Parliamentary questions

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Pearse Doherty

1202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is no longer eligible to have treatment carried out in Belfast children's hospital under the cross-Border health care directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25234/16]

Orthodontic Services

Pearse Doherty

1203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to have orthodontic treatment carried out; the length of time this person is on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25236/16]

Hospice Services Provision

Pearse Doherty

1217. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to each facility in the State which provides hospice care for adults for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25289/16]

Hospice Services Provision

Pearse Doherty

1218. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to each facility in the State which provides hospice care for children for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25290/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Pearse Doherty

1219. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 17 December 2015, and for which a reply was subsequently issued by the HSE in which it was stated that paperwork relating to the position is to be processed by the national recruitment service, the status of the recruitment process with respect to this post; when it is expected that this post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25292/16]

Hospice Services Provision

Pearse Doherty

1222. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the total amount of per capita funding for adult hospice services and palliative care services with respect to each of the individual HSE regions for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25299/16]

Hospice Services Provision

Pearse Doherty

1223. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the total amount of per capita funding for children's hospice services and paediatric palliative care services with respect to each of the individual HSE regions for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25300/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1227. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment from Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25325/16]

Departmental Properties

Pearse Doherty

1246. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the landlords that his Department or bodies under his aegis paid rent to in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25419/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

1247. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to 56 cases in which persons have been on waiting lists for either day case or in-patient treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal for more than the maximum permissible waiting time; the measures being taken to expedite treatment with respect to these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25432/16]

Dietician Service Provision

Pearse Doherty

1291. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment of a community-based senior dietitian for persons with diabetes living in County Donegal will be completed; when it is anticipated that referrals to the service will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25601/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Pearse Doherty

1296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the mechanism or body that exists in County Donegal for determining ambulance provision in the county; the way a decision is reached with respect to determining whether a patient is provided with a public or private ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25627/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1297. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment from Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25628/16]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Pearse Doherty

1395. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a consultant psychiatrist position (details supplied) is to become vacant; when it is expected that this vacancy will arise; the date on which authorities were made aware that this vacancy would occur; the measures to be put in place to ensure that psychiatric services are not unnecessarily disrupted for service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25940/16]

Audiology Services Data

Pearse Doherty

1419. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for an appointment for community audiology services in County Donegal; the number of persons that have been waiting for three months; six months; nine months; 12 months; 15 months and more than 15 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26029/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Pearse Doherty

1468. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment from Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26286/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

1554. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the landlords to whom his Department or bodies under his aegis paid rent in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25410/16]

Energy Resources

Pearse Doherty

1644. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the value and volume of Ireland's oil reserves; if this oil is present here at all times; the owners of the storage facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26002/16]

Broadcasting Sector Regulation

Pearse Doherty

1669. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the 10% mandatory news coverage protection here is to be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24953/16]

Television Licence Fee Yield

Pearse Doherty

1670. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total amount of moneys given to RTÉ by the State for each year since 2008, in tabular form. [24955/16]

Broadcasting Sector

Pearse Doherty

1671. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his strategy, if any, for Ireland’s creative industry in broadcasting; if none exists, if one will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24958/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

1689. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the landlords that his Department or bodies under his aegis paid rent to in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25413/16]

Bus Éireann Services

Pearse Doherty

1794. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to correspondence which he received relating to safety concerns on a bus route (details supplied), the measures being taken to investigate these claims and to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25401/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

1795. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the landlords that his Department or bodies under his aegis paid rent to in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25424/16]

Departmental Properties

Pearse Doherty

1878. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the landlords that her Department or bodies under her aegis paid rent to in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25420/16]

Residential Institutions

Pearse Doherty

1927. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a centre manager has been successfully recruited to a vacant post at a children and young person's residential facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25212/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

1928. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the landlords to whom her Department or bodies under her aegis paid rent in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25412/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

1949. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the landlords to whom his Department or bodies under his aegis paid rent in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25414/16]

