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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Expanding the Role of the Pharmacy: Irish Pharmacy Union (1 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: The Senator said the service was a limping service.

Public Health (Standard Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Deputy Penrose said that if he were Minister for Finance, he would be taxing the living daylights out of tobacco because he regards it as a discretionary product. I disagree with him because there is nothing discretionary about addiction. Anybody in this House who has ever had to watch somebody he or she cared about die from a tobacco-related disease caused by addiction knows full well it...

Valuation Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: While I thank Deputy Cowen for introducing this Bill, the irony is not lost on Members that this is something that should have been included as part of the 2001 Act and that the current position has existed for 14 years.

Valuation Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Nevertheless, I thank the Deputy for bringing it forward. I also thank my home town club of Ratoath for mounting its campaign a number of weeks ago, together with my county board. They obviously are passionate about the GAA, sport and its development, as well as the integral role it plays in communities. Arising from my husband's involvement in my own GAA club, I am aware of the countless...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (8 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: 554. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any property which has been identified as currently not suitable for a meter will be considered suitable for installation during the metering roll out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29834/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (8 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: 555. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way the CER will determine the tariff for those properties which are connected to the public water and wastewater system but who will not have a meter installed before the commencement of billing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29835/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (8 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: 556. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the completion and implementation timeline for the public consultations to determine the water tariffs for those properties that will not have a water meter installed when billing commences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29836/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (8 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: 557. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the processes that are in place to facilitate the circumstances of a private property owner who wishes to have a water meter installed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29837/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Mr. Sheridan indicated that the Central Bank undertook a consumer protection inspection of Setanta Insurance in October 2013 arising from regular interaction between the two regulatory bodies. Why did the bank decide to do this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: What was the source of the information coming into the Central Bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Mr. Sheridan is saying that external information came into the Central Bank which gave cause for concern about this company and prompted the bank to undertake the inspection in October 2013.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: When the Central Bank undertook that investigation, it discovered the information it was given was correct and accurate. Did the bank then relay that back to the regulator in Malta?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: At that point, did the Central Bank assume from its analysis that the company still had significant assets to look after existing policyholders, which is why the bank did not stop the firm from selling policies into the Irish market from that date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Who made the decision in January 2014 to stop this company selling Irish policies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: The company was liquidated in April 2014. What steps are being taken by the insurance compensation fund, ICF, to ensure people who lodged claims against the company will not end up with a loss arising from those claims? I understand some claims were lodged long before the firm went into liquidation and there have judgments in some cases. Will those people be treated separately when it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Even though they have secured judgments against the company?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Is Mr. Sheridan really of the view that the regulator acted in the best interest of Irish policyholders in this matter? The Central Bank was given information by a third-party source in September, which source Mr. Sheridan is not willing to share us, that there were irregularities in this company. When the bank undertook to investigate the matter its fears were confirmed and it reported its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: I would say the Central Bank has a financial supervisory role which should have obliged it to act to protect Irish citizens who were buying from this company. There are 75,000 of them out of pocket.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: It did in this case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: I welcome all our guests. I appreciate the presentations they have made. Most of the questions have centred around the people in section 39 and section 39 organisations who are on very large pay. We do not mean to discount the work the organisations in question are doing. I acknowledge that the work they are doing did not arise from the few questions they were asked by my colleagues on...