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Other Questions: Insurance Costs (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: As I outlined last night, there have been huge delays in the implementation of the report. One of the biggest criticisms I had at the time of the report is that everything seemed to be long fingered, but even that long fingering has now resulted in a further long fingering in respect of the national claims information database and issues relating to premiums. What the Minister of State...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Do I have another supplementary?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: It was worth a try.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the shortage of housing supply and continued significant increases in residential property prices and rents represents a major domestic risk to the economy. [31483/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: In the view of an tAire, is the shortage of housing supply, and the significant increase in property prices including rental prices, a major domestic risk to the Irish economy? If he believes that is the case, what steps will he take in this year's budget to deal with the major risk that has been identified by many outside authorities, namely the housing crisis?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is talking about supply. Demand is approximately 30,000. Others estimate it as 40,000. We know the output is in the region of 16,000, so it is about 50% of what is needed. The European Commission in its report will talk about the supply responses being insufficient. It talks about this as the major risk to the Irish economy. While there may be other potential risks, this is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The fiscal rules prevent us from pro-cyclical economic policies. That is what they were designed for. What I am saying is under those rules, the prudent thing to do is to use the €1.4 billion available to the Government to build the houses that should have been built under Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael but were not. It left us with a massive social crisis where there are 10,000...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Negotiations (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance the preparations being undertaken with regard to customs in the event of a no-deal Brexit. [30972/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance when the report on banks and corporation tax will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30971/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Community Banking (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance the role his Department played in the recent publication of the report on the role of Sparkasse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30970/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the cap on intangible assets that could be written off against profits was raised to 100% in budget 2015. [30969/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (11 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the use of securitisation vehicles by banks in which the State has an interest to reduce the liabilities on its balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31191/18]

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee (10 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, a Cheann Comhairle, it would be most helpful if the Business Committee could facilitate that.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: It is not lost on me or many other people that we are dealing with a Bill that will impose another charge on premiums on the day that David Drumm was given a suspended sentence in court for offering illegal loans to ten wealthy businessmen worth €450 million. Those loans, known as the "maple ten", originated from the fact that Seán Quinn of Quinn Insurance was betting on Anglo...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an t-Uasal Verbraeken agus an beirt eile atá linn fosta. Tá cúpla ceist agam. I have a number of questions. I will start with the lending to the mortgage market. What increase have we seen in the lending to the mortgage market year-on-year from KBC?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: It is 61% and 21% of new business cases were classified as switchers. If we were to strip away the switchers, would the increase be 40%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: In terms of new lending, without switchers what was the year-on-year increase?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I understand from the bank's point of view but in terms of additional money-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: It could be seen as interbank lending. It is not additional credit going into-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: It is not additional money. When we are looking at these new lending figures, we need to strip out all of the switchers to get an accurate feel in terms of the increase.