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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (26 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the climate action fund will be used to fund commitments in the Climate Action Plan 2019; and if so, the level of such funding that will be used in relation to each specific project and or commitment. [26996/19]

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Ar dtús báire, gabhaim buíochas le Teachta O'Reilly fá choinne an rún seo a chur os comhair an Tí anocht. Tá an rún seo iontach tábhachtach mar tá a fhios againn go bhfuil an cúram baile a bhí tugtha do dhaoine ar fud an Stáit go dtí seo ciorruithe agus go bhfuil na daoine sin ag cailleadh uaireanta. Tá a fhios...

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Minister comment on the Government's use of the stability programme update, SPU, projections in the summer economic statement, despite the criticism from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council which states that these projections are not credible and are implausible?

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The projection for 2020 was €2.6 billion. Will the Minister confirm what the projection for expenditure for 2020 is now? With regard to the figures he has presented, the Minister has talked about medium-term projections, which suggests they are further out, but they are nowhere near the expenditure levels we have seen in the past two years. This expenditure is nearly double what is...

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The Christmas bonus has not been factored in. Is the Minister going to continue to ignore the criticism received year after year from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and others? That bonus is to be paid in December. As Colm McCarthy says, there are things that are unpredictable but Christmas comes every year. Is the Minister suggesting the bonus is...

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The reality is that the €700 million decreases to €400 million if the Minister commits to pay the Christmas bonus again in 2020. The other issue that is very clear is that an overrun is projected in health. All the indicators, which mirror those we have seen in previous years, show that there will be another significant overrun in health. Has the Minister factored that in?...

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: That is not true.

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: To clarify, if the Christmas bonus is in the base, that means that it is accounted for. It is not in the base. The Minister needs to correct the record. That is one of the criticisms made by the IFAC, the ESRI, and the Committee on Budgetary Oversight. Does the Minister want to correct the record?

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I apologise for being a bit delayed coming to the Chamber. I was at the Committee on Budgetary Oversight where we were hearing from Dr. Stephen Kinsella and Mr. Colm McCarthy on a number of issues, including some discussion on the summer economic statement. I welcome the opportunity le cúpla focal a rá ar an ábhar seo tráthnóna. Tá na...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: It is still there.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach cannot answer any of the criticisms.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: It would be useful if the Taoiseach answered IFAC's criticism.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: This is how difficult it is. The Taoiseach cannot answer IFAC's criticism because the Government is involved with a boom and bust cycle.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I would be happy to not be happy with the answer if I got an answer with which I would not be happy. The problem is he cannot answer any of IFAC's criticism.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: It is a touchy subject.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: It was used for health last year.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Link Group manages thousands of distressed mortgages for Cerberus, a vulture fund, and others. Last week it described Ireland as "the gift that keeps giving" in an address to its investors. This was in anticipation of more mortgages being sold by the banks to the vulture funds. Some of these banks are in majority shareholder ownership of the Irish State, the shares being held by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Since this Government came to office, despite the promises of new politics it has resorted to declining to grant money messages for Bills with which it disagrees, even when these Bills have the support and approval of this House. In many instances the use of money messages is an abuse of power which undermines the democratic right of the Legislature, as distinct from the Executive, to pass...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: No. It was by broadening the tax base.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: So much for prudence. That is ridiculous. Fine Gael should get its "Abolish the USC" posters out again. Does the Taoiseach remember those?