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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: As head 8 is the most meaty and most important one on that matter, I thank Ms McGovern for that clarification on the judgment on the prohibition on holding hearings in public. My reading of it was - and it is only my reading - that as section 4 states "ensure investigations are conducted otherwise than in public", if "investigations" includes all aspects of the investigation, that is,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: And that is the way it will be in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Neither the customer charter, the council, nor the internal division that handles complaints can force the office to pay compensation to any person who made a complaint that was found not to be up to the required standard. As I said, this is not based on any information or any complaints I have received. I am talking about structures in the abstract. Any office that deals with thousands of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Examination of EU Fiscal Rules (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It is the exception to the rule. Perhaps we will have an opportunity at some other stage to talk about the resources and workload of the office and especially the substantial number of tracker mortgage cases it is still dealing with. As regards the processes, the witnesses will be familiar with their office's counterpart in Britain, the Financial Ombudsman Service, which has an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal relating to the provision of an ASD class; when a full response will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22097/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a response to communication from this Deputy can be expected in relation to school transport to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22132/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible that a school (details supplied) in County Donegal retains their current full time EAL hours; if a review of the decision to cut the hours can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22133/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a response to correspondence (details supplied) can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22010/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if the current tax rules regarding the importation of vehicles from the North, including the charge of VAT and 10% customs duty, are required under European law; his views on their impact on North-South trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21538/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It has been estimated that the price of second-hand cars has risen by 80% since the pandemic. I want to raise the impact of recent changes to the tax treatment of second-hand vehicles coming in from the North and its impact on the all-island car market. Recent changes mean that three charges may now apply to these vehicles, namely, vehicle registration tax, VRT, which we always had, but...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister for putting all that on the record. We will look at that. I have read the Revenue guidance in detail. However, there is an impact here. The North has been a big supplier of cars as, indeed, has Britain. The figure we were looking at 2019 was approximately 120,000 but the North, in particular, and, obviously, Border counties, would have had more. Revenue gives an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with mortgage lenders with respect to forbearance measures and solutions in place for mortgage holders where their loan is with respect to, and secured against a property affected by defective concrete blocks; his views regarding the need for a coordinated approach among lenders with respect to such mortgage loans; and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: There are many issues for those whose homes have defective blocks in my county of Donegal and right down the west coast. However, tonight I want to focus on one part of it which is the issue of the banks, mortgages and access to finance. Because of the scheme brought forward by the Government, all families are left with a significant shortfall in rebuilding their homes and rebuilding their...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister said he would do all in his power. I will give him an idea of what should happen. I have been meeting with the Central Bank for some months to discuss the matter. I have met with the banking industry more recently on the matter. The Minister should call in people from the mica group who are on its subcommittee which deals with finance and insurance. They have become experts...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I met representatives of the BPFI and I put that directly to them. In fairness they did not hesitate in saying that they would organise that structural engagement with its members which is to be welcomed. However, there is also a role for the State here. Why are these families in this situation? It is because the Government scheme does not provide 100% redress. It is because people are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Not only the Minister but his party leader, the Tánaiste, called for mortgage interest relief rates to be increased when he was on this side of the House but, again conveniently, he forgot all about that when he got back into power. The Minister made the point that budget time is the appropriate time to examine this, but there have been changes at other times and the Finance Bill passed...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce temporary and targeted mortgage interest relief for mortgage holders impacted by rising interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21747/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: As the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael McGrath, knows, since July, the European Central Bank, ECB, has increased its key interest rates seven times, with at least one further increase being expected in the time ahead. These interest rate hikes are putting real pressure on households that have mortgages. It has resulted in a significant shock for hundreds of thousands of borrowers....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister spoke about scarce resources, but people will be mindful that the budget’s surplus is predicted to be €10 billion this year. While the Minister is speaking about October as a time to take decisions, a letter is about to land next week on the floors of hundreds of thousands of individuals to tell them that their mortgage costs have risen again. The Central...