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Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Government for co-operating with me during the passage of the legislation. My Private Member's Bill has provided an impetus and put a bit of energy behind the Government pursuing this legislation. At its core, the legislation is about the merger of two offices, the Ombudsman's office and the Pensions Ombudsman's office. Crucially for the consumer, the measures in the Sinn...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I am delighted this legislation has passed both Houses of the Oireachtas and now goes to the President for his signature. As has been mentioned, it is major step forward in consumer protection. We hear a lot about new politics. It is important to note it is the first Bill initiated by an Opposition Member to pass the Dáil. More important is the fact that thousands of people each year...

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister of State. We had a discussion on this matter on Committee Stage. I took the view that the mediation section that the Government has put forward is welcome. I echo what the Minister of State has said in terms of welcoming the positive results that we are seeing from the Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau in terms of the use of mediation. It is a voluntary process. ...

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I believe the slight confusion arises from the fact that this is the first Government amendment as amendment No. 1 is in my name. The Minister of State discussed amendment No. 2 and a consequential amendment, No. 16, which is a technical amendment. I welcome amendment No. 2, which replaces many of the provisions of various Acts and strengthens the level of co-operation between the...

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I support the amendments. I submitted identical amendments to amendments Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 13 to 15, inclusive. I assume the reason the amendments are in the Minister's name is that the wording is identical. They are identical because they replicate the provisions of the Bill recently passed in the Seanad. With two Bills proceeding through the Houses at the same time, it is crucial that...

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Amendment No. 1 not moved.

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Up until now, we have not heard from those parties that they are turning their backs on these proposals. None of them, which would have taken between €3 billion and €4 billion out of the economy, was realistic. There were populist nonsense that could never have been delivered. Sinn Féin took a risk in the general election campaign when we told people we would not cut...

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Sa deireadh thiar thall, tá ráiteas eacnamaíoch an tsamhraidh os ár gcomhair. Dá mbeadh sé curtha ar athló níos faide, ní bheadh muid ábalta "an tsamhraidh" a úsáid sa teideal. Tá sé againn, áfach, ar scor ar bith. After much delay, the latest set-piece in the ongoing Fine Gael plan to tell us how well everything...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Data (13 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are subject to USC with income over €70,044. [34090/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Data (13 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are subject to USC. [34091/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Data (13 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are exempt from USC. [34092/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Data (13 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who paid USC in 2016 and are expected to pay in 2017. [34093/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (13 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a standardised appointment procedures and guideline for boards of management in teacher recruitment for post primary jobs across the range of secondary schools excluding VECs; the appeals procedures for unsuccessful candidates; the reason secondary schools are not subject to national recruitment and national panels similar to other...

Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: It is clear that the Government does not like this Bill. The Minister has given one excuse after another to leave things as they are. I take a different approach. I also took a different approach from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on the Anti-Evictions Bill, which both parties suggested was constitutionally flawed. I believe it should proceed to Committee Stage where we can thrash those...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 276. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative service provisions within intellectual disability services being put in place to accommodate young persons that are transitioning from children’s services to adult services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33156/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 277. To ask the Minister for Health the locations in which the alternative service provisions within intellectual disability services will be in County Donegal to accommodate young persons that are transitioning from children’s services to adult services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33157/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 278. To ask the Minister for Health when the alternative service provisions within intellectual disability services will be available to accommodate young persons that are transitioning from children’s services to adult services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33158/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 284. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33200/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 285. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a hip replacement in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33201/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 286. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the urgent or routine waiting list for a hip replacement in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33202/17]