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Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
29. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from the imposition of a 25% special tobacco levy on tobacco companies as a proportion of the profits they generate in the Irish market. [4534/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Exceptional Needs Payment Data
Pearse Doherty
115. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the sum of payments made under the exceptional needs payment scheme for each of the years from 2011 to 2015, in tabular form, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4029/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Exceptional Needs Payment Data
Pearse Doherty
116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of formal requests made and the number refused under the exceptional needs payment scheme to her Department's representative, formally known as the community welfare officer, by county, for each of the years from 2011 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4030/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Pearse Doherty
129. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who applied for rent supplement and were refused, by county, over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4248/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Pearse Doherty
130. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who were refused rent supplement on the grounds that their rent was over the rent supplement levels, by county, in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4249/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
Pearse Doherty
131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who applied under the humanitarian assistance scheme as a result of recent flooding; the number of these who received relief; the average amount of relief per applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4250/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Invalidity Pension Applications
Pearse Doherty
134. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the application process under the invalidity pension scheme where a person (details supplied) lives in County Derry and is employed in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4293/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
Pearse Doherty
140. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the jobseeker's allowance scheme. [4334/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Redundancy Statistics
Pearse Doherty
144. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made for redundancy payments in counties Cavan and Monaghan under the social insurance fund scheme, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4363/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Invalidity Pension Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
149. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the processes for a resident of the North who works or may have worked in this State to claim an invalidity pension or other social protection entitlements; where the person can access this information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4427/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Pearse Doherty
172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications received, the number of successful applications, the number of applications which were refused under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concessions scheme, per county, in 2015 and, to date, in 2016, in tabular form. [4075/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Job Creation Data
Pearse Doherty
208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by companies supported by Enterprise Ireland in County Cavan and in County Monaghan in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4369/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Job Losses
Pearse Doherty
209. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs lost in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland in County Cavan and in County Monaghan in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4370/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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IDA Jobs Data
Pearse Doherty
210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set down in tabular form the number of jobs created by companies supported by IDA Ireland in County Cavan and County Monaghan in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4371/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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IDA Jobs Data
Pearse Doherty
211. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set down in tabular form the number of jobs lost in companies supported by IDA Ireland in County Cavan and County Monaghan in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4372/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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IDA Jobs Data
Pearse Doherty
212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set down in tabular form the number of closures of companies supported by IDA Ireland in County Cavan and County Monaghan in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4373/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Enterprise Ireland
Pearse Doherty
213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set down in tabular form the number of closures of companies supported by Enterprise Ireland in County Cavan and County Monaghan in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4374/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
Pearse Doherty
217. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3946/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Single Payment Scheme Applications
Pearse Doherty
224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not received payment under the single payment scheme. [4068/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Agriculture Schemes
Pearse Doherty
231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in transferring an entitlement to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, given that all documents were returned to his Department; when outstanding payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4124/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Live Exports
Pearse Doherty
257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 17 December 2015, the progress to date in persuading Chinese authorities to remove strict new limits imposed on cadmium levels for live crab intended for export to China; if similar restrictions are in force on exports originating from other countries destined for the Chinese market, or if the rules only apply to Irish crab; if he is aware of the detrimental impact which these restrictions are having on the industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4471/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Immigration Status
Pearse Doherty
272. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will grant permission to remain here to persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; if she provided sufficient information in regard to the entry requirement needed to remain here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4365/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Garda Station Closures
Pearse Doherty
273. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations that were closed in County Cavan and in County Monaghan over the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4375/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Garda Stations
Pearse Doherty
274. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations in County Cavan and in County Monaghan in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4376/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Crime Data
Pearse Doherty
276. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidences reported to An Garda Síochána at Garda Síochána stations in Ballybofey, Carrigans, Castlefinn, Convoy, Lifford and Ballybofey in County Donegal, in each of the years 2010 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4472/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Child Care Services Funding
Pearse Doherty
287. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding allocated to city and county child care committees, by county, in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4252/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Child Care Services Funding
