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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if the current tax rules regarding the importation of vehicles from the North, including the charge of VAT and 10% customs duty, are required under European law; his views on their impact on North-South trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21538/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It has been estimated that the price of second-hand cars has risen by 80% since the pandemic. I want to raise the impact of recent changes to the tax treatment of second-hand vehicles coming in from the North and its impact on the all-island car market. Recent changes mean that three charges may now apply to these vehicles, namely, vehicle registration tax, VRT, which we always had, but...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister for putting all that on the record. We will look at that. I have read the Revenue guidance in detail. However, there is an impact here. The North has been a big supplier of cars as, indeed, has Britain. The figure we were looking at 2019 was approximately 120,000 but the North, in particular, and, obviously, Border counties, would have had more. Revenue gives an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with mortgage lenders with respect to forbearance measures and solutions in place for mortgage holders where their loan is with respect to, and secured against a property affected by defective concrete blocks; his views regarding the need for a coordinated approach among lenders with respect to such mortgage loans; and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: There are many issues for those whose homes have defective blocks in my county of Donegal and right down the west coast. However, tonight I want to focus on one part of it which is the issue of the banks, mortgages and access to finance. Because of the scheme brought forward by the Government, all families are left with a significant shortfall in rebuilding their homes and rebuilding their...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister said he would do all in his power. I will give him an idea of what should happen. I have been meeting with the Central Bank for some months to discuss the matter. I have met with the banking industry more recently on the matter. The Minister should call in people from the mica group who are on its subcommittee which deals with finance and insurance. They have become experts...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I met representatives of the BPFI and I put that directly to them. In fairness they did not hesitate in saying that they would organise that structural engagement with its members which is to be welcomed. However, there is also a role for the State here. Why are these families in this situation? It is because the Government scheme does not provide 100% redress. It is because people are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Not only the Minister but his party leader, the Tánaiste, called for mortgage interest relief rates to be increased when he was on this side of the House but, again conveniently, he forgot all about that when he got back into power. The Minister made the point that budget time is the appropriate time to examine this, but there have been changes at other times and the Finance Bill passed...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce temporary and targeted mortgage interest relief for mortgage holders impacted by rising interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21747/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: As the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael McGrath, knows, since July, the European Central Bank, ECB, has increased its key interest rates seven times, with at least one further increase being expected in the time ahead. These interest rate hikes are putting real pressure on households that have mortgages. It has resulted in a significant shock for hundreds of thousands of borrowers....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister spoke about scarce resources, but people will be mindful that the budget’s surplus is predicted to be €10 billion this year. While the Minister is speaking about October as a time to take decisions, a letter is about to land next week on the floors of hundreds of thousands of individuals to tell them that their mortgage costs have risen again. The Central...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he and is Department are considering to promote switching for performing loans held by retail credit firms and credit servicing firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21539/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recently published Private Motor Mid-Year Report of the National Claims Information Database; if he will consider measures to ensure that recent reforms in the insurance market are passed on to consumers in the form of reduced insurance prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that credit unions are no longer issuing debit cards to customers who reside in the North on the grounds that they are no longer residents of the European Economic Area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21540/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue on time for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21689/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of delayed arrival times for the Bus Éireann Expressway Route 30 X30 Donegal to Dublin service for the months January 2023, February 2023, March 2023 and April 2023; the reason for any such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21763/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of delayed arrival times for the Bus Éireann Expressway 30 X30 Dublin to Donegal service for the months January 2023, February 2023, March 2023 and April 2023; the reason for any such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21764/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 311. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is aware that the increase from 12 to 16 in the number of students that Mná Tí can house has resulted in households being unable to access insurance cover; if so, the action that has been taken to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21128/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance payment will be reinstated for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21060/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (9 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 525. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if respite services can be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21080/23]