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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The whole Government is.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (10 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the pre-committed capital expenditure from 2019 to 2024 or the latest available date as a percentage of GDP and in gross terms in tabular form. [16863/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: ESRI Report on Ireland and Brexit: Discussion (10 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Fáilte chuig an coiste. The ESRI's outlook is more modest compared with some other outlooks such as, for example, the Department of Finance and the Central Bank. Can the witnesses explain this to us? What, in their view, are the mitigating factors explaining the more modest assessment presented by the ESRI? Is it based solely the foreign direct investment, FDI, diversion, or are...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: ESRI Report on Ireland and Brexit: Discussion (10 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: There has been a long lead-in to Brexit and we are all aware of the machinations in Westminster and the news flowing out of various Council meetings. How likely is it that the markets have already priced this in and that the biggest disruption will be caused by a shock, an unprecedented or unexpected event? Given that there has been a long lead-in to a possible no-deal Brexit, is it...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: ESRI Report on Ireland and Brexit: Discussion (10 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Some of the headlines we have read have suggested that Brexit will create the biggest turmoil we will have experienced in our lifetime. That is not the case. This has been presented as being as big as the banking crash, but it does not fall into the ha'penny place when compared to what happened when previous Governments drove the economy off the cliff. I say that to put some context on...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: ESRI Report on Ireland and Brexit: Discussion (10 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I saw graphs of the impact county by county and they showed an 8% reduction in manufacturing and production jobs in Donegal. Are they the figures? The Border belt was to be the region most impacted but many others were also seen to be affected.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance when cases (details supplied) will be decided upon by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16045/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether banks should be compelled to charge all transaction fees at the point of purchase in the interest of transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16143/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason certain banks are allowed discriminate in their fee structures against customers with less than a certain amount in their account by imposing fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16144/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance if the change made in the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019, which increased to €175 the threshold required to avail of duty free shopping, will only come into force when the section is commenced; his plans in this regard; the reason the change was made; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 396. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16446/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 397. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be considered for an earlier appointment from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16447/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 455. To ask the Minister for Health when the planned three year cap on farm assets for the assessment of means under the fair deal scheme will come into force; the reason for the delays being experienced in the introduction of this new measure; his plans to apply the new criteria retrospectively with respect to current applicants of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 487. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the ceiling on refuse collection charges was lifted in November 2018; the oversight and monitoring systems in place to ensure that consumers are paying a reasonable price for the service and that prices are consistent. [16047/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 488. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the practice by some local authorities of seeking information from private refuse companies of the details of persons registered with them for the stated purpose of combatting fly tipping is in line with General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, legislation; and the rights of persons seeking to purchase bin labels...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services Provision (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 519. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration being given to proposals from the National Transport Authority for the establishment of a support scheme to provide grant aid to taxi and hackney licence holders in order to address gaps in service provision in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16066/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Permanent TSB (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I will start with those figures. Many figures were presented by Ms Timoney. The €130 million is the total figure regarding the tracker mortgage scandal so far. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Permanent TSB (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: That includes the legal fees, administration and the compensation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Permanent TSB (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I am looking through the questionnaire supplied by the witnesses. I am sure that in one of the questions the answer was €165 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Permanent TSB (9 Apr 2019)

Pearse Doherty: An additional €35 million is being provided.