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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Process (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 149. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of pieces of legislation that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by his Department since 2011; his plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming pieces of legislation from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12410/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Bills that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by her Department since 2011; her plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming legislation from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12417/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Process (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 178. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of pieces of legislation that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by his Department since 2011; his plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming pieces of legislation from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12408/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of pieces of legislation that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by his Department since 2011; his plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming pieces of legislation from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12415/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 196. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Sligo Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12491/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Process (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 212. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of pieces of legislation that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by his Department since 2011; his plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming pieces of legislation from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12414/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of items of legislation that have been submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by her Department since 2011; her plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming legislation from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12411/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 240. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of Bills that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by his Department since 2011; his plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming legislation from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12412/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Legislative Process (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 256. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of items of legislation that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by his Department since 2011; his plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming pieces of legislation from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12409/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Process (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of pieces of legislation that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by his Department since 2011; his plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming pieces of legislation from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12420/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Process (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 272. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of pieces of legislation that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by her Department since 2011; her plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming pieces of legislation from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12407/15]

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an bheirt chuig an fiosrúchán. I want to pick up on that point. Mr. O'Regan was editor until 2012 and the Vanity Fairarticle was published in March 2011. Did he read the article?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: It would have been well read and reported in the Irish media at the time. The article mentioned the newspaper Mr. O'Regan edited, and stated an editor refused to publish Morgan Kelly's paper, saying it was offensive. At the time, did Mr. O'Regan check with any of his other editors whether they were the person who allegedly wrote to Morgan Kelly using the phrase saying they would not publish...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: The Vanity Fairarticle, which Mr. O'Regan says he read, names two publications, one the Irish Independentand the other The Sunday Business Post, the editor of which, the letter says, sat on it. As editor of the first newspaper, did Mr. O'Regan not think he should find out from Michael Lewis, the author of the Vanity Fairpiece, whether a piece had ever been submitted to an editor of the Irish...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. O'Regan said he read the Vanity Fairpiece.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: So Mr. O'Regan never read Michael Lewis' piece?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Did nobody in the Irish Independentbring it to Mr. O'Regan's attention at the time that there was a major piece on the Irish economy which named the Irish Independent?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Fair enough. Mr. O'Regan mentioned Brendan Keenan's article in April 2007 which referenced Morgan Kelly. What was the purpose of mentioning that article?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. O'Regan was asked about the headline of the article but he said he does not have it. I have the article in front of me. The headline is "Past may be another country but we're not in a crisis right now". Is Mr. O'Regan surprised at that being the headline of the article?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: In the conclusion of his article he wrote:In fact, the economy itself looks in fine shape. Foreign investment seems to have grown by 10pc last year. Exports have picked up after three years in the doldrums. Booming. The services and financial sectors are booming, and not all of it is based on property. What we have is not a crisis, but a big challenge of economic management and...