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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Government's childcare policy is failing. We have had promise after promise and we still see parents paying a small fortune in fees, a perpetual staffing crisis and, every year, parents struggling to find places for their children. These problems are the result of the Government's refusal to invest properly in the sector. Childcare services in many areas right across the State are now...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: This is under the Minister. It is why the plan is failing. I am appealing to him to change direction and not to do more of the same.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: He should stop the bluster and recognise what is happening out there. The country needs a change of direction and the Minister to recognise that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister did not ask any questions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister will not even tell us the numbers.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: He will not tell us the numbers delivered.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Just tell us the figures.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister will still not tell us the figures because they are appalling.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The figures are appalling. The Minister's plan is failing and he knows it is failing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister said it is all right but that is the problem.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: People are under pressure.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Just make it up, Darragh.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Tá an Rialtas seo in oifig anois le breis agus trí bliana. Tá plean tithíochta an Aire seo i bhfeidhm anois le dhá bhliain agus tá a fhios ag madraí an bhaile go bhfuil teipthe ar an bplean sin. Tá na spriocanna tithíochta ró-íseal agus tá an plean agus an Rialtas seo ag ligean síos ár muintir. Tá a fhios ag Sinn...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: We do not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: If people who are struggling with a cost-of-living crisis in the middle of a housing crisis wanted hope, they were not going to get it from the Minister opposite today.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: That is the really shameful thing. He talks about Sinn Féin and tries to mislead the public with some of his commentary. Let us deal with reality. I am talking about affordable housing. How much did he deliver in year 1? Zero. How much did he deliver in year 2? He delivered 75. How much did he deliver in year 3? Fewer than 1,000. In year 4, the Minister promised 5,500 but how...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue to be generated by the temporary solidarity contribution and cap on market revenues in each of the years 2024 and 2025, respectively (disaggregated by each - Temporary Solidarity Contribution and Cap on Market Revenues); and if the revenue with respect to each is included in the revenue base for 2024 and 2025, as outlined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the level of excise applied to home heating oil from €122.83 to €100, €72.83, €60 and €0.00, from 12 October 2023 to end-2023 and from 1 January 2024 to end-March 2024 respectively, in tabular form. [40897/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a €100 lump-sum payment for each social welfare and social assistance scheme on 1 November 2023, 1 October 2023 and 1 March 2024 respectively, disaggregated by social welfare payment type, in tabular form. [40898/23]

Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I thank all of the speakers who spoke on this motion today. Many of them mentioned that this is the third time we have had a motion of this nature before the House. Sinn Féin will continue to campaign and to put forward proposals that will provide relief for hard-pressed workers and families in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. We are very conscious that there is a portion of...