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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Pre-legislative Scrutiny (8 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I can think of many situations where individuals might not be remotely comfortable with making declarations to a line manager. Has the Department allowed for matters of privacy? Where do we draw the line here? I can see that category C officials are intended to be lower down the ladder and their interests relate to matters of integrity, impartiality, objective honesty and so forth. Their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Pre-legislative Scrutiny (8 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: May I stop Ms O'Connor for a moment? I am asking about public declarable interests. Included among these interests is any beneficial interest in a company worth over €13,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Pre-legislative Scrutiny (8 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I am thinking of a discussion we had in regard to changing the tax appeals code. Am I correct in understanding from this that somebody in category B would have to make a declaration in regard to any beneficial interest he or a person connected to him had in a company that was worth over €13,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Pre-legislative Scrutiny (8 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I am not arguing what constitutes a public declarable interest. I am talking about the group of people, a very broad category, who will now come within that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Pre-legislative Scrutiny (8 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I am surprised that the public service unions have not had something to say about that, but perhaps they have. I am sure we will hear from them in time. I will now bring the discussion to a close. I thank Mr. Beausang, Mr. Sheedy and Ms O'Connor for their attendance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Luxembourg's Presidency Priorities: Ambassador of Luxembourg to Ireland (8 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: First, I thank His Excellency, the ambassador, for being with the committee today. I apologise for having to absent myself as I was obliged to leave for a vote in the Seanad and, unfortunately, we do not adjourn for votes in the Seanad. I also apologise if I am repeating questions that my colleagues have asked. I am not going to go over the ground that has been covered on Greece, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Luxembourg's Presidency Priorities: Ambassador of Luxembourg to Ireland (8 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: The British will love Mr. Engleberg for that.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. My colleague, Senator Landy, has covered the broader aspects of the Bill so I will restrict my comments to the particular section of the Bill which deals with the landlord-tenant relationship and their obligations. It is my view and that of Threshold, a housing charity which deals with in the region of 20,000 tenants and 3,000 landlords per...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I second Senator Bacik's sentiments in acknowledging the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre. I acknowledge that today is the tenth anniversary of the killing of 56 people in London on 7 July 2005. This anniversary is almost in the same week as the horrific events in Tunisia. It behoves us to remember what the word terror means. It means putting fear into the hearts of people. I...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I echo the concerns of both of my colleagues. Perhaps this is an issue to which the Minister might return. In certain situations in which firms have removed themselves from the Irish market but, for the sake of argument, still own mortgages in the Irish market, even where those mortgages are performing, letters are being sent to those with loans - people have come to me with copies of such...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I thank the Minister for attending today. This legislation was previously discussed by the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, of which I am a member. It is very welcome, as I am sure a lot of people never thought they would see themselves in a position where a loan they originally had with a well-known high street Irish lender would find it being sold on and...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Senator Darragh O'Brien said the motion on the reinstatement of funding for Rape Crisis Network Ireland has the support of many Members across the House. I want to put on the record that I was not approached and asked to sign such a motion.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Aideen Hayden: The issue of funding for Rape Crisis Network Ireland arose last year. It was due to the action of this side of the House that funding was restored. It was due to the action of a number of people, particularly Senators Bacik and van Turnhout, who made much of Rape Crisis Network Ireland and the great work it does. If Senator O'Brien wants to achieve something for Rape Crisis Network Ireland...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I read my e-mails. All I can say is that Rape Crisis Network Ireland is an issue that concerns Members on every side of this House. I want to achieve something for Rape Crisis Network Ireland, which is why I will do my best in whatever way I can. This does not mean parading the issue in the House when I know very well that there are-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I am entitled to have my say as well.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Aideen Hayden: For the record, this side of the House has not been found wanting in defending Rape Crisis Network Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Many of my colleagues have worked very hard on behalf of Rape Crisis Network Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I will not be supporting this motion because I question the reason Senator Darragh O'Brien is doing this.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I am not the only person who did not receive it.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I have two questions for the Leader. The first relates to a report today from the Central Bank which found that seven banks have failed to protect customers in mortgage arrears in a number of areas. It is very distressing to read the findings of the report. This matter needs to be taken further on two levels. I would like to hear the Minister for Finance give us his views on the report...