Seanad debates

Thursday, 27 March 2003

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2002: Second Stage.

 

This Bill deals mainly with the establishment of IFSRA. I intend to publish a second Bill later this year to implement the remainder of the recommendations contained in the McDowell report. The main provisions to be included in the second Bill are to establish a statutory financial services ombudsman; establish consultative panels of the financial services industry and of consumers; address issues arising from the recommendations contained in the report of the review group on auditing; and make provisions arising from a review of section 16 of the Central Bank Act, 1989 dealing with confidentiality of Central Bank information. I must stress, therefore, that this Bill is, first, concerned essentially with structures and, second, is part of a package of measures rather than stand-alone legislation.

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