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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (7 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 321. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Tusla have not yet committed to a budget for the Donegal Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre for the following year, if she can provide any assurances to staff who still await confirmation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4978/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if ACRES payments, both under the general and co-operation projects, are subject to income tax and USC, his views on same, if he will comment on scenarios where an individual receiving two ACRES payments in 2024 will be subject to a greater level of taxation than would otherwise have been the case had ACRES payments been paid in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 486. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be allocated a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (7 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 523. To ask the Minister for Health if home help support can be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal following an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5253/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Since 2019, there has been a massive increase in fraudulent scams. I doubt there is a household in the country that has not been targeted. I have been raising this issue now for well over a year, but the Government has taken no action to address this threat. I do not understand why it is not acting on this. Figures released today show that there was a 26% jump in fraudulent scams in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Why is the Government not taking any action on any of these matters that I have been raising for a year, despite an explosion in the number of scams and people having millions of euro stolen from them each year?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: With respect, it is for the Department of Justice. Let us share the information about fraud.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: It is ridiculous.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: It is interesting, because I never heard the Tánaiste mutter a word when former colleagues in his parliamentary party, for example, Colm Keaveney who served with the Tánaiste and sued the media and sued a journalist in the Irish Independent when he was in the parliamentary party. What about Frank O'Rourke, who is suing the media? John O'Donoghue, the former Ceann Comhairle, is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: That is nonsense. It is the commission that is advocating this.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: It is the commission's response.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The commission has recommended it. It is very disingenuous to describe the commission as populist. With respect, stop dithering on it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The Government is dithering on it. Its members need to talk to each other and come to a decision.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle agus guím beannachtaí na Féile Bríde uirthi agus ar phobal mór na hÉireann. Inniu arís, chonaiceamar an cultúr a bhí ann in RTÉ faoin iar-ard-stiúrthóir RTÉ agus faoi na rialtais i ndiaidh a cheile. Tá muinín caillte ag an bpobal in RTÉ. Tá sé...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Reliefs (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: This relief, cumulatively, will cost more than €500 million. The Minister said there is an element of deadweight cost. His officials told and warned him that there would be substantial deadweight elements. They drew comparisons between it and the Celtic tiger tax breaks provided the last time we had a Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance, warning, in their words that, "Previous...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Reliefs (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: How come all the Minister's officials are wrong and he is right?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Reliefs (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister's officials have told him that his €500 million landlord tax break will not fix this problem. It will be ineffective and will primarily go to landlords who have no intention of leaving the system. According to figures from the Revenue, more than 41,000 landlords, which is more than one in four, will pay no income tax on their rental income as a result of the Minister's...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Reliefs (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: This is a tax break of €500 million that should not be given. It is public money and it is not going to have the effect the Minister desires.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Reliefs (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: No.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Reliefs (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I would be able to argue the case.