Parliamentary questions

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Pearse Doherty

603. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a psychological assessment from the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36442/15]

European Globalisation Fund

Pearse Doherty

642. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a detailed report on the implementation of the European Globalisation Fund programmes for Lufthansa Technik Airmotive and Pratt Whitney Aerospace in Rathcoole in County Dublin, including the number of eligible participants in both schemes; the funding for these schemes by European Commission and Irish Government contributions; the total spend to date; the deadline by which the European Commission portion of the funding must be spent; the number of participants who have received support from each programme; the average spend per participant for each programme; the type of support they have received; the level of participation of not in education, employment or training in each programme; and her views that all of the European Commission funding provided for both programmes will be spent by the deadline. [36128/15]

European Globalisation Fund

Pearse Doherty

643. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the moneys in nominal and percentage terms of total allocation from the European Commission, for each programme returned to the European Commission unspent in each of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund funding programmes run under the previous and current Government, in tabular form. [36129/15]

European Globalisation Fund

Pearse Doherty

644. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish all reports produced to date on the implementation of the European Globalisation Fund programmes for Lufthansa Technik Airmotive and Pratt Whitney Aerospace in Rathcoole in County Dublin on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund Ireland website. [36130/15]

Income Data

Pearse Doherty

13. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, based on tables (details supplied), corresponding tables based on the most recent available data. [35898/15]

Home Care Packages Provision

Pearse Doherty

53. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a Health Service Executive report into inadequate and inconsistent home care provision for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been initiated; the expected timeframe for completing the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35820/15]

Hospitals Inspections

Pearse Doherty

55. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in relation to the report of the unannounced inspection at Letterkenny General Hospital by the Health Information and Quality Authority published on 8 October 2015 which found evidence of a number of high risk hygiene, infrastructural and maintenance issues at the hospital, his plans to provide assistance to the hospital to address the issues detailed in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35827/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

74. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35913/15]

Credit Unions

Pearse Doherty

45. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if and when he will commence the provisions of the remaining sections of the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35245/15]

Banking Sector Regulation

Pearse Doherty

58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the assessment in a recent Central Bank of Ireland report that Irish rates for lending to businesses have diverged from the Euro area average over the past year, as rates fell in many countries; that business lending is now 1.24% points above the average; his plans to tackle this divergence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35617/15]

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

Pearse Doherty

59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an impact assessment of the strategic banking corporation on the cost of business lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35618/15]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

70. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of taxpayers paying income tax at the lower rate. [35797/15]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

71. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of taxpayers paying income tax at the higher rate. [35798/15]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

72. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of taxpayers exempt from income tax. [35799/15]

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Pearse Doherty

88. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the proposal of a person (details supplied) to set up an investor court to deal with disputes under the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35487/15]

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Pearse Doherty

89. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has raised concerns with the European Commission regarding the investor state dispute settlement mechanism proposed under the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35488/15]

Hazardous Waste Sites

Pearse Doherty

106. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received correspondence from Donegal County Council (details supplied) relating to concerns over the possible existence of containers off the County Donegal coast containing potentially toxic and hazardous material; his plans to investigate these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35270/15]

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Pearse Doherty

119. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that Ireland's agricultural interests will be protected under the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35433/15]

Job Initiatives

Pearse Doherty

128. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 21 January 2015 regarding the 2011 Killybegs jobs initiative, in which the establishment of a local implementation group in 2012 to enhance project delivery was confirmed, the names of the members of this group; the work which it has undertaken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35523/15]

Job Initiatives

Pearse Doherty

136. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 21 January 2015 regarding the 2011 jobs initiative in Killybegs in County Donegal in which the establishment of a local implementation group in 2012 to enhance project delivery was confirmed; if he will provide the details of the minutes of each meeting held by the group since its formation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35635/15]

Garda Deployment

Pearse Doherty

169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the number of new Garda Síochána recruits to be allocated to each county for 2015 and 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35435/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

247. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35342/15]

Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times

Pearse Doherty

254. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times at the accident and emergency department at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, in tabular form by month, from January 2015 to September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35382/15]

Home Help Service Data

Pearse Doherty

275. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for home help that have been approved in the past six months, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35465/15]

