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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 310. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport that was applied for in March 2022 will issue on time for a child (details supplied) in Scotland who is travelling on 25 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31939/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 441. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure a passport for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed on time for travel date 22 June 2022. [32371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 457. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue on time for a child (details supplied) travelling on 28 June 2022; the reason that a document was not requested when other documents were; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32551/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 460. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application will be processed in time for a child (details supplied) from County Donegal who is travelling on 21 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32579/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 439. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure a passport for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed on time for a travel date of 22 June 2022. [32352/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It was a factual shot.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The people will decide.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: One in three are in energy poverty.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: De réir mar a mhéadaíonn praghsanna fuinnimh mar gheall ar an gcogadh, fuair an Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, amach go bhfuil duine as achan trí teaghlaigh anois ag maireachtáil i mbochtaineacht fuinnimh agus diúltaíonn an Rialtas seo gníomhú. Tá níos mó daoine ag titim isteach i mbochtaineacht fuinnimh agus iad ag...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: That is not true

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste's opening gambit again displays how out of touch the Government is. I really thought as somebody whom the Director of Public Prosecutions is assessing whether to prosecute him under the corruption Act, he would be a bit more humble in his response.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Let me put this to the Tánaiste. This report is not just expected. We knew it was going to happen because the Government has failed to act to protect the most vulnerable. This is a report of shame. One in three households is in energy poverty. The Tánaiste is not a commentator. He is the Tánaiste and the leader of a party in government. We need action now. There are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Prices (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Is the Minister of State saying the Government is now acknowledging that what it has already done has been poorly targeted? A larger package - one where the vast majority of its measures are targeted - is needed. Other people are feeling the pinch, of course, which is why issues like excise also need to be considered. Fair play to the Minister of State for mentioning that the minimum...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Prices (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I love how the Minister of State selectively quotes reports. Maybe he should quote the ESRI’s report where it states the Government has scope to do more. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, believes more targeted measures could be taken. The Central Bank also states that the Government has that scope. The taxman has been benefiting from inflation in petrol and diesel...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Prices (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Has the Minister of State no shame? One in three households is in energy poverty.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Prices (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 3. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the rates of excise duty applied to petrol and diesel to the lowest rates permissible under the Energy Tax Directive in response to the rising cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31503/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Prices (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: In the past year, we have seen petrol and diesel prices skyrocket. People are seeing that very clearly. I am sure the Minister of State sees it himself as he passes the petrol pump stations. In my village, we see petrol prices of €2.25. We are told that diesel prices will rise very soon. We all wish that every household and community had excellent public transport but that is not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fiscal Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 1. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an emergency budget with further targeted measures to support lower and middle-income families in response to the highest level of inflation recorded in 38 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31502/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fiscal Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to make a point of order before we begin. I do not lay fault at the feet of the Minister for Finance, but in my 12 years as Opposition spokesperson on finance I have not experienced a situation where the Minister for Finance has not been present. There are times when a Minister has to attend other international duties or events and we in the Opposition have always facilitated the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fiscal Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: That simply does not cut it. The mantra coming from the Government that we are going to do nothing until October's budget at the very earliest is something that it feels it should be proud of. The Government needs to listen to where ordinary people are at. Every single day they are feeling that squeeze. They are seeing it in food prices that have gone up by 5%. They are seeing it in...