Results 28,021-28,040 of 35,914 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Requests (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance if the ECB has expressed to him any fear that it would be open to legal action if the letter of November 2010 from Jean Claude Trichet is published. [22728/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Requests (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance if the ECB has indicated to him that it would be happy to release the letter of November 2010 from Jean Claude Trichet after the period where the statute of limitations has expired for any citizen or body to take legal action based on its content. [22730/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance if the practice of publishing the Secretary General's diary on a monthly basis has ceased and, if so, the reason for same. [22750/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman Issues (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance when the merger of the Financial Services Ombudsman and the Pensions Ombudsman will take place; the purpose of this merger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23052/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Pensions (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 320. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of former Ministers that are in receipt of a Ministerial pension; the total cost of these pensions to the State; and the average annual pension payment to these former Ministers. [22169/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 472. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) in County Donegal have been contacted by her Department in relation to an over payment that occurred from 1992 until 1996; the reason her Department failed to act within a reasonable period of time on information it received about the over payment; if she will consider having this over payment cancelled; and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 562. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the event that a septic tank is reported to the authorities as causing damage to a neighbour’s property by a person whose property is being damaged, an inspection will be carried out on foot of the report. [23004/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 730. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been withdrawn without notice in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason despite contacting the medical card department on numerous occasions they are still without their card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22217/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 751. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing the medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); if the person will be compensated for the financial costs to them for their GP visits and prescription costs for the time they have been without their card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22368/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 888. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card for a family in County Donegal; if he will consider granting a person (details supplied) a discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23010/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (27 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 984. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in processing a driving licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22964/14]

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I join my colleagues in wishing the Minister every success in a very difficult and challenging role as Minister for Justice and Equality. More than a month ago I was contacted by a serving member of An Garda Síochána who relayed to me very disturbing allegations in regard to Garda practices in the Westmeath division but not exclusive to that division. I subsequently met with this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (15 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief that will be available on the payment of water charges. [21868/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (15 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the two-month notice period under the Consumer Protection Code 2012 was not applied in the case of the customers on Setanta Insurance. [21909/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions (15 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the report by the Garda Commissioner regarding a convicted sex abuser (details supplied) in County Donegal has been completed and made available to her; if she will consider releasing the report to the victims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21942/14]

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: The figures are undeniable. In March 2011, before the so-called revolution, 97,120 people held full medical cards or GP visit cards on a discretionary basis. In March 2014 the figure was 78,310. This is a drop of almost 20%. It is not down to any great improvement in the lives or income of people. We know this much. It is down to the heartless cuts imposed by a Government which is out...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: The slogan was "Every little cut hurts". It is very clear that the slogan has borne fruit because there are many people hurting from the little cuts and the big cuts that have been introduced by the Government and the previous Government. We know that €30 billion has been taken out of the economy over the past six years. We debated last year’s budget in the autumn of last...

Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis labhairt ar an ábhar seo. Cuirim fáilte freisin go bhfuil, ag deireadh thiar thall, an rún seo os comhair an Tí inniu agus go bhfuil muid ag cur tús le coiste le breathnú ar cad a tharla agus ar an ngéarchéim eacnamaíochta a tharla sa tír seo suas go dtí 2008 agus ar na cinntí a glacadh ag an am sin...

Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: It is not recorded in the Official Report. It shows the opinion of people at the time, as well as the frustration. It is important that those who ask the questions at this committee are those who are placed with the authority of this House. I have many concerns as to how we will actually progress a banking inquiry. There are some who do not see the point in this inquiry while many others...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Statutory Instruments (13 May 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance the purpose of SI 182; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21104/14]