Home Help Service Data

Pearse Doherty

276. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for home help that have been approved, but not allocated hours due to financial constraints, in the past six months, per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35466/15]

Health Services Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

277. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of expenditure that the Mayo mental health service spent on nursing overtime from March to August 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35467/15]

Primary Care Centres

Pearse Doherty

278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the primary care centre in Westport in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35468/15]

Mental Health Services Staff

Pearse Doherty

279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he considers the level of staffing in the mental health unit of Mayo General Hospital to be adequate; if staff are exposed to a health and safety risk due to staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35469/15]

Community Care Provision

Pearse Doherty

280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of community nursing beds that have been closed over the past ten years, by county, in tabular form; the reasons for the closure; the estimated savings per hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35470/15]

Home Help Service Data

Pearse Doherty

281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours allocated for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35471/15]

HSE Agency Staff Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

282. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on agency staff over each of the past five years, by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35472/15]

Irish Cancer Society Report

Pearse Doherty

283. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has aware of the report of the Irish Cancer Society in respect of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; his views on the report; if his Department has brought any concerns in respect of the partnership to the attention of the European Commission, with respect to health matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35473/15]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Pearse Doherty

284. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made to date under the cross-border health directive; the number approved; the amounts paid by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35474/15]

Medicinal Products Supply

Pearse Doherty

285. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans for the drug Sapropterin, also known as Kuvan, to be added to the drug reimbursement programme. [35478/15]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Pearse Doherty

426. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money allocated to each local authority for the refurbishment or renovation of housing stock over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35434/15]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Pearse Doherty

66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter regarding flooding in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35047/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Pearse Doherty

81. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in making a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the area-based payment and the single farm payment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35046/15]

Medical Card Applications

Pearse Doherty

138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34970/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

162. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Sligo Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35045/15]

Water Conservation Grant

Pearse Doherty

53. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of households that have applied for and been paid the water conservation grant. [34821/15]

Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears

Pearse Doherty

65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his view on the legal enforceability of the code of conduct on mortgage arrears has changed following the Supreme Court's ruling on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34870/15]

Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears

Pearse Doherty

66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend or introduce legislation to put the code of conduct on mortgage arrears on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34871/15]

Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears

Pearse Doherty

67. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will discuss with the Central Bank of Ireland whether changes are required to the code of conduct on mortgage arrears following the recent Supreme Court ruling on the matter of the legal enforceability of the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34872/15]

Family Income Supplement

Pearse Doherty

225. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if notional pay is regarded as assessable earnings for the purpose of calculating a family income supplement payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34551/15]

Financial Services Sector

Pearse Doherty

271. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if, during its investigation into tracker mortgages in the banking sector, the Central Bank of Ireland has identified potential breaches of contracts by other banks, apart from Permanent TSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34503/15]

International Agreements

Pearse Doherty

272. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 346 and 347 of 22 September 2015, the position regarding frozen funds in circumstances where the person or organisations linked to those funds are never de-listed or likely to be de-listed. [34514/15]

International Agreements

Pearse Doherty

273. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 346 and 347 of 22 September 2015, if he has proposed or will support a proposal at European Union or United Nations level to allow some of these frozen funds to be released to help in the management of the refugee crisis, for example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34515/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

471. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (detsil supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33984/15]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Pearse Doherty

475. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children with type 1 diabetes attending Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal; his plans to appoint an additional paediatric diabetes clinical nurse specialist at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33994/15]

Diabetes Strategy

Pearse Doherty

476. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal for adult patients with type 1 diabetes to be seen by a consultant; if these are within existing Health Service Executive guidelines for diabetes care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33995/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

495. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a heart operation in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34087/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

560. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34549/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

561. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34550/15]

Motor Tax Collection

Pearse Doherty

699. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the impact the emissions scandal at the Volkswagen company may have on owners of such cars in this State, and their motor tax liability. [34328/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Pearse Doherty

704. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that have been built in Counties Monaghan and Cavan; the amount of funding that has been provided to Counties Monaghan and Cavan in respect of housing in each of the years from 2008 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34043/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

711. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of payments made to Dublin City Council in the period 2010 to date in 2015. [34276/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

712. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the €17 million for Ballymun regeneration works has not been paid to Dublin City Council. [34277/15]

Public Transport

Pearse Doherty

779. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons the taxsaver programme operated by Bus Éireann is not available to commuters for routes operating through County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34704/15]

Tax Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

57. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the current commuter Taxsaver programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33748/15]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Pearse Doherty

168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health with regard to a request from the Health Service Executive, HSE, in which national approval is being sought for the establishment of a panel of nursing staff to be employed on a permanent basis by the HSE to provide home care nursing services to children with complex medical conditions, if he will provide details of the recruitment process which will be employed; if he will state if it is intended that following the panel's establishment only staff who will reside on the panel may be deemed eligible for recruitment to future permanent posts involving care provision for such children; if he will provide an expected timeframe as to when such a panel will be formally established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33705/15]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Pearse Doherty

169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health regarding current inadequacies in home care nursing for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, due to the failure of the responsible private home care agency to source adequate nursing staff; if he will provide details of the plans to recruit permanent staff to a nursing panel, which it is proposed will be responsible for providing home care to this person; if personnel currently charged with providing home care nursing to this person may be eligible to apply for positions on this panel, considering the advantage which this would have for continuity of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33706/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason all the appointments of a person (details supplied) was cancelled in Galway University Hospital in 2015, with the person now being unable to access Lidocaine infusion for pain management; when is it expected that this service will become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33707/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Pearse Doherty

218. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expedite a long-awaited schools building project for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if she is aware of the current need to upgrade and replace much of the school's ageing facilities and equipment, particularly given that enrolment numbers for the 2015-2016 academic year have seen a marked increase by comparison with previous years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33747/15]

Road Network

Pearse Doherty

264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to replace and-or renew the community involvement scheme and the local improvement scheme; if he is aware of the increased deterioration of many roads in rural Ireland, which would benefit from increased funding through the continuation of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33727/15]

Ambulance Service Provision

Pearse Doherty

141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all incidents, including the date, model number and remedial action taken, regarding wheels on ambulances being found to be faulty for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33599/15]

NAMA Loan Book Value

Pearse Doherty

119. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date on which the National Asset Management Agency notified him of an unsolicited approach by representatives of the Pacific Investment Management Company related to the sale of the agency's Northern Ireland loan book; and the action that he took after this notification was received. [33184/15]

Budget 2016

Pearse Doherty

122. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the permissible fiscal space under the expenditure benchmark available to him in budget 2016, and for the remainder of 2015, as part of the Government's budget 2016 announcements; if these figures take into account the need for increased spending due to demographic changes and inflation in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33185/15]

IBRC Liquidation

Pearse Doherty

129. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the liquidation process at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and his views on whether the junior bondholders will receive payment during the process, the timeframe envisaged for such payments and the amounts estimated to be due. [32861/15]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected returns, in dividends or in any other form, from the State’s stake in Allied Irish Banks and Permanent TSB in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32857/15]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Pearse Doherty

134. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent meetings with the banks on the issue of the high standard variable rates paid by Irish mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32858/15]

Mortgage Lending

Pearse Doherty

135. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will seek a social and economic impact assessment of the Central Bank of Ireland's new rules on mortgage lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32860/15]

State Aid Investigations

Pearse Doherty

136. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will seek the repayment of tax owed if the European Union Commission finds that Ireland and Apple were engaged in arrangements that amount to State aid or in a scheme to lower the tax liability for Apple in contravention of European Union rules. [32859/15]

National Treasury Management Agency

Pearse Doherty

231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the return that would have been received on an investment of €27.2 billion in the National Treasury Management Agency, based on the average returns since September 2009. [32812/15]

EU Budget Contribution

Pearse Doherty

235. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the gross national income for the past five years if redomiciled public limited companies had been excluded; the amount by which Ireland’s contribution to the European Union budget would have been reduced if these redomiciled public limited companies were excluded from the figures for these years. [32941/15]

Property Tax Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 382 of 22 September 2015, if he will provide a breakdown, by local authority area, of the 76 homes that have received an exemption from the local property tax due to the presence of pyrite. [33127/15]

