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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: IBRC Investigations (15 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 103. To ask the Taoiseach when the Commission of Investigation into the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will finish its work and report to him. [48322/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: NAMA Investigations (15 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 104. To ask the Taoiseach when the Commission of Investigation (National Assets Management Agency) will finish its work and report to him. [48323/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (15 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Central Bank engagement with a bank (details supplied) regarding the behaviour of a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48327/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (15 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 160. To ask the Minister for Health the vacancies which exist at Letterkenny University Hospital as part of dementia care services; the date on which the vacancy occurred in respect of each; the progress made to recruit to fill vacant posts in respect of each; the alternative arrangements being made to avoid service disruption for persons in respect of each; and if he will make a statement on...

Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Tá mé thar a bheith sásta labhairt ar an mBille seo. Cé gur mhaith liom bheith ag amharc ar an gcluiche, tá an reachtaíocht seo iontach tábhachtach agus tá ard-mholadh tuillte ag an Teachta Ó Laoghaire agus a oifig as ucht é a thabhairt chun tosaigh anocht. I commend Deputy Ó Laoghaire and his office on bringing forward this...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I am interested in the conversation the Taoiseach had with President Macron about Brexit. It appears that there is a growing realisation across the EU that Brexit, particularly on the British Government's terms, is incompatible with the Good Friday Agreement. The Taoiseach knows that Sinn Féin has been saying this from the outset. We see from last week's leaked papers a recognition...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: It is called a petition of concern.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I acknowledge that parties have a principled role in relation to the negotiations but there is also an obligation on the Taoiseach, his Government and the British Government. The Taoiseach and the Government are not spectators or commentators, nor is the British Prime Minister. They are all co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement, with all the responsibilities that entails. Over the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. The key priorities facing the Taoiseach are numerous, as he acknowledges, but the key concerns for citizens are the housing crisis, the crisis in health and Brexit. All of these issues require a robust response from Government. One must ask, however, why a Government would act robustly when it fails to deal with basic facts and, indeed, peddles...

Order of Business (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Taoiseach confirm that the State has collected the €13 billion, plus interest, from Apple and that it is now lodged within an escrow account?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times Irish banks or their offshore offices refused to provide data or information requested by the Revenue Commissioners; if the requests were eventually acceded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47620/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance the knowledge his office had of the existence of a company (details supplied) since a bank was nationalised; the oversight applied to this branch of the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47621/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new and existing customers of a company (details supplied) in each year since the bank was nationalised; the value of assets held by the company in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Inquiries (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the groups, persons or companies that he or his officials consulted, had contact with or made submissions regarding a decision (details supplied) made in 2014. [47773/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Eligible Liabilities Guarantee (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance when the guaranteed liabilities under the ELG scheme are due to mature for each of the covered institutions; the way in which his powers to appoint public interest directors will be affected in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47774/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions that have been held or that are due to be held by the Central Bank or the Central Bank Commission regarding the ending of the printing of the euro notes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47787/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reverse his position on public country-by-country reporting and provide support to the principle and implement it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48157/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Agreements (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a comprehensive tax haven blacklist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48158/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the latest pay scale was implemented in respect of lecturers, technical assistants and related staff at Letterkenny Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47968/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (14 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a pay scale date can be backdated in order for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to qualify for a higher payment in respect of their pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47969/17]