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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: That is an hour and ten minutes away. Has the Leas-Chathaoirleach forgotten to set his watch?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. Is it fair to say that the expectation is that the standard will change?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I thank Ms Murdock, Mr. Hayes, and Ms Byrne for their answers. They were very clear. If there is certification, they will provide either a mortgage if somebody wants to purchase that house or get a top-up loan or refinance the house or they will insure the house. The standards are going to change. When that happens, will the companies still provide a mortgage for a house that was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I refer to the commitment that was given that the house would be mortgageable if there was a certificate of remediation. The point I am making is that the certificate of remediation will be based on an old standard. There will be a new standard and we do not know what that will say. I am asking whether there is a major risk for those who are rebuilding at the minute. If that standard...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The certification will not change. The certification is provided on the basis of the work and the standard that existed at the time. The problem is the mortgageability of the houses in a future event and we all know around this room that the standards are about to change. By the time that somebody comes in, for example were Deputy Durkan to come in to buy that house in Donegal that has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Can I make the point, and this is very real, if I am that person who is going through the scheme at the minute and if I have had to find the €70,000 or €80,000 myself to rebuild my home or do the outer leaf or whatever the part is and the standards change - which they will - I need to know that I can refinance the house or sell it in the future. I need to know that the piece of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: It is. That is why everybody said we have to get this standard review done as quickly as possible. I will ask the same question of Ms Murdock. Obviously the insurance industry is integral to this as one cannot get a mortgage without insurance and there is also construction insurance for self-builds. What if the standard changes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The whole thing is evolving. We talked about mica at the start and then finding out that mica was not involved. There was a whole learning experience and the redress group obviously has engaged with people to try to make sure that there is an understanding in organisations. I know that the BPFI have met Insurance Ireland a number of times and the redress group has done the same. Is there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I thank Ms Murdock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I was just looking through some of my emails from different concerned individuals. One person said they contacted their insurance company and told them they had cracks in the wall because they thought if something happened and they did not disclose it, they would not get a settlement payment. They got a phone call from the insurance company - I will not name the insurance company, but it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: That is exactly future mortgageability and somebody selling their property. That is exactly the case I am talking about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: To be clear, I do not suggest the financial institutions should. This is drawing a spotlight to the situation and where people are at. If the standard changes to say that the remedial works should require the taking out of foundations, I would find it very hard to see a financial institution turning around and providing a €400,000 mortgage to someone who seeks to buy a house and who...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I thank everybody who contributed to the debate on petrol and diesel prices. This is not the first time that we have brought a motion like this before the Dáil. We also brought one last September. It would be remiss of me not to address some of the hot air that we were getting from the Rural Independents. I am glad that they have left because things have cooled down a wee bit....

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: What do they say to the businessman who says he has to let an employee go because his business cannot survive in this environment? It is the Government and the Minister for Finance who have decided to increase excise duty to a point where we can no longer survive. The Government is silent on this issue. I appeal to everybody who has the backs of ordinary people across this State to support...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: That is not true.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: That is not true.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: We did not say that.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — AA Ireland's latest monthly Fuel Price Survey has reported a surge in petrol and diesel prices over the recent period; — these are the highest prices reported in 2024, with almost a 13 cent increase in petrol and a 9 cent increase in diesel since January 2024; and — fuel prices have risen by more than 30 per cent...