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Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The motion is not agreed. We will not support the motion. We mentioned yesterday that there is an amendment to allow for political parties-----

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I am just giving the House the rationale for this in 30 seconds. Given the fact that the Taoiseach has failed to clarify how Fianna Fáil operated an unlawful lottery last year raising €500,000, Sinn Fein will not participate with this stroke at this point in time.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It already has.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It is already here.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: A bunk bed for €167.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: A bunk bed for €167.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Next Saturday, supporters will be travelling to Dublin from Derry, Clare and Cork to watch their county teams play in the all-Ireland quarter finals. They will be faced with rip-off prices in the city next weekend. Hotels are charging more than €400 per night and hostels are charging eye-watering rates for bunk beds. One hostel is charging €167 for the pleasure of sleeping in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister knows I am for it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Is the Minister giving way?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I agree with the extension. What I disagree with is hostels charging €167 for a bunk bed with nine others.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Government created it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister has been saying the same thing for years.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Prices, rents and homelessness numbers are going up. Shame on the Government.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Tá daoine ag cur síos ar an ngéarchéim tithíochta mar an tubaiste is mó inár n-am agus tá an ceart acu. Tá córas tithíochta tógtha ag Rialtas Fhine Gael agus Fhianna Fáil do na creach-chistí agus tá na gnáthdhaoine fágtha ar an leataobh. Tá iompar níos fearr tuillte ag daoine sa Phoblacht seo....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, has been a Minister for nine years now. Let me give him one fact. For every single year that he has been a Minister the crisis has got worse.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: House prices continue to rise every single year including this week, as he serves in office. Rents have continued to soar beyond the reach of any ordinary people. People are being charged €2,500 to rent in this city. What has happened is disgraceful, it is a social catastrophe. Those in the highest office were right to call out this Government in regard to the catastrophe that is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ukraine War (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will disaggregate the estimated cost of €30,000 to service and accommodate each Ukrainian refugee for the year 2022; his views on the comments made in the latest Fiscal Assessment Report by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that this figure is an upper bound in terms of likely costs; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passport applications that were submitted in February 2022 will be processed in time for travel on 26 June 2022 for children (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31185/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passport applications that were submitted in March 2022 will be processed on time for children (details supplied) living in County Tyrone who are travelling on 18 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31187/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passport applications will be processed in time for children (details supplied) who are travelling on 21 June 2022 from County Donegal with immediate and extended family members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31186/22]