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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (1 Jun 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 270. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings he or the Minister for State with responsibility for financial services, credit unions and insurance have held with insurers and underwriters since 1 June 2020 regarding professional indemnity insurance for construction professions and construction-related professions with particular reference to fire safety concerns and the...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Athchóiriú Cuimsitheach Buiséid), 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Inclusive Budget Reform) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister of State talked about scrutiny of this legislation and he will be well aware that the next step in the legislative process is pre-legislative scrutiny. If he had responded to my contribution as opposed to just reading the script, he would have heard me say that the next step would allow us to really scrutinise the implications of the recommendation of the Convention on the...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Athchóiriú Cuimsitheach Buiséid), 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Inclusive Budget Reform) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille don Dara hUair anois." I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." It is seven years since this legislation was first introduced in the Dáil on 16 April 2014. That is reflected in its Title, "Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Inclusive Budget Reform) Bill 2014". Since the Bill was introduced, we have had five amendments to the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Yesterday, my party leader, Deputy McDonald, asked the Taoiseach to clarify the future of the pandemic unemployment supports and stated that for as long as the public health emergency prevents people from going to work, the supports they rely on should be retained in full for the sectors affected. No clarity was provided by the Taoiseach but last night, according to media reports, the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The new personal injuries guidelines have been in effect now for over a month. Sinn Féin supported the Judicial Council Act and these new guidelines for one simple reason, which is that they would bring greater certainty to the level of personal injury awards, reducing the cost of claims, and by doing so should reduce the cost of insurance for customers. This is only going to happen...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Tánaiste for his response. We have done more than just produce a paper on this but have produced legislation. I look forward to the Tánaiste's views on this and we will have an opportunity to discuss and debate this on Second Stage shortly. The key thing for me is if this sort of oversight is brought in, it says very clearly to the insurance industry that it has to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council definitely did not pull its punches in its recent assessment of the Government's projections and stability programme update. The report includes a reference to projections being "poorly founded", and uses language such as "piecemeal", "not realistic", "not credible" and "not ... useful". In fairness to the Minister, he did not pull his punches either,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I note Mr. Barnes has said this issue needs to be addressed. This is not the first time IFAC has called out this issue. It called it out last year and the year before but nothing has changed. Many members of this committee and the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach have called also out the unrealistic projections. The SPU is a wee bit meaningless, to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: IFAC mentioned the significant risk that exists in terms of corporation tax receipts. Some 56% of all corporation tax receipts come from just ten corporate groups. The SPU predicts that there will be a reduction of €2 billion in corporation tax receipts due to the base erosion and profit shifting, BEPS, process, in particular Pillar I. Mr. Barnes will note that there is real...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The projections are based on a 12.5% corporation tax rate. Does Mr. Barnes believe that is credible in the medium term given the BEPS process and where that is moving in terms of a minimum effective tax rate?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The IFAC report states that "current projections suggest that achieving a balanced budget by 2025 would leave no room to implement new policy measures without increasing taxes or reducing spending in other areas." IFAC has commented elsewhere in its assessment that the programme for Government made spending commitments in core areas such as health and housing, which are required. At the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: On debt sustainability, does Mr. Barnes accept that the fiscal and monetary environment has changed, with many arguing for debt sustainability to be measured with respect to debt servicing costs rather than the crude measurement of debt to GDP ratios? Does he accept the old model of measuring what the State can or cannot afford to do has changed and this will change the approach of IFAC in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Can I ask finally-----

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (26 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when fibre broadband will be available to a household (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28606/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver test will be expedited for an essential worker (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28607/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (26 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a bhéas cinneadh déanta ag a Roinn maidir le iarratas a chur coiste tuismitheoirí scoil i Dhún na nGall isteach (sonraí tugtha) ar maoiniú faoin gClár Tacaíochtaí Pobail agus Teanga; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [28605/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 186. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a lone parent application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28604/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the witnesses to the committee meeting. Deputy Mairéad Farrell touched on some of the points I had intended to raise in regard to the experience and the evidence of what we are seeing happen in this sector. The figures in terms of the increase from €2,500 to over €65,000 in the space of two years are shocking and they point to the need for urgent action. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I thank Mr. Lyons and have a couple of final questions on that matter. I am looking for an understanding of what it will mean if this problem is not rectified. Will costs be passed on to the customer? What will it mean in terms of the prices of homes? Have any calculations been done in that regard? We are also talking about offices and hotels, etc., which all require this type of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I thank our guests for attending the committee. The sound quality is not great, but we will proceed anyway. Can Mr. Bradley elaborate on the point made about the 600,000 motorists who have seen a premium reduction of €80 compared with where they were 12 months ago? Can he elaborate on that? Does it include the €30 rebate that was issued to AXA customers as a result of...