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Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
569. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment date in the ENT clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8583/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Health Services
Pearse Doherty
697. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of residents of nursing homes disaggregated by the number or percentage of residents in private and voluntary nursing homes and in public nursing homes. [9353/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pearse Doherty
698. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of residents of nursing homes who died from Covid-19 related illnesses disaggregated by the number or percentage of those residents in private and voluntary nursing homes and in public nursing homes. [9354/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pearse Doherty
699. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of residents as a proportion of all nursing home residents living in nursing homes reported by HIQA to the HSE as those centres with poor compliance with key regulations, as those services were at increased risk of Covid-19 outbreaks as per HIQA evidence at the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response on 26 May 2020; and the proportion of this cohort of residents living in private and voluntary settings compared to public settings. [9355/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pearse Doherty
700. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of residents living in nursing homes reported by HIQA to the HSE as those centres with poor compliance with key regulations, as those services were at increased risk of Covid-19 outbreaks as per HIQA evidence before the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response on 26 May 2020 who died from Covid-19 related illnesses as a proportion of all those nursing home residents who died from Covid-19 related illnesses. [9356/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
723. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 10 October 2019, the progress made with the review; when the review will conclude; if the findings of the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9490/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Primary Medical Certificates
Pearse Doherty
578. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been refused a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7729/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
770. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have an operation on their back carried out in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6495/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Vehicle Testing
Pearse Doherty
1037. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of NCT tests due between 1 and 28 March 2020 but were unable to take place due to no available dates for testing before 28 March 2020. [6592/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Working Family Payment
Pearse Doherty
1241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6146/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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VAT Payments
Pearse Doherty
84. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider VAT deferrals for a prescribed period of time for SMEs and certain sectors affected by a loss of trade as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak in the coming weeks and months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5012/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Bank Charges
Pearse Doherty
85. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider banning all card transaction charges on contactless and chip-and-pin payments in order to encourage non-cash payments as a measure to reduce hand contact in the coming weeks and months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Bank Charges
Pearse Doherty
86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing all card transaction charges on contactless and chip-and-pin payments recently introduced by a bank (details supplied) in order to encourage non-cash payments as a measure to reduce hand contact in the coming weeks and months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Exchequer Returns
Pearse Doherty
87. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected impact on the public finances as a result of a loss of trade and economic activity due to the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020 and 2021 including impact to revenue, expenditure and the General Government Balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5016/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Public Expenditure Policy
Pearse Doherty
88. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the sources of revenue and or funding which will be utilised in the event of an economic shock to implement expenditure commitments as outlined in the Revised Estimates 2020 and the most recent stimulus package in response to the Covid-19 outbreak including but not limited to borrowing and utilising resources from the NAMA surplus and the social insurance fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Commencement of Legislation
Pearse Doherty
89. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when each section of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 will be commenced; when it will be commenced in its entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5019/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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NAMA Operations
Pearse Doherty
90. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the expected surplus to be transferred from NAMA to the Exchequer will be utilised in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5020/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Financial Services Sector
Pearse Doherty
97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the correspondence he has had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the application of additional interest on mortgage loans by banks and non-banks in circumstances in which the mortgage holder has availed of a three month mortgage break as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5286/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Financial Services Sector
Pearse Doherty
98. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the correspondence he has had with the five retail banks regarding the application of additional interest on mortgage loans by banks and non-banks in circumstances in which the mortgage holder has availed of a three month mortgage break as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5287/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Financial Services Sector
Pearse Doherty
99. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the correspondence he has had with the Central Bank regarding the application of additional interest on mortgage loans by banks and non-banks in circumstances in which the mortgage-holder has availed of a three month mortgage break as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5288/20]