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Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: We have not approved the draft. It has to be put on a statutory footing.

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach avoided the question about a statutory footing.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman Remit (13 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 allows the Financial Services Ombudsman to investigate a complaint regarding conduct that took place post-2002 even if the product itself was sold before 2002 assuming all other conditions are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6692/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Payments (13 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT is applicable to the provision of locum general practitioner services by organisations such as Shannondoc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7118/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (13 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made at resolving the disagreement concerning the pension claim by community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors; the status of the work being carried out by the high level forum in respect of this pension claim; the recent engagement he has had with the various stakeholders involved from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (13 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuair sé comhfhreagras a sheol tuismitheoirí agus caomhnóirí chuige, ina gcuirtear in iúl an díomá agus an mhíshástacht atá orthu faoin easpa dul chun cinn atá á dhéanamh chun dul i ngleic le fadhbanna taise agus múscáin atá le sonrú i scoil i gContae...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will facilitate and partake in a meeting with Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas from County Donegal with a view to discussing a school building project (details supplied); if so, when such a meeting will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7292/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Planning (13 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 330. To ask the Minister for Health the projects to which funding has been allocated under the HSE capital plan for 2018 by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6714/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (13 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the growing problem facing sheep farmers at slaughter facilities whereby following an examination of lambs prior to entry processors are turning livestock away and refusing entry for slaughter due to a more stringent implementation of clean livestock policy; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (13 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an outstanding 2017 GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6791/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (13 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the mandatory retirement age for members of the fire service; if this retirement age may be extended for certain persons; if this dispensation is made at the discretion of the local authority concerned; if such an exemption exists, the maximum age at which fire personnel may remain in their role; and if he will make a...

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The programme for Government commits the Government to protect mortgage holders, tenants and small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, that had taken out loans that may have transferred to vulture funds. The Minister may be aware of this matter. At least he should be because I told the Taoiseach this is the next scandal that will hit the Government. It has already hit but the Government...

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: This is the question. The memo to staff on the operational manual stated, "Rope: sometimes you just have to let customers hang themselves ... If they sign, they can't complain." It goes on to state, "Avoid round number fees - £5,300 sounds as if you have thought about it, £5k sounds like you haven't."

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The GRG existed in this State as it did in Britain. West Register existed in this State as it did in Britain. The modus operandiwas the exact same. The Financial Conduct Authority, FCA, in Britain has done a report into it.

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: It has been leaked. We need to see similar action taken here. I have asked the Minister whether the Central Bank has a copy of that report. It will not say "yes" or "no".

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Tánaiste, as a Government Minister, ensure a full investigation into the operation in this State of GRG, which put more than 2,000 Irish companies and their employees to the wall?

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: In 2015, the Central Bank began its formal tracker mortgage examination. Problems had been identified as far back as 2010 by the bank and for years, the Central Bank and the Financial Services Ombudsman failed to grasp the importance of the issue. This left it up to individuals and families to fight for their rights. The State arrived very late to this issue and the Government even later....

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste said, "if we have to introduce new legislation". The bankers stole up to €1 billion from 33,000 families in the State, they took their homes off them, they crippled them financially and emotionally, they broke up families, they sent people to the edge, and the Tánaiste tells me, "if we have to introduce new legislation". Not a single banker will be held to...

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Let us get real with this. Let us get a grip on this. Let us bring in legislation to make sure that bankers will never, ever be able to do this again.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (8 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary resources will be provided to allow for the commissioning of the purpose built maternity theatre at Letterkenny University Hospital; when the facility will open for procedures to be carried out; the reason the facility has been lying idle since its construction in 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6641/18]