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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: That is fine. We are dealing with an instrument here that has a very significant amount of contingent liability. Is Ms Ralph telling me that the Department has come before the committee that is scrutinising this without an understanding or any work done on the contingent liability of this issue? I am not interested in the contingent liability of other issues. We have dealt with those...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding Table2: 2026 Current Expenditure Breakdown to confirm whether the € 0.3 billion provided for 'To be allocated' is for new measures or for ELS costs; and to provide the breakdown. [55665/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding Table2: 2026 Current Expenditure Breakdown to confirm whether the €1.4 billion provided for 'Other' is for new measures or for ELS costs; and to provide the breakdown. [55666/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding Table2: 2026 Current Expenditure Breakdown the portion of the €2.2 billion provided for 'Key Policy Adjustments and Expansion of Services' is for Budget 2026 new measures that will commence in 2026. [55667/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding Table2: 2026 Current Expenditure Breakdown, to provide details of the €0.3 billion provided for 'to be allocated'; and the way in which it differs from the 1 billion contingency reserve which is also held centrally. [55668/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding determined as required for ELS (public sector pay, carryover, demographics, and so on) costs in Budget 2026 which in the case of Budget 2025 the Expenditure Report 2025 on pages 24 and 25 set at €3.4 billion. [55671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of current funding provided for New Measure in Budget 2026 which in the case of Budget 2025 the Expenditure Report 2025 on page 24 set at €1.9 billion. [55672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding Table 2: 2026 Current Expenditure Breakdown to confirm whether the €0.9 billion for 'Increase in recipients' relates to increases in recipient numbers as a result of changes to the size and demographic composition of the population; and if so the portion of the €0.9 billion which is to cover that or if this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional number of recipients that will qualify for the carer's allowance after the income disregards increase in July 2026. [55669/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first year cost of Budget 2026 measures to increase the income disregards for carer's allowance which was provided on page 146 of the Expenditure Report 2025; when the Budget 2026 measure to increase the income disregards was announced. [55670/25]

Cost of Disability: Motion [Private Members] (14 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: We all know - at least those of us on this side of the House - that there is a substantial additional cost to disability. There is a mountain of evidence, report after report, setting it out in black and white. The cost lands on the shoulders of individuals and families across the State. The question we in Sinn Féin and those on this side of the House are asking is why the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (14 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 347. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of loan sharks that have been reported through his Departments dedicated lines and other avenues each year for which data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55012/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (14 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 348. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide details of the regulation of HCCP collection agents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55013/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (14 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 349. To ask the Minister for Finance in the case of crypto currency holdings, the way in which Revenue determines where the asset is located for taxation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (14 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 350. To ask the Minister for Finance the first-year cost in 2025 of the VAT change for new apartment construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55015/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (14 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 351. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the standard fund threshold in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55016/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2026 (14 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 352. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the changes to the capital allowances for intangible assets outlined in Budget 2026; the details of the impact of the measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55017/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: The Irish fishing and seafood industry received terrible news in the past week that there will be further devastating cuts to the mackerel quota as well as cuts to blue whiting and boarfish. This has been referred to as economic Armageddon by the industry. My constituency of Donegal will be hit really hard by this. The European Commission has known for many years about the reckless...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Seriously? Does the Tánaiste really believe that?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste speaks about honesty. I will read back his words from before the election-----