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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: First and foremost, it is Sinn Féin's great desire to see these Garda stations reopened. If the review has determined, however, that some stations will not reopen and will be sold - we have seen sales take place in the past - I welcome the Minister of State's comment concerning transferring ownership to the local authorities for community use. That would be very beneficial. Regarding...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that and I thank the Minister of State. I have one last point. Perhaps when he is in Donegal, the Minister of State and I can examine this matter further. There has been significant progress on the announcement of the six major schemes to which the Minister of State has referred, as well as the work that needs to be advanced in Ballybofey. He will also be conscious of other...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Further Revised) (7 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: That is appreciated.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I want to raise with the Taoiseach the impending need for motorists who travel North-South and vice versa to have a green card post Brexit and a no-deal scenario. Many people, not least in my own constituency of Donegal and in other Border counties, are incredibly angry about this. The company with which I have motor insurance emailed all of its policyholders last month advising that we...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: At the core of this is a Minister who has been asleep at the wheel for the past two years. There have been many issues that have been resolved. We facilitated the omnibus Bill which covers a wide range of issues. In regard to motorists travelling across the Border there are serious concerns because two things can happen. First, in a no-deal scenario, a motorist who crosses the Lifford...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Will it be finalised before 29 March?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Data (6 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details, including the course name of all education and training courses advertised for a training centre (details supplied), in County Donegal in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the maximum course intake versus the actual number of applicants each course received for each of these years in instances in which a course was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (6 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reports received by An Garda Síochána of insurance-related fraud since October 2018 under the guidelines for the reporting of suspected fraudulent insurance claims by insurance entities to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11245/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the status of efforts being made by the HSE to meet the long-term operational funding of a service provider (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a decision will be made with respect to meeting the core funding needs of the provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11028/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (6 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 217. To ask the Minister for Health if a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal has been fully taken over by a newly appointed service provider; if so, the date on which services were formally transferred to the new operator; the number of hours of respite services delivered at the facility in each week of 2019 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: There is a common travel area. We can travel across the Border but we cannot take our cars-----

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: -----without getting additional documentation.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: That is the point. This should have been dealt with along with the common travel area.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: People cannot get their hands on them.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: To follow up on the point made by Deputy Cullinane, many people are very angry at the idea that a green card will be required and they will have to hold on their vehicle an international insurance certificate to cross the Lifford Bridge. People are simply saying they will not do it and there is no way they will be required to have documentation to cross a bridge they have crossed every day...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: In terms of section 67, and section 66 which is similar, is there any consumer risk to an individual who has a policy written by one of the insurance companies that is subject to the provisions of these two sections? Is there any risk to an individual in terms of a delayed claim or having fewer rights than the customers of a company that is currently authorised and will continue to operate...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: What requirements will be on these companies to inform consumers, if any? Is that going to be left up to the Central Bank? If people are not following the ins and outs of this and do not know whether their insurance company is covered or if they have a longer term policy, will there be an onus on the insurance company to inform them so that they have the necessary time to make any required...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: If a customer is not aware that a company is not authorised after the three year period, is there a risk there in the context of a potential claim during or after the three year period? Is there a risk given that the company no longer operates in the European Union? Is the consumer's ability to enforce a claim lessened? I am a little concerned that the Minister did not talk about...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Minister outline the legal status? He stated that the duty free consequences across the Border were not deemed to be significant, but what would the legal status be in that scenario if the British Government did not reciprocate or a commencement order was not given to this section?

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to return to the issue of the island of Ireland and the Minister's statement that duty free shops would be at airports and ports. In the context of a no-deal scenario, our island would have a European frontier, and on this island there are well-established ferry crossings, for example, Greencastle to Magilligan in Derry, Carlingford to Portaferry and Omeath to Warrenpoint. I am...