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Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance how he will operate, when he will apply and the amount he will raise from the proposed tax on sugar sweetened drinks. [13890/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Tax Credits
Pearse Doherty
97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the self-employed tax credit to €800; €900; €1,000; €1,100; €1,200; €1,300; €1,400; €1,500 and €1,650 and tapering out the increase in the credit, for example, €800 minus €550 equals €250 for first taper, from income in excess of €80,000, by 5% per €1,000, for gross income between €80,000 and €100,000, and a second taper on the credit value before the increase credit, €550 from income in excess of €100,000, a reduced credit, by 5% per €1,000, for gross income between €100,000 and €120,000. [13891/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Water Charges
Pearse Doherty
116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the net cost and savings in abolishing water charges and the water conservation grant, including its administration costs and its associated impact on the fiscal space. [13892/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Motor Tax Rates
Pearse Doherty
117. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of abolishing the punitive excess charge where a vehicle is taxed for less than 12 months, that is, a vehicle being more expensive when charged for six months than for 12 months. [13893/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Social Insurance Rates
Pearse Doherty
123. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the revenue that would be raised by introducing a new employers’ rate of pay related social insurance of 12.75%, 13.5%, 14.5% and 15.75% on the portion of salary paid in excess of €100,000 per year. [13887/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Pearse Doherty
132. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application made in February 2016 by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13897/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Pearse Doherty
196. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) has not received payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13898/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Legislative Programme
Pearse Doherty
233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to list the Finance Bills from the 31st Dáil he intends to reinitiate; and the Bills his Department is working on, with an indicative time scale for the legislative process in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12525/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Stability and Growth Pact
Pearse Doherty
235. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the minimum percentage improvement that was required to the structural balance for 2015 under the European Union fiscal rules; and the outturn of the 2015 percentage improvement to the structural balance. [12538/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Stability and Growth Pact
Pearse Doherty
236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the minimum percentage improvement required to the structural balance for 2016 under the European Union fiscal rules; and the percentage improvement he is forecasting to the structural balance for 2016. [12539/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Stability and Growth Pact
Pearse Doherty
237. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the minimum percentage improvement required to the structural balance for 2017 under the European Union fiscal rules; and the percentage improvement he is forecasting to the structural balance for 2017. [12540/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Excessive Deficit Procedure Administration
Pearse Doherty
239. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if, with regard to the recent announcement that Government expenditure in 2015 has been revised up by €1.5 billion, reflecting a reclassification of State transactions with a bank (details supplied) which therefore raises the expenditure benchmark, he can confirm this raises the benchmark; the departmental and corresponding figures he intends to allocate this additional spending power to in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12554/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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NAMA Accounts
Pearse Doherty
240. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date on which he will make National Asset Management Agency's 2015 management accounts available to the public; and the reason for the delay in their release, given that his Department received the 2015 accounts two months ago. [12628/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Life Insurance Policies
Pearse Doherty
241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if, with regard to the correspondence supplied, he and the Central Bank believe a person (details supplied) has been treated fairly by the company; the legal avenues open to customers in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12739/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Life Insurance Policies
Pearse Doherty
242. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank is aware that an insurance company (details supplied) has written to at least one customer demanding a significant increase in premium because of a historical mistake made by the company; if it will investigate whether this company has sent similar letters to other customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12740/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Mortgage Data
Pearse Doherty
244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 6 April 2016, if the circa 11% figure given for a bank (details supplied) is a figure for the amount of new mortgage loans that are counted as exceptions under the Central Bank's loan-to-value rules or if they are the figure for exemptions, switchers, negative equity and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12801/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Programme for Government Implementation
Pearse Doherty
249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to expand on the programme for Government commitment to introduce a help-to-buy scheme or mortgage insurance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13210/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Programme for Government Implementation
Pearse Doherty
250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the proposed help-to-buy scheme or mortgage insurance scheme will be a State-backed scheme or draw upon private insurers or investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13211/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Garda Station Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
540. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of moving the Garda barracks in Harcourt Street to a new location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13227/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Garda Station Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
541. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total rent paid by An Garda Síochana for its barracks in Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 to date. [13228/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Cancer Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
681. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to alter specialist care services available to sarcoma patients currently provided at St. Vincent's University Hospital; if such plans include changes to medical personnel who work as part of the sarcoma multi-disciplinary team at the hospital; if changes are planned, the measures which will be put in place to ensure patients do not experience any reduction to current services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12802/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Pearse Doherty
736. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a medical device will be provided to a person (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13491/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Universal Social Charge Data
Pearse Doherty
59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue the universal social charge would generate on the basis of no policy change or its phased abolition or reduction (details supplied), in each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form. [12256/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on assertions in the European Commission’s 2016 country report on Ireland that our tax revenue to gross domestic product ratio is low compared with the European Union average and is marginally decreasing, that tax cuts provided in the 2016 budget are likely to reduce further this ratio and that although Ireland's tax system is highly progressive overall recent measures on personal income tax are regressive; how he will address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12257/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Tax Avoidance
Pearse Doherty
78. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance why he has not acted on information his Department received from a whistleblower regarding the abuse of the dwelling house exemption by high wealth persons as a means of avoiding capital acquisitions tax; the details of anti-avoidance measures and the caps on relief he has considered to stop this supposed abuse; the number of persons who have availed of this exemption and the amount of capital acquisitions tax exempted in each of the years 2006 to 2015 in tabular form. [12447/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Universal Social Charge Data
Pearse Doherty
79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of a phased reduction (details supplied) of the universal social charge for each of the years from 2017 to 2021, in tabular form. [12448/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Prize Bonds
Pearse Doherty
85. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the way in which a citizen living in the Six Counties can purchase prize bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11945/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Prize Bonds
Pearse Doherty
86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the value of prize bonds sold in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11946/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
Pearse Doherty
251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide an insulin pump for a person (details supplied) under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11980/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments
Pearse Doherty
315. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a grassland sheep scheme payment outstanding from 2010 has not been issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; what is preventing it from being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12031/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Property Tax Exemptions
Pearse Doherty
100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if families in County Donegal with homes affected by mica defective blocks are exempt from paying the property tax as indicated by the previous Government; and his plans to legislate to exempt them. [11269/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Banking Sector
Pearse Doherty
101. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to clarify the commitment in the programme for Government not to sell more than 25% of any bank before the end of 2018 plus any small additional shareholding required by the underwriter to complete the sales process by clarifying the meaning for each of the State-backed banks; for example, if in the case of Permanent TSB it means a further 25% and in the case of Bank of Ireland if it means 25% of the existing shares or if it could mean the entire Government shareholding. [11275/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Central Bank of Ireland
Pearse Doherty
105. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the advisory opinions sought from the European Central Bank because domestic legislation affected the workings of the Central Bank; the length of time from the request until the opinion was received, by case; the legislative changes he made as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11438/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Pearse Doherty
114. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 17 May 2016 and his reference to Government investment in gross fixed capital formation, GFCF, if he can average all investment in capital over a four year period or just an amount based on the annual general Government GFCF outturn as produced by the Central Statistics Office; and if so, the maximum amount available to be averaged based on this outturn for each of the years 2017 to 2021. [11602/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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NAMA Operations
Pearse Doherty
122. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the effect on the fiscal space of a windfall gain following the wind-up of the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11800/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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NAMA Operations
Pearse Doherty
123. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the effect on the fiscal space if the National Asset Management Agency transfers assets to the State at the end of its term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11801/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Education Funding
Pearse Doherty
140. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the planned course of action in relation to the Cassells report on higher education funding, which was presented to his Department in March 2016, including when he will publish it. [11248/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Special Educational Needs
Pearse Doherty
142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in mainstream education who have Down's syndrome; if he is aware of the implications for future resource provision and planning within the education system due to the absence of the condition on the low incidence list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11258/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Community Services Programme
Pearse Doherty
290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to link allocation amounts paid to community groups through the community services programme to the minimum wage rate in order to subvent any increase to wage costs incurred by service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11485/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Pearse Doherty
359. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 17 May 2016 the impact of the €4 billion cumulative capital spend in the gross and net fiscal space; and the amount of projected spend of this €4 billion cumulative for each of the years from 2017 to 2021 in tabular form. [11603/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Departmental Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
366. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of each measure in each commitment relevant to his Department in the programme for Government and how he will finance these, either through already committed spending, additional new spending from the fiscal space, European Union funding or otherwise, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11371/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
417. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment from the ear, nose and throat department in Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11272/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Housing Adaptation Grant
Pearse Doherty
443. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect the occupational therapist to carry out a report for Donegal County Council relating to the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11384/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
446. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health regarding the cross-border directive, CBD, if he will outline the way the total cost of comparable treatment in another jurisdiction versus the costs incurred of having the treatment provided here is communicated to persons applying to access the scheme; the way in which persons are informed of the fact that reimbursement rates are set at whichever cost is the lesser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11390/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Psychological Assessments
Pearse Doherty
456. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect to have an assessment carried out by a child psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11464/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
Pearse Doherty
459. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children to be assessed by a child psychologist in County Donegal; the total number of persons waiting for up to three months, six months, nine months, one year, 15 months, 18 months, 21 months, 24 months, and for more than 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11481/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
508. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has not received a reimbursement payment due since March 2016 under the cross-border health care directive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11788/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Cross-Border Health Initiatives
Pearse Doherty
509. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which he will reimburse persons availing of the cross-border health care directive scheme under the rules of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11789/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Medical Card Applications
Pearse Doherty
510. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application by a person (details supplied) for a medical card under the European Union entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11790/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Beef Genomics Scheme
Pearse Doherty
522. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why he declined payment to a person (details supplied) under the 2014 beef data genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11247/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Live Exports
Pearse Doherty
525. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress which has been made to grant live cattle exporters access to the Turkish market; if the requisite health certificate to facilitate accession is now in place; if he is aware of the negative impact which any delays in opening the market will have on exporters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11309/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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TAMS Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
544. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant assistance available to persons wishing to avail of rain harvesting systems on their farms. [11663/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Green Enterprise
Pearse Doherty
618. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grant assistance available to businesses wishing to avail of rain harvesting systems on their premises. [11664/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Children in Care
Pearse Doherty
628. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an explanation for the recent closure of a children and young person's residential care unit (details supplied) in County Donegal; the alternative accommodation arrangements which have been provided for residents of the facility; the measures which have been put in place to guarantee the welfare and well-being of service users as part of this sudden relocation; if the aforementioned facility will reopen; if so, when this is expected to occur; if it is anticipated that all former residents will be subsequently returned to the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11567/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Legislative Measures
Pearse Doherty
27. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to amend the existing rules governing entitlement to Irish citizenship by descent in order to include those born overseas who have extended Irish ancestry such as a great grandparent having been born in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10951/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
53. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his Department's recent dealings with the European Commission relating to the ongoing investigation into tax arrangements of a company (details supplied) in Ireland and if he has an expected date for the verdict of the investigation. [10995/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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School Transport Review
Pearse Doherty
67. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will formally complete the review of the school transport scheme; the consultation process he will employ to engage with the various stakeholders, including the parents and guardians of school-goers availing of school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10979/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Flood Prevention Measures
Pearse Doherty
150. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in instances where local community groups or voluntary organisations have developed detailed and costed flood mitigation and management plans to alleviate local flood risk, compiled in consultation with knowledgeable and accredited professional practitioners, if such proposals will be considered by the competent authorities responsible for flood management; the process by which groups may make such submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10952/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment from University Hospital Galway, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10986/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
Pearse Doherty
2. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to the statement in the programme for Government regarding the intention to "work with the Central Bank to amend the code of conduct on mortgage arrears to include an obligation on providers of mortgage credit to provide a range of sustainable arrears solutions, this code of conduct will be put on a statutory basis", what these sustainable arrears solutions will consist of and when he envisages the obligation for sustainable arrears solutions will be put on a statutory footing. [10760/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Banks Recapitalisation
