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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.

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: Is it expected that will be reduced? There are 181 cases before the FSPO relating to customers who are not happy with the processes used, the level of compensation and the determinations made by the bank. Is the bank providing for possible legal challenges?

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 did not say that. I said there were 181 cases before the ombudsman.

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: Those people are unhappy with the bank's own processes, procedures and customer relations.

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: Is it being suggested that the additional €30 million is being provided to cover the fine the Central Bank is going to issue? Is it expected the fine for Permanent TSB will be that low given the torture many customers were put through? I refer to the fact that the bank took from the accounts of customers more than €100 million or had to pay back €130 million in...