Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Before I come to question, I have another question for the Minister. Given the deadline for parliamentary questions and that the report was published yesterday, I invite him to make some comments on my belief that Revenue should investigate the tax arrangements of the exit payments by RTÉ. We were not able to table questions on it because of the deadline. It is a significant issue with almost €250,000 paid to ten individuals. There is a suggestion it should be examined and I ask the Minister to clarify his engagement with Revenue on the matter.

The question I have tabled is on the critical issue of homeowners affected by defective concrete blocks in my county and elsewhere. The Minister and the Department are centrally involved in responsibility for the key issues of the ability of these properties to be mortgaged and insured. For this reason, I ask him to give an update to the Dáil on his engagement with the banking sector, the Department and the Department of housing on this crucial issue.

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