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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: I have raised the issue of Israeli war bonds with the NTMA for a number of years. I know it invested in an index fund. Last year, it held nine Israeli war bonds. It has increased that investment. How many did it hold at the highest point last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: I understand that but the NTMA still has to buy the bond. At the end of 2023, the NTMA held nine Israeli war bonds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: So the NTMA bought two more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: A decision was taken on 10 July to divest, just as the NTMA was going to release its annual report - to save face. That is the reality. Mr. O'Connor will get a chance to rebut that but that is exactly what the NTMA did - to save face - because the Irish public is disgusted that the NTMA is investing its money into buying war bonds. Kids are being ripped apart by these bullets and bombs and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: What escalation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: So the fact that kids were being slaughtered as they were queuing for water and flour was not the concern in the NTMA. This is the thing that really angers me. The reason the NTMA sold these is because of Iran and possibly Israel not being able pay out on the bonds. The NTMA did not sell them because of the genocide. I do not understand what is going on in the NTMA. I have huge respect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: The Government was represented at the committee that decided to divest. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Was it them who recommended the divestment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Could the minutes of those meetings be provided to the committee?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Before I ask my question, perhaps the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will give me the opportunity on this, the last day of this term in the Dáil - although some of us will be here for committees next week and the coming weeks - to thank all the staff on behalf of Sinn Féin, and I am sure everyone else, who keep this place working and going, whether that is in the canteen or the ushers,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: That is disgraceful. That is scandalous.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Scandalous.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: That is a slur on Deputy Conway-Walsh and this Chair.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: That is disgraceful, calling the integrity of a Member of this House into question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste should withdraw that comment.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: That is a disgraceful comment against Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: -----who is not here to defend herself. It is an absolute slur. It is a cheap stunt because the Tánaiste does not want to answer the questions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: At least we can put that debate to bed; the Tánaiste does not get it. He simply does not get it. The Tánaiste stood there and the unreality-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: The facts are staring the Tánaiste in the face. He talked about what the Government was doing in terms of energy. Did he not see what the commission released today? Does he know how many people are going into further debt or cannot pay their energy bills since January of this year? In four months, it has increased by 63,000 households. That is since this Government came into office....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Energy credits have to be delivered in this year's budget. Otherwise, that is the message the Tánaiste is sending people. There needs to be a cost-of-living package. Yes, we understand there is instability but there was also instability in the last number of years. We have a surplus at this point in time and the Government is happier to provide €186,000 to landlords as a tax...