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- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: The question is that we have a State agency which is producing a plan which is unlawful. Irish Water has stated in its report that there is a proposal before the Minister.
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Is the Government planning to introduce-----
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: The question I have is whether the Minister is planning to introduce an amendment to the Water Services Act because in a presentation to me, Irish Water said-----
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: -----it will raise the debt to €3 billion which is clearly unlawful.
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: So it will remain unlawful in terms of its plan.
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: I have two questions. Irish Water has published its seven-year business plan. It stated in a presentation that it would raise €3 billion through borrowing. Clearly, this is unlawful, as the House passed the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013, section 35 of which states that Irish Water can only have a combined debt of €2 billion at any given time. What does the Taoiseach...
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: It is. Is the Taoiseach seeking to amend the Water Services (No. 2) Act to allow Irish Water to raise additional debt? The rate was set at €500,000 and the current law states it is €2 billion. Is the Taoiseach intending to-----
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: -----amend the legislation to allow Irish Water to comply with the law? My second question concerns a commitment in the programme for Government. The last time I asked the Taoiseach about the matter he said he would refer to the advice of the Attorney General. There is a clear commitment that no retired politician will get a political pension until the national retirement age. Many...
- Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: -----will still be entitled to a political pension as long as they reach 50 years of age or-----
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: 53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of homes that have applied for; that have been paid the Water Conservation Grant. [34821/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance if his view on the legal enforceability of the code of conduct on mortgage arrears has changed following the Supreme Court's ruling on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34870/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend or introduce legislation to put the code of conduct on mortgage arrears on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34871/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (7 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will discuss with the Central Bank of Ireland whether changes are required to the code of conduct on mortgage arrears following the recent Supreme Court ruling on the matter of the legal enforceability of the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34872/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: The Department published a footnote that said there was a space of about €1.5 billion each year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Is there a chance of much deviation in those figures?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council pointed out that the ratio of Government spending to GDP is projected to fall by five percentage points between 2015 and 2020. How will that be addressed given the demographic pressures the State faces?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: How much would we need to spend each year to not fall, as a percentage of GDP? Does Mr. McCarthy know that figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)
Pearse Doherty: In respect of the statement on Friday, Mr. McCarthy mentioned that the deficit would probably come in at about 2.1%. Is that correct?