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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: There will be changes as a result of the introduction of the revised scheme which will allow for stage payments. However, a 10% retention on each of the stage payments is going to be problematic again. Perhaps Ms Shovlin will address this issue. Anybody who is involved in this area knows many others in a similar position. It is important to put on the record that while we have four people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The key point in that regard is that if you build a smaller house, you do not benefit financially. You just do not have to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: -----go to the credit union to pay the shortfall in the Government scheme. I have met the banks, the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland, BPFI, and the Central Bank on this issue and I have argued strongly that there needs to be a bespoke scheme. I commend the focus group on the amazing work it has done on behalf of all the people who are going to follow the members of the group on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I have some final questions as I know that other colleagues want to come in. With regard to the lenders having a bespoke product, would it be fair to say that bridging finance will still be required under the new scheme? The retainer of 10% is going to cause huge problems in Donegal and elsewhere. The witnesses were 100% right to make the point that it is going to cause a serious problem...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: What about the residual amount or the shortfall? While it is a separate discussion, and my party is adamant that we need to have a proper scheme that covers 100%, we are dealing with what we have right now. In regard to those shortfalls of €10,000, €20,000 and €40,000, how do the banks deal with that? What is the proposal that the banks need to look at in that regard?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Some of those homes may no longer even be mortgaged so there is no relationship with the bank, yet they will still have to find bridging finance and residual funds. On another question, have the banks any concerns that the foundations are not being dealt with, given the asset is being restored through the grant scheme but it is being built on foundations that are not being restored?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Have they indicated any way forward in this regard? Are they still satisfied to work on this basis or have they indicated anything to the Redress Focus Group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I did not get the chance to mention EBS, which I think was in complete dereliction of its duty not to inform the witnesses and other customers that they were in default of their mortgage and, therefore, their mortgage could be called in. It is very clear in the terms and conditions that “if a building or structure of the mortgaged property is demolished or damaged so as to materially...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I am always satisfied.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driving test can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32896/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans to reduce delays in processing probate applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33178/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the podiatry service provided by the HSE in the health centre in Glenties, County Donegal, is unavailable to service users; when it is planned to recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33065/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 213. To ask the Minister for Health he number of vacant HSE podiatry services positions in County Donegal, by location; the plans to fill any such vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33066/23]

A5 Route Upgrade: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the fact that we can discuss this issue tonight. A number of weeks ago, I sat in a house in Newtownstewart with Patsy McSorley who had just lost his wife of 50 years. His daughter and granddaughter were also there and in the corner was what I would call a little shrine. There were flowers, a cross and a framed photograph of a bright, smiling woman, a happy-go-lucky person who...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: This evening the Dáil will debate a motion calling on the Government to honour its commitment to fund 50% of the cost of the A5 upgrade. I welcome the A5 Enough is Enough campaign who are here in the Gallery today. As the Taoiseach knows, this road is one of the most dangerous on the island of Ireland. More than 50 people have lost their lives on it since the upgrade was promised back...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: You announced it two years ago.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: You announced it last budget.