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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I beg the Governor on behalf of these families to adopt a stronger approach with the banks. I have spoken about using a carrot and stick approach in the past but the problem is that only the carrot was used. Additional capital requirements were imposed but when the Central Bank allowed the banks to seek voluntary surrender or repossession, it put the stick back in its pocket.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I would like to sit here for a few hours and ask questions. Having spent the past two years sitting on the banking inquiry, one of the big lessons is that we should have a proper engagement at committees with the Governor. Unfortunately, we usually have to skim over a number of important subjects and we do not get to the nuts and bolts of anything. I hope if some of us are returned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Should it come under the Central Bank's supervision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: So is it the case, then, that if a company is not taking deposits in the country, it does not fall under the supervision of the Central Bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: We will probably discuss the regulation of those unregulated firms in the same way as the regulation of deposit-taking banks at a later stage. Turning to the mortgage rules that the Central Bank introduced last year, there have been different suggestions about how they should be amended, changed, or scrapped. One proposal being put forward is that the Government would provide a grant of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: The witness referred to the credit-fuelled bubble that arose. We know from the Nyberg report, for example, that commercial property was the main reason for the collapse of the banks. Given the fact that we have seen an increase in the supply of commercial property - over 21% in the last year - is the witness concerned, or how concerned is he, in regard to this rise? People understand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: With the changes in regard to banking union, some of our larger banks are being supervised at a European level through the Central Bank. To take three large institutions with large loan books, what type of staff numbers are involved in supervising AIB, Bank of Ireland and Cerberus, which has €20 billion of Irish loans on its books?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Sector and Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome Professor Lane and congratulate him on his appointment. I wish him every success. He has probably followed reports in the media in recent days which indicate that the banking inquiry is due to report tomorrow. It has been stated that the inquiry's report is critical of the institution that Professor Lane now leads. What assurances will he give the committee and, more...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if it is compulsory for applicants under the jobseeker's allowance scheme to provide evidence of having applied for advertised vacancies in order to qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2866/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance following a ruling by the European Court of Justice, if he will amend the legislation to allow vehicles on loan from another jurisdiction be exempted from vehicle registration tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2729/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance the legal basis on which vehicle registration tax is levied on vehicles on loan within the State from another state; how this levying is reconciled with European Union law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2730/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross and net fiscal space available to the Government for each year from 2016 to 2021 if the structural balance improvement is maintained at 0.6 per cent per year during this period. [2734/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Expenditure (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance if his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 17 November 2015 is still accurate or if the figures contained within it have in any way been recalculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2733/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Investigations (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance why a document (details supplied) was not furnished the Banking Inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Investigations (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 159. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department has ever investigated allegations of maladministration of European Union grants and funds; in which years such investigations took place; the authorities who carried them out; the conclusions of such investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2725/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not received payment under the agri-environment options scheme, the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme for 2015; when the person will receive these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2854/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Jobs Initiative (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the activities undertaken by the local implementation group, formed in 2012 as part of the 2011 Killybegs, County Donegal jobs initiative; how this group has advanced and ensured the delivery of the various targets, as set out in the high level group report into potential job creation; if the high level group has continued to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the hospice and end-of-life care services available in County Donegal for children under 18 years of age who have high complex medical needs; if he will remedy the lack of such services in the county, including the establishment of a dedicated hospice service for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2710/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatrics palliative care consultants employed by the Health Service Executive; the number of similar consultants employed for the treatment of adults; if an additional paediatrics palliative care consultant will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2813/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (26 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 321. To ask the Minister for Health the degree and training programmes available for those wishing to qualify as palliative care nurses; where such courses are offered and the number of places available, by awarding institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2817/16]