Housing Loans

Pearse Doherty

96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date on which the last life loan products were issued here; if his Department or the Central Bank has ever reviewed the legality of these loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23595/16]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if, with regard to whole of life insurance policies, data has been collected on the average premium increases in the latest reviews carried out under the policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23598/16]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

98. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of exemptions granted in each of the past three years by the Revenue Commissioners for residents of the State living and working across the Border or in a different country under the exemptions for such cases in legislation regarding vehicle registration tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23602/16]

Foreign Earnings Deduction

Pearse Doherty

141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the policy of the State-backed banks in applying discounts to foreign earnings when assessing a mortgage application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23962/16]

Foreign Earnings Deduction

Pearse Doherty

142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Central Bank or his Department placing a cap on the discount applied to foreign earnings by banks to encourage returning emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23963/16]

Economic Data

Pearse Doherty

146. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department will take in preparing new measures for economic growth that reflect economic activity, while stripping out aircraft leasing, inversions and other activities which distort the picture of our economic growth, in light of last week's growth figures, which were discredited both nationally and internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23973/16]

Economic Growth Rate

Pearse Doherty

147. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance in view of last week's revised 2015 GDP growth figure of 26.3% and its impact on our debt to GDP ratio, if the Minister's Department has conducted risk analysis as to whether this improvement in our debt to GDP ratio could move very fast in the opposite direction in the medium term as a result of multinational corporations reversing some of their recent decisions or reclassification directives from the EU, leaving our ability to borrow in a precarious position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23974/16]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Pearse Doherty

188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal to Student Universal Support Ireland by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23576/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Pearse Doherty

319. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23528/16]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Pearse Doherty

323. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal (details supplied) under the carer’s allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23571/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Pearse Doherty

324. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23572/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Pearse Doherty

325. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a carer’s allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23573/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Pearse Doherty

326. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite a decision on an application under the carer’s allowance scheme submitted in April 2016 for a terminally ill person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23574/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Pearse Doherty

327. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23575/16]

Maternity Services

Pearse Doherty

430. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide more details on the future of gynaecology services which will be offered by a hospital as part of proposals as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23374/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

448. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list in the Mater hospital awaiting a TURP operation with a clinical priority of urgent; his views on the waiting time for such a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23569/16]

Psychological Assessments

Pearse Doherty

449. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting assessment in child psychology services in Donegal; the number of these on waiting lists for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23570/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

602. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an urgent operation has been cancelled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23899/16]

Medical Card Applications

Pearse Doherty

645. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24068/16]

Medical Card Applications

Pearse Doherty

646. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24069/16]

Home Help Service

Pearse Doherty

678. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional home support services will be put in place to allow a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to remain in their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24116/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

683. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24139/16]

Personal Injury Claims

Pearse Doherty

72. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to report on progress regarding the updating of the book of quantum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22547/16]

Motor Tax Rates

Pearse Doherty

193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the legal basis for surcharging on those who renew their motor tax on a quarterly or biannual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22951/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance Applications

Pearse Doherty

226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for jobseeker's allowance has been refused for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22912/16]

Motor Tax Collection

Pearse Doherty

413. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who renewed the motor tax online in 2015; to indicate this number as a percentage of overall renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22952/16]

Child and Family Agency

Pearse Doherty

462. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason an acknowledgement or response has not been received from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, with respect to correspondence (details supplied) which was sent to the agency a number of weeks ago and which was subsequently resent earlier in July 2016 after the agency failed to issue a response; when a reply will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23053/16]

Rail Network Expansion

Pearse Doherty

85. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to establish a rail link between County Donegal and neighbouring rail networks which operate in counties in Northern Ireland and here; and if he has considered the possible economic benefit which such a project would accrue for both the north-west region and the all-island economy as a whole. [22171/16]

Visa Applications

Pearse Doherty

106. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); if she is aware that the processing of this application has taken several months to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21937/16]

Visa Applications

Pearse Doherty

107. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); if she is aware that the processing of this application has taken several months to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21938/16]

Visa Applications

Pearse Doherty

108. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); if she is aware that the processing of this application has taken several months to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21939/16]

