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

Pearse Doherty: ...míonna atá amach romhainn. Sin na fíricí. The reality of our broken housing system does not seem to have dawned on the Tánaiste or any of his Government colleagues because if it had, they would not have voted last night again to make more people homeless in the coming days, weeks and months. The Tánaiste should listen back to Tom who spoke on "Morning...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Pearse Doherty: From memory the timeframe to recruit a consultant is in the region of two years. We are recruiting people and that is great and we are competing internationally as others are also trying to recruit but the timeframe is all wrong. The Minister needs to get under the bonnet of this, look at the steps that are being taken and strip away or shorten some of the time within this. We have had...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Management and Control of Health Expenditure in the context of Budget 2020: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Talking about planning of staff, I am sure other Deputies will have the same experience as my own. Mr. Mulvany talked about planning, growing staff and so on. Is it not the case that in the "living within your means" part of what he is saying, what we are seeing now is that acute hospitals and community hospitals are not replacing staff who are on maternity leave in many cases? This can be...

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: It is as simple as that. They own the banks but they will not tell the banks that they cannot repossess family homes at will. That is what is happening and it should be admitted by the Government. The Minister gave a critique of Deputy McGrath's Bill. I have studied the Bill and I, too, have some doubts about aspects of it and how it will work in practice. However, unlike the...

Death and Burial of Children in Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: ...í sin mar ba cheart agus fuair méid mór díobh bás faoi chúram an Stáit agus faoi chúram na heaglaise ag an am. Cuirim fáilte roimh an fógra atá déanta ag an Rialtas go mbeidh fiosrúchán sa réimse seo. Tá sé iontach tábhachtach go dtarlaíonn sin go scioptha, ach go ndíreoidh an...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I presume the tax credit can be claimed retrospectively for four years, as is the case with other tax credits. Perhaps this part of the debate will not be broadcast on "Oireachtas Report". As the Minister of State noted, the legislation is so open-ended that one only needs to care for a child for a portion of a day to be eligible to claim this tax credit. Will this mean that we will have a...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: ...Bill be now read a Second Time." Sinn Féin is as aware as anybody that we are living in very difficult times. We have shown in each of our alternative budgets how we would do things differently and how we would face the challenges that the State faces in a fairer way. We know that there is no easy way out of the crisis, but the tax on the family home is not part of any fair...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Pearse Doherty: ...wealth - property is a part of wealth - but we are completely opposed to taxing the family home, regardless of income or wealth. If we want to have a wealth tax, let us tax the yachts, helicopters and investments of the wealthy and set a threshold for an exemption up to a certain point. That would be a real wealth tax. Let us not pretend that what we are discussing is a type of wealth...

Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)

Pearse Doherty: Through the successful efforts of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, our public health budget subsidises the private health care sector to the tune of billions of euro although not everyone can afford private health care. This is where savings could have been made instead of sacking nurses, cutting front-line services and closing wards and beds. That is what Ministers...

Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Pearse Doherty: ...Acting Leader for extending tonight's debate because it is a hugely important one. I will support the motion tabled by the Fine Gael Party. Senator MacSharry is right. The Government is taking baby steps in every direction. He is correct; the Government is all over the place on this issue. It does not know if it is coming or going. What is going on is laughable but, unfortunately, it...