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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget Targets (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: It is not.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget Targets (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: We need a table showing the components of the €1.8 billion.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget Targets (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: For clarity, because this will go on for months, there is €1.8 billion of precommitted expenditure since the summer economic statement. What are the components? The Minister said that €700 million is commitments since then, €400 million is the public service agreement and €300 million is carryover, but that does not add up to €1.8 billion.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget Targets (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I do not want to use my priority question month on month just to try to elicit simple information. We have the legal parameters under the fiscal rules which we know is the fiscal space. That was identified as €3.2 billion. Government decisions on whether to use all of the fiscal space are a separate matter and I am not asking the Minister about policy choices at this point in time....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget Targets (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister for that clarity. We all need to know what are the figures. Can he also clarify that the €1.8 billion based on last year's figures, which may increase or decrease when we see the summer economic statement, already takes into account the €500 million the Government intends to put into a rainy day fund? While that is a policy proposal with which I do not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget Targets (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 4. To ask the Minister for Finance the resources available to him in budget 2019 based on known data; the way in which it has changed from the €3.2 billion cited in the summer economic statement 2017; his plans to use these resources to build a sustainable economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21510/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget Targets (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I want to focus on the parameters for budget 2019. The most important discussion to be made is how we can use the scope provided by the proceeds of labour to deal with the big issues and challenges we face, including the health crisis, the housing crisis and the cost of living crisis. To do this we need to know what the parameters are. Last year in the summer economic statement it was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the tax code in budget 2019 in order that the bailed out banks will commence paying corporation tax by introducing a 25% cap on losses that can be carried forward and a ten-year time limit in which losses must be used up. [21434/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Compensation Fund (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance when claimants in relation to a company (details supplied) will receive compensation; the reason there are ongoing delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21435/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Programme (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans with regard to the creation of a rainy day fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21437/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a bank (details supplied) is charging customers a break fee significantly higher than other banks if they decide to move from a fixed rate apparently in contravention of the Mortgage Credit Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21577/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Caiteachas Ranna (16 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform maidir le Ceist Dála Uimhir 100 ar an 9ú Bealtaine 2018, cad chuige gur i mBéarla a freagraíodh an cheist seo. [21502/18]

Mandatory Open Disclosure: Motion (15 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Ba mhaith liom tacaíocht a thabhairt don rún seo, atá curtha chun tosaigh ag an Teachta O'Reilly. Each time there is a scandal in the State, the crisis is initially downplayed. There are accusations of overreaction and so on. However, the scandal ends up being worse than it initially appeared. That was recently the case in respect of the mother and baby home in Tuam, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: As we know, we are just six weeks away from the June meeting of the European Council and we are none the wiser on the British approach to the Irish issue in terms of Brexit. We learned from an article that the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, penned in the British edition of The Sunday Timesat the weekend that she does not have a plan. Indeed, that article could have been penned in any...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Functions (15 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I will try to keep it brief. The programme for Government office which is responsible for reporting on the implementation of the commitments in the programme for Government falls within the remit of the social policy and public reform division of the Taoiseach's Department. In April last year a progress report was published in respect of the programme for Government commitments but there...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Taoiseach as ucht an fhreagra sin. Caithfidh mé a rá go gcuireann sé iontas orainn an tuairisc a fhoilsíodh, a leagann amach tuairimí 6,500 gardaí, a léamh. The cultural audit of 6,500 gardaí makes for concerning reading because it reinforces what many whistleblowers have told us, namely, that speaking out is not...

Order of Business (15 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Even though we are into the third week of the cervical cancer scandal, the Government has yet to get to the core of the wrongdoing in this regard. Sinn Féin wants accountability and wants to propose constructive solutions that prioritise patients above all else. As the Taoiseach will be aware, we intend to use our Private Members' time this evening to propose a motion calling on the...

Order of Business (15 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The initial proposal was that the statements would be taken today and they should be, particularly in light of the Government's response vis-à-visthe Israeli ambassador and the failure to recognise the state of Palestine. It is important that the statements are taken today and if needs be, the Business Committee should reconvene and agree a time slot that would be adequate for everybody...

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: My first bit was trying to-----

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I was forced to spend the first part of my contribution dealing with the issue.