Results 15,821-15,840 of 35,756 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Bills both enacted and published by his Department which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; the details of each Bill in the corresponding year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15356/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1337. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of legislative measures both enacted and published by her Department which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the details of each legislative measure in the corresponding year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15342/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1338. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of permanent staff employed by Tusla in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [15581/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1339. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the numbers of agency staff employed by Tusla in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [15582/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Legislative Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1351. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of Bills both enacted and published by his Department which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the details of each Bill in the corresponding year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15354/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1419. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Bills both enacted and published by her Department which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the details of each Bill in the corresponding year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15347/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Private Pension Levy Collection (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of non-public service class D workers impacted by the private pension levy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15621/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Private Pension Levy Collection (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1429. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether there is an unfairness in the way in which non-public service class D workers are affected by the private pension levy which is still being levied by pension trusts when compared to full civil service workers that have had their pension cuts restored or will see them restored; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Residential Property Sales (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1524. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if legislative proposals are being considered to examine the legal principle of caveat emptor in respect of property transactions with the view to giving added protection to buyers and to guard against potential losses being suffered by home owners owing to structural defects which may have been undetected at the time of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1526. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of pieces of legislation both enacted and published by his Department which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the details of each piece of legislation in the corresponding year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15351/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Measures (17 Apr 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 1642. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of pieces of legislation both enacted and published by her Department that originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the details of each piece of legislation in the corresponding year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15344/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Mar 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May, is in Ireland today visiting the North as part of her Brexit roadshow. She is not, however, meeting any of the political party leaders. This is no surprise, perhaps, given that the majority of the political representatives in the North favour remaining in the European Union and staying within the customs union and the Single Market. These are the...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (29 Mar 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Not only is the Government not getting to grips with the homelessness crisis, some of its actions and inactions are making the situation worse. The Government ignores the fact that there are hundreds of thousands of families out there who are barely getting by and who are just one rent increase or one financial emergency away from facing homelessness themselves. It was offered 1,800 vacant...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (29 Mar 2018)

Pearse Doherty: It is a policy issue.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (29 Mar 2018)

Pearse Doherty: In January, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, claimed he was making progress in tackling the homeless crisis. He said the modest fall in the number of adults and children in emergency accommodation in December demonstrated that Rebuilding Ireland was working. Yesterday, the latest homeless figures from the Department showed a dramatic increase in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Fáiltím an Taoiseach agus a chomhghleacaithe chuig an choiste. I will begin by asking the Taoiseach about a comment in his opening statement. How can the committee take the Taoiseach seriously in his claim that homelessness remains a Government priority, given the level of homelessness we have seen under his reign? Since the last general election, homelessness for children has...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach mentioned that it is deeply frustrating for those working to resolve this crisis. That applies to none more than those working on the front line. I imagine the Taoiseach is aware of the comments made by Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy, the founder of Focus Ireland, this morning. She said she has "lost all confidence" in the Government's ability to solve this crisis. Fr. Peter McVerry...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I did not say the Taoiseach mentioned press releases; it was Fr. Peter McVerry who referred to press releases when describing the Government's plan to tackle the housing crisis as deeply flawed. Fr. McVerry said it was presented with a stack of press statements aimed primarily at presenting a positive picture. On the day when figures emerge that 10,000 people are in emergency accommodation,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Pearse Doherty: We could debate this issue all day, but I must say that the Taoiseach has some cheek. On a day when under the Taoiseach's stewardship there are 10,000 people in emergency accommodation, the best he can offer is that if the Opposition was in Government, it would be worse because we would introduce a measure that one could not evict a family into homelessness. Let us think about the proposal...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to raise a number of other points.