EU Budget Contribution

Pearse Doherty

152. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the impact of the 26.3% increase in GDP on Ireland's annual contribution to the EU budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22625/16]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

173. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the single personal, that is, no taper for married portion of credit entitlements €1,650 pay as you earn, and earned income credits by 0.7% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €170,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €170,000 and introducing a levy of 2% and 4% on income over €170,000. [22095/16]

Fiscal Data

Pearse Doherty

183. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the revised figures for fiscal space in each of the years 2017 to 2021 in light of the recently revised CSO figures for GDP growth for 2015 to 26.3%. [22356/16]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

196. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the process by which companies are designated as section 110 companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22464/16]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

197. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the qualifying assets relevant to section 110 companies and when each of these assets was designated as qualifying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22465/16]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

201. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the PAYE and self-employed tax credits by €400 each and tapering out the increase from €55,000 to €65,000, by 10% per €1,000, resulting in no entitlement to the increased credit over €65,000. [22579/16]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the PAYE and self-employed tax credits by €300 each and tapering out the increases from €50,000 to €70,000, by 5% per €1,000, resulting in no entitlement to the increased credit over €70,000. [22580/16]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the PAYE and self-employed tax credits by €400 each and tapering out the increases from €50,000 to €70,000, by 5% per €1,000, resulting in no entitlement to the increased credit over €70,000. [22581/16]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

204. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the PAYE and self-employed tax credits by €300 each and tapering out the increase from €55,000 to €65,000, by 10% per €1,000, resulting in no entitlement to the increased credit over €65,000. [22582/16]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

205. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the PAYE and self-employed tax credits by €200 each and tapering out the increase from €55,000 to €65,000, by 10% per €1,000, resulting in no entitlement to the increased credit over €65,000. [22583/16]

EU Meetings

Pearse Doherty

206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to report on his meeting with EU Commissioner Vestager; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22624/16]

Student Grant Scheme Applications Data

Pearse Doherty

238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grant applicants which were successfully awarded, both in respect of the number of applicants who were awarded fees only and those awarded the maintenance grant, for each of the years from 2012 to 2016 to date, by county and in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22011/16]

Student Grant Scheme Applications Data

Pearse Doherty

239. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of students who have applied for, have been granted and have been refused student grants for each of the years from 2012 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22012/16]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Pearse Doherty

326. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will allocate funding approved under the rural water programme in 2015 to a group water scheme (details supplied) in County Donegal following the suspension of the project by the local authority; if he is aware of the large number of houses, community facilities and businesses in the locality that are awaiting connection to this group water scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22021/16]

Local Authority Funding

Pearse Doherty

333. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of moneys paid to Dublin City Council in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22115/16]

Regeneration Projects Funding

Pearse Doherty

334. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the balance of funds will be paid to Dublin City Council for Ballymun regeneration works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22116/16]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Pearse Doherty

451. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending the period of participation in a community employment scheme for a person (details supplied) beyond the standard participation limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22576/16]

Public Sector Pensions Data

Pearse Doherty

507. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons, in increments of €5,000, in receipt of public service pensions; and the corresponding amount of annual individual pension payments within the same category. [22094/16]

HSE Funding

Pearse Doherty

553. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of HSE administered grant funding allocated to preschools and or child care providers for the provision of supports for children with special education needs, per county, for the years 2015-16 and 2016-17, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22312/16]

Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements

Pearse Doherty

821. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to further extend the number of recognised states with which an agreement exists for the purpose of driving licence exchange; if he is aware of the problem faced by Irish citizens returning here from states with which no formal agreement is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22096/16]

Proposed Legislation

Pearse Doherty

40. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Mortgages Special Court Bill / Courts (Mortgage Arrears) Bill is intended to implement the programme for Government commitment to establish a dedicated new court to sensitively and expeditiously handle mortgage arrears and other personal insolvency cases; the reason the Bill is listed in the legislative programme as currently under consideration rather than as in preparation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21658/16]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Pearse Doherty

