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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in processing a passport application for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; if additional documents are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16839/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports will issue for persons (details supplied) in County Donegal to allow for travel to a family wedding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16937/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 149. To ask the Minister for Health when a home support package will be processed and in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Where does Mr. Makhlouf believe it is happening at a European level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that. The Central Bank of Ireland came out with its quarter 1 bulletin, obviously, and because of everything that is happening, as Mr. Makhlouf outlined in his opening statement, some of it became very outdated very quickly. Will the Governor outline to the committee where he sees peak inflation? At what point or when will it reach that this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: We know, for example, before the war that inflation had risen to 5.6%. Obviously, the war has turbocharged that to a certain degree. Where does Mr. Makhlouf think it can possibly reach before it starts to fall off?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I am asking Mr. Makhlouf for his judgment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I will put it like this. Mr. Makhlouf's colleagues appeared before another committee and said they believed it would be in the region of 8%. Is that a view the Governor shares or was that a personal view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. It is only to be helpful, obviously. Today is the day where the largest energy company has followed what others have done and increased the cost of electricity by 23% and gas by 25%. These news stories are breaking on television and radio and sending shock waves through the financial stability of many households. Mr. Makhlouf talked about inflation obviously impacting lower- and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I have been engaging with the Central Statistics Office, CSO, looking at the impact of inflation on different household categories. The CSO will shortly prepare a note that will build on the work the Central Bank has done. That was quite helpful, but in the future we will have information on those different categories. We had social welfare increases of 2.5% in the most recent budget....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Permanent TSB, a State-owned bank, threw the kitchen sink at this case. It teamed up with lawyers and fought this individual tooth and nail over five years. Then, when the individual wrote to the Central Bank, it handed back a letter saying it cannot comment on individual cases, even though it has a consumer protection role. This fella took on a State-owned bank, in respect of which the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: What does the Central Bank use in regard to the switching code? We have a switching code, which is on a statutory footing under the Central Bank Acts, that allows people to switch their bank accounts from one bank account to another and their direct debits will switch with it. There are a few arrangements that will not switch but many of them will. It is my view the banks are actually...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The consumer protection role is with the Central Bank of Ireland. I want to know what the Central Bank will do about it more than just commentary, because the banks are not at it. We are not ready for this move at this time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: To clarify, it is not that. It is the priority. The Central Bank should be encouraging banks to make sure the priority is that customers can switch rather than closing their accounts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Central Bank has to approve the process. I have not seen the letters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I understand. I think the timeframe was to have legislation next year and be operational two years after that. Obviously, the ECB is trying to keep up with what is happening with other currencies and what Facebook is doing, as well as trying to be relevant to where people are at. The issue of those in arrears was referenced in the context of retail banking. I will not focus on that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: That is fine. As regards differential or dual pricing, I welcome the work that was done by the Central Bank and, in fairness, the engagement we have had in the past two yeas since I submitted a complaint. I also welcome the fact that the analysis is now being carried out, although I do have concerns in respect of how it is being implemented. I made a submission in that regard to the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: We discussed this on Second Stage and I have very little to add on Committee Stage.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Minister of State clarify the State's commitment to an initial guarantee of €2.3 billion under the terms of the new arrangements to borrow, NAB, decision on 16 January 2020?