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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Irish Banking Culture Board: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I will finally ask a question on the tracker mortgage issue. Some of these cases will be dealt with on a legal basis and it is to be hoped that others will get satisfactory resolutions at the level of the ombudsman. In 40,000 cases, the banks have had to put their hands up, state they had wrongly taken money from their customers and to pay that money back and compensate them. Many of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Irish Banking Culture Board: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Let me reframe the question. I would never question whether Padraig Kissane, as a member of the board, was in any way a less passionate advocate for consumers. I know that Mr. Justice Hedigan was not suggesting that, but it is not a question of how speedily the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman deals with complaints. The issue is that the banks have not resolved these issues and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Irish Banking Culture Board: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I thank both delegates and wish them well.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: On the same issue, the data released today by the Residential Tenancies Board for quarter 2 of 2019 show that the rent pressure zones have been breached in 22 out of 26 counties. In six counties, renters are experiencing double-digit increases. In Dublin, rents are now on average €1,700 per month. That means that a renter in Dublin city is paying €1,600 more this year than he...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: My question to the Government is this: will the Government now do what Sinn Féin called on it repeatedly to do, namely, implement a three-year rent freeze and introduce a refundable tax credit equivalent to one month's rent per year during this period?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Come on.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is nearly as laughable as Boris Johnson across the water.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is provoking the Opposition.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The Government has not asked the commission to investigate dual pricing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Customers and businesses are being charged rip-off premiums by the insurance industry. This is squeezing incomes and leading to the closure of businesses throughout the State. The scale of the insurance industry rip-off is paralleled only by the scale of the Government's inaction in failing to tackle the escalating costs and the malpractice within the industry, of which there is probably no...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Much of the Minister's reply did not address the core issue I raised. I have previously raised many issues relating to scams and rip-offs in the insurance industry, but my question pertains to dual pricing in particular. I gave the example of my policy renewal and the €280 difference in pricing depending on whether I got the quote online or a renewal quote from the company's head...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 10. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies and economic operators that have applied for and received an economic operators registration and identification, EORI, number to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39085/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: As we approach 31 October, we know that thousands of businesses that rely on their trade with British businesses to stay open do not yet have the registration they need to continue to trade into the British market post Brexit. This serious issue is coming down the tracks. Our economy and our business sector need to be ready. How many companies and businesses have applied for and received...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Those figures are quite scary. These companies trade with Britain and employ people through their trade with Britain. Their ability to retain their employees relies on the success or failure of this aspect of their business in many cases. The Minister told me three weeks ago that 40% of exporters did not have the necessary authorisation that will be the minimum requirement for businesses...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Brexit Preparations (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I question the contention that it has been "ramped up significantly". I acknowledge the figures that have been provided by the Minister in respect of August. While there were 5,000 registrations that month, it is worrying that there has been a dip or a reduction in September, with just 4,418 registrations to date this month. I accept that the figures for the full month are likely to be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: What about the leisure sector? That was the primary question asked by Deputy Michael McGrath and me. The Minister of State seems to have ignored that fact.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I have made the point and I make it again: the Minister of State is not grasping or responding to the seriousness of this. We want the Judiciary to do what it wants, but my fear is that the Minister of State is swallowing the spin from the industry, just like he swallowed the spin about fraudulent claims. We know that the insurance industry has reported only 50 suspected fraudulent cases...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 2. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement further reforms in view of the increasing costs of insurance for many sectors and the escalating crisis in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39204/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: There is a full-blown insurance crisis in every part of the State. We see it in the experience of customers through escalating premiums, which is putting pressure and a squeeze on their incomes. We see it with companies closing throughout the State due to increasing premiums or, indeed, the fact that certain sectors will simply not be quoted for an insurance premium. This trend of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I hear what the Minister of State is saying on the issue of the Judicial Council Act and its execution. Implementation is crucial and we need to make sure that next step is taken. However, I fail to believe he fully grasps the magnitude of what is happening. Every week companies are closing. This summer, community festivals that had been running for decades did not run because of...