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Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
719. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment to attend for physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13968/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Health Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
847. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when paediatric physiotherapy services will resume in a Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14422/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Pearse Doherty
214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school transport will not be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal to accommodate their July provision attendance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13388/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Fishing Industry
Pearse Doherty
601. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated for grants under the fisheries local area group development 2016-2023 for 2020; the actual amount of funding allocation that has been issued to date; and the remaining amount for 2020. [13387/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Driver Licences
Pearse Doherty
724. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can renew their driver licence; the reason their attempts to do so failed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13405/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Childcare Services
Pearse Doherty
775. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a child (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused their after-school childcare place despite their enrolment prior to Covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13404/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Tax Data
Pearse Doherty
86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cumulative cost for each of the years 2022 to 2025 of indexing PAYE credits, personal tax credits, exemption limits, USC rate bands and income tax standard rate bands by 2% and 3%, respectively, disaggregated by year and category. [12686/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Pearse Doherty
183. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when apprenticeship phases operated by SOLAS will recommence; the plans in place to communicate such recommencement with students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12065/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pearse Doherty
368. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she is considering financial support packages for those in the music industry, including artists and producers, whose livelihoods have been severely impacted by Covid-19; when live music in venues can recommence, in particular small gigs in local bars and restaurants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11916/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pearse Doherty
377. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she is considering financial support packages for those in the music industry, including artists and producers, whose livelihoods have been severely impacted by Covid-19; if she will provide clarity as to when live music in venues can recommence in particular small gigs in local bars; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12060/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Early School Leavers
Pearse Doherty
389. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the allocation of funding for the establishment of a school leavers disability hub in the Gweedore area of County Donegal; the plans in place to progress such a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11767/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Pearse Doherty
637. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the time frame for the roll-out of at least 30 Mbps broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the National Broadband Plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage will be prioritised during the roll out phase of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12064/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Driver Licences
Pearse Doherty
677. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if medical reports issued for driver licence renewal appointments cancelled due to Covid-19 will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12055/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Driver Licences
Pearse Doherty
678. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a medical report for a person (details supplied) was not accepted for a rebooked driver licence renewal appointment at an NDLS centre in County Donegal in which an initial appointment was cancelled due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12056/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Sports Funding
Pearse Doherty
679. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the funding application by a club (details supplied) for a new stadium; if the research and analysis into the project has been completed; the findings of such research and analysis; if there has been consultation with the club in respect of the project; and when a decision on the funding will be made. [12059/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Fire Service
Pearse Doherty
886. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the mandatory retirement age for members of the fire service; if the retirement age may be extended for certain persons; if this dispensation is made at the discretion of the local authority concerned; if such an exemption exists, the maximum age at which fire personnel may remain in their role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12139/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pearse Doherty
941. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is considering financial support packages for those in the music industry, including artists and producers whose livelihoods have been severely impacted by Covid-19; if she will provide clarity as to when live music in venues can recommence in particular small gigs in local bars; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12061/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Scéimeanna Tacaíochta
Pearse Doherty
942. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil tacaíocht á cur ar fáil ag a Roinn do na hIonaid Pobail sa Ghaeltacht, go háirithe na cinn sin ina mbíonn na coláistí Gaeilge lonnaithe agus atá ag cailleadh amach mar gheall ar na coláistí sin a bheith curtha ar ceal i mbliana. [12072/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
480. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been referred from Letterkenny University Hospital to Galway University Hospital for heart surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10524/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Aquaculture Licences
Pearse Doherty
737. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of oyster farm licences granted to persons for such activity in Redcastle foreshore in Lough Foyle, County Donegal; if further licences have been applied for; the consultation period relating to same; the steps being taken to ensure that such licensing applications are commensurate to the local environs; if decision makers are mindful of the threat such marine-based activities pose to the tourism potential of scenic locations such as along the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10556/20]