62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the timeframe and the means by which he will implement the programme for Government commitment to establish a new national service to standardise the supports available to borrowers in mortgage arrears, with powers and resources needed to advise, assess, negotiate and recommend solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21659/16]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Pearse Doherty

63. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the membership of his Department's task force reviewing the insurance environment; the number of times it has met; and the attendance at each meeting. [21660/16]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Pearse Doherty

64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he received a first report from his Department's task force reviewing the insurance environment focusing on the compensation issue; and when he will publish the report. [21661/16]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Pearse Doherty

65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number and nature of his modules his Department's task force reviewing the insurance environment intends to cover; the timeframe in which each one is scheduled to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21662/16]

Mortgage Data

Pearse Doherty

67. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the situation for Irish mortgage holders who have a tracker mortgage linked to the European Central Bank rate with a British bank no longer operating here (details supplied) in view of the likelihood of Britain leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21732/16]

Motor Tax Collection

Pearse Doherty

124. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who renewed their motor tax on a quarterly, bi-annual and annual basis in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21403/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Pearse Doherty

146. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of application by a person (details supplied) under the carer’s allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21562/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance Applications

Pearse Doherty

147. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection why he has declined an application by a person (details supplied) under the jobseeker's allowance scheme; to specify the documentation that remains outstanding in respect of the application and the mechanism by which he communicated a missed signing date to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21563/16]

Social Welfare Offices

Pearse Doherty

148. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the remit and area of activity assigned to personnel who are employed privately and work in local social protection offices; the level of training provided to them; if they are qualified and authorised to provide advice on social protection entitlements, payments, and the eligibility of individual claimants, in offices in which operations are provided by contracted private companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21564/16]

Social Welfare Offices

Pearse Doherty

149. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures and checks he carries out as part of the procurement process to assess the suitability of individual companies which tender to provide services in social protection offices; if he actively considers these companies' ability to comply with employment law prior to awarding the tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21565/16]

Departmental Contracts Data

Pearse Doherty

150. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of money he has paid to private companies to which he has awarded contracts to provide services in local social protection offices by registered company name and by county in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21566/16]

Hospital Services

Pearse Doherty

195. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an operation; to which hospital and to whose care has this person been referred
; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21522/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Pearse Doherty

212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the average public waiting times for child psychology services in County Donegal; the total number of children waiting for such an appointment; if he will provide the number of children who have received such appointments on a monthly basis in 2015 and in 2016, to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21596/16]

Road Safety

Pearse Doherty

277. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 21 June 2016, and which was subsequently referred by him to Transport Infrastructure Ireland for direct response, the reason a reply has yet to be received.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21597/16]

EU Funding

Pearse Doherty

131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach the amount of pre-financing by programme his Department has applied for with regard to the current phase of EU funding programmes; the amount that is likely to be reimbursed to the European Commission; the reasons this money will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20586/16]

EU Funding

Pearse Doherty

144. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of pre-financing by programme her Department has applied for with regard to the current phase of EU funding programmes; the amount that is likely to be reimbursed to the EU Commission; the reasons this money will be reimbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20583/16]

Charities Regulation

Pearse Doherty

155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether it is appropriate that law firms use registered charitable trusts to act as shareholders for large numbers of its special purpose vehicle clients; if she had ever raised this issue with the charities regulator and if the regulator has ever raised concerns with her Department about this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20804/16]

Migrant Integration

Pearse Doherty

158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money Ireland has received from the European Commission towards integration projects since the start of the refugee crisis; and the projects this money was spent on including the amount of money spent on each project, in tabular form. [20871/16]

Migrant Integration

Pearse Doherty

159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money Ireland has received from the European Commission towards integration projects since the start of the refugee crisis; the amount of that money Ireland has drawn down; if any allocated funds were returned to the Commission; and if so, the reason therefore. [20872/16]

EU Funding

Pearse Doherty

189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of pre-financing by programme his Department has applied for with regard to the current phase of EU funding programmes; the amount that is likely to be reimbursed to the European Commission; the reasons this money will be reimbursed. [20579/16]