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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (20 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: With the consent of the Chair, can I ask one final question on the Dolphin Trust issue?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (20 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I tried to table an oral question in respect of this issue. It concerns a Ponzi scheme and a scam that caught out 1,800 pensioners. It was administered by Dolphin Trust GmbH, renamed the German Property Group. I am sure the Minister is familiar with the issue. The company's director, Mr. Charles Smethurst, promised people who invested their pensions with the company high interest payments...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (20 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: My question is as follows. There are hundreds of millions of euros of people's pensions invested in similar unregulated products. Is the Minister aware of this? Does he intend to bring regulation to this shadow industry? Has the Government taken any action in respect of this scam, which had two unregulated Irish companies at the heart of its operation?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: There are so many problems with the vaccine roll-out that it is hard to know where to start. We learned from a meeting of a certain parliamentary party that despite the assurances that we would have 1 million vaccines rolled out in April, the number will, in fact, be just over 800,000. We were told that mandatory hotel quarantine is to be extended. Now, we understand there is no such...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Those groups were all defined. Does the Tánaiste understand that there is anger now because people look at what has happened as a breach of a commitment? Does he acknowledge that the Government has broken its commitment to those employees at this point in time?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: An tseachtain seo caite, d'ardaigh mé an scannal maidir le cáipéisí agus sonraí a bhailigh an Roinn Sláinte agus Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte ar pháistí a bhí ag troid ar son a gcuid cearta sna cúirteanna. D'inis an Tánaiste dom nach raibh na fíricí uilig aige ag an am sin agus go raibh deis uaidh é a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste has rightly acknowledged that this is distressing for many families. The key thing they want to know is if there is a dossier on their families stored in the Department of Health containing sensitive information that they provided to therapists and counsellors on what their families were going through at difficult times? Are these dossiers still accessible to people within...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Insurance (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with mortgage lenders regarding mortgage applicants unable to draw down their mortgage loans due to their inability to secure mortgage protection insurance on health grounds in the context of Covid-19; if he has discussed their ability to waive this requirement under section 126 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995; and if he will make...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Insurance (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to ask the Minister what engagements he has had with mortgage lenders regarding applicants who have not been able to draw down their mortgage. I refer to individuals who have conditions that may make them more susceptible to adverse outcomes if they contract Covid-19. They are not being provided with mortgage protection insurance. In some cases, they have paid a deposit for a house....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Insurance (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister for that and ask that he would also raise it in his engagements with the insurance industry. Indeed, some of the banks own some of the insurance companies providing mortgage protection insurance. Bank of Ireland, for example, has its own insurance company, which is not providing mortgage protection cover to anybody who had symptoms of Covid-19 over the past three...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Insurance (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that. My last point may be a matter more specifically for the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming. The banks can give exemptions. We all know why they want this protection and rightly so but the insurance industry needs to look at its policies now, particularly with regard to people who have diabetes. This is the most prevalent issue in the cases coming into our offices. If a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate this. The question is about whether the Minister will extend the exemption on green diesel from the increase in carbon tax introduced in budget 2021. There is an extension whereby it will not come into effect until 1 May of this year, as a result of the dual issues of Brexit and the pandemic. These issues have not been resolved but there are also serious issues in terms of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister will appreciate that the agricultural sector is going through very challenging times as a result of Brexit and, like many other sectors, the pandemic. He is also aware that as he introduced the budget, despite the fact this issue was postponed until 1 May there was quite a backlash from the agricultural sector with regard to this increase. These are people who care for the land...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is aware that farm contractors are not able to claim back the double income tax reliefs that farmers do. He is aware of this because he previously stated he would consider looking into it. Has he considered this matter? Is he aware that, for example, the association of farm contractors has made it clear that the costs involved are in the region of €13,455 per annum per...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: That is not what this is about. This is about allowing for bonuses to be paid to an Irish-owned institution that was bailed out. AIB will own this entity 100% but AIB was bailed out with nearly €21 billion. Will the Minister enlighten the Dáil as to what is the average bonus paid to a senior wealth manager in Goodbody? Would he be surprised, for example, if I told him it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance the grounds on which he gave consent to a bank (details supplied) to acquire a company without the excessive bank remuneration charge applying to the bank being applied to the company; his views on whether he has set a precedent with respect to future acquisitions by bailed-out banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17479/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: On 2 March, AIB reached an agreement to acquire Goodbody stockbrokers for a sum of €138 million. The Minister will remember that in 2010, AIB sold the same entity, that is, Goodbody, for €24 million. Under the State agreement with the bank, AIB not only had to consult the Minister regarding the acquisition of Goodbody, but crucially it required the Minister's consent to put...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Three issues are at play regarding this, that is, how this position interacts with the law, whether it is politically appropriate, and the precedent it sets for other banks. On the first point, I have read the legislation, which specifies that excessive bank remuneration charges will apply to employees of any institutions that were given financial support under either the Credit Institutions...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Industry Regulation (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the insurance industry to ensure that any reduced cost of claims as a result of the newly adopted personal injuries guidelines will be passed onto consumers in the form of lower insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17478/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Industry Regulation (31 Mar 2021)

Pearse Doherty: On 6 March, the new personal injuries guidelines were adopted by the Judicial Council. They will cut the cost of awards by, in some cases, 60%. They will significantly reduce the cost of claims for insurance companies. What commitments, if any, has the Minister received from the industry to date that it will pass these savings on to customers? How will the Government measure those commitments?