Pearse Doherty
288. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding he provided for community child care services, parent and toddler groups and childminders, by county, in each year since 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Early Childhood Care Education
Pearse Doherty
289. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will use discretion where a child is under the criteria by a number of weeks, in order to be deemed eligible for the early childcare and education programme for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4336/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Data
Pearse Doherty
298. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of inpatient and outpatient care services provided at Killybegs Community Hospital, County Donegal for each of the years 2005 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3977/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Data
Pearse Doherty
299. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of in-patient beds at Killybegs Community Hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2005 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3978/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
300. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health how he will ensure that bed capacity and staffing levels at a community hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal will be maintained; if he will alter or reduce either of these resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3979/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Data
Pearse Doherty
301. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of in-patient and out-patient care services provided at Donegal Community Hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2005 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3980/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Data
Pearse Doherty
302. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of in-patient beds at Donegal Community Hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2005 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3981/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Ambulance Service Data
Pearse Doherty
303. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the extent of ambulance cover currently in operation in south County Donegal, including the average response times in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3982/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Pearse Doherty
304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a full-time permanent consultant urologist has been appointed to Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal following the resignation of the former consultant urologist in 2015; the length of time that this post has been vacant; the current status of urology services at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3983/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
305. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on private rented accommodation and properties, including all administrative and clinical facilities, as part of operations at Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal and the rents paid by the hospital, by property and by landlord, in each of the years since 2005, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3984/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
352. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to a General Practitioner practice (details supplied) in County Donegal, to ensure that the centre is fit-for-purpose and to improve accessibility; the supports which will be made available to management at the centre; if he is aware of management concerns, that the centre will be forced to close, unless issues surrounding access and unsuitable building design are addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4179/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
362. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of fines imposed on hospitals and the number of hospitals that have been fined, by hospital, as a result of not meeting hospital waiting unit targets in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4244/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Funding
Pearse Doherty
363. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the upgrade of the Shiel Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4256/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Medical Internships
Pearse Doherty
372. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the educational institutions offering degree programmes and-or training programmes for those wishing to specialise in paediatric palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4294/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Funding
Pearse Doherty
373. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in relation to the recently announced capital programme for nursing home facilities 2016 to 2021; if he will provide details of how this plan will affect residential care services at Lifford, St. Joseph's and Ramelton Community Hospitals, County Donegal; if long-term residential care services and community care nursing will end at these facilities; if he will provide the total number of bed reductions which will be made as a result of the plan at each of these three units; if staffing levels at these facilities will be reduced; if he will provide a time frame as to when these facilities will be removed to the new CNU in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4298/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Funding
Pearse Doherty
374. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that will be allocated to Lifford Community Hospital, St. Joseph's Community Hospital and Ramelton Community Hospital, County Donegal under the capital programme for nursing home facilities, 2016 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4299/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
383. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; if this person is on an urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4332/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
384. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in the Mater Private Hospital, Dublin 1.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4333/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
385. 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. [4335/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Procedures
Pearse Doherty
390. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgical procedures which have been cancelled or postponed, by hospital, across the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland hospital group, by month in 2014 and in 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4351/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Procedures
Pearse Doherty
391. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgical procedures which have been cancelled or postponed, by hospital across the Dublin Midlands hospital group, by month in 2014 and in 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4352/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy
Pearse Doherty
392. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting lists who are waiting up to four, four plus to 12 and 12 plus months, by local health area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4353/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy
Pearse Doherty
393. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy treatment waiting lists who are waiting up to four, four plus to 12 and 12 plus months, by local health area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4354/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
394. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are awaiting orthodontic assessment, by region, up to six, six plus to 12, 12 plus to 24 and 24 plus months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4355/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
395. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been assessed and are awaiting orthodontic treatment, by region, up to six months, one year, one year to two years and two years plus in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4356/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Mental Health Services Staffing
Pearse Doherty
396. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the specific staff who have been recruited since August 2015 to community-based and hospital-based mental health services in counties Galway and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4360/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Mental Health Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
397. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will re-open the acute psychiatric unit in Ballinasloe in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4361/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Patient Transfers
Pearse Doherty
404. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Pearse Doherty
416. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term stay beds in operation at Lifford community hospital, at Saint Joseph's community hospital and at Ramelton community hospital in County Donegal; the number of these beds which will close as a result of plans to remove long-term residential care at these units to a new community nursing unit in Letterkenny; how many additional beds this transfer will create; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4470/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Data
Pearse Doherty
430. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to Saint Joseph's Community Hospital in Stranorlar in County Donegal in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4629/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Data
Pearse Doherty
431. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4630/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Data
Pearse Doherty
432. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the operating costs at Saint Joseph's Community Hospital in Stranorlar in County Donegal, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4631/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Data
Pearse Doherty
433. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the operating costs at Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4632/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Data
Pearse Doherty
434. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the subcontracted services provided at Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal, by expense per service, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4633/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospitals Data
Pearse Doherty
435. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the subcontracted services, provided at Saint Joseph's Community Hospital in Stranorlar in County Donegal, by expense per service, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4634/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Schools Building Projects Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
449. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding and grant-aid provided to primary schools and post-primary schools and education centres through her various schemes for major works and devolved projects such as capital funding for major capital works, the summer works scheme, the emergency works scheme, the prefabricated replacement initiative, the additional accommodation scheme, the minor works grant, and remediation programmes by school and education centre, by county, in each of the years 2010 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3956/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Pearse Doherty
453. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size for each primary and post-primary school and education centre in County Donegal, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3996/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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School Transport Data
Pearse Doherty
478. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, per county, the number of applications received for each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 under the primary school transport scheme; the total number of these applications that were deemed to be ineligible for each of these years; the total number of ineligible applications that were refused due to a determination that an applicant was not attending their nearest school as per the rules governing the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4226/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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School Transport Data
Pearse Doherty
479. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received under the post primary school transport scheme, including the number which were deemed to be ineligible, and the number of ineligible applications which were refused due to applicants not attending their nearest school by county, for each of the years 2013 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4227/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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School Funding
Pearse Doherty
480. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to primary and post-primary schools for capital works by county from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4255/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Capitation Grants
Pearse Doherty
485. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding she has allocated to schools through the capitation and ancillary grant, given the recommendation of the arbitrator to increase the minimum pay of school secretaries and caretakers to €10.25 per hour from January 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4357/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Capitation Grants
Pearse Doherty
486. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been allocated in the capitation and ancillary grant by school over each of the past five years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4358/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Pearse Doherty
487. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the construction of the community school in Clifden in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4359/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing Data
Pearse Doherty
530. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the social housing list, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4245/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Housing Assistance Payments Data
Pearse Doherty
531. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in receipt of the housing assistance payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4246/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing Data
Pearse Doherty
532. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on each social housing list, by county, over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4247/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing Data
Pearse Doherty
533. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the targets for 2015 for the provision of social housing units under the rental accommodation scheme and through leasing, by local authority; how many units have been provided, by local authority, under these schemes in 2015; how much or how far under-target is the provision for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4254/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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House Purchase Schemes
Pearse Doherty
535. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is considering a new scheme to allow for the purchase of individual houses by tenants of voluntary and co-operative housing schemes; if he will base this scheme on the incremental purchase model; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4297/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Pearse Doherty
547. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social houses that were built in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4377/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Angling Season
Pearse Doherty
559. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce a reduced rate for senior citizens on the fee payable when purchasing the various categories of angling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4107/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Fisheries Protection
Pearse Doherty
560. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the levels of monitoring and surveillance in operation by the various competent authorities along the River Finn and Foyle area extension; if current surveillance levels are on par with those in operation on rivers and inland fisheries elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4108/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Taxi Regulations
