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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: It is a short Bill but it is important.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Statements (30 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will release an updated version of the summer statement, given Britain voting to leave the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18996/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Statements (30 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance for details on how water charges were treated in the summer statement financials over the five year period 2017 to 2021 with regard to revenue projections, expenditure projections, fiscal space projections and allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18997/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Legal Costs (30 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the costs to the State to date and the likely final costs of a court case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18974/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for inpatient and day case treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital, per specialty and in tabular form, and who have been waiting for six, nine, 12, 15 months and more than 15 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/16]

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Instruction to Committee (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I note the Minister of State's remarks in his reply to Second Stage on some of the more technical aspects of the legislation, which we will discuss in detail on Committee Stage. We will participate and engage with the Minister of State in this regard at that point. As I mentioned on Second Stage, tacking on unrelated amendments to other legislation is not something with which I or my party...

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: However, the criminal investigation was ongoing.

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Deputy Michael McGrath had no problem looking for a commission of inquiry with full knowledge that the PSNI had requested a criminal investigation-----

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: -----and that the National Crime Agency had announced that it was beginning with a criminal investigation.

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: The Deputy had no problem at that stage looking for a commission of investigation.

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: There are serious questions. What was the fixers' fee? What was the arrangement that has made Fianna Fáil sell out from a position it had so strongly and rightly articulated?

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I am not saying that it was cash, but what was the arrangement that Fianna Fáil entered into with Fine Gael that made Fianna Fáil sell out on its principles?

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Deputy tell us why Fianna Fáil sold out?

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Why did Fianna Fáil announce such a major U-turn on this issue given its stated position?

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: No, I am not. Will the Deputy explain it to the Dáil?

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Yes.

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Let us remind ourselves that this controversy directly affects every citizen and taxpayer in the State. Everybody has a stake in NAMA, for better or worse, yet the Government in this state cannot even be bothered to properly investigate allegations of the most serious nature concerning the sale of one of NAMA's major loan books. When the Assembly finance committee examined this issue it...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the recruitment process used to fill a recent vacancy for a clerical officer position based at the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in Donegal town; if this post was filled using the central applications facility central transfer list; if not, why this method was not utilised to recruit for this vacancy; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to amend and extend the community employment pilot scheme in order to permit participants who are 60 years of age and older to continue their participation beyond the present maximum standard participation limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18806/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (29 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 146. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will continue to provide supports to an Údarás na Gaeltachta client company (details supplied) following the company having had its certified approval to deliver industry specific training withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18751/16]