Parliamentary questions

Dental Services

Pearse Doherty

156. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when orthodontic treatment will commence for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4379/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance how the 10% stamp duty applicable with respect to the purchase of ten or more relevant residential units applies to forward funding agreements and forward purchase agreements, respectively. [3757/24]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

211. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 17 January 2024, his Department’s understanding of the discrepancy between the 395 properties with respect to which the ten percent stamp duty was payable in 2022 and figures from the Central Statistics Office which indicate that 2,053 houses were purchased by Finance and Insurance Real Estate sectors in 2022 (table HPA12); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3760/24]

International Protection

Pearse Doherty

454. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will house refugees in a property (details supplied) whilst an enforcement action detailing significant issues with the development has been issued against the property by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4271/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

514. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery at Our Lady's Children's Hospital CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3852/24]

Departmental Data

Pearse Doherty

264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residential units purchased by non-household entities, excluding public bodies and local authorities, in 2022, disaggregated by house and apartment. [3610/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

350. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect a date for an operation in the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3481/24]

Housing Policy

Pearse Doherty

94. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering increasing the 10% rate of stamp duty with respect to the bulk purchase of certain residential property; his views and the views of his Department on the effectiveness of the current rate, given the increased number of properties purchased which were subject to the 10% rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3328/24]

Housing Policy

Pearse Doherty

95. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units where a filing has been made but not yet executed with respect to the 10% rate of stamp duty applying to the acquisition of certain residential property where a person acquires at least ten such units during any 12-month period, in 2023, disaggregated by county if possible. [3347/24]

Housing Provision

Pearse Doherty

139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social housing dwelling completions in each of the periods May 2021 to end 2021, 2022 and 2023, including Part V, disaggregated by county. [3326/24]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if, given the fact that revenue raised by the increase in the carbon tax in 2024, estimated at €117 million and €152 million in first and full-year terms respectively (provided in page 4 of the Budget 2024 document ‘Tax Policy Changes’), revenue raised by legislated increases in the carbon tax is not provided within the revenue base for subsequent years (2025, 2026, etc.); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2539/24]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

209. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the need for taxpayers to file a tax return in order to avail of mortgage interest relief; if he is concerned that said requirement could act as a disincentive for eligible taxpayers to apply for this relief; his Department’s understanding of the rationale for this method of application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2545/24]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

223. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 17 January 2024, the number of residential units subject to the 10% rate of stamp duty with respect to the acquisition of certain residential property where a person acquires at least ten such units during a 12-month period, disaggregated by county in which the property was located, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. [3097/24]

Media Sector

Pearse Doherty

319. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if content which promotes or hosts fraudulent ads or scams is defined as harmful online content under the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill; and whether there are provisions under the legislation for such content to be regulated in line with harmful online content defined under the legislation with similar enforcement provisions. [2546/24]

General Practitioner Services

Pearse Doherty

602. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can be allocated a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2592/24]

Mental Health Services

Pearse Doherty

603. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the only child and adolescent counselling service in Donegal is to close in March; if he is aware of how important this facility is for young people in Donegal; if his Department will make up the shortfall in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2593/24]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Pearse Doherty

352. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of decision 1324TACD2021, made by the Tax Appeal Commissioners, in which a finding was made that the Revenue Commissioners had been applying the wrong test for normal residence in VRT cases; if so, when was he notified; what steps the Revenue Commissioners have taken to identify and notify any individuals who paid penalties and/or taxes that were not due as a result of the wrong test being applied, and when; what steps the Revenue Commissioners have taken to identify and notify any individuals wrongly accused of committing offences as a result of the wrong test being applied, and when; how many such individuals in total have been identified to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1210/24]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

359. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units and number of persons subject to the 10% rate of stamp duty with respect to the acquisition of certain residential property where a person acquires at least ten such units during any 12-month period, in each of the years 2022 and 2023, respectively; and the total value of said stamp duty paid in each of the years 2022 and 2023, respectively. [1477/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

363. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance how the introduction of VAT refund orders under section 103 of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 interacts with the VAT Directive where a minimum rate of VAT is required in a specific sector or categories of goods and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1585/24]

Schools Building Projects

Pearse Doherty

468. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the timeline for when approval for construction for a school (details supplied) will be granted for a three-room extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56333/23]