Results 161-180 of 3,760 for does speaker:Pearse Doherty

Investment Funds Trading in the Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: ...to go to Australia because they do not see a future here. We make no apologies and we will take no lectures from the Minister of State. He stood there and told us the Government's policy was working. Does he genuinely believe what comes out of his mouth? Maybe that is the truth. It is working, because it is definitely working for the vulture funds. The Government keeps trotting out...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...the Tánaiste is convinced that the Government will hit its targets for social and affordable housing this year, which would be a break from what has happened in the past three years. Alternatively, does he accept what we all see is patently evident, namely, that the Government is going to miss its target again this year and that the Minister is incapable of delivering what is under...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...and the level of homelessness are rising. The longer that Fianna Fine Gael and Fine Gael remain in power, the worse our housing crisis is getting. The Tánaiste tells us that the Government is making an impact. The only impact we are seeing is that it is putting affordable housing and rents further out of reach for ordinary workers and families. Does the Tánaiste believe that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Servicers Directive: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...remarks. I want to pick up on his last point. Surely judges should know what the law is themselves. Why is it up to Oireachtas Members to tell judges what the law is, whether domestic or EU law? Does Mr. Honohan believe there is an issue here? Are those who advocate on behalf of borrowers not outlining this to judges before the courts, or is there a view that judges are dismissing this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Servicers Directive: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: However, does the directive not ensure that decision is not left up to the auctioneer or the receiver? It states that member states shall have procedures or measures in place. The question is where-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Servicers Directive: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Does Mr. Honohan believe that as a result of this directive, lenders will have to consider the option of partial forgiveness?

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...and the Green Party’s watch. We heard many individuals’ stories during the debate. In my county there is a mother of three who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. She has an eviction notice. She does not know where she is going to go after Christmas. She has no idea. There is no dedicated emergency accommodation in the municipal districts of Glenties, Lifford...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...Surveyors Ireland lays bare the failure of this Government's housing policies. House prices continue to rise, homes are less affordable, rents continue to soar and home ownership is becoming more difficult, more distant and more expensive for an entire generation. What is the Minister's response to today's report? What responsibility does he take for this staggering rise and house...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: .... I genuinely ask him or any of the those who were laughing and heckling there if they think it is working when we have seen the record level of rent increases - since records began - at 12%. Does he think it is working when house prices in the greater Dublin area have increased by €90,000 since you folk took office three years ago? Do you think it is working for the renters who...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (6 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: .... I understand that significant changes have been made to Tusla and how the Garda approach such matters since these events. Have the appropriate actions been taken to ensure such a failing does not happen ever again? That is what William wants and that is why I am raising this. We cannot underestimate the impact this has on families. Like the Minister, I also commend all of those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Is Ms Stewart familiar with the regulations or methodology used in the North? Does she believe they would be of benefit here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...that satisfactory? We are talking about bid rigging and what could be deemed white-collar crime. This is theft of public money. Is bid rigging not theft of public money? However, the Department does not regard it as a priority. It is just theft of public money. On the recommendation on fraud, the Department of Justice is completely ignoring that and giving it no priority despite its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...rate with central procurement solutions is at best 50% to 60% with respect to the health Vote. That is a shocking statement from a senior official to the Minister for public expenditure. Does the Office of Government Procurement have any comment, any knowledge, any interaction or any statement? Can Ms Stewart shed any light on this claim by officials to the Minister?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It is good that the OGP is working with the HSE and all the rest. Does Ms Stewart stand over the claim that the estimated compliance rate with central procurement solutions is at best 50% to 60% with respect to the health Vote? The health Vote is massive. Is that claim accurate?

Renters: Motion [Private Members] (5 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...an existing tenancy. It is not just those new renters; it is those in existing rents. Here in this city, where there is supposed to be a cap of 2%, rents have increased by 5% for existing tenants. In my own county, in Donegal, rents have increased by more than 12%. They have increased by 14%. What does this boil down to? Since this Government took office, across the State you now...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...; trí chíos míosa a chur ar ais ina bpócaí. Today the Government broke a new record. Today's report from the Residential Tenancies Board reveals rent increases that are nothing short of shocking. Families, workers and young people deserve better. They need affordable housing and affordable rents, but this Government does not care about renters and this is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...time, homeownership is falling. Do you know the average age of first-time buyers? It is 35 years. Why? It is because the Government's policies are failing them over and over again. How bad does it have to get before the Government recognises that it needs the type of intervention that Sinn Féin has been saying for years we need? We need to ban rent increases. It is as simple as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...may be struggling with other issues, as well as issues regarding their children's development. The answer here is that there are other classes in the vicinity, so go 10 miles down the road. It does not matter that the child's brother or sister is attending this school. It does not matter that the child's roots, family and connections are with this school. Three local families with...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I know we have so far agreed to only €7 million but the legislation enables us to increase that, does it not?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: That is my point. In the worst-case scenario, what does this legislation expose the State to? The worst-case scenario is that we go to the cap, which is €35 million. Am I right in saying the exposure the State could be on the hook for through this legislation is a maximum of €195 million?