Results 12,501-12,520 of 35,658 for speaker:Pearse Doherty
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: It is still over budget.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: If even the lower level of growth in expenditure in June extends to the end of the year, we will be €150 million over budget. Is the Minister of the view that we will spending will come in within budget for the rest of the year, thereby bucking the trend of every other year?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: What does that mean? When considering those who may be watching these committee meetings, I am very conscious that we are talking about very high figures and staying within budget. The importance of that is well-known, but what does that mean for people? I met HSE officials last weekend and was told that 250 people in County Donegal who had been approved for home help packages were not...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: What does staying within budget mean? Does it mean operations will be cancelled or has waste been identified that can be filleted out? Is it a case of procedures being suspended or cancelled?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister is living in cloud cuckoo land. He needs to come down and listen to what I am saying and, more important, to what the people are saying. The Minister says he is confident that we can deliver on the needs of patients. I am telling him, as the HSE has also stated, that the HSE has assessed patients and has determined that they need this support and care. The HSE says the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister says he believes we can meet the needs of the public. How are we going to do that when the needs of the public are not being met at this point in time? That is the reality. We are looking at this one item but we could look at other issues such as delays, operations and so on. Thousands of people who have had their needs assessed cannot have them met as a result of budgetary...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: If the Chairman allows, I will ask all three questions together. On tax, in a reply to a parliamentary question the Minister stated that he received the report last year on merging PRSI and the universal social charge, USC. The USC brings in €3.9 billion of tax revenues per annum which, if it is merged with PRSI, would be locked in to the insurance fund and could only be used for...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: Is it going to happen? The Minister has had the report since December. First, the USC was to be abolished - the Minister held the placards as well - and then it was to be merged.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister is making the Brexit argument.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: This was promised three years ago. First, it was to be abolished, then merged-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: Brexit is very convenient.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: We agree on a wealth tax on substantial assets and on taxing the banks.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister obviously does not read our alternative budget submissions.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: Obviously the Minister is not reading that part of it.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: It has in every year. I will send the Minister a new copy-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: -----and I will highlight the point for him.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: And spend €3 billion alongside that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: And still spend €3 billion. It is €800 million short.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: I am interested to hear how the Government figured out there is a €3 billion spend, but the Minister can carry on.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance (3 Jul 2019)
Pearse Doherty: That is nonsense.