Results 181-200 of 1,256 for long speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: ...) in County Donegal is being referred to another hospital, having reached the maximum permissible waiting time, and the hospital the person has been referred to cannot provide the operation, how long this will patient have to wait to have the required operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6799/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (27 Mar 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 348. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the pricing system in respect of long-term residential care with service providers, and as recommended by the review of the fair deal scheme will be published; the steps being taken to develop a fit-for-purpose funding model for nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13689/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (13 Oct 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person that is an Irish citizen that requires long term care that is resident in a nursing home in Northern Ireland can apply for the fair deal scheme and return to live here; the way in which the assessment can take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29660/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (28 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: ...and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the World Bank report on the Palestinian economy, which states that Israel's system of checkpoints and restrictions in the occupied West Bank has inflicted long-term damage on Palestinians' ability to compete in the global market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15533/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 441. To ask the Minister for Health if treatments for haemochromatosis such as scheduled phlebotomies are available under the long-term illness scheme; if not, if there are plans to extend the scheme with a view to include such treatments; the supports available to persons with the condition to assist with the cost of treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22642/18]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (25 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 369. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is appropriate that a person (details supplied) in County Donegal whose long term disability payment was stopped by her Department in September 2012 and subsequently appealed is still awaiting a decision on their case; when this person is likely to receive a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30379/13]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...looking at the report of ageing from the Department of Finance, which refers to the period up to 2050. I mentioned a 30-year horizon. The report puts pensions at 7.5% of GNI*, healthcare at 5.1%, long-term care at 2.4% and education at 3.2%. Even if we project it out to 2070, pensions would be the largest component, but the other three components are actually greater than pensions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Allied Irish Banks (21 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: ...after the bank's formal investigation started. We appreciate AIB was probably one of the first out of the tracks to get to grips with this, although getting fully to grips with it took quite a long time. Why are we now just learning about the 500 EBS customers?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Mar 2014)

Pearse Doherty: ...in tabular form of the number of staff in the Donegal mental health service according to position who have retired in the past five years; the number who have been replaced; the number who are on long-term sick leave; the number of locums operating in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14581/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: AIB (13 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I will put my last question and make an observation. A significant amount of the bank's proportion involves legal issues, 40% of which relates to family homes. Also, some 10% of the long-term resolutions relates to voluntary surrender. I see this as a major issue. In regard to the solvency service, how many of the proposals from PIPs did the bank veto and can it explain the rationale for that?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (10 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: When we have a board member saying that this was going to collapse like a house of cards, is that not your prompt? As you were saying, that you were trying to get this message out for such a long time ... you're at the board meeting, one of the board members has said "This is going to collapse like a house of cards" ... is this not like the doors opened?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: EU Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs: Discussion (6 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: ...of public debt and that there are signs of the country overheating. What the Commission is basically saying is to use the expenditure available to deal with that issue, which is investing in the long term rather than tax cuts or short-term expenditure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Let me be clear. That is exactly what I do not want to do. As long as the data are being collected, I am happy. Insurance Ireland is telling me that this legislation that we are currently dealing with in the House, the Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, already provides for that. I am asking Ms Murdock to point out, and I will hand her the Bill if she wants, which section-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (16 Jan 2014)

Pearse Doherty: ...way they can do this is repossession. The problem is that this does not resolve the problem for genuine people who want to pay their mortgages and stay in the family homes and who want an offer of long-term restructuring. I welcome the Minister's comments about his disappointment but it needs to go further. He needs to send out a clear message to the institutions under this process...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to develop a funding package to sustain and meet the long-term funding needs of a facility (details supplied) that provides training services and supports to children with disabilities and their families in County Donegal; if further discussions between the HSE and the service provider are scheduled to take place; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (24 Feb 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...of a future of Irish banking forum that would include all key stakeholders, banks, regulators, unions and external experts to consider the current state of the Irish banking market and its long-term future in view of the announced withdrawal by a bank (details supplied) from the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10534/21]

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, we could have a long debate here and you're most welcome. Fáilte, John. I'll start with just other questions. I may have time to come back on some other comments. But can you ... can you comment on the issues that for the troika to tackle ... how did the negotiations progress to agree the memorandum of understanding and outline the key differences between the troika and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 437. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been no revision to the number and type of low-protein foods on the long-term illness scheme over a number of years for the metabolic disorder, PK, phenylketonuria, in which treatment involves a strict low-protein diet and supplement; if he had any consultation with the PKU Association of...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: ...of section 57BA of PART VIIB of the Principal Act 2. Section 57BA of the Principal Act (as inserted by section 16 of the Act of 2004) is amended by the insertion of the following definition:" 'long-term financial service' means a financial service where the actual or intended duration of the service is 5 years and one month or more;".".

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Committee Stage (11 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: As long as it is commenced, obviously. I want to stress the urgency of commencing this Act for making sure insurance contracts are fairly balanced and that they cannot use exemptions dating back to the 1600s to avoid an insurance claim or use language that is not comprehensible for an ordinary consumer. It is important that we move quickly. I note the Minister of State's indication that he...