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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

John McGuinness: ...this matter. I would like to see this issue being investigated, or, at least, the Central Bank providing the information in this regard. I know the witnesses cannot do this here because I just landed them with the question. It concerns me greatly, though, that this happened and there was not a sufficient response from the Central Bank in terms of its regulation of what was certainly a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (5 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: ...for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the Department’s position on the impasse between Coillte and its forestry partners relative to the terms of the agreement with each land owner and the implementation of a forest management plan; if he will appoint independent investigators to examine the complaints made against Coillte and the allegations of mismanagement,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 Jul 2023)

John McGuinness: 675. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application to provide a primary care facility for Ballyhale, County Kilkenny; if the land which is available for the project will be purchased by the HSE; if not, if the GPs concerned will be funded to complete the purchase; and If he will outline the plans in this regard. [34960/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

John McGuinness: ...market if they are buying property, houses or blocks of apartments. Is that what was said? An outside investment fund, like an individual, I presume, can purchase what it wishes. It can buy up land for forestry or any other project, houses and blocks of apartments. Its engagement is directly with whatever management entity it will put in place relevant to the project. As for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

John McGuinness: ...job is regulation. Deputy Durkan was asking a specific question and I am trying to tease it out. It is for the investment funds to make a decision as to where they will invest. If they are in Ireland, they come up on the radar of the Central Bank. If they are not, then the actual fund does not. Perhaps Mr. Madouros does not wish to say anything about this but I will leave that to him....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (13 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: 476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials will re-examine as a matter of urgency the specific land folios in question (details supplied) given that the landowner is adamant that the issues raised by his Department do not affect their lands, the subject of the licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50983/22]

Housing for All Update: Statements (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

John McGuinness: ...been zoned in Kilkenny to take, say, 100 houses and 50 are complete with infrastructure there to take 100. A road was completed and handed to Kilkenny County Council and now it has dezoned that land and, therefore, the site cannot be completed. Those living on the half of the site that is completed and occupied are now demanding that the part of estate yet to be completed be given...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

John McGuinness: ...agree that there must be greater consultation with the local communities involved. That can be enforced or enhanced by having proper planning through the councils in terms of what they want the land used for or what the desire of the local community might be. There can be an input from long before the pre-planning stage to establish what type of development is required or wanted in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

John McGuinness: ...and those who have made a protected disclosure in the past to give them the best chance to have their case heard. If we do not get the information from outside of these Houses, we are going to be landed with legislation that will be stacked against whistleblowers. We have had whistleblowers before the committee. I have given their names. There are many examples. The biggest example...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (20 May 2021)

John McGuinness: 244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the activity of the Land Development Agency from the date it was established to date in 2021 relative to the number of sites identified and acquired; the number of planning permissions granted or in the process and the overall cost of its operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27250/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Quarrying Sector (28 Apr 2021)

John McGuinness: 431. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated by his Department to local authorities that have to reinstate land relative to the environmental damage done by illegal quarry activities; if he will seek a report from Kilkenny and Laois county councils in relation to the environmental damage already done by quarries that are not compliant...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (18 Feb 2021)

John McGuinness: ...) and the Central Bank the issue of the negative consequences of the decision to charge negative interest rates on solicitor client accounts largely affecting those buying or selling houses and land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9236/21]

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 Dec 2020)

John McGuinness: ...of local authorities in regard to how they develop their counties. While having some flexibility, it should not be allowed to deviate from the core of a plan. Irish Water is a big issue in rural Ireland. In my own county, the villages of Thomastown, Inistioge and The Rower are deprived of continued constructive development because they have poor water systems. This must be addressed...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Registration of Title (15 Oct 2020)

John McGuinness: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance if the issues relative to the land title in the name of a person (detail supplied) have been resolved; if the documents submitted in June 2020 to the stamps office will be processed without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30797/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (27 Jun 2019)

John McGuinness: 211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for a land-based aquaculture licence by a company (details supplied) will be expedited and approved; the reason a licence has not been issued to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27317/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (12 Mar 2019)

John McGuinness: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the ownership of the land now being used for the national children's hospital prior to the land in question being acquired for the site. [11667/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)

John McGuinness: Trucks coming from France will have to have their cargoes sealed going across the land bridge through the UK but as happens nowadays they pick up their goods in France or Germany or wherever but they would also have pick-ups to make in the UK. They will have to stop and break their customs seal. That will take more time and paperwork. They will fill the container and come back to Ireland....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Monetary Policy: Exchange of Views with Mr. Mario Draghi (8 Nov 2018)

John McGuinness: ...is that we must repay that trust. The question now is if there is a policy of "together we are stronger", we must consider the people. We must go beyond the institutions that the Government in Ireland, both at that time and since, as well as the EU have helped. We must consider how to help the individual citizen in these states. Our immediate problem is that the banks are almost...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: .... In respect of the other banks and what is generally happening with the sale of SME loans, some of which involve good businesses attached to bad loans and so on, it is reported that agricultural land is now being examined by the banks relative to the loans they have issued to the farming community. In the context of reviewing the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing...