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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: We are against pushing up prices on families. What do you only understand about that? Push up gas prices. Push up oil prices.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: What about the vulture funds, Minister?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The people I speak to who live in this city say they cannot afford €2,000 rents and cannot understand why the Minister and his Government continue to vote against rent freezes. They continue to ask me why the Government will not support the Sinn Féin policy that would put a month’s rent back into renters’ pockets. The people I talk to tell me about the fact that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I begin by extending, on behalf of Sinn Féin, my condolences on the passing of South Belfast MLA, Christopher Stalford, to Christopher's wife, Laura, to his four children, his family, friends and colleagues in the DUP. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as they grieve his loss. Tá dhá tuairisc a fhoilsíodh an tseachtain seo a chaitheann síos go mór ar...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide updated projections from his Department on the rate of inflation for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; if the projections will be disaggregated by income decile and household type; and if he will bring forward an anti-inflation strategy as called for by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered developing a strategy with respect to cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens given concerns regarding their respective use for purposes of tax avoidance, tax evasion and money laundering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9699/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the drawdown of the €100 million allocated to investment in residential and community energy efficiency further to the allocation of carbon tax expenditures provided in table 1 of the budget 2021 document, the Use of Carbon Tax Funds 2021; if any of these funds were surrendered back to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider legislative changes to monitor the passing on of savings from insurers to consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8772/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on pension contributions in 2019, disaggregated by salary band in intervals of €10,000, in tabular form. [9140/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of tax relief on pension contributions in 2019, disaggregated by salary band in intervals of €10,000, in tabular form. [9141/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme in each of the years from 2018 to and including 2021. [9530/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications made for the primary medical certificate with respect to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers' scheme in each of the years from 2018 to and including 2021; the number of applications rejected in each of those years; the number of applications that were rejected and subsequently appealed to the disabled drivers medical...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 240. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme to the Exchequer in each of the years 2016 to 2021. [9555/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 696. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the provision of child speech and language and occupational therapy services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9217/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 697. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an approved direct payment was revoked for a child disability service in relation to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9218/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 769. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9431/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Yesterday the Central Statistics Office published the latest property price report that shows property prices are continuing to spiral out of control. In the past year house prices have increased by 14.4% across the State. The Border region is seeing crazy house price inflation at prices increasing by up to 24% in the past year. This is scandalous. House prices are almost at a Celtic...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister asked for an alternative and I gave him one - the bank levy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I just explained it to the Minister. He just does not want to make the choices. He is on the wrong side of this argument. Jesus Christ-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Cé go bhfuil sé soiléir dúinn uilig faoin am seo go bhfuil géarchéim mhillteanach ann maidir le costais mhaireachtála, níl clue ag an Rialtas cé chomh holc agus atá rudaí. Tá sé ag déanamh neamhaird ar theaghlaigh agus ar oibrí atá ag streachailt amuigh ansin. Ní hamháin sin, leis an fhírinne a...