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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The public had its vote on that a couple of days ago, with respect.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Maybe you should stand in the next election.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Answer the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Does the Tánaiste stand over this bonkers idea of giving taxpayers' money to developers?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Answer the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Why is the Government giving taxpayers' money to developers? Answer the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste cannot stand over the policy of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on this because it is so bonkers he cannot even defend it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste cannot even defend it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Le gach seachtain a ritheann, tá an géarchéim tithíochta ag dul ó smacht i gcónaí. Léiríonn an tuarascáil cíosa is déanaí a d'fhoilsigh Daft.ie ar maidin go bhfuil an meánchíos iarrata thuas beagnach 12% ar fud an Stáit. With every week that passes, the housing crisis continues to spiral out of control. Rents...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: How long has the Tánaiste been in government now? Is it ten or 11 years? Over that period when the Tánaiste has been sitting around the Cabinet table we have seen rents double. He was tweeting two years ago about how Government policies were working. He tweeted: Rents down, homelessness down, house prices levelling off. Our policies are working. Let me put some facts to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 328. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for orthopaedic surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23932/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports will issue for children (details supplied) in County Donegal in time for intended travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23542/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Data Protection (11 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 208. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is permitted under legislation to disclose or share information with the Central Bank; if so, the scope and nature of the information that can be disclosed or shared with the Central Bank; and the legislative provisions which permit the disclosure or sharing of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme: Former Members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal (11 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome both doctors. I want to get a greater understanding of the events that led to the entire board resigning. I am sure it was not something board members did lightly as professionals dealing with people with disabilities and the difficulties there and having indicated at an earlier stage that they could not continue to assess but took the commitments at their word. I also want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme: Former Members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal (11 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: -----from the Department of Finance. It was an FOI I received two months ago and nothing else. Going back to the 2018 letter, I am struck by the absence of acknowledgement of or response to that letter because its content was quite serious. I invite the witnesses to talk about that. If I am correct in my memory, that letter talked about the safety of members of the board and the anxiety...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme: Former Members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal (11 May 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The DDMBA was not the only group, committee or board reaching out to the Department of Finance or Minister at the time. We heard from the Ombudsman that his predecessor had written on numerous occasions concerning commitments not lived up to. Strong criticisms were made of the Department for not dealing with the issue or making the necessary changes. I said to the current Ombudsman that if...