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Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Is Deputy Durkan as concerned about children with special needs?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (19 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if changes have been made to the rules governing single male parents’ rent supplement that until recently could be paid for a two and three bedroom house depending on the number of children the father has access to as part of custody arrangements; if community welfare officers have been instructed to only provide a single person’s...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (19 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a rent supplement appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22. [29467/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (19 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has not yet received a mental health assessment; and when this person will be assessed [29532/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the role he sees for the EU's platform for tax good governance, aggressive tax planning and double taxation. [28648/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to engage with the EU's platform for tax good governance, aggressive tax planning and double taxation. [28649/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the Irish representation that will be present on the EU's platform for tax good governance, aggressive tax planning and double taxation. [28650/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (18 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is still awaiting a decision on their student grant, their appeal was received by Student Universal Support Ireland on 25 April and a decision remains outstanding, as a result of this delay the student is prevented from accessing their fourth year exam results; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Support (18 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her response to the claim by the End Child Poverty Coalition that the implementation of the reform of child income supports as proposed by the Advisory Group on Tax and Welfare will result in a low paid married couple with two young children losing more than five and a half times more of their income than a high earning family of the same size....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Support (18 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the alternative scenarios she has asked the Advisory Group on Tax and Welfare to look at with regard to reforming child and family income supports. [28736/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (18 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for requiring former recipients of the one parent family payment who become entitled to the proposed jobseeker's allowance transition payment to continue to parent alone while in receipt of the jobseeker's payment. [28733/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (18 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection what the impact on child poverty would be if there was full take up of family income supplement, as it is estimated that this payment is only claimed by 40% of those currently eligible. [28734/13]

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister of State for his engagement here on Report Stage and the Minister for his engagement on Committee Stage. There is no doubt that the Minister listened to the concerns of the committee. This is probably the most engaging Bill we have seen where the views of the Opposition such as Deputy Michael McGrath's Private Members' Bills and all bar one of the amendments and...

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Amendment No. 77 is one I had overlooked. It is clear from what the Minister of State has said that the arguments put forward on Committee Stage were heard, and that amendment deals with the issue, albeit in a different section. That is to be welcomed and it means the amendment I tabled in that area is not required. I warmly welcome the fact that the specific information will now be...

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I have it.

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I am aware of paragraphs (i) and (ii) to which the Minister of State referred. However, they do not state clearly that there will be identification of the nature of the complaint. They deal with the sub-categorisation of the regulated financial service provider. To obtain clarity, I will give an example. If a financial institution had a dozen claims made against it that were substantiated...

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: If that is clear, there is no issue in that respect. I have another point on the other amendment. As I will probably not get in to speak on it again, I will make that point now. It relates to the three complaints rule. I agree with the Minister's position in terms of proportionality and point that if there is a bad smell about something in an area, one would not want to alarm everybody...

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 72:In page 57, to delete lines 22 to 27 and substitute the following:“(5) A regulated financial service provider falls within this subsection if, in the preceding financial year, a complaint relating to the regulated financial service provider which has been made to the Financial Services Ombudsman has been found by that Ombudsman to be substantiated or partly...

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: In respect of amendment No. 70, based on what the Minister of State has said, I am aware that when an agency or the courts interpret legislation or the law, they will also consider the intention-----

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Therefore, the Minister of State's statement is very welcome. On that basis, I will not press amendment No. 70. I welcome the commitment of the Minister for Justice and Equality to deal with this issue. What is absent is a timeframe and movement on this issue, although there have been efforts for quite a while to have the area regulated. On that basis, I will press the amendment...