Results 141-160 of 1,256 for long speaker:Pearse Doherty

Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (1 Mar 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...kick in as soon as practicable. Therefore, we in Sinn Féin will support the amendments. I welcome the passage of the Bill, as I have done before. We are now at the final stage. It has been a long time coming – far too long, in my view. Every customer has a right to be treated fairly and to be protected from gross misconduct, unethical behaviour and gross mismanagement,...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (19 Apr 2012)

Pearse Doherty: ...Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the view that his policy on small rural schools is fundamentally flawed, misguided and devoid of planning and what is needed is a coherent, long-term and well-resourced strategy for sustainable schools into the future. [19509/12]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (24 Apr 2012)

Pearse Doherty: ...Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the view that his policy on small rural schools is fundamentally flawed, misguided and devoid of planning and what is needed is a coherent, long-term and well-resourced strategy for sustainable schools into the future. [19509/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mortgage Resolution Processes (8 Apr 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I am sure the Minister has not answered my question. I asked him whether he was satisfied with the pace of providing long-term sustainable solutions and, in particular, avoiding the danger that people would lose their homes in the coming months. We know that the rate of repossession has been ramped up. Last week the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform met...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, there was a long discussion on the betting duty. Many representations have been made to this committee on that matter. It is not entirely clear that the amendment in this Bill is the proposal put forward by the industry. There is still some concern that it will have an impact on retailers.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Reports (3 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 236. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the long waiting times that still exist for Tusla to furnish section 20 reports requested by the District Courts in County Donegal despite assurances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19469/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I asked Mr. Sibley earlier about the April report by the Central Bank. The report identified that more than 50% of those in long-term arrears of two years or more are likely to lose possession of their homes either through voluntary surrender or repossession. Does the Central Bank still hold to those figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Pearse Doherty: We have been waiting a long time for this Bill. Will the Department outline the reasons for the delay and the difficulties encountered? I also ask them to outline the discussions they had with the Attorney General's office and the questions that arose in that context. When can we expect publication of the Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (19 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: ...on the process. The Central Bank has a lot of documentation, including the stage two reports, etc. Given that the Central Bank expects there will be more enforcement actions, why has it taken so long to make a decision on whether the other seven banks are subject to enforcement action?

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

Pearse Doherty: ...in the Department of Finance, he would not have been satisfied if he had fast-forwarded three years and saw that only 17% of those in mortgage arrears of 90 days or more had been restructured on a long-term basis. It is a complete failure. The Minister and the Central Bank have talked tough in the past in saying they would examine this and bring forward new initiatives. They need to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (17 Jan 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 890. To ask the Minister for Health if wearable flash sensor monitoring technology for the purpose of blood glucose monitoring and glucose testing is available through the long-term illness scheme; if not, his plans to include the device as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41244/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (16 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop and guarantee the long-term future of Arranmore lighthouse in County Donegal as a tourist attraction; the assistance and supports his Department has provided in recent years to realise same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23178/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (22 Jan 2019)

Pearse Doherty: ...the Minister for Health the mechanism and various parameters used to determine and calculate the maximum price paid to proprietors of registered nursing facilities in return for the provision of long-term residential care services to nursing homes support scheme residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2347/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Tracker Mortgages and Differential Pricing in Insurance: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: ...institutions? If Mr. Deering had not gone public at the end of the summer, would we probably be in the same situation? Was there much push-back from Mr. Deering's office in relation to this? How long was this going on before the issue was resolved?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Pearse Doherty: ...questions on the matter for nine hours in the House. However, he failed to acknowledge that at no time did the Minister mention that he was aware of a potential overrun of €391 million as long ago as last August.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (8 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: ...to add my thanks to everyone. We had a late night last night, so I thank all of the staff. In particular, I thank the officials from the Department and Revenue for answering our questions over a long time so that we could have an informed discussion on Committee Stage of the Finance Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Remuneration (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency operates a so-called long-term incentive plan as part of its remuneration package offered to some employees; if he will provide an outline of the scheme and indicate the sums of money potentially on offer to employees benefiting from such a plan. [42682/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (16 Nov 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance regarding the recent strong rise in bond yields, a key measure of long-term interest rate expectations, if he has assessed the potential cost of rising interest rates on our national debt and economic growth over the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35425/16]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Fine, we have argued about the design of the rainy day fund for a long time and I am encouraged by some of the commentary the Minister referred to. He should not lock down resources that may not be available to us if we need them for Brexit, because otherwise we will have to borrow those resources.

Topical Issue Debate: Disability Legislation Terminology (1 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: ...did not mean that. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 will have major effects. There are family members out there who have told me they were in tears as they filled in the form for long-term illness care because they had to label their child with "mental handicap". Other people told me they decided not to avail of the scheme because they refused to have their child...