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TDs / Pearse Doherty
Pearse Doherty
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1,436
questions asked
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224,644
words spoken in the chamber
Across 1,657 contributions
378
votes recorded
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236
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Contributions to debates 1,657 in all
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| September 2026 | 39 | 90 |
| October 2026 | 20 | 56 |
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Come on.
The Minister said we got good value out of all of this.
Tell us how we got good value then.
We also lost as a result of AIB.
Let me make the argument in respect of AIB.
The Minister likes to ignore the fact that we paid-----
The Minister likes to ignore the €700 million in interest every year that the Comptroller and Auditor General has talked about.
That is not good value.
The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund is a €16.6 billion fund comprising the discretionary portfolio of €8.9 billion and the directed portfolio of €7.7 billion based on the 2024 annual report. It has a double bottom line mandate to invest on a commercial basis in a manner designed to support economic activity and employment in Ireland.
ISIF has complete independence in implementing its investment strategy. At year-e…
May I come in?
The Minister's response is bull. That is the reality. His Pontious Pilate approach of washing his hands does not wash. He previously wrote to ISIF but on the issue of investing in a genocide, he sat on his hands. I will quote a Government press release, which stated:
Minister Donohoe has recommended that the ISIF should move from a broad investment strategy that is focused on all sectors, to a focus on the prioritie…
The Minister reviews ISIF's investment strategy.
The Minister reviews ISIF's investment strategy.
It is a simple thing. Do not fund the genocide
The Minister reviews ISIF's investment strategy.
I am not letting him away with that.
I did not say that.
The Minister should refocus.
You should have refocused the fund-----
-----like you did before and said, "Do not fund the genocide."
Shame on you.
Maybe that call from the Israeli Minister was more important than you let on.
The Minister turns a blind eye, however, when he funds it. That is the reality, so it is not going to wash.
105. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the OECD tax agreement and the implications for the Irish tax code and corporation tax rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39433/25]