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Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 742. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for respite care in an adult metal health facility; the reason for multiple cancellations; if an alternative facility is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13334/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult mental health respite care facilities in CHO1 for persons living in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13335/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 889. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the matter will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13849/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 922. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works to redevelop and upgrade nursing homes (details supplied) in County Donegal; the timeline for the completion of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14073/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 1278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a carer’s allowance application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13485/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 1279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for carer's allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13486/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 1280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on the application of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13487/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 1315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive a full illness benefit payment recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13856/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 1316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive a full illness benefit payment for a week in December 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13857/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Tá fáilte romhaibh. I congratulate the Governor, Professor Lane, on his new appointment and wish him all the best.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: It was an uncontested position. Many of us would like to contest those types of elections but it probably speaks volumes about how Professor Lane is regarded by his peers. I congratulate him and wish him all the best. Regarding the Central Bank's code of practice on the sale of mortgages, is it still in effect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, the voluntary code.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: That is fine. I wanted to know because I have a follow on question. To remind ourselves, the first line of that code reads "A loan secured by [a] mortgage [on] residential property may not be transferred without the written consent of the borrower". To my knowledge, the Central Bank has never asked the banks to apply the code. I have taken that voluntary code, which no bank has ever...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Ms Rowland outlined the origins but the code still exists. I assume the Central Bank of Ireland does not just introduce a code and then leave it for 30 years. Numerous Deputies, including the current Minister for Finance, myself and many members of the committee have raised questions about the code in the past. We know how parliamentary questions work: they go to the Minister, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The Central Bank is consulted on them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I have the comments Professor Lane made in this morning's newspapers. I was not surprised by them, although I was disappointed with the view expressed. We have discussed it previously and we will discuss it again next week when the Bill goes through pre-legislative scrutiny. There is a bit of a trend here on the part of the Central Bank of Ireland, the European Central Bank and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: That is fair. I do not dispute that one bit. We are on the same page on that point. Professor Lane and I know, however, that certain vulture funds do not offer the types of arrangements that others do. From the perspective of "Mary" or "John" sitting out there, the idea that the banks and vulture funds are regulated the same does not make a blind bit of difference if they are not able to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Professor Lane is talking about the CCMA. The CCMA does not require any-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: -----bank or vulture fund to offer any type of solution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: It is just procedural stuff. While there is no evidence of the vulture funds breaching the CCMA, the reality is that they take a very intolerant approach to a certain number of customers. If one speaks to debt advocates, they will make this point very clear. If we want to focus on the CCMA, my view is that it is a red herring when we are dealing with this issue. That is because the CCMA...