Results 4,221-4,240 of 35,563 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: If my debit card details were compromised and somebody bought whatever it was - a jacuzzi - in Bermuda using my card, the bank would pay that back to me because it was done through my card and it was an unauthorised payment. I am reimbursed the €6,000 for the jacuzzi they are now lying out in in Bermuda. The bank, as part of its reporting, then notifies Mr. Cryan's division that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. To the Garda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The point is, the Garda will be notified that Pearse Doherty's card was fraudulently accessed for a purchase. It goes on PULSE. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: That is what I am trying to figure out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: This is an important part. Maybe it is impossible. We could just overwhelm the Garda if we were to do that; I am not sure. I would like to know the process regarding whether they are all reported. If they are reported, then-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: My local station is Bunbeg. Hypothetically, this person has bought a jacuzzi somewhere using my card details. I have been recompensated by AIB or whatever bank the card was with and the local station has now been notified. What happens in that instance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I agree. I do not underestimate the challenge in relation to this and the ability of fraudsters to launch attacks at scale. The analogy about whack-a-mole is a real one. There has been success in some of this activity in the past year, but that is also measured against the Covid period during which there was a massive amount of online retail. If Covid is stripped away and we look at 2019,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I have seen some of the cases that have been in court, including in my own county, and exactly that occurred. It is not just a transfer online. It is a presence locally, taking the cash out and the checks and balances from the banks, which ask how that person ended up with €15,000. Many people think it is quick cash and all the rest, but if there is €20,000 coming into your...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Does Mr. Kelly have any detail or the breakdown of the number of crimes in the area of APPs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: We wish the Garda every success in that regard, but we are talking about thousands of crimes being committed each year, thousands of victims and money being lost and not being recompensed in many cases. I would love to whether anyone is ever prosecuted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I am saying that in thousands of cases, locally and nationally, where persons are victims of fraud and have lost substantial sums, there is no contact by the Garda, even when the Garda has been alerted to that by the bank.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports will issue for children (details supplied) in County Donegal on time for their travel date of 8 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26476/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue on time for a child (details supplied) travelling to a family wedding abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26689/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 178. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a procedure in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26512/23]

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Gabhaim buíochas le mo chomhghleacaithe a chuir síos an rún seo. There is no doubt that carers and families have been failed right across the State and failed far too often. I commend the fact that Deputy Cullinane has tabled this motion today. These parents and children often find it difficult to have their voices heard. Respite services are not a luxury. They are a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It is a blank cheque.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 102. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what action his Department and the HSE will take, following recently published HIQA inspection reports, to ensure that the areas identified that require improvement in James Connolly Memorial Residential Unit and St. Anne’s – Naoimh Áine’s are addressed without delay; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications that have been made by people in Donegal wishing to avail of the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme; and the number of applications that have been successful and unsuccessful, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26161/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 617. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees who have been settled in County Donegal, broken down by townlands and whether they have come from Ukraine or elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26158/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 657. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have availed of the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare cross-Border initiative who have not had all of their expenses fully covered; the number of persons who have had to pay in excess of €1,000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25640/23]