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AIB ARE SET to appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee early next month over their decision to go cashless at 70 branches around the state.
The bank made the announcement yesterday, which lead to widespread concern across the political spectrum, including Taoiseach Micheál Martin calling on the bank to reconsider.
Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Fianna Fáil’s John McGuinness confirmed this evening that AIB had agreed to appear before the Committee after being contacted earlier today.
McGuinness said that the provincial date for the appearance would be 3 August but said it may change.
He added said that the Committee were also liaising with both Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and the Central Bank around appearing before the committee.
McGuinness said that the “outrage” of the general public over AIB’s decision needed to be reflected, after politicians called for the bank to be called in front of the committee.
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform, Mairead Farrell, said that it was “vital” that both senior AIB figures and Donohoe attend.
“The Minister for Finance needs to set out when he learned of this plan by AIB to withdraw vital services from communities,” Farrell said.
“As the majority shareholder in AIB, what communication did the bank have with the Minister in advance of this decision being made? And what communication has the Minister had with the bank since?
“It is vital that customers get answers to these crucial questions.”
Earlier today, the Taoiseach said that AIB should reconsider its plans, saying that cash was still important to large amounts of people around the country.
“Different generations approach banking in different ways. We are moving towards a cashless society, but that said, there are significant cohorts of people, businesses and towns across Ireland who need this facility.
“They should reconsider, they should reflect on it,” Martin said. “They need to consider the people who have been loyal and strong customers … in particular more senior generations.”
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Headline says Wicklow and article says Carlow?
I know spelling is normally quite bad on the journal by the authors by Irish geography? Really?
Live in the area, its Wicklow location but postally its Tullow Co. Carlow.
Creating employment so yes yes yes!
Happy Valentines Day everyone!
Feck it a Job is a Job
Christmas boxes of quality street, roses etc in tesco today. TOO SOON!!!
Elf intern…coming to JobBridge as soon as they can find a loophole around the 6 month minimum stretch…
Went to rathwood with the kids a few years ago after hearing all the hype about it. Have to say it was alright nothing spectacular. Art and crafts for the kids at the start then a train ride then a walk to Santa,a few sparse lights and a guy in an elf suit and some singing. Nothing to write home about wondered what all the fuss was about.
You’re looking at it from an adult’s perspective. I doubt the point is to entertain you. A trip away, arts and crafts, a train ride, lights, music, elves and a visit to Santa. If you’re under the age of 8 that can be a pretty wicked day out, no!?
If you think it’s too early to mention Christmas – which it seems you do – then why publish an article about it?
Maybe I’ve missed something, but is there any reason why the “is” is missing out of the word Christmas?
Christmas offends some religions. We must conform or risk the wrath of Allah.
Ah right, I suppose it makes sense as to not upset anyone. I’m old school so I was always taught to say Christmas instead of Xmas… Well Merry Christmas/chri**mas to you all.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT, if I could put up my christmas decos now I would but I always wait till All Souls Day is over, so the 3rd of Nov is when they go up, absolutely dying for it
Do you not get fed up looking at them? I usually put them up about 2 weeks before and can’t wait to take them down so I can scrub the place.
I haven’t even had my “summer holiday” yet and people are talking about Christmas?
No Karen cos I decorate my fireplace gorgeous, so any everyday stuff that I have during the yr is packed away and christmas stuff replaces it, like christmas globes, coca cola Santa figures, my daughter who will be 20 in feb, I have a few diff pics throughout the yrs of visiting santy so they’re in christmas photo frames which all do get dusted and sprayed and now I’ve a new baby girl who’ll be 1 in jan, so more photos
I think you’ll find Rathwood is in Carlow and not Wicklow….
Its actually in Wicklow, when you cross the bridge leaving Tullow there is a Welcome to Wicklow Sign. So technically its Wicklow not Carlow
http://rathwood.com/OpeningTimes.html according to Rathwood, it’s in Tullow Co Carlow……
You and I have very different meanings for the C word…
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