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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: What is happening? We have seen the report on champagne-gate with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney. It was turned around in a couple of weeks. All of the staff have been interviewed. Have all of the Taoiseach's Cabinet colleagues been interviewed by the Secretary General at this stage?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Okay, but when I raised this last year, the Taoiseach said that he would look into it and obviously-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Inn fairness, how long is a piece of string? It appears that nothing is happening here. There are only so many people in the Cabinet. There are only so many people that would have had access to that report. This was a hurtful thing that happened to those victims. It should not be taking a year and a half to conclude an investigation into this. Has the Taoiseach asked for an update from...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: My question-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It kind of appears that there is no investigation. It appears that there was an announcement of an investigation because what happened was completely and utterly wrong and because it hurt many victims at that time. We are dealing with the Estimates here. If the Secretary General has spent a part of his time over the past year and a half investigating this matter, there will be a cost to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I am not asking for that. Will the Taoiseach supply the information to the committee?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: We have all been waiting for the last year-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: What we are asking for as part of the Estimates and as part of the outputs-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It appears that there is no investigation.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Does the Taoiseach know of any one person that has been questioned by-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: So how does the Taoiseach know that there is an investigation?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Because it has been going on for a year and a half and we have not heard anything. There are only so many people that can be questioned. There are only so many documents that can be looked at.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: -----I am not looking for the identification of names but for the work hours have been put into this. What is the number of people-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the increase in craft apprenticeship waiting lists to access off-the-job training; the steps he is taking to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6352/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 772. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a urology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6608/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Northern Executive, including all its Ministers, is legally obliged to comply with the commitments set out in the withdrawal agreement and the protocol. Yet, yesterday evening we witnessed a reckless stunt on the part of the DUP. A Minister who is no stranger to political chaos stated that he had instructed his Department to stop all checks on goods at ports. This is a cynical attempt...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: There are solutions there.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: We have given the Government the solutions time and time again. When is the Government going to act on them?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: What about childcare and rent?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: What about childcare, rent and fuel allowance eligibility?