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Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Tax Data
Pearse Doherty
137. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing the 3% USC surcharge on the self employed with income over €100,000. [31521/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
357. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30957/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
392. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason cardiac rehabilitation services at Letterkenny University Hospital have been suspended; the date on which the service was withdrawn; when the service will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31166/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
393. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the interim measures in place for service users, including existing programme participants and new referrals, whilst the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital is closed; the way in which the medical needs of the service users are being met and accommodated during this service disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31167/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Hospital Equipment
Pearse Doherty
394. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the date on which his attention was drawn to equipment failure having occurred at the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital leading to the closure of the facility; if a formal request from the hospital for additional resources and-or supports to replace and-or repair equipment at the unit has been received; if so, the date this request was received; if additional supports have been sanctioned; if so, the date this formal approval was given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31168/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
395. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the way in which service users of the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital were formally notified that the service had been suspended; the date such correspondence issued to service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31169/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Health Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
397. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a campaign and patient advocacy group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31203/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Health Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
398. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to advance the publication of a report into future service provision at Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31204/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Medical Card Applications
Pearse Doherty
429. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on discretionary medical grounds on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31332/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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National Broadband Plan
Pearse Doherty
509. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30 Mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage will be prioritised during the roll-out phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31235/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Pearse Doherty
604. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a farm assist application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31330/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Pearse Doherty
605. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a jobseeker's benefit application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31331/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Defence Forces
Pearse Doherty
686. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the 1916 to 2016 commemorative medals issued to members of the Defence Forces for their respective contributions and service to the State were not also issued to members of the emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31397/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Central Bank of Ireland Supervision
Pearse Doherty
81. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the notifications received by the Central Bank to date under chapter 3.12 of the consumer protection code by notifying bank, date of notification and branch location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30529/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Central Bank of Ireland Supervision
Pearse Doherty
82. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the compliance measures the Central Bank put in place to ensure that the obligations under chapter 3.12 of the consumer protection code are met after notification is received; the action the Central Bank has taken in cases in which the notifying bank failed to meet the obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30530/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Central Bank of Ireland Supervision
Pearse Doherty
83. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the obligations under chapter 3.12 of the consumer protection code apply to cases in which a bank is drastically reducing its services at a branch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30531/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Mortgage Lending
Pearse Doherty
84. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the clause (details supplied) now contained in some updated mortgages; if he or the Central Bank is of the view that such a carte blanche exemption from liability is within the spirit of the codes of conduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30533/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Oideachas Gaeltachta
Pearse Doherty
172. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta maidir leis an liúntas is déanaí a fógraíodh an 9ú Bealtaine 2017 le cuidiú le soláthraithe seirbhíse luathoideachais Gaeltachta ó thaobh tacaíochtaí teanga, cad chuige nach raibh deontas curtha ar fáil do sholáthraí i gContae Dhún na nGall (sonraí curtha ar fáil) mar chuid den scéim seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [30727/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Oideachas Gaeltachta
Pearse Doherty
173. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta maidir leis an liúntas is déanaí a fógraíodh an 9ú Bealtaine 2017 le cuidiú le soláthraithe seirbhíse luathoideachais Gaeltachta ó thaobh tacaíochtaí teanga, cad chuige nach raibh deontas curtha ar fáil do sholáthraí i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí curtha ar fáil) mar chuid den scéim seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [30728/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Insurance Industry Regulation
Pearse Doherty
92. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the insurance compensation fund legislation to allow the claimants at a company (details supplied) that are likely to be compensated soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30254/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
Pearse Doherty
97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the action the Central Bank has taken after it asserted in correspondence to him that it had received false and misleading information in the context of its investigation into the motor insurance sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30391/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
154. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the exemption from dividend withholding tax for European Economic Area, EEA, regulated funds regarding dividends paid by Irish real estate funds, IREFs; if his attention has been drawn to the large number of EEA funds that hold property here through IREFs, particularly British and German funds; the number of EEA funds with shareholding in IREFs that are exempt from dividend withholding tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29676/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Bank Charges
Pearse Doherty
155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been granted by the Central Bank under section 149 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995 for the provision of a new service or an increase in existing customer charges by each bank operating here since 1 October 2013; and the detail of each application granted. [29720/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Stability and Growth Pact
Pearse Doherty
