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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I am just saying that when there are five out of seven, with no housing special adviser-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: -----it speaks to the Taoiseach’s priorities, does it not?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: There is Government press secretary as well but that did not stop the Taoiseach from employing loads of journalists as advisers.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Taoiseach appoint an adviser on the economy? Will that be part time?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Can I ask-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I will finish up on this. I appreciate that. One of the Cabinet sub-committees the Taoiseach oversees is on housing, which is a major issue in my own county and throughout the State. We have an additional issue that impacts on the housing crisis in County Donegal, which is defective blocks. The Government’s scheme is simply not working. There were 1,300 people at a meeting, packed...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: For many of those years, Fine Gael was in government.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I did not name Jim D’Arcy, no.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (23 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance for a schedule of the disposal of shares held at a bank (details supplied) by the State, together with the date, transaction value and volume for each disposal, from 2013 to date. [17519/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (23 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost, in cumulative terms, of not proceeding with scheduled increases in the carbon tax in each of the years 2025 to 2030, inclusive. [17522/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the continued delay in providing a promised SEN provision for a school (details supplied), despite the school being approved under her Department's additional school accommodation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18085/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (23 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the scheduled increases in PRSI between 2024 and 2028 are factored into table 2 (showing cashflow projections with respect to SIF in selected years) of the actuarial review of the social insurance fund as at 31 December which was completed by her Department in December 2023; and if she will provide an updated equivalent...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (23 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 535. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any application has been made to move Ukrainian refugees into accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17535/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 555. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when HSE funding will be allocated for approved assisted living for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17867/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (23 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 598. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a HSE reimbursement application was refused for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17472/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (23 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 633. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will get sanctioned for funding from the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17739/24]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Is é an Tánaiste ceannaire Fhianna Fáil. Is é an chéad chinneadh atá glactha ag an Aire Stáit úr ar a bhfuil freagracht as an nGaeltacht ná toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta a thabhairt siar. Tá sé sin náireach agus scannalach. Ní bheidh toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta anois ag tarlú ar 7...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Cén uair? When will there be an election? Tá a fhios agam nach ionann Gaeilge Thír Chonaill agus Gaeilge Chorcaí ach cén uair a bheidh na toghcháin ann agus cén uair a bheidh cathaoirleach ceaptha ar bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: They have the numbers-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Before I begin, I will say that my thoughts and those of the party are with the families of those who lost their lives in the Stardust fire. As we all know, they have waited four decades for answers as to what happened to their loved ones at that time. They have faced many obstacles, including those put in their way by this State. I hope the families involved will get the answers they have...