Was that within the commission?
- 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: Okay. It has happened. There is precedent.
- 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 have two final questions. Has anyone working in the financial services industry come forward to Mr. Deering stating that a cartel is in operation?
- 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: Mr. Deering said that his office has no civil powers. In terms of the Central Bank, why is that the case? If such powers were made available, what difference would it make to his office when examining potential cartels and how financial institutions operate?
- 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: In not having civil fines in place, are we lagging behind our counterparts in Europe?
- 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: Are competition authorities worldwide able to impose civil fines?
- 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: As a committee, it is something we might consider.
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (6 Dec 2017)
Kieran O'Donnell: I want to be associated with the comments in respect of the late Des Hanafin. I welcome his family: his wife, Mona; the former Minister, Mary; and the former Senator, John. As a fellow Munsterman from north Tipp, I acknowledge that Des Hanafin was a political institution. Whether people agreed or disagreed with him, he was a man of conviction. That is really the hallmark of a good...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (6 Dec 2017)
Kieran O'Donnell: I propose the suspension of the House until the conclusion of the division in Dáil Éireann.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2017)
Kieran O'Donnell: Sinn Féin must not have read the actual section of the Bill. The section basically takes people on lower income, earning between €18,772 and €19,372, out of the USC net. I thought Sinn Féin purported to represent the small man, the person that is under pressure. The income tax take has doubled since 2011. Ordinary people who are looking to rear their children and...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2017)
Kieran O'Donnell: There is an illogical-----