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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Regulation (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Listening to the Minister, one would swear these banks were broke and that any tax they might have to pay, just as every business out there pays its taxes, they would have to absorb through higher interest rates and charges on the public just to keep their heads above water. The reality is very different. Bank of Ireland has reported its profits for last year. Its underlying profits...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Regulation (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister's own research rubbishes what he says. It shows that the loss in the value of the three banks would amount to €480 million. Within 15 months my proposed cap of 25% would exceed the loss that would accrue. No other business that has incurred loss, whether it is the local hairdresser, the publican up the road or the local supermarket, was bailed out for its losses by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Regulation (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I will make a final point. Bank of Ireland has signalled that it will increase interest rates for mortgages. I reported that bank to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, for that because I believe it is the start of price signalling within the market. This approach to taxing them falls very short of the need to raise revenue.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Regulation (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Regulation (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 2. To ask the Minister for Finance if a 25% cap on losses that can be carried forward by banks will be introduced in combination with a ten-year time limit on the use of these allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10012/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Regulation (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The offer the Minister made regarding the Report Stage amendments to the Brexit Bill is very welcome. On the question I have before him, he will be aware that this is the annual reporting season for the financial institutions. We have heard some of those reports already with respect to mega profits being made on the back of very high interest rates and repossessions taking place within...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 15. To ask the Minister for Finance if the high income earners’ restriction will be amended in view of the fact that as of 2016 almost €100 million in relief carried forward could be offset against tax in future. [9846/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 20. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the expected surplus of NAMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9845/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination Reports (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 24. To ask the Minister for Finance when the tracker mortgage investigation will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9847/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance if the changes in fees structure to move the area in which fees are levelled on each transaction for account holders with less than €3,000 in their account by a bank (details supplied) was notified and approved by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10056/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services Provision (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 162. To ask the Minister for Health if consultant cover is in place at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if not, the reason therefor; the efforts being made to ensure service disruptions are avoided at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10128/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services Provision (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 163. To ask the Minister for Health if a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal is accepting patient admissions; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10129/19]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I will pick up on that point. Is it correct to say that the Taoiseach cannot say at this point in time whether the national broadband plan will proceed?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: That is a fair enough answer, Taoiseach, but it is not a real one. Is there a question mark over whether the national broadband plan will proceed, given the escalating cost of the project?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I am just trying to understand this on behalf of the person in rural Donegal or the business in the Údarás na Gaeltachta enterprise park with no access to broadband. The business may be at the cutting edge in IT but does not have basic broadband. Can the affected individuals and businesses be certain that the national broadband plan is going to proceed?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The original cost of the project was estimated at €500 million. It is now reported that it could be in the region of €3 billion, which is six times as much. Has the cost-benefit analysis been updated as a result?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Does that still allow for the project to proceed on the basis of the cost-benefit analysis?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: A negative cost-benefit analysis-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: What knowledge does the Taoiseach have on the costs at this point?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Is the Taoiseach in receipt of the information on the likely cost of the project to the Irish taxpayer?