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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a follow-up meeting request from a committee (details supplied) will be facilitated with a view to discussing transportation projects in the north west; if so, when such a meeting will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22318/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Reform (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of proposed legislation to cease the practice of early voting on offshore islands prior to the date of polling on the mainland; the reason little progress has been made to date to end the practice; the voting arrangements for the islands with respect to the upcoming referendum; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is in receipt of correspondence issued by a group (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the invitation contained therein to visit County Donegal and meet with affected homeowners will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22657/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: This morning there were reports of families sleeping in Garda stations. I understand in April and May there was a dramatic increase in the number of families unable to secure emergency accommodation. These families are then referred to Garda stations for child protection reasons. We can all agree it is a completely unacceptable situation. It is another example of the failure of the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: If the Minister of State sends those figures, it would be very helpful.

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The package of supports announced last week has not filtered through to the victims. Stephen Teap was before the committee. No support has been provided to him since then. We had the announcement. We had the press release but the follow-up has been wanting, to say the least, and that is not acceptable. This needs to be about the victims - the women and their families. Assurances from...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Yesterday on Leaders' Questions, I put it to the Minister for Education and Skills that central to building confidence in our health system must be the need for information, clarity and accountability. The Government has repeatedly pledged in the wake of the CervicalCheck scandal that this would be forthcoming. The Taoiseach said there would be a package of supports available to the women...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I thank our guests for appearing before us and for facilitating us to appear together. I will be brief because, unfortunately, I have another scheduled event. I am interested in some of the commentary here, particularly with regard to vulture funds. Mr. Burgess said that every opportunity is being provided to these borrowers before the banks act the heavy, in Mr. Burgess's own words. He...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: On what basis does Mr. Burgess want to see 10,000 repossessions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: On what basis does Mr. Burgess want to see 10,000 repossessions? What evidence does he have to suggest that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: That does not necessarily mean they are not paying anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Is it not the case that each one of those people could be paying the maximum their household can pay currently?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: No. Let me tease out this point. Unless the bank dealt with arrears capitalisation, a person could have paid only half the mortgage repayment in the first of those five years because he or she may have lost their job. However, the borrower may have paid the full mortgage repayment for the subsequent four years, yet find himself or herself in the category that Mr. Burgess has said is five...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Let us look at the analogy. We will take a family who, as a result of both partners losing their jobs, have paid nothing or a small amount for two and a half years. They then make the full repayment for the next two and a half years or longer over a ten year period. In the statistics suggested by Mr. Burgess, this family's home should be repossessed at a point where they may be making...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I am trying to drill down into this. Where does Mr. Burgess come up with the fact that 10,000 people should lose-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: -----possession of their houses given that we now know - and we both agree - those people who are five years in arrears can include many people who are making the maximum payment they can currently afford? It is not that these people are not paying a penny for five years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: This is key. Is Mr. Burgess claiming there are 10,000 people who are paying absolutely nothing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Where does that data come from? What is the source of the figure for 10,000 mortgage holders who are paying absolutely nothing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I just need to ask -----