This afternoon.

Further to talks between the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and the governor of the Central Bank Philip Lane.

And the fact the Central Bank cannot compel banks to give certain levels of compensation to cases after August 2013…

Mr Lane told journalists:

“So the current situation is we have 13,000 cases. Already, €160million has been paid out. We think the vast majority of those cases will be paid out before Christmas.

“However, we continue to make, to press the banks to expand their coverage, to make sure all of those affected are included in their schemes.

“That is the current focus of our work: is to make sure, beyond those 13,000 which, you know, those are in progress, is to make sure yet more are included. So that all of those affected will receive redress and compensation from their banks.

“Our focus is on our work now which is fully committed to protecting consumers. This examination was launched by us to make sure that all of those affected will receive redress and compensation for the harm that they’ve suffered.

“So, right now, we’re fully engaged with our consumer protection mandate which is at the heart of our current work.

“So, already we’ve seen over €160million paid out and that’s only in relation to a fraction of the cases. We are not going to put any limit on the amount paid out.

“It is up to the banks to make fair and generous offers to those affected so that the full scale of the harm is remedied. So I don’t want to put an upper limit, the banks to be as generous as is reasonable given that the harm suffered by those affected in this case.”

At 1.11 in the clip above, one male journalist asked Mr Lane: “Do you have enough powers, do you think?”

But Mr Lane moved to another journalist without answering that specific question.

Meanwhile…

The CEOs for KBC and Bank of Ireland have told RTE News that they will be making a statement shortly.

Earlier: Admonishment

This morning.

In The Times Ireland edition.

Catherine Sanz reported:

Women should be mindful about endangering their “health and wellbeing” by playing rugby, a Fianna Fáil senator has said.

Terry Leyden claimed that research he read “somewhere” had shown that the sport was not recommended for young women. “I am not a doctor, but it’s very rough,” he said. “It is a bit more physical than soccer or gaelic football. There are inherent risks in too physical sports . . . I’m just saying, be careful. I don’t want to see anyone endangering their health and wellbeing.”

He made the comments to Denis Naughten, the communications minister, in the Seanad last week in a discussion on the move to broadcast Ladies’ All-Ireland football, camogie finals, and Six Nations championships free to air.

…He refused to indicate where the research he cited could be found other than “on Google”, and The Times was unable to locate any medical research resembling what he claimed.

Boo.

Hiss.

Rugby is bad for women’s wellbeing, says senator (The Times Ireland edition, Catherine Sanz)

Further to this…

I regret the offence caused to Women’s rugby by my recent comments. I have been contacted by a number of people regarding the participation of Women in Rugby and realise that my point of view was ill informed.

….I fully support all players and this week, players both male and female across Ireland and the UK are wearing wristbands that read ‘LEGACY‘, calling into question the legacy the IRFU want to leave women’s rugby with, just after hosting the World Cup.

I fully support the legacy campaign. #legacy

Senator Terry Leydon, this afternoon

Hmm.

Senator Terry Leyden regrets offence caused by recent comments regarding women’s participation in rugby (Senator Leyden)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBnWVfyqVHc&feature=youtu.be

On Salon Confidential…

Melanie O’Connor writes:;

This week in the salon a client asks the questions is it ever okay to lie about your age when online dating should have to retire at 65 and should we legalise cannabis?

Come for the chat/blow dry.

Stay for pets on weed.

Salon Confidential on RTÉ2 at 10pm.

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