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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Are they going to be published?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 543. To ask the Minister for Health if a bus escort trained in the administration of buccal midazolam will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38438/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I will delve into some of the figures now that make up the summer economic statement. We might look at existing levels of services, which the council commented on with regard to its assessment of the SPU and again today. The summer economic statement provided €2.2 billion in respect of maintaining existing levels of services and €800 million in respect of pre-committed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Let us tease that out a bit further. Mr. Barnes mentioned welfare and pay. When the Government talks about its allocation for next year in terms of existing levels of service, it is not talking about welfare increases. The latter will be provided under the discretionary amounts it has available. The existing pay deal is included in existing levels of service, but a future pay deal will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. Barnes spoke about insulating people from inflation, and not just the inflation we are expecting next year. There is no figure for that in the summer economic statement. Where does IFAC expect inflation to be next year? Will it be in the range of 4% to 5%? Social welfare increases will need to insulate people from last year's increases. As the Government has done nothing this year,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. Barnes mentioned that the summer economic statement has revised up the Government's taxation package from €500 million to slightly over €1 billion. He said that the upward revision of the tax package would help to prevent the tax burden from rising substantially. I wish to tease that out. Last month, Dr. Barra Roantree from the ESRI noted that the benefits from changes to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Obviously, that depends on wage growth rather than inflation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I hear what Mr. Barnes said to the effect that lower indexation would lead to more expenditure. The summer economic statement has set out a net taxation package of €1.05 billion. This means that, regardless of the increased taxes, the cut will be €1.1 billion. Obviously, one of the big concerns we have all had for years is the issue of corporation tax. In the context of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome members of IFAC. Its presentations are always valuable and maybe I will start off with that. We know the council is mandated to do an assessment and endorse the macroeconomic forecast provided in the stability programme update, SPU. IFAC does not have the mandate with regard to the summer economic statement, however. Therefore, it does not produce any report after the summer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: So people receive wages and the value of those wages must be maintained. The point has been made, and rightly so, that the budget will come down to choices and targeted measures. The Government has increased the taxation package up to €1 billion. After one subtracts the public pay agreement, there will be less than €2 billion in discretionary expenditure. Once social welfare...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It is Government time. This is its motion.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Even the Ceann Comhairle is telling the Government its time is up.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Faoin Rialtas seo, tá an ghéarchéim tithíochta tar éis éirí ina tubaiste sóisialta. Tá na liostaí feithimh ospidéil ag éirí níos faide ná mar a bhí riamh agus tá an caighdeán maireachtála ag titim. Is é ceann de na fáthanna go mbeidh mise ag vótáil mímhuiníne sa...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: How could it be uncosted if the Minister of State has given the figures? This is just ridiculous.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Pupils there get free meals.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: We will be here all day.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 106. To ask the Minister for Health if he will attend a meeting with an organisation (details supplied), the Manager of Letterkenny University Hospital and the CEO of the Saolta University Health Care Group to hear their concerns regarding the lack of diabetes care services at the hospital and the pressing need for additional services to be provided. [37590/22]