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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I have a bit of advice for the Tánaiste. Instead of offering apologies on my behalf in a patronising way, maybe he would consider an apology to the tens of thousands of people locked out of the housing market after his Government of ten years, or to the hundreds of thousands paying eye-watering rent as a result of his policy. I will focus on what the Chief Medical Officer said...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I reject that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste needs to get real. He lives in this city and he should understand what is happening. Six of seven homes in this city are apartments, 95% of which have been bought up by institutional funds. They are able to do that because the Tánaiste, when Taoiseach, along with the then Government, introduced sweetheart deals that allow the sky high rents of €2,500 per...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: -----the Government proposes to bring in an exemption that will allow these funds to snap up houses and to rent them back to local authorities-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: -----which the Taoiseach, rightly, says, is terrible value for money and should not be happening.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I ask the Tánaiste to square this for me.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Otherwise, the only reason I have is that the Government is in the pockets of the investment funds and it will continue to put their interests above the interests of homeowners.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: In response to the shameful practice of institutional investors, or cuckoo funds, buying up family homes in bulk and pushing ordinary home buyers out of the market, the Government chose to introduce an inadequate increase in stamp duty in respect of houses. Not alone did the Government fail to tackle the issue in relation to houses, it decided to take no action whatsoever on apartments. It...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive a driver test appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35512/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver theory test can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35515/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive a driver test appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35516/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to staff shortages affecting the July provision in a school (details supplied); if a solution will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35513/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if client identity applications can be expedited for persons (details supplied) to access the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (30 Jun 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue generated by introducing a 40% rate for capital gains tax in circumstances in which the person making the disposal has an annual income in excess of €400,000. [35363/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (30 Jun 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue generated by introducing a 40% rate for capital gains tax in circumstances in which the person making the disposal has an annual income in excess of €300,000. [35364/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (30 Jun 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue generated by introducing a 40% rate for capital gains tax in circumstances in which the person making the disposal has an annual income in excess of €200,000. [35365/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (30 Jun 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance the total chargeable gain and liability reported by individuals, not companies, with respect to capital gains tax with individual incomes in excess of €200,000, €300,000 and €400,000, respectively disaggregated by asset type in each of the years 2018 to 2020. [35366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (30 Jun 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 194. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who has been diagnosed with autism, will have a speech and language and an occupational therapy appointment for the purposes of assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27022/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome all our guests from AIB to the committee. We will start with the issue Dr. Hunt raised about Goodbody stockbroker. He mentioned that there was a work-around with the remuneration. Previously, AIB, in its annual publication of its accounts, suggested it would look at an enhanced remuneration, where bonuses would be reintroduced. As CEO of the bank, Dr. Hunt will know that that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I thank Dr. Hunt for the background. To repeat my question: how does the Minister for Finance - in Dr. Hunt’s understanding, because it was he who requested it - have the ability to designate the acquisition of Goodbody as outside the group company for remuneration purposes?