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

Pearse Doherty: Nor to me. Last week we discussed the transfer of mortgages to vulture funds and will discuss it again next week when we deal with the legislation. This may be the final time Professor Lane appears before the committee as Governor. What is his personal view on loan sales to debt charities, as opposed to vulture funds? What does the Central Bank think of not-for-profit charities entering...

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

Pearse Doherty: Every vulture fund gets a big discount from the seller.

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

Pearse Doherty: A little later, I will revisit the issue of the prevailing rate which has been brought up by a few speakers. I have raised the issue of Glenbeigh Securities not paying any tax. We have seen issues with the funds industry and section 110 bodies. The European Parliament has just voted, by a significant majority, to declare Ireland a tax haven. Ireland is now on a list of tax havens, with...

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

Pearse Doherty: On the taxation end?

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

Pearse Doherty: Will the report to which the Governor refers look at rent and the property sector? Yesterday, we discussed the issue of the biggest landlord in the State purchasing something based on the knowledge that it will pay very little in terms of an effective tax rate, on account of being an external investor.

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

Pearse Doherty: We saw increasing resolve in Europe when the Parliament named us as a tax haven for the first time. It is a global issue but many of our partners in Europe are not on the list. My concern is that certain member states have an agenda in the area of tax sovereignty and harmonisation and these headlines do nothing for our case to resist that agenda. There are real issues that need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (13 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if home support services are available for persons under 65 years of age under the care of mental health services; if so, the process by which applications are made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12442/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Payments (13 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 336. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason half-rate child dependant allowance is not applied to carer’s benefit claimants for foster children for the first six months while it is paid to other claimants of social welfare payments immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12536/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (13 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 337. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason child benefit is not paid to foster parents for the first six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12537/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Personal Injury Claims (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate claims harvesting companies in the area of personal injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11527/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Budget Contribution (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance the EU contributions to be made by Ireland in each of the next five years; the estimated figure if the contributions were based on best forecasts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11678/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Insurance Compensation Fund (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance when persons (details supplied) will receive the remaining 35% of their entitlements following the collapse of a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11701/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount allocated to the Ennis south flood relief scheme to date; the breakdown of the spending; if the original announcement for the scheme of €8.6 million is still budgeted for; the changes that have been made to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12256/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that the OPW secures another venue in Carndonagh, County Donegal, while the local courthouse will be undergoing essential repair in the time ahead. [11787/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that court sittings will continue to be held at a venue in Carndonagh, County Donegal, while the local courthouse will be undergoing essential repair in the time ahead. [11786/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Payments (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an agreement with a company (details supplied) was signed to provide a direct provision centre at a hotel for an initial 12 months; if the agreement commenced on that date; if the company has received payment from that date for supplying a direct provision centre at the hotel; and the value of payments made to date....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a letter was issued to confirm that a hotel (details supplied) met all the health and safety requirements to be used as a direct provision centre prior to the signing of an agreement; if the terms of the agreement relating to the proposed direct provision centre at the hotel commenced on the date the agreement was signed;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if security at a hotel (details supplied) is being paid for by his Department. [11834/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 358. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11846/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (12 Mar 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 437. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be transferred from Letterkenny University Hospital to the St. Conal’s rehabilitation unit in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12151/19]