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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: Having previously been in the EU.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister to the House. I just want to put a theme to the budget. Normally the budget is about striking a balance and achieving fairness. Resources are still limited. I wish to refer to the general increase, albeit limited, across all social welfare classes and to the universal social charge, USC. I find it strange that Sinn Féin is seeking to retain the USC. People on...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: Let me finish. Sinn Féin has been speaking about this. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin was on Newstalk this morning talking about it. The bottom line is that we should deal with the facts. The USC was effectively brought in as an economic wartime tax. Ordinary people on a relatively low income are paying the charge. If I earn above €12,012, I must pay the charge. I do not...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am finding it difficult. The ordinary people we all represent, not just those represented by Sinn Féin, are under enormous pressure trying to pay their bills. The USC is a penal tax because it is applied to one's gross income. There are no credits or allowances; it is on the gross income.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: Brexit presents a huge challenge for us. Common sense dictates the United Kingdom should consider a form of referendum because Brexit does not benefit the United Kingdom or anywhere. The European bloc needs to have strength to deal with the United States, Russia and such countries. It looks like common sense will not prevail so I believe we need to determine, given that the measures are...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: Next Tuesday.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have a couple of quick questions. When does Mr. Blair expect to conclude his review?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: When would Mr. Blair anticipate that the bank will pay compensation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. Blair interacting with the individual borrowers who are the subject of the review?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: When does Mr. Blair anticipate that the bank will engage with them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: Where was the global restructuring group managed from? Was the restructuring group managing Ireland separate from the group managing the UK or were they both managed under the one portfolio? Does Mr. Blair understand the context as a ruling meant that effectively €400 million in compensation was paid to UK customers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: Were any Irish customers, be they from Northern Ireland or the South covered by the €400 million?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am talking now about customers from the Republic of Ireland. Is it correct that they were managed separately from the global restructuring group in the UK and Northern Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: The financial conduct authority in the UK issued a report. I am not certain if the Global Restructuring Group report has been published just yet. Was there any interaction by the financial regulator in the UK with Ulster Bank?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has there been any interaction between Ulster Bank Ireland and the Irish Central Bank, the Irish financial regulator on this matter?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: What was the type of contact?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: Have they carried out independent inspections similar to the financial regulator in the UK into the Ulster Bank Global Restructuring group in the Republic of Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: How did the engagement of Ulster Bank Ireland with the financial regulator of Ireland come about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)
Kieran O'Donnell: In respect of the loans of this group, would bonuses or commission have been paid in respect of advances of the loans to customers during the period of years?