157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of quarters Ireland has been in compliance with the fiscal rules since entering into the preventive arm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29747/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
164. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the tax treatment regarding the distribution of the value of the fund to non-resident investors in the event of an Irish real estate fund being liquidated with assets valued at greater than the market value of their cost. [30041/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Insolvency Service of Ireland Data
Pearse Doherty
258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of insolvency proposals rejected by each bank in which the bank was the primary creditor in each of the past 15 months as a percentage of the total proposals made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29457/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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CLÁR Programme
Pearse Doherty
331. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reasons an application for the CLÁR programme 2017 submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal was not successful; if she will provide information regarding the score awarded to the aforementioned application as per the formal assessment and evaluation of applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30138/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Approved Housing Bodies
Pearse Doherty
607. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of houses purchased by approved housing bodies in 2015. [29665/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Hospital Charges
Pearse Doherty
132. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has received a bill from Sligo University Hospital; the hospital charges and the amounts owing concerning this bill; if the hospital has made a decision in respect of this appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29277/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Health Screening Programmes
Pearse Doherty
139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the support provided to the cardiac screening programme (details supplied) provided at the Mater Misericordiae university hospital; the details of funding provided for the provision of the service for each of the years 2014 to 2016; if such a programme is offered at public facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29313/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
140. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29314/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29315/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29316/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Broadband Service Provision
Pearse Doherty
189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the rollout of at least 30 Mbps broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage shall be prioritised during the rollout phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29278/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Pearse Doherty
210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29305/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Banking Sector
Pearse Doherty
153. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the action he will take to stop the closure of rural banks and the diminution of services at them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29242/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Corporation Tax
Pearse Doherty
158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the escrow account in which the estimated €13 billion plus interest from a ruling regarding a company (details supplied) will accrue interest; if so, the rate of same; if the interest will be treated as income due to the State; the estimated interest foregone as a result of the delay in collecting the money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29241/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Departmental Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
115. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach the expenses incurred by his Department on insurance of all types in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by his Department over the same time period per annum; and the same data for all bodies under the aegis of his Department. [26513/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Central Statistics Office Data
Pearse Doherty
119. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if the CSO will produce more granular data on the cases of white collar crime. [26590/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Company Liquidations
Pearse Doherty
208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of outstanding claims with regard to a company (details supplied) awaiting payment in increments of €100,000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26602/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Real Estate Investment Trusts
Pearse Doherty
241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the tax treatment of Irish REIT shares which are given as share based remuneration to employees of Irish REITs. [27116/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Real Estate Investment Trusts
Pearse Doherty
242. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if non-resident shareholders in Irish REITs are not subject to capital gains tax upon disposal of their shareholding provided that there is an uplift in the value of their REIT shares. [27117/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Real Estate Investment Trusts
Pearse Doherty
243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the anti-avoidance measures which would prohibit a person from changing to a non-resident in order to avoid capital gains tax upon disposal of their shareholding provided there is an uplift in the value of their REIT shares. [27118/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the pay as you earn tax credit, the earned income tax credit and the single personal tax credit, that is no taper for married portion credit entitlements of €1,650, credits by 0.02% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €150,000 per year resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €150,000 and introducing a universal social charge, USC, levy of 2%, 3%, 4% and 5%, respectively, on all income over €150,000. [27119/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Fiscal Data
Pearse Doherty
261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm media reports that there is €200 million in net fiscal space available for 2018 and €3 billion of fiscal space to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27367/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Housing Data
Pearse Doherty
266. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units in the possession of each of the State backed banks that are currently unoccupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27436/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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VAT Payments
Pearse Doherty
267. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the composition of a matter the EU calls the VAT gap, the reduced or zero rates applicable and the cost attached to each instance by product or service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27437/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Corporation Tax Regime
Pearse Doherty
271. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of the ten companies that paid 37% corporation tax in 2016 that were members of the same group; and the number of groups of companies that paid 37% corporation tax in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27578/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Corporation Tax Regime
Pearse Doherty
273. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies that are dealt with by the Revenue Commissioners' large cases division for the purposes of corporation tax in each of the past ten years; the total receipts from these companies in each of the past ten years; if he will provide this figure as a percentage of total tax take in each of the past 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27622/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Financial Services Regulation
Pearse Doherty
276. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate the companies that provided hire purchase products including personal contract plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27676/17]