Results 13,961-13,980 of 35,658 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: It is a case of more roll-over Leo. The promise given by the Taoiseach, the previous Taoiseach and the then Minister for Finance is now gone. We knew about the legal challenge but even after these junior bondholders went to the courts, the argument was made by the then Governor of the Central Bank that this was a legal battle that was worth having. He impressed on the Department that it...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (19 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the money laundering allegations at a bank (details supplied) have been investigated to ascertain if its branch here was part of suspicious or illegal activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53506/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (19 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 298. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application assessment will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53510/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the initiative and the return visit with the Orange Order at Government Buildings in November. I hope there will be further engagement. Is another series of meetings planned? I note from the official press release that the issue of Brexit was discussed. The meeting took place at a time of particular movement in respect of the withdrawal agreement. I also note that the Orange...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: His silence was deafening when former Ministers for Finance and Taoisigh had no bank accounts and had money stashed-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: -----under their beds and we had votes of confidence and all of the rest of it. I can rehearse all day the corruption in the planning authorities-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: -----and everything else that went on in Fianna Fáil. We can talk about the Mahon tribunal and all of that if Deputy Micheál Martin wishes. The reality is that Sinn Féin has played a constructive role in respect of Brexit. We have made it very clear that it is not an orange or a green issue. We have said, in the absence of a deal, that we are committed to making sure the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Communications (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. I want to ask about a separate angle. There is a message on the Department's website stating it will soon move to an online portal for Government services. When will this be completed? When will other Departments move to that portal? On a separate matter, a number of weeks ago the Taoiseach said the Minister, Deputy Bruton, was seeking legal advice...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Protected Disclosures (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The culture within Departments is an issue. I recently received a protected disclosure from a staff member in the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, who had previously made very serious allegations to management about ammunition and firearms in the service. An audit was carried out in that regard, but the results thereof have not been published. It is very concerning that a new...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Yesterday, 95% of the members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland, PNA, voted in favour of industrial action up to and including strike action in protest at the continuing recruitment and retention crisis in our health service. This morning, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, voted by a similar margin and its executive is to meet in early January to set in train a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Taoiseach ensure this is the last time unauthorised unregulated bank henchmen have entered property and behaved in the despicable way we saw in Roscommon last Tuesday?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I did in my first contribution.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: We have already made it clear that we do not condone violence-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: -----but the Taoiseach continues to-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach has not said one word about the thuggish behaviour.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: That is the problem. The Taoiseach stands behind the banks and their enforcers. We have already said we do not condone violence.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach has refused to condemn the thuggish behaviour of the bank enforcers on Tuesday. That is the reality and the signal he sends to people.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach is not listening.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach is not listening.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Were the bank enforcers thugs? The Taoiseach is happy to call one set of people thugs.