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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: Let the Minister correct the record-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Second Private Motor Insurance Report of the National Information Claims Database; the action he will take in response to its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39490/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: On 3 November the Central Bank published the second motor insurance report of the National Claims Information Database. The report is very clear. It sets out the facts in black and white for anybody to see. In the past decade the cost of claims per policy fell by 9% while the average motor insurance premium increased by 35%. The insurance industry generated a profit of €142 million...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: The Central Bank's second report has completely and utterly destroyed the spin which the industry uses to justify the high cost of insurance premiums and which is all too often peddled by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Ministers and Deputies. For years the Government has told consumers that high premiums are solely caused by the high cost of claims, or that they are the result of some kind...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if proactive engagement will be undertaken with a bank (details supplied) regarding the reported closure of its branches and operations in view of the recent resignation of its chairman, the involvement of another bank in the strategic review of the operations of the bank and the potential sale of its loan book to a company; and if he will make a statement...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: Ulster Bank plays a key role in our communities. It supports business, provides local jobs to 3,000 people in towns and cities across the State and has a strong branch network of 88 branches. NatWest, the parent company of Ulster Bank, has undertaken a strategic review of Ulster Bank's operation and its future operation in this State. It has been widely reported that NatWest is considering...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: Last year, Ulster Bank provided €3.1 billion in new lending in this State. It provides 20% of lending to SMEs and has deposits of €22 billion. Ulster Bank is the third largest mortgage lender in the State. Its withdrawal from the State would lead to a duopoly in the mortgage market that would stifle competition and leave us vulnerable to higher interest rates. Rumours...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: The last time the Minister met Ulster Bank on this issue the chairperson was Ruairí O'Flynn, who has resigned from the job after less than two months. Has the Minister had an opportunity to speak to the former chairperson about his departure? Has he asked the CEO of Ulster Bank about the appointment of Goldman Sachs as advisers for NatWest's strategic review into the future of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider regularising the temporary relief granted by the Revenue Commissioners to cross-Border workers in response to the Covid-19 pandemic with respect to section 825A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; if he will consider further tax measures to facilitate cross-Border workers in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018 and its objectives in reducing the usurious rates of interest charged by moneylenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39229/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to a letter written by the Central Bank on 17 November 2020 regarding thematic inspections of compliance by regulated financial service providers with their obligations under the fitness and probity regime; when he will publish legislation to implement the senior executive accountability regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider legislation to strengthen the consumer protection code; his views on the lack of enforcement action taken by the Central Bank for breaches of the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39230/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: State Bodies (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 156. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to businesses encountering difficulties contacting State agencies when seeking support information due to Covid-19 business closures; if he is satisfied sufficient staffing levels are in place to process such queries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39408/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 157. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the supports in place for sole traders who are the only employees of their limited companies and have closed their business due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39409/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 158. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he is considering reopening the restart grants to new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39411/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned Burtonport to Letterkenny greenway project; if his Department has allocated funding to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39403/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the email address for urgent RSA driver tests provided by him in response to a recent parliamentary question is no longer monitored; if he will advise on an alternative email addresses through which representations can be made for urgent appointments; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver test will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39400/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when PSV tests will recommence; if his attention has been drawn to the impact that the suspension of such tests has on businesses requiring such licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39401/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance the method through which a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can revalue a residential property for the purposes of the local property tax in circumstances in which the value of the property has potentially decreased since the date of initial valuation on 1 May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39402/20]