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Self-Employed and the SME Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan is sharing time with Deputies Seamus Healy, Finian McGrath, Shane Ross and Michael Fitzmaurice. Speakers have two minutes each.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: The committee is discussing the banking sector in Ireland with Allied Irish Banks, AIB. I welcome Mr. David Duffy, chief executive of AIB, who is accompanied by Mr. Mark Bourke, chief financial officer, Mr. Bernard Byrne, director of retail and business banking, and Mr. Brendan O'Connor, head of the financial solutions group. The format of the meeting will be that Mr. Duffy will make some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: I remind members, witnesses and visitors in the Public Gallery that all mobile telephones must be switched off. I advise witnesses that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give this committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence in relation to a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: Deputy Kieran O'Donnell has ten minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: Is AIB aware of the credit review register operated by the Central Bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: If an individual asked the bank for a lower rate, would it use the register to negotiate one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: Regarding the bank’s decisions on repossessions, has the bank taken into account the Government’s policy in this regard and the changes to insolvency legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: The Deputy must conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: Can we have a brief answer to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: Thank you, Mr. Bourke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: I have let that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: Most of Deputy Walsh's time is gone and I would ask for brief responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: There are six more contributors and we are quickly running out of time. I ask Mr. Duffy to extend his contribution by 20 minutes, if he does not mind, in order to allow everybody to comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: I shall call people's names as they have been listed. Deputy Cannon shall be next and he will be followed by Deputies Boyd Barrett, Barry, Rabbitte, McNamara and Dowds. I urge members to stick to the five minutes allocated as rigidly as possible in order that everybody can leave the meeting on time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: The Deputy's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: The Deputy's five minutes are up so I request that the answers be sent to the secretariat. We will forward them to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: Deputy Shane Ross was not on the original list so we will squeeze him in briefly at the end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (22 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: On behalf of the committee, I thank representatives of AIB for participating at this meeting. Is it agreed to made all material available on the website? Agreed.

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Second Stage (15 Apr 2015)

Liam Twomey: I wish to make two points to Deputy Tom Fleming. When he is framing his reply to the patient to whom he referred, the Deputy should point out that only two weeks ago the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, announced the allocation of an extra €64 million in respect of the fair deal scheme. The provision of this money will ensure that people have access to exactly the same...