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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...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 14. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that REITs and IREFs are paying a fair share of tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39082/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 20. To ask the Minister for Finance if the review of the special assignee relief programme has been completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39081/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 28. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the excise duty on diesel fuel; his views on the impact of such an increase on the haulage industry in view of the threat posed by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39083/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Legal Cases (26 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 32. To ask the Minister for Finance when the appeal against a ruling by the EU Commission (details supplied) will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39084/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (25 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 126. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39024/19]

Finance (Tax Appeals and Prospectus Regulation) Bill 2019: Second Stage (24 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille atá os ár gcomhair inniu. Déileálann an Bille seo le dhá rud faoi leith, sé sin iad siúd ag cuardach achomharc ó thaobh cúrsaí cánach de, agus na rialacha agus regulations ó thaobh prospectus de. Pléifidh mé an dá rud sin i gcoinne a chéile. Leasóidh mír 5 den...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (24 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there is a competitive market for insurance here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26961/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (24 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there is a competitive market for mortgages here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26960/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (24 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated saving to be made from moving the entire cost of regulating the financial industry, with the exception of the credit union industry, from the State to the financial industry. [38493/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 139. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by capping Deputies' salaries at €75,000. [38722/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by capping Senators' salaries at €60,000. [38723/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the allowances of Ministers and the Taoiseach by 50%. [38724/19]