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Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration
Pearse Doherty
1456. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to detail the total outstanding arrears and interest due on the non-principal private residence charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33740/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
63. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the entry point at which a single PAYE worker starts to pay the standard rate of tax; the cost to the Exchequer of increasing that entry point by €500, €1,000, €1,500, €2,000, €2,500, respectively, per annum; and his plans to increase tax credits or create a new minimum entry point. [32040/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by vehicle registration tax for each of the past five years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [32089/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Universal Social Charge Yield
Pearse Doherty
65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer, the number of persons that will benefit and the average amount that would be saved for those in income brackets of €10,000-€20,000; €20,000-€30,000; €30,000-€40,000; €40,000-€50,000; €50,000-€60,000; €60,000-€70,000; €70,000-€80,000; €80,000-€90,000; €90,000-€100,000; €100,000-€150,000; €150,000-€200,000 and more than €200,000, by the reduction of the universal social charge by 0.5% and 1%, respectively, in each of the categories, 2%, 4% and 7%. [32138/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Central Bank of Ireland Properties
Pearse Doherty
80. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of any breach of physical security at Central Bank of Ireland buildings in the past two years [32291/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
357. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22 have been asked to provide a range of documents and the relevance these documents have to the persons social welfare claim. [32403/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
Pearse Doherty
420. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the existing bus contract for Glenveagh National Park has not been renewed; if a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out in relation to the cost of continuing with the existing contract or providing the new contract; her plans for the disposal of the existing vehicles; the plans or discussions held with the aim of outsourcing or privatising any of the services in Glenveagh National Park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32855/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
Pearse Doherty
421. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of the 27 March 2014 if she has any further update on the matter in question and is in a position to outline the particulars of the case; if she will also advise if the original contract for consultation awarded to MH Consultancy was put out to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32886/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Foreshore Licence Applications
Pearse Doherty
465. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the issuing of a foreshore licence in Burtonport to County Donegal Council. [32135/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Wildlife Protection
Pearse Doherty
538. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the official policy in place within his Department which outlines the procedure for the rescue efforts of beached whales; if this policy is circulated to the various stakeholders such as local government and the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32027/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Wildlife Protection
Pearse Doherty
539. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is best practice to allow beached whales to perish without any intervention in order to ease the suffering of the animal; his views on whether it is standard practice to prohibit volunteers from making rescue efforts; his plans to review this policy in the near future in view of the distress of the whales beached in Falcarragh, County Donegal, recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32028/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Wildlife Protection
Pearse Doherty
540. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons the necessary equipment was not available to the National Parks and Wildlife Service in County Donegal to allow them to humanely put beached whales in Donegal to death by chemical injection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32029/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Medical Card Applications
Pearse Doherty
618. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal despite submitting the necessary additional information relating to their medical card application has not had their application processed and when they will receive same. [32031/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Medical Card Administration
Pearse Doherty
620. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for processing medical card applications. [32037/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Medical Card Administration
Pearse Doherty
621. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for processing medical card applications following additional information being supplied and his views on the timeframe for finalising these applications [32038/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Medical Card Delays
Pearse Doherty
730. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay on a decision in granting a discretionary medical card in respect of a family (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32825/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Medical Card Delays
Pearse Doherty
731. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay on a decision in granting a discretionary medical card for a family (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32826/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Medical Card Applications
Pearse Doherty
743. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a decision on granting a discretionary medical card for persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; if he will consider granting a person a discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32851/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Medical Card Applications
Pearse Doherty
744. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a decision on granting a discretionary medical card for a family (details supplied) in County Donegal; if he will consider granting a person a discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32852/14]
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
745. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the radiology service in Shiel Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal has been reduced to two days per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32853/14]