Pearse Doherty
6. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the source and detail of the recommendation that the Government no longer seek the direct recapitalisation of banks (details supplied) through the European Stability Mechanism, ESM, fund; and when he will make this information available to the public, given his confirmation of this course of action. [10543/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Mortgage Interest Rates
Pearse Doherty
21. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the expected timeline as to when Irish variable mortgage rates will move in line with the European average, in view of the statement in the programme for Government regarding the Government’s intention to take all necessary action to tackle high variable rates. [10542/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
Pearse Doherty
31. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a tribunal is currently in place to consider individual applications in relation to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal; the last date on which the tribunal formally convened; if a dedicated tribunal is not currently in place, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10806/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Ambulance Service
Pearse Doherty
178. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will publish the national capacity review of the Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10865/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Ambulance Service Data
Pearse Doherty
179. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the volume and category of calls received by the Ambulance Service in respect of each division in County Donegal in each of the years since 2010, including Letterkenny, Carndonagh, Killybegs, Dungloe, the Finn Valley, Ballyshannon, and Donegal town, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10866/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Ambulance Service Data
Pearse Doherty
180. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 22 March 2016, if he is aware that the information provided is ambiguous and somewhat deceptive; if he will provide the accurate schedule of the times of when ambulances are on duty in respect of each of the base stations serving all divisions in County Donegal including, Letterkenny, Carndonagh, Killybegs, Dungloe, the Finn Valley, Ballyshannon, and Donegal town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10868/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Garda Operations
Pearse Doherty
79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána will return to a surviving spouse a sum of money which was recovered from a deceased person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9427/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Awards
Pearse Doherty
107. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts she will make to expedite an appeal submitted to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal by a person (details supplied) in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9446/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Real Estate Investment Trusts
Pearse Doherty
176. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to his previous assertion that the estimated cost attached to the real estate investment trust scheme relates not to an exemption from tax but rather to a move from direct taxation of rental income in the hands of investors to the taxation of dividends distributed to investors from profits arising from that rental income under this scheme, the income receipts at fund level under the scheme and the corresponding level and amount of taxation of this income in the hands of investors since its introduction by year in tabular form. [9453/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Real Estate Investment Trusts
Pearse Doherty
177. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of dividend withholding tax that has subsequently been refunded to persons and companies in accordance with the relevant double taxation agreements and through other reclaim forms in respect of dividend payments under the real estate investment trust scheme by year in tabular form. [9454/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Tax Data
Pearse Doherty
178. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have paid the domicile levy and the corresponding amount raised since its introduction by year in tabular form. [9455/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Tax Data
Pearse Doherty
179. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised from the domicile levy were the Irish property value threshold lowered from €5 million to €3 million and the yearly income tax threshold increased from €200,000 to €400,000. [9456/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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EU Budget Contribution
Pearse Doherty
190. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the historic contributions to the EU budget in monetary value for each of the years 2006 to 2015 in tabular form. [9596/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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EU Budget Contribution
Pearse Doherty
191. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected annual contribution to the EU budget in monetary value for each of the years 2016 to 2021 in tabular form. [9595/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Gross National Income
Pearse Doherty
192. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected growth in gross national income in both monetary value and percentage terms for each of the years 2016 to 2021 in tabular form. [9594/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Tax Reliefs Data
Pearse Doherty
210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the annual amount of tax relief provided and claimed and the associated number of items donated, for each year between 2000 and 2015, inclusive, in tabular form with regard to section 1003 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, referring to tax relief that is available in respect of the donation of important national heritage items to the Irish national collections. [10290/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
362. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to amend existing eligibility requirements concerning income which is considered assessable for the purposes of the incremental tenant purchase scheme for local authority housing, in order to allow for the inclusion of additional social protection and assistance payments; if he is aware that a large number of tenants are prevented from accessing the scheme by the exclusion of these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9422/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
363. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if applicants will only be deemed eligible under the incremental tenant purchase scheme for local authority housing when they have paid all liabilities in respect of water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9423/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
509. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection in respect of the community employment programme, to grant extensions to existing placements beyond the maximum duration entitlement in instances where a project sponsor is unable to recruit a suitable replacement participant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9898/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
653. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide the waiting times for appointments to the counselling in primary care service, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9466/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
Pearse Doherty
760. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will make a decision on an application to include the drug Kuvan sapropterin in the drug reimbursement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10033/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
761. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an outpatient appointment for Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal, having been on the waiting list since 2014 when the hospital the person was referred to outside the jurisdiction returned the referral stating it could not accommodate the person; if the person’s placement will be compromised as in this case the person has already waited longer than is considered acceptable in the national waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10034/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Administration
Pearse Doherty
762. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred to Ballykelly hospital in County Derry from Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal in each of the years 2013 to 2015, by month; the number of those referrals which were returned to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10035/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Respite Care Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
763. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has developed and recently implemented a new policy concerning the respite care and care supports by the Health Service Executive for children in County Donegal with complex needs and life-limiting conditions; the details of this new policy; if there is a policy whereby the parents and guardians of the children for whom care is being provided are only permitted to leave their residence for a maximum of 30 minutes after which time they are required to return to the home and remain there for the period during which those providing respite services are present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Respite Care Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
764. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide home respite for children with complex needs given the announced recruitment in 2015 of 9.5 permanent nursing posts in County Donegal; if the holders of these posts have temporary or permanent contracts; the nature of the services and care these post holders have been recruited to provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10037/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Acquired Infections
Pearse Doherty
768. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if Dungloe Community Hospital has fully re-opened for new admissions; the measures he is taking to control the risk posed to patients, personnel and visitors to the facility by carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae-based infections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10054/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Diabetes Strategy
Pearse Doherty
849. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if and when he will appoint a community-based senior dietician to support persons with diabetes in County Donegal as part of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10321/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
906. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment from Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10487/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Pearse Doherty
1100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the national broadband plan will be operational in Drumfergus, Killygordan, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10126/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Naval Service
Pearse Doherty
1219. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason an application for the Naval Service was refused for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10486/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Carer's Allowance Delays
Pearse Doherty
11. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer’s allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9345/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Pearse Doherty
43. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme. [9346/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Civil Legal Aid
Pearse Doherty
54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to extend the civil legal aid scheme administered by the Legal Aid Board in order to provide dedicated legal advice to debtors at repossession hearings, given that there is such a low rate of attendance among debtors at such proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9222/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Mortgage Data
Pearse Doherty
51. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 20 April 2016, if he is aware of the number and value of approved mortgages by banks (details supplied) that are outside the normal 80% cap for non-first-time buyers or the equivalent cap for first-time buyers under the Central Bank of Ireland's macro prudential lending rules to date; and to provide details for the respective banks, in tabular form. [8999/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Mortgage Data
Pearse Doherty
52. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 20 April 2016, if he is not aware of the number and value of approved mortgages by banks (details supplied) that are outside the normal 80% cap for non-first-time buyers or the equivalent cap for first-time buyers under the Central Bank of Ireland's macro prudential lending rules to date; and if he is dealing with these figures. [9000/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Insurance Compensation Fund
Pearse Doherty
53. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid by the State into the Insurance Compensation Fund for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9030/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Insurance Compensation Fund
Pearse Doherty
54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid to the State from the insurance levy for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9031/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Insurance Industry Regulation
Pearse Doherty
55. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of fees paid to the administrators of a company (details supplied) for each of the years since it went into administration, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9032/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Insurance Levy
Pearse Doherty
56. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount raised from the levies on insurance policies in each of the years 2011 to 2015, in tabular form; if the figures reflect both the gross receipts and the net receipts, less the cost and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9033/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Fiscal Data
Pearse Doherty
59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of the fiscal space available for each of the next five years, in tabular form, given the 2016 stability programme update. [9089/16]