Universal Social Charge Yield

Pearse Doherty

299. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of reducing the universal social charge rate of 7% to 5%; and to 6%. [33450/15]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

300. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a pay-as-you-earn credit for self-employed persons of €135, €200, €250, €300, €350 and €400. [33451/15]

Property Tax

Pearse Doherty

301. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated in 2014 by the local property tax. [33452/15]

Property Tax

Pearse Doherty

302. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total portion of persons liable to local property tax in 2014 who were exempted from the tax relative to the total number of persons liable for local property tax. [33453/15]

Property Tax

Pearse Doherty

303. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of deferrals granted from the local property tax in 2014. [33454/15]

Property Tax

Pearse Doherty

304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total portion of persons liable to local property tax in 2014, who paid the higher rate of 0.25% on properties valued at over €1 million relative to the total number of persons liable to local property tax; and the amount of revenue generated by this higher rate. [33455/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Pearse Doherty

418. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in finding an alternative premises for a Health Service Executive operated training centre for persons with disabilities at a centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; if he will provide details of any proposals to lease a facility to accommodate the centre's current service users, including the duration of such an agreement; of all the refurbishments and alterations to the premises which have been requested by the Health Service Executive to make it suitable for service users; the expected timeframe as to when service users will be relocated to the new facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32829/15]

Ambulance Service Provision

Pearse Doherty

431. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of each ambulance operating in the State in respect of the year of registration, the county where it is based and the number of kilometres it has travelled. [32966/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

458. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital transfer procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33273/15]

Medical Card Applications

Pearse Doherty

468. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33354/15]

Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Yield

Pearse Doherty

566. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that would be generated from reintroducing the non-principal private residence charge at the rates of €200, €250, €300 and €350. [33449/15]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all documents requested by the European Parliament's TAXE Committee of his Department or of the Revenue Commissioners and in each case to specify if the request was acceded to or refused, with an explanation for each refusal. [32367/15]

Departmental Legal Costs

Pearse Doherty

131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of all barristers, senior and junior counsel, briefed by the Office of the Attorney General for the years 2011 to 2014 and up to September 2015; and if he will provide details of their remuneration and specifically the amount of fees earned by each individual barrister for the years 2011 to 2014 and up to September 2015. [31559/15]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

315. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the grounds on which some motor insurance companies may refuse to offer insurance to cars over 15 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30775/15]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

319. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the issues raised by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the security of electronic transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31014/15]

International Agreements

Pearse Doherty

346. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the value of funds domiciled here currently frozen by United Nations or European Union regulation; if he will provide a breakdown of the nationality of the owners of these funds; the UN or EU regulation that provoked the freezing of the funds in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31441/15]

International Agreements

Pearse Doherty

347. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the legal situation whereby funds frozen by United Nations or European Union regulation are linked to individuals who have died or regimes that have ceased to exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31442/15]

Departmental Legal Costs

Pearse Doherty

357. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the bodies or companies from which he received legal advice in relation to a company (details supplied) since January 2014; and in each case to list the fees paid to date. [31545/15]

Central Bank of Ireland

Pearse Doherty

364. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland's defined benefit pension scheme is performing; if extra moneys will be allocated to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31577/15]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

378. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a percentage and absolute breakdown of total stamp duty received on shares, between stock market traded shares and private company sale of shares. [31871/15]

Property Tax Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

382. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties that have been granted an exemption from the local property tax because they are affected by pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32069/15]

Hospitals Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

982. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money which has been paid each year since 2008, to private companies for contracted laundry services for a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; the projected savings, for each of these years of having these services carried out by the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31389/15]

Hospitals Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

983. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown, of the total staff numbers, including details of their positions, employed at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal each year since 2008; the number of agency staff who have been employed at the hospital during this period as well as the number who are employed directly by the Health Service Executive with regards to these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31390/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Pearse Doherty

1448. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of areas that have bans on rent allowance applications and the building of Part V obligations; and when these bans will be lifted given the need for social housing build. [31341/15]

Departmental Legal Cases Data

Pearse Doherty

1625. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the bodies or companies from which he received legal advice in relation to a company (details supplied) since January 2014; and in each case to list the fees paid to date. [31546/15]