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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 12. To ask the Minister for Health when he will meet with the Donegal branch of an organisation (details supplied) to address its concerns regarding broken promises to improve diabetes services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19824/24]

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I have to speak on other legislation before a committee. I appreciate being given time to speak. These are very important amendments which go to the core of how local charities and philanthropic bodies would be impacted by this legislation. We are on Report and Final Stages. I said we should recommit the Bill because the question before the House will be whether we pass this Bill with the...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: That would be appreciated because the 9.30 p.m. cut-off provided in the section would impact on radio bingos that a lot of charities use to raise money. We made the point strongly last week that charities need to be exempt. The problem with legislation is that we have to deal with what is in front of us. I accept that the Minister of State spoke in good faith and it is clear from his...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Amendment No. 3 in my name is similar to that of Deputy Nash in its purpose. It relates to the future Ireland fund investment strategy. The strategy is important and I have huge faith in the NTMA and how it will operate, although we have had reason to have clashes recently regarding its ongoing investment in companies operating in the illegal territories, which is appalling and continues to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The investment strategy is clear. It is so broad it can allow investment within or outside the State, so Deputy English is correct. Taking the argument forward, there is no reason to suggest we do not include this text. They may or may not invest in housing. They may not consider housing issues. This does not dictate they have to. What it does with respect to the investment strategy is...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 3: In page 8, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Future Ireland Fund investment strategy shall have regard to the promotion of the economic development and stability of the State, across sectors including but not limited to housing, infrastructure, energy and water.”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: On section 7-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: We just dealt with the amendment.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: As regards the investment strategy here, we have been told in the past when we have raised the issue of divestment by the NTMA from the occupied territories that this Bill would show how the NTMA would ensure that appropriate investments are made. However, there is nothing in this legislation that stipulates clearly that we would not have a repeat of what the NTMA is doing with other...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Does the Minister believe that the letter of expectation will address the issues I raised, particularly the strategy of ISIF, which is currently investing in companies that are involved in the illegally occupied territories? As we know, millions of euro in taxpayers' money is being invested there. Notwithstanding the divestment of about a quarter of the portfolio, does the Minister believe...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: On a point of information, the Minister says we are not dealing with the ESG risks, but the legislation does deal with one of them, namely, fossil fuels, which is welcome, but the precedent is set here to deal with ESG risks. It is not about leaving it up to the NTMA.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The legislation does deal with an ESG risk. It precludes the NTMA from investing in fossil fuel companies where the fund would have anything above 15% of a portfolio involved in fossil fuels. The legislation has set a precedent to allow us to stipulate ESG risks. Therefore, as to what Deputy Boyd Barrett and I have said about the occupied territories, the support for the occupation of Gaza...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: On section 8, this is probably where the real meat is with regard to the legislation because we are being asked to pass legislation here which stipulates a percentage of our economy, where it has been drummed before into everybody in the finance committee that GDP is not the measure of our economy but GNI* is and we all use that reference now. When we are dealing with this legislation,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Okay.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I am dealing with this section. I would ask that I might be allowed to finish my sentence, if that is okay. The €4 billion will increase but the point is that the Minister has three options. The Minister can put in the €4 billion, put in €2 billion, which is half of that, or put in zero. There will be scenarios where one does not have the surplus that allows the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Is this the voting block?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I cannot see us being back here before 9 p.m. because there are five votes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: There are two votes but they are doubles as there are amendments, so there are four votes. There is also the vote that has been called now. I do not think the committee will get this Bill finished.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The point I am making is that if we suspend for 20 minutes-----

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I thank everybody who contributed to the debate on petrol and diesel prices. This is not the first time that we have brought a motion like this before the Dáil. We also brought one last September. It would be remiss of me not to address some of the hot air that we were getting from the Rural Independents. I am glad that they have left because things have cooled down a wee bit....