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Tracker Mortgages: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “notes that:— in January 2017, the Dáil passed a motion which included a call on the Central Bank of Ireland to impose a deadline for the banks to conclude their investigations and to put in place a redress and compensation scheme; — mortgage rates...

Tracker Mortgages: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I am. I will take ten minutes and Deputy Tóibín will have five minutes.

Tracker Mortgages: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the motion tabled by Deputy Michael McGrath. I commend him on using his party's Private Members' time to raise this issue. I also would like to move my party's amendment, which would strengthen the motion. It is important that the House would speak with one voice on this issue. The House spoke with one voice on this issue previously. It was on 24 January 2017 when Sinn...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I will tease the health expenditure issue out a little. I subscribe to the points that have been put forward by Social Justice Ireland. Again, I commend the organisation ford the excellent work both pre and post-budget. The document is informative and gives good analysis in terms of where we are at and where are the pressures. In terms of the health budget, Dr. Healy referenced the fact...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The efficiencies usually end up being the closing down of wards and cancelling of operations so that they do not have to spend the cost of treating people and can come in on budget. Dr. Healy's view is that the health budget will result in a decreased service once we take on board the pressures that will be on the health services in 2018 and that matters will be worse in 2018.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: What would Social Justice Ireland have argued in terms of addressing that fact? Where does it think the budget went wrong on the health allocation?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I agree. On whether the health package will be delivered as a result of the overrun, of the additional measures which amount to just in excess of €200 million, €35 million is not going to the public sector but the private sector. It goes to private hospitals through the National Treatment Purchase Fund, which was an old sticking plaster and a favourite of a previous...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: In its written submission, under the heading "Low total tax-take not sustainable", Social Justice Ireland stated:An increase in Ireland's overall level of taxation is unavoidable in the years to come; even to maintain current levels of public services and reports, more revenue will be needed to be collected. Consequently, an increase in the tax-take is a question of how, rather than if, and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: If tax increases were introduced in other areas, does Ms Murphy think there is sufficient scope for personal income decreases?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Is that Table 6.1?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The three columns-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: There is a lot of commentary, which we heard again last night, about the amount of tax that was introduced in 2007 compared to now. The impression is that workers are overburdened with taxation. We hear commentary about USC being a temporary measure, with which I do not agree, and it is supposed to be abolished. What answer does Ms Murphy have regarding those arguments? Many people...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: In overall tax or-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Social Justice Ireland included a section in the opening statement on the 30 cent increase in the minimum wage. Has it carried out any analysis on the fact that the Government has decided not to increase the PRSI thresholds, meaning that at least some of that increase will be clawed back by the State?

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Was the Taoiseach sure that he had the lawful power to appoint those two dozen special advisers retrospectively? Did they have access to confidential information? Did they sign the Official Secrets Act?

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Did they draw down wages during that period?

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Not "technically". Legally.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I want to raise the issue of the appointment of special advisers by the Government, particularly by the Taoiseach, who signs all of these orders. Under the Public Service Management Act 1997, the lawful power to appoint special advisers exists in section 11. It has to be done on foot of a Government order and that order takes the form of a statutory instrument which the Taoiseach signs....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will restore pay equality for young persons in the public sector in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40457/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance (25 Oct 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to improve the rules on mandatory tax avoidance disclosure similar to the disclosure of tax avoidance scheme rules introduced by the British tax authorities which have allowed them to tackle promoters of aggressive tax structures. [45158/17]