Pearse Doherty
575. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan is unable to transfer a hackney licence to a relative; the requirements or conditions for passing a hackney licence onto family members; if special dispensations exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4038/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Applications Data
Pearse Doherty
577. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants seeking payment or grant-aid, the number of these that were successful, the amounts requested as against the amounts rewarded, by county, for each of the years 2010 to 2015, in tabular form, under the sports capital programme and through the local authority swimming pool programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4076/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Pearse Doherty
587. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation of funding for regional and local roads in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4366/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Property Tax Administration
Pearse Doherty
68. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the reason only two months after being informed that their local property tax liability would be limited to band 1, some residents of Longboat Quay in Dublin 2 have received correspondence from the Revenue Commissioners reversing this decision. [3547/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Property Tax Administration
Pearse Doherty
69. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will exempt homes from local property tax, such as those in Longboat Quay in Dublin 2 that are effectively valueless through no fault of the residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3548/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Departmental Properties
Pearse Doherty
165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the properties and sites owned by his Department in Killybegs, County Donegal, in tabular form; the current status of each, including the date on which each unit was acquired; the duration for which each vacant property has remained unoccupied; the efforts he has made to offer such properties for lease or sale to interested parties for various uses; the number of expressions of interest received with respect to each; where properties were offered but no agreement was reached, the reason why these offers were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3656/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Medical Card Data
Pearse Doherty
266. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders resident in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3657/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Regional Airports
Pearse Doherty
374. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of service disruptions, including cancellations and delays, which have affected public service obligation supported flights operating into and out of Donegal Airport at Carrickfinn, including the reasons for these disruptions, by instance, by month, for the years 2014 and 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3655/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Pearse Doherty
90. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive payment under the young farmer national reserve payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3404/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
95. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if it is compulsory for applicants under the jobseeker's allowance scheme to provide evidence of having applied for advertised vacancies in order to qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2866/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
129. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance following a ruling by the European Court of Justice, if he will amend the legislation to allow vehicles on loan from another jurisdiction be exempted from vehicle registration tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2729/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
130. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the legal basis on which vehicle registration tax is levied on vehicles on loan within the State from another state; how this levying is reconciled with European Union law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2730/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Fiscal Policy
Pearse Doherty
131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the gross and net fiscal space available to the Government for each year from 2016 to 2021 if the structural balance improvement is maintained at 0.6 per cent per year during this period. [2734/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Government Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
134. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 17 November 2015 is still accurate or if the figures contained within it have in any way been recalculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2733/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Banking Sector Investigations
Pearse Doherty
138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance why a document (details supplied) was not furnished the Banking Inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Departmental Investigations
Pearse Doherty
159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department has ever investigated allegations of maladministration of European Union grants and funds; in which years such investigations took place; the authorities who carried them out; the conclusions of such investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2725/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Pearse Doherty
183. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not received payment under the agri-environment options scheme, the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme for 2015; when the person will receive these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2854/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Jobs Initiative
Pearse Doherty
214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the activities undertaken by the local implementation group, formed in 2012 as part of the 2011 Killybegs, County Donegal jobs initiative; how this group has advanced and ensured the delivery of the various targets, as set out in the high level group report into potential job creation; if the high level group has continued to meet on a biannual basis as previously agreed at its meeting on 5 November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2995/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Hospice Services
Pearse Doherty
308. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the hospice and end-of-life care services available in County Donegal for children under 18 years of age who have high complex medical needs; if he will remedy the lack of such services in the county, including the establishment of a dedicated hospice service for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2710/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Hospital Staff
Pearse Doherty
319. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatrics palliative care consultants employed by the Health Service Executive; the number of similar consultants employed for the treatment of adults; if an additional paediatrics palliative care consultant will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2813/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Nursing Education
Pearse Doherty
321. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the degree and training programmes available for those wishing to qualify as palliative care nurses; where such courses are offered and the number of places available, by awarding institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2817/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
327. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for surgery in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2852/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Nursing Education
Pearse Doherty
417. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the degree and training programmes available for those wishing to qualify as palliative care nurses; where such courses are offered and the number of places available, by awarding institution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2816/16]