Results 121-140 of 481 for going forward speaker:Pearse Doherty

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...the words of the president of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, Karen McGowan, "a recipe for disaster", which has increased anxiety and the risk of aggression. What measures are we going to take to ensure the safety of our nurses and hospital staff? Does the Minister agree that we need to urgently bring forward an accident and emergency department plan to tackle waiting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...is always a reason premiums will be reduced at a later date. Some of those reasons may be valid but when things are moving in the other direction, there is never a reason to delay it and premiums go up straightaway. We know that insurance is priced on the basis of looking forward. There is a test case relating to the guidelines of the Judicial Council. Are the insurance companies...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inflation Rate (28 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...those who have the lowest incomes, particularly those who are dependent on a fixed income. Social welfare recipients saw an increase of approximately 2% in the most recent budget. Inflation is going to run at over 6% for the year and will be higher than that over the coming summer months. The Government is telling those families it is okay that they are going to be poor. Those families...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...some of the pressures families are under. The proposal we put to him back in November was to engage with the European Commission to get the flexibility to reduce the VAT rate to 0%. The Tánaiste's Government and Minister of Finance did nothing. This issue was first raised when a letter was sent to the European Commission on 10 March. The Government sat on its hands as prices...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...increases and pressures over the coming period. I am concerned that this measure will lapse on 1 September. It may be appropriate that it lapse on 1 September if prices stabilise, but they could go in completely the wrong direction. I am also conscious that the Dáil does not sit usually on 1 September. Therefore, if through the summer period petrol and diesel continue to rise as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...of banking and financial products. I refer to what happened with Ulster Bank. It is now leaving the country. People could not access their money for several weeks but they did not leave and go to another bank. That is a problem. I have concerns in that regard. I know the Central Bank is putting forward an argument that Ireland is different. To me, it is clear that in terms of...

Financial Resolution: Excise (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...financial resolution on the cost of fuel, a price spike that is causing significant distress and worry in households throughout the country. It is what people are talking about in the shops and in their homes. It is what people want action from the Government on. I recognise the economic conditions we face, the source of the price spikes we are experiencing and what the Government can...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...;irt an tAire féin, tá súil agam gurbh é seo an t-am deireanach a bheimid ag déileáil le reachtaíocht ó thaobh Covid-19 agus an gá a bhí ann le reachtaíocht sciobtha a thabhairt isteach le dhá bhliain anuas agus go bhfuilimid anois ar an taobh eile de. Den mhórchuid, tá súil agam gurbh é seo an píosa...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: As I said, I am delighted, if I can say my cúpla focail, that we are here on Committee Stage and that the members of the committee have provided quite ample time since 2020 to go through a very lengthy pre-legislative scrutiny process in terms of this Bill. This Bill was published back in 2018. It is an ambition of my party's and mine that the excessive charges that are being applied...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom a rá go gcáineann Sinn Féin gníomhaíochtaí na Rúise agus iad ag sárú teorann agus ceannas na hÚcráine. Seasann muid le muintir na hÚcráine ag an am iontach deacair seo, agus is cinnte go seasann an Dáil leo fosta. I begin by expressing on behalf of Sinn Féin our complete...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...is not provided to the Central Bank. This is a new system for the provision of the information. Will there be a bulk request for the PPS numbers of all the existing loans or will it just happen going forward?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ..., who is the Minister of State with responsibility for insurance, brought legislation before the House that only asks for a report on dual pricing. He then went on radio and claimed that he was going to ban dual pricing but he had no hand, act or part in that. He knows that it was me who made the complaint to the Central Bank. I sat down with the Governor and convinced him to carry out...

Carbon Tax: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...we are dealing with today. I listened to comments from other Opposition Members, particularly Deputy Cian O'Callaghan. W are not suggesting that this issue deals with the cost-of-living crisis. We put forward proposals, unlike his party, to deal with those issues, including some that his party is now supporting, such as the reduction in VAT for a period. That is to be welcomed. We...

Carbon Tax: Motion [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...scratched the surface, including an energy credit that provided the same level of support to a millionaire as it did to a worker on the minimum wage. We in Sinn Féin repeat our calls on the Government to act now and implement the proposals we brought forward. As we know, inflation and rising prices have largely been responsible for the spike in energy prices. Households are seeing...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Cé go bhfuil sé soiléir dúinn uilig faoin am seo go bhfuil géarchéim mhillteanach ann maidir le costais mhaireachtála, níl clue ag an Rialtas cé chomh holc agus atá rudaí. Tá sé ag déanamh neamhaird ar theaghlaigh agus ar oibrí atá ag streachailt amuigh ansin. Ní hamháin sin, leis an fhírinne a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (17 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...It is a key issue. The Minister has missed deadlines twice. She talked about bringing proposals to Cabinet in April, and she cannot still give us a date, a year later, of when the legislation is going to be produced. The Minister has stated that she will not bring forward stand-alone legislation because it would take too long, although if Government had really gripped the issue, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...denied on the grounds that she had use of her legs. That woman would not even be able to make an appeal today because the board has resigned en masse because of the inaction of the Minister and Government. It is a shocking exclusion. I do not think I have ever met anybody who is not generous or does not believe we need to do more for people with disabilities yet governments have allowed...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ..., believes in the union, which is a legitimate view held by leaders of unionism who worked alongside Sinn Féin in better times and recognised the legitimate views of nationalists, republicans and Governments in the South. I will leave it at that. I welcome the Taoiseach's comments. I think there is further thought in this other than just figuring out the structure. The structure...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: My time is limited and while I did not intend to go there, in relation to the Estimates, the Taoiseach confirmed in a parliamentary question that the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality met in November 2020 and November 2021, I believe. I am not sure of the next time it will meet. The Taoiseach reiterated that the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will be fully...