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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Would it be possible to provide the committee with more substance and detail on that? I am not looking for individuals to be named but just to develop a sense of the churn within the institution under the Governor's watch as against the watch of Patrick Neary. That would be helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: It would be useful and instructive for the committee to have some detail on that. Can I ask-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: With regard to the transparency surrounding the arrangements or solutions that are tabled between a borrower and the financial institution, and there will be scenarios that are acceptable and can fly while others are rejected and so forth, the Free Legal Advice Centres, FLAC, agency has been very critical of the fact that there is no database that sets out in substantive terms the nature of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Without trawling through everything that happened in the banking collapse, something became apparent, namely, senior bankers regarded the regulators and the Central Bank as patsies. The Governor is not a patsy for the bankers, is he?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Governor referred to angry bankers being in contact with him. Briefly, what caused their anger and why did they get in touch with him?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Has anger been expressed to the Governor by domestic bankers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I could be wrong, but my strong impression, having listened to the Governor's previous contributions at this committee as well as today's, is that the Central Bank and he as its leader have not just taken a hands-off approach to the banks, but have also adopted a hands-off mentality. The Governor has brushed off the issue of the tens of thousands of legal letters that are dressed up as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not my objective to set a collision course with the Governor. I have sat and listened-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: If the Governor does not mind, I listened to what he said. He made those statements. If we had the benefit of the transcripts at this moment, I could rewind his contribution for him. He stated that borrowers had not been in touch with the banks and he accepted the unpleasantness of receiving the letters, but that householders had at least received them. Interestingly, his initial written...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Tell me this much-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: What proportion of the cases in which letters were issued owed to a lack of information? Has the Central Bank drilled into this phenomenon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Why would the Central Bank not have an exact figure at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Many people in receipt of those letters would take a different view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Central Bank of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wonder whether the Central Bank has factored into its analysis of this scenario the fact that some people are almost intimidated by banking institutions. In many instances, people are asked to engage despite having very limited, if any, financial or legal advice or support. The Central Bank does not have exact figures, although the Governor has stated that it has drilled into the scenario...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sport and Recreational Development (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide capital funding for Adamstown Community College, Lucan, County Dublin for the purposes of providing a sports hall, and the reasons for his refusal. [18992/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sports Facilities Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any GAA club is currently using the old Garda playing pitch in the Phoenix Park since the Garda GAA team moved to its new facility in Westmanstown; and if the Office of Public Works plans to make, or will consider making, the pitch in the Phoenix Park available to local GAA clubs. [19636/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 799. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be transferred to new residential care from the existing provision. [18993/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 800. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 will have their appointment for surgery in the Mater Hospital following an urgent referral from St. James's Hospital earlier this year. [18994/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Apr 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 801. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 will receive an appointment for surgery at Tallaght Hospital. [18995/14]