# Ciarán Lynch

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# Banking Inquiry

Government will establish a banking inquiry next week and this Labour TD will chair it

A motion will be brought before the Dáil next Tuesday following a discussion at this morning’s Cabinet meeting.

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Apr 30th 2014, 1:30 PM

# Debt

Richie Boucher defends €843,000 pay, says BOI is 'comfortable'

Bank of Ireland officials told the finance committee that they would veto any suggestion of debt write-down made by a Personal Insolvency Practitioner.

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Apr 10th 2014, 5:05 PM

# Action Plan

Are enough airline staff being trained to identify trafficking victims?

Irish airlines are being encouraged to use the online training resource, developed by the Justice Department.

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Apr 10th 2014, 10:45 AM

# Debt

AIB explains why its home repossessions tripled last year

The bank is currently engaged in 9,000 legal or potential legal cases with customers in mortgage arrears.

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Apr 9th 2014, 4:05 PM

# Debt

Up to one in five PTSB customers in mortgage arrears are not engaging with the bank

Officials from Permanent TSB told the Oireachtas finance committee that 85 per cent of customers offered a split-mortgage had agreed to the deal.

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Apr 9th 2014, 11:32 AM

# Cover Me

'The government can't make insurance companies insure people'

Brian Hayes told the Dáil that those living in flood plains not being insured was a “commercial issue”.

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Feb 4th 2014, 8:31 PM

# Bank Guarantee

John McGuinness: Missing bank guarantee documents need to be found

The chair of the Public Accounts Committee said he is “appalled” by the news that documents related to the bank guarantee have gone missing in the Department of Finance.

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Jan 13th 2014, 10:55 PM

# Freedom of Information

Department's FOI amendments 'run entirely contrary to spirit' of bill

NUJ Secretary Seamus Dooley said that if the amendments are passed there is a danger FOI requests will “become unaffordable”.

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Nov 10th 2013, 4:06 PM

# Property Tax

Revenue: We assumed that people would be somewhat familiar with the concepts

The chairperson of the Revenue Commissioners is appearing before TDs and Senators on the Oireachtas Finance Committee this afternoon.

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Nov 7th 2013, 4:29 PM

# Property Tax

Revenue chair faces grilling from TDs and Senators over property tax fiasco

The chair of the Revenue Commissioners will appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee later today.

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Nov 7th 2013, 8:00 AM

# Property Tax

Revenue boss to face TDs questions amid criticism of Property Tax deadline

Josephine Feehily is expected to appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee. It comes as retailers warn that the Revenue’s approach could have a serious effect on trade in the run-up to Christmas.

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Nov 4th 2013, 9:20 AM

# Property Tax

Ministers admit property tax letter confusion, but insist no one has to pay until 2014

Meanwhile, the Revenue Commissioners chairman is to be invited before the Oireachtas Finance Committee next week.

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Nov 3rd 2013, 1:05 PM

# Finance committee

Watch: "It's all gone mad" - 8 moments from this week's 'grilling' of the bankers

The bankers were given targets to tackle the mortgage crisis, but no-one was happy with the measures they took to reach them…

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Sep 8th 2013, 8:05 AM

# Finance committee

Ulster Bank CEO: ‘It costs money to live in a house’… TDs: ‘We know’…

Members of the Oireachtas Finance Committee took exception to Jim Brown’s repeated assertion this afternoon that “there is a cost to living in a home”.

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Sep 4th 2013, 10:59 PM

# Distressed Mortgages

Ulster Bank began legal action in 4,124 arrears cases between March and June

Jim Brown is the latest bank boss to appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee to be grilled on how lenders are addressing the mortgage arrears crisis.

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Sep 4th 2013, 5:33 PM

# Anglo

'Anglo tapes show need for banking inquiry' - man who wants to run inquiry

Ciarán Lynch, the chair of the Oireachtas finance committee, says the tapes may be “the tip of the iceberg”.

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Jun 24th 2013, 9:22 PM

# Money matters

Decision to stock ATMs with €10 notes welcomed

A spokesperson for the regulator said the change will come into effect later this year.

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Apr 22nd 2013, 6:00 PM

# Out with a bang?

Seanad could be given role to hold public inquiries... if it survives

The Seanad could be given the opportunity to seek the right to hold major public inquiries – if it is not abolished first.

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Mar 31st 2013, 8:00 AM

# EU2013

Meeting of European finance chairmen to discuss life after the crisis

Labour’s Ciarán Lynch will today chair a meeting of the chairs of the Finance Committees of each of the 27 EU states.

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Feb 25th 2013, 7:15 AM

# lifesavers

EC says Ireland is free to give grants for defibrillators

An enquiry by MEP Liam Aylward confirms that Government is forbidden under EU law to lift VAT rate on defibrillators – but that the EC says all states could give financial support to offset cost.

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Feb 9th 2013, 8:15 AM

# Lifesaving

Government says it can't remove VAT on defibrillators

“Taxing defibrillators is like putting a tax on saving lives”: the 23 per cent VAT rate which Government says can’t be lifted because of an EU directive.

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Jan 26th 2013, 8:00 AM

# insolvency

Central Bank governor believes there will be 'permanent loan modifications'

Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan was before the Oireachtas Finance committee this afternoon.

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Jan 16th 2013, 6:40 PM

# Banking

Governor of Central Bank to discuss state of economy with committee

The Oireachtas’ Finance Committee is to meet with Professor Patrick Honohan tomorrow, where they will discuss Irish banking.

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Jan 15th 2013, 2:38 PM

# Bankers

Bank directors to be asked if AIB and BOI are acting in public interest

Four directors – including former Tánaiste Dick Spring – will be questioned by the Oireachtas Finance Committee on whether the bailed-out banks are acting in the public interest.

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Dec 20th 2012, 8:09 AM

# Ciarán Lynch

New chairman of Finance Committee 'determined to get stuck in from day one'

The position had been held by Alex White TD, who has taken up the junior ministerial position vacated by Róisín Shortall.

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Oct 10th 2012, 6:14 PM

# flood insurance

Irish Insurance Federation before committee over flood insurance failures

Representatives from the IIF were before the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht today.

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Sep 25th 2012, 6:14 PM

# Clamping

Minister to introduce clamping legislation based on report

The Committee report includes recommendations standardising penalties, signage, training and appeal processes – and prohibiting operators from using premium rate phone numbers.

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May 10th 2012, 11:50 AM

# Vita Cortex

Investigate the Vita Cortex accounts, TD tells watchdog

Labour TD Ciarán Lynch has asked the Director of Corporate Enforcement to examine the accounts of the firm which says it cannot pay statutory redundancy to its 32 former employees.

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Feb 8th 2012, 9:43 AM