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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...promotion and the strategies that exist. There has been a campaign on RTÉ encouraging people to get out and walk and we saw during the pandemic that more and more people were doing that, yet we are where we are, which is not a good place. Graphs in the report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare showing the prevalence of sweet and savoury snack consumption throughout western...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...that, in the context of holding senior individuals within the financial sector accountable, four years on from the Central Bank's report, the necessary powers are still not in place. That said, we are where we are. As already stated, I welcome the general scheme, which we need to deal with in quite some detail. We have, like the Central Bank, called for an individual accountability...

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2020)

Pearse Doherty: ...on Wednesday. We did not have the usual opportunities to scrutinise it through briefings with the Minister or his officials or through accepting submissions from sectors or other interested parties. We are where we are. The real question is when we are likely to hit the trigger mechanism of 60% of capital commitments from member states. What is Ireland's commitment in that regard? How...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2018)

Pearse Doherty: -----which has devastated Garda services in our county and across the country. That being said, we are where we are. Why is this being contemplated now? Is it the fact that the Chief Whip does not have the same clout as the Minister, Deputy Ross? Is it quid pro quo, with one station getting opened in one part of the country through the sacrifice of rural Ireland? The people of rural...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: ...Government? The only reason it would not be in the Finance Bill, it can be deduced, is that there will be a review and the Minister is not 100% sure it will be there next year. It is a pity but we are where we are and the motion is not being pressed. I wanted to add my support to it and perhaps, between now and the conclusion of the legislation, the Minister will reconsider it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Irish Mortgage Market: Right2Homes (20 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: ...block on Members of the Opposition introducing legislation that would result in a charge on the people or State. I drafted legislation to have a referendum to remove that constitutional block but we are where we are. In Mr. Honohan's view, with his legal expertise, is this legislation which a Member of the Opposition would be blocked from introducing or could it be prevented from...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2016)

Pearse Doherty: ...and I agree with the points Deputy Paul Murphy has made. As I said on Second Stage, it is not the best way to do this. I am not sure why primary legislation was not drafted to deal with this but we are where we are and it needs to be introduced. There is a gap. I thank the Minister of State for the note on this. I have questions as to the advice the Minister received in relation to...

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: ...course of action, I wonder would there be a different set of events instead of those we are now facing and the catastrophe that some people are talking about. However, regardless of what happens, we are where we are, as the famous saying goes. There is no doubt that we are entering a period of uncertainty. We have heard many predictions of how this will affect our economy, our GDP...

Seanad: Banking: Statements (31 Mar 2010)

Pearse Doherty: ...These are the people we need to bail out. It is sickening that the Government has taken a similar approach to the one taken by the Garda on that occasion. There are other options. The mantra that we are where we are is unacceptable. We are where we are because the Government has taken decisions to prioritise one area over another. I believe the country is better than where we are now....

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Pearse Doherty: ...'s feet, particularly when one is dealing with this type of legislation. As somebody stated, the net is out there and we are catching people that we should not catch with these charges. However, we are where we are. I welcome the Bill and I called for it prior to the Government being willing to accede to the request. It is important because it empowers local authorities and provides...