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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: We will pursue it. Ulster Bank had the systems error that prevented its customers for accessing their accounts and now we are hearing that its systems are incapable of paying back money that the bank wrongly took from its customers. It is concerning that one of our larger banks does not have appropriate systems months later that can pay back its customers. It can debit its customer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: If a prevailing rate tracker was offered by bank X in June 2010 or June 2011, does the Central Bank have a model that says this was appropriate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: However, is the Central Bank willing to publish that or ask the banks to publish it? It is crucial that people know what the rate is or what the Central Bank and the bank believe. I will give an example and I will ask the Governor to answer that question. I want to pick up on something Mr. Sibley said. He talked about the ambiguity in the contracts. There is no doubt that there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I understand that. The issue is with the calculation of that rate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I need to leave because I have a radio interview. I want to ask one question before I go. We have been informed by the Central Bank that a number of whistleblowers have come forward making protected disclosures. Some of them relate to the tracker mortgage issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. Maybe my recollection was not as sharp on a document I have read. Regardless of that, I have previously appealed for whistleblowers to come forward. I again appeal publicly for whistleblowers to come forward to the Central Bank with information. Would it be appropriate to consider a whistleblower reward programme such as exists in the United States where whistleblowers can, upon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages: Central Bank of Ireland (18 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I thank Ms Rowland.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (18 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the rolling selective spending review process which will take place in his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2337/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Gender Balance (18 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to improve the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit. [2338/18]

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh spiorad an rúin seo atá os ár gcomhair inniu. Ba é seo ceann amháin de na gnéithe is measa a bhí ag baint leis na bearta déine a bhí curtha i bhfeidhm ag an troika Éireannach - Fianna Fáil, Páirtí an Lucht Oibre agus Fine Gael - mar cuireadh oibrí amháin in éadan oibrí eile agus an...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Tá ceist agam faoi na fadhbanna millteanacha atá ag páistí le fadhbanna meabhairshláinte san iarthuaisceart agus na liostaí feithimh fada atá i bhfeidhm ansin. I refer to the north-west region or CHO 1 as it is called in the HSE. We have 204 children waiting for initial assessment in the child and adolescent mental health services. Sixteen of those are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (17 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the previous employment record that staff at head of division and head of function level in the Central Bank held at Irish financial institutions, in tabular form; the guidelines in place to prevent conflicts of interest in dealing with a former employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2211/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (17 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures in place regarding cross-jurisdictional reporting and sharing of information by financial institutions on matters of fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2212/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Investigations (17 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance the number, nature and results of investigations carried out by the Central Bank into the mis-selling of hedge fund products by financial institutions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2213/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2183/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (17 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 98. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive home help supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2141/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (17 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage will be prioritised during the roll-out phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (17 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage will be prioritised during the roll-out phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The interdepartmental group will conduct a review and issue its report to the Minister by August. What are the group's terms of reference?