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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks (4 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 687. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the planned mica redress scheme for property owners in counties Donegal and Mayo whose homes have been found to contain defective block work; when the scheme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50106/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Last night the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 passed Committee Stage in the Seanad. As today is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I welcome that progress. The Bill is supported by all parties in the House except Fine Gael, which urgently needs to get on board with what is a progressive and human rights-based legislative measure....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to say to the people of Palestine that this House recognises the official state of Palestine-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: -----as do the majority of its elected Members.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Dáil voted for it unanimously.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: That is democracy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste is right that it is changing. I will outline what the changes are. In 24 out of 30 areas, the cost for full-time childcare is increasing. In Cork, it increased by €15.29 per week, by €18.70 in Kerry, €15.60 in Donegal, €14.18 in Laois and €14.27 Leitrim. I could go on and outline the other 19 counties where the cost of childcare has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: A quarter turnover.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: One in four workers leaves the sector.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: This morning, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs launched a report prepared by her Department on the early years sector. It is a comprehensive survey with responses from almost 4,000 childcare services across the State. Its findings, however, do not paint a pretty picture. The findings in respect of the cost of childcare reinforce the point which was made time and again by my...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, lines 23 and 24, to delete "an Irish-based risk" and substitute "a risk in the State". This amendment is grouped with amendments Nos. 2, 5 and 6, so I will speak to all four. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are similar. The objective is to have consistency within the Bill. The change proposed in amendment No. 1 would need to be made again in section 3....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Would it not then follow that we should be amending the previous Acts, of 1964 and 2011, to be consistent in what we are saying? We are now introducing a different category of risk, namely risk that is Irish based as opposed to what is already established, which is a risk to the State.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Is that solely to allow for more categories of insurance to be captured?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Is that the sole purpose?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Notwithstanding that the Minister of State has put his views on the record, I ask that a note be given between now and Report Stage on the two different categories, setting out the Minister of State's reason "Irish-based risk" would allow for a more expanded version of insurance to be captured.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I would like the note. The Minister gave the example of travel insurance, which sounds fine, but amendment No. 6 defines "a risk in the State", which is what is already included in the legislation. It is not coming from my pen but from what we have already passed. Subsection 2(f)(c) of the 2011 Act refers to "a risk relating to travel or holidays where the policy holder took out the policy...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: How could it be excluded? This is what is defining the risk in the State.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Amendment No. 6, which draws on existing legislative provisions, states:"risk in the State" in relation to risk under an insurance policy, means a risk that is not an excluded risk and that is— [...] (c) a risk relating to travel or holidays where the policy holder took out the policy in the State".

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: We are dealing with the group of linked amendments. There is no point in changing the criteria without including the definition relating to them. It would obviously be necessary to delete section 5 because then there would be criteria for something that does not exist and, as a result, amendment No. 6 would have to be accepted.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Which ones would be excluded? We have established that travel insurance would not be excluded because what is the risk to the State is explicitly outlined.