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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: That does not necessarily mean they are not paying anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Is it not the case that each one of those people could be paying the maximum their household can pay currently?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: No. Let me tease out this point. Unless the bank dealt with arrears capitalisation, a person could have paid only half the mortgage repayment in the first of those five years because he or she may have lost their job. However, the borrower may have paid the full mortgage repayment for the subsequent four years, yet find himself or herself in the category that Mr. Burgess has said is five...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Let us look at the analogy. We will take a family who, as a result of both partners losing their jobs, have paid nothing or a small amount for two and a half years. They then make the full repayment for the next two and a half years or longer over a ten year period. In the statistics suggested by Mr. Burgess, this family's home should be repossessed at a point where they may be making...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I am trying to drill down into this. Where does Mr. Burgess come up with the fact that 10,000 people should lose-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: -----possession of their houses given that we now know - and we both agree - those people who are five years in arrears can include many people who are making the maximum payment they can currently afford? It is not that these people are not paying a penny for five years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: This is key. Is Mr. Burgess claiming there are 10,000 people who are paying absolutely nothing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Where does that data come from? What is the source of the figure for 10,000 mortgage holders who are paying absolutely nothing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I just need to ask -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I get that, and with respect to Mr. Burgess he has provided the committee with a solution with regard to the mortgage housing payment, but he is also arguing for sales to the vulture funds. The argument, put forward by many, is that we should not sell to the vulture funds because we need to come up with other solutions to try to deal with individuals who simply cannot afford to pay. Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Where does the figure of 10,000 people come from?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I will move on as I have limited time and my colleagues want to come in also. Will Dr. O'Hagan-Luff comment on the proceedings around the legal difficulty in repossessions? Mr. Burgess presented the committee with three case files representing how the system is not working. In two of the cases orders were granted by the courts for repossessions. This may indicate that the system did...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I have made this point to Mr. Hall before, but again I thank his organisation for the assistance it provides to individuals and for the engagement I have had with it, as a public representative, on behalf of constituents. We get an insight into some of the detail of these cases. Other questions will be picked up by my colleagues, but I have one question about when an individual has failed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I will leave it there. I will come back on some of the issues that have been raised, including the 17,000 figure. I am sure others will pick up on these issues as well.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance if the United States Government has sought a role in aspects of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21846/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a State-owned bank (details supplied) is seeking access to the social media of potential mortgage holders; his views on the practice; if other banks engage in the behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21847/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the methodology used by the Garda Training College for the purpose of determining the allocation of new Garda recruits to Garda divisions and individual Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21780/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria employed for the purpose of determining if a Garda station can be assigned new Garda recruits; if the number of existing gardaí employed at a station, station grade, vehicle numbers and so on are all discernible factors which are taken into account when making such a decision; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda division in each of the years from 2012 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21782/18]