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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I ask Deputy Donohoe to listen to this for a second.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Under their watch, we have never seen homelessness as bad in this State. Some 3,700 children woke up this morning with nowhere to call a home. This is their legacy. We have record levels of homelessness and it is increasing every month. We have targets for social and affordable housing that are far too low and even then the Government misses them. We have an entire generation of people...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: This is reality.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It is not me. These people are deciding to do this.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach made those comments yesterday. He made them deliberately. Does he acknowledge the housing crisis, and those people who feel they have been let down-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: -----by his Government, a Government he has now led and been involved in for 12 years-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: -----and has seen this crisis deepen as rents continue to go out of control, as house prices are out of control and as those in emergency and homeless accommodation have never been higher in the history of this State?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach said very many.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach should apologise for his comment.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Not very many people of these 12,000 people have been offered accommodation and the Taoiseach knows this fine well.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: He should apologise for putting the blame for the housing crisis on their shoulders.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It was disgraceful. They have to deal with enough without the Taoiseach trying to blame them for being homeless.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year saving associated with restricting the employer's PRSI exemption for share-based remuneration for all companies other than small, micro and SME companies. [34405/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Chair. I welcome the Ministers. I am under pressure so I will start with a question. Yesterday, the Minister spoke about the scope for one-off measures. How will that be calculated in terms of the summer economic statement? Where is the scope for these measures? Will they take effect in 2023 or 2024 or, indeed, both? Will the Minister clarify the funding source for the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It could go beyond that. Is that possible? Is that what is being said? It could eat into the general Government balance, potentially?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The idea that some of these revenues may come from windfall taxes, though, has not been ruled out given these measures will be once-off in nature. Would it be fair enough to say that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Turning to the long-term savings vehicle, the Minister outlined that he wanted to address the longer-term challenges the State will be facing arising from having an ageing population, demographics and health issues. The Minister has departed from this position. I understand he is now talking about two different funds. One would be a capital fund. The other would be what the Minister had...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: That is fine.