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Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach agus táim buíoch díot freisin an deis a bheith agam labhairt ar an mBille seo inniu sa Dáil. Mar a dúirt an tAire féin, tá súil agam gurbh é seo an t-am deireanach a bheimid ag déileáil le reachtaíocht ó thaobh Covid-19 agus an gá a bhí ann le...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Government put fuel up in the budget.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: You put up the price in September.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in an area of deprivation in County Donegal will be considered for the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13413/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 189. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13195/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 231. To ask the Minister for Health when assessment of needs applications submitted in September 2020 will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13460/22]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Can I just make a point? I wish to ask about the procedure. Why does the Minister of State make an opening statement on this legislation-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I am not opposing it. I am curious just in relation to-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister of State is attending as an ex officiomember of the committee. I did not even think officials would be here with him. This is not his piece of legislation and, indeed, the Government is not co-operating with this piece of legislation, unfortunately. Therefore, the Minister of State should not be afforded an opportunity to outline why the Government is not co-operating with...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: As the sponsor of this Bill, I am not sure if I am entitled to-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It is a query that I have.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I have no problem with the Minister of State articulating the Department's view on this Bill. Indeed, I look forward to hearing it. My query was just on the procedure in terms of a Private Members' Bill before committee. Is the sponsor entitled, as the Minister or Minister of State is, as a member, to have officials present?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I know. I was just about to finish if the Vice Chair would let me.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I know the Vice Chair is not feeling too great but just please try not to take it out on me. As I-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: As I said, I am delighted, if I can say my cúpla focail, that we are here on Committee Stage and that the members of the committee have provided quite ample time since 2020 to go through a very lengthy pre-legislative scrutiny process in terms of this Bill. This Bill was published back in 2018. It is an ambition of my party's and mine that the excessive charges that are being applied...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 93 of Consumer Credit Act 1995 1. Section 93 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995 is amended, in subsection (10), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (g): “(g) in the Bank’s opinion, the cost of credit is usurious, excessively high or any of...