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Written Answers — National Roads Authority: National Roads Authority (17 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 910: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if works will commence in 2012 on the announced Pavement Overlay for Ardara Main Street in 2011 which had an allocation of €304,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35388/12]

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Faoin reachtaíocht atá ann san am i láthair níl treoir ar bith leis an ús a bfhuil iasachtóirí ceadaithe a bhaint. Tá cuid des na hiasachtóirí ag baint rátaí bliantúla de 210%. Cén polaiteoir, Teachta Dála nó Aire a bhéádh sásta glacadh le táilli chomh hard seo dá mbeimís féin ag tógáil iasachta? Tá a fhios againn go bhfuil teaghlaigh ag strachailt leis an chostas...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (12 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that regions are suffering from a higher rate of unemployment, the steps he will take to redress this differential. [33854/12]

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (12 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the differing levels of unemployment identified in the census and the live register, if he will provide the rate that is used by his Department. [33853/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (12 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of any existing or planned contracts between her Department and a company (details supplied) for the provision of labour market activation services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34111/12]

Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille. Is maith an rud é go bhfuil sé á phlé againn sa Dáil inniu. Tá a fhios againn gur chuir an Rialtas deireanach go leor moille ar an reachtaíocht seo. Ní thuigim, agus an Bille seo á léamh agam, an oiread ama agus a ghlacadh lena thabhairt chun tosaigh. Tá sé ráite go raibh próiseas comhairliúcháin ansin, ach nuair a labhair mé le daoine sa...

Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I have two questions on legislation. The programme for Government makes a commitment to strengthen the regulation of moneylenders. What legislation is proposed by the Government? Legal moneylenders are charging up to 210% APR and not one prosecution in the past seven years has been successfully taken against illegal moneylenders. I have asked both the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste about...

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2012: First Stage (12 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Consumer Credit Act 1995. The Bill seeks to place a cap on interest rates charged by licensed moneylenders approved in the State.

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2012: First Stage (12 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Personal Insolvency Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: At the end of March of this year, there were 116,288 mortgage holders in serious distress. This represents an increase of 8,580 since December 2011. If we look from January through to March of this year, 95 mortgage holders fell into distress every day. That figure is stark and worth repeating. It is a shocking figure and also represents a significant acceleration of the mortgage crisis....

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of human rights non governmental organisations based in Palestine that the Israeli Government and prison service are not honouring all of the terms of the recent agreement that culminated in the ending of a mass hunger strike by Palestinian political prisoners and the...

Written Answers — Trade Agreements: Trade Agreements (11 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 28: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the proposal of the European Commission to upgrade the trade relationship between the European Union and Israel through the Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products at a time when the European Union has again expressed serious concern about the continuing existence...

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (11 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline known future funding requirements for Irish Life and Permanent in 2012-2015 for its repayment of inter-bank and other debt, and if he will outline the expected source of such funding. [33791/12]

Written Answers — Mortgage Interest Rates: Mortgage Interest Rates (11 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance following the decision by the European Central Bank on 5 July 2012 to reduce its main interest rate by 0.25%, if he will set out the impact this will have on the tracker mortgage portfolio held by Irish Life and Permanent, and specifically if it may give rise to additional capital needs to be footed by the State. [33792/12]

Written Answers — Mortgage Interest Rates: Mortgage Interest Rates (11 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the current position with respect to proposals for the tracker mortgage portfolio held by the Irish Life and Permanent group, and specifically if he will confirm if there are proposals to move the portfolio from ILP to another entity; and if he will outline the terms on which such a transfer would be made. [33793/12]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (11 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance following the injection of €1.3bn by the State into Irish Life and Permanent, if he will set out in tabular form the total State money given to the covered institutions [33794/12]

Written Answers — Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta: Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta (11 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 76: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cad iad a thuairimí maidir leis an ráta dífhostaíochta i réigiún Gaeltachta Dhún na nGall a bheith níos airde ná an meán náisiúnta; an n-aontaíonn sé go bhfuil bac á chur ar mhic léinn Ghaeltachta dul ar aghaidh chuig oideachas 3ú leibhéal mar gheall ar réimse de chúinsí sóisialta agus eacnamaíochta agus an...

Written Answers — Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta: Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta (11 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 77: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil sé tiomanta don Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge agus dáiríre fúithi agus an dtabharfaidh a Roinn na Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta isteach arís sa dóigh is go mbeidh deis ag daoine óga atá ina gcónaí sa réigiún sin i nDún na nGall oideachas 3ú leibhéal a fháil [33996/12]

Written Answers — Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta: Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta (11 Jul 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 98: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna Oideachais agus Scileanna Oideachais agus Scileanna an dtabharfar na Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta ar ais do Phobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair, pobalscoil i nGaeltacht Dhún na nGall nach bhfuil scoláireachtaí DEIS nó scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta ar fáil ina leith faoi láthair [33993/12]