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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Aideen Hayden: My humble apologies. I was demoting the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Aideen Hayden: I thank Professor Lane. I propose that we proceed with questions from members and that we will adhere to the usual rules. The lead speakers for each of the groups will have ten minutes. They will be followed by other committee members who will have five minutes and then anybody else who wishes to ask questions will have five minutes. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jan 2016)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the announcement by the Insolvency Service of Ireland of the increase of 70% in 2015 in the number of people achieving permanent solutions to their insolvency problems. This has been welcomed by New Beginnings and Fianna Fáil. A number of people have credited the improvement in those achieving permanent solutions as per the Insolvency Service of Ireland to the removal of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Reform Negotiations: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Aideen Hayden: I thank the Minister of State for his interesting and broad-ranging presentation. He mentioned that security and the situations in Syria, Ukraine and Libya had been discussed, but what discussions have there been on internal security? For example, what is the position on the suspension of the Schengen Agreement and what measures are being taken to improve European security? In December,...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Aideen Hayden: I refer to the news coverage on Monday and the programme by RTE on Monday night on emergency homeless accommodation to put one matter on the record. The matter relates to the 123 complaints that were made in relation to emergency accommodation. Those complaints and their outcome were made available to RTE under an FOI request. What perhaps was not brought into the public domain was the...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Aideen Hayden: I congratulate Senator Bacik and Deputy Stagg on bringing an important matter to fruition today. It is an important step on a road to remedy what is a significant anomaly in our employment code. This Bill would provide, under section 2, that where a person works under a temporary contract any activity by that person - as a member of a trade union - is not deemed to be an association of...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)

Aideen Hayden: I agree that we should, as a matter of urgency, have a debate on the issue of homelessness and the wider issue of housing supply. We can sit here and talk about the reasons for the housing situation in Ireland and if I were to look back to 2008, for the sake of argument, I would be able to point out that we were building more houses in this country than were being built in the whole of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the Leader's commitment to hold a debate next week on flooding. It is welcome that a number of Ministers, including the Taoiseach and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, yesterday met members of the insurance industry to see what could be done about insuring people who found themselves distressed as a result of flooding. I raise an...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)

Aideen Hayden: The figure is as high as one in three for maths related courses such as computer science. There have been a number of questions asked about why this is happening. One is why do students make ill-informed choices. It is very late in the day to call for a debate, but if it was possible, it would be beneficial to have a debate with the Minister for Education and Skills on this issue. There...

Seanad: Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome this legislation and, in particular, pay tribute to my colleague, Deputy Willie Penrose, who personally and unrelentingly championed this legislation. There are significant benefits to be gained from these changes to the bankruptcy laws, not least that on the island of Ireland there will be one period for bankruptcy. We will not have what can be loosely termed as bankruptcy...

Seanad: Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I have a question on the same point. It is my understanding, and perhaps the Minister will put me right on this, that the purpose of the six months was to allow the official assignee to determine whether there was, in fact, any reason the bankruptcy term should be extended, in other words whether there was any hiding of assets or fraud. My understanding of the six-month period is that it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Opening statements have concluded and I now invite members to put questions within the agreed limits of ten minutes per spokesperson of each political grouping and five minutes for all other members. Deputy McDonald might like to begin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I am sorry, I will intervene at this point. I must remind members and those who are here giving evidence today as witnesses that one should not criticise or make charges against any person, persons or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable. I am aware that a lot of this is in the public domain but I must make members and witnesses aware that this is the position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I am aware of that. I am simply making the comment before this discussion goes much further.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I fully respect the fact that Mr. Daly is replying to a question put to him by Deputy McDonald, but I have made the position clear to both of them. We are getting into the specifics of a particular case, which is not the function of the meeting we are attending.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: The position was made very clear by me and by the preceding Acting Chairman. Everyone was advised that they should not make charges against any person, persons or entity by name or in any such way as to make him, her or it identifiable. I ask everyone to please respect this. It is in accordance with the Defamation Act 2009. If people depart from this they do so at their own peril.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Can we please conclude this particular questioning?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I remind all members again for the record. We can discuss this in private if members want to suspend the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Deputy McDonald, all I suggest is that we can discuss the process without mentioning the specifics of individuals who may or may not have been involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Deputy McDonald, I am not at all-----