Parliamentary questions

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Pearse Doherty

301. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed care services in other jurisdictions and how Ireland compares with other participating states in overall patient numbers availing of treatment under the cross border health care directive, CBD, scheme since its inception, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8268/16]

National Broadband Plan

Pearse Doherty

462. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status and timeline for completion of the procurement process for the €250 million intervention strategy as part of the national broadband strategy. [8222/16]

Broadband Service Speeds

Pearse Doherty

463. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on concerns raised about the national broadband strategy by the Department of Jobs, Innovation and Enterprise, namely that the minimum download speed of 30 Mbps and minimum upload speed of 6 Mbps that service providers will have to guarantee if they wish to bid for the contract are too low (details supplied); and if he will provide an estimate of the additional cost associated with meeting the needs raised by the Department of Jobs, Innovation and Enterprise. [8223/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Pearse Doherty

11. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a decision on an application under the carer’s allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7950/16]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

19. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of no longer explicitly excluding seafarers aboard fishing vessels from the entitlement to the seafarer's allowance. [7831/16]

Fishing Industry

Pearse Doherty

35. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to undertake a review of the seafarer's allowance scheme with a view to broadening its reach, in particular to seafarers aboard fishing vessels (details supplied). [7832/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

77. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, for urgent casting relating to scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7949/16]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

78. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthodontic appointment for treatment in the orthodontic department of Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, having spent two years on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7951/16]

Orthodontic Services Data

Pearse Doherty

79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for the orthodontic department in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, in respect of those assessed as Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 and subsequent grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7952/16]

Irish Water Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

120. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, regarding the planned infrastructural investment by Irish Water of €4 billion over the period 2016-2021, he will provide a breakdown of the annual State expenditure from the €4 billion over the relevant years and the intended source of funds for the €4 billion. [7833/16]

Wildlife Conservation

Pearse Doherty

161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the co-ordinates of all reported sightings of the corncrake on Inis Meáin Island, County Donegal, over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7879/16]

Special Protection Areas Designation

Pearse Doherty

162. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide maps of the areas which it is planned will be designated as an area of conservation as part of the Falcarragh-Meenlaragh special protection area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7880/16]

Special Protection Areas Designation

Pearse Doherty

163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the Falcarragh-Meenlaragh special protection area, the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not yet received an information pack pertaining to the designation; if arrangements will now be made to have this person furnished with these documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7881/16]

Departmental Programmes

Pearse Doherty

38. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused entry to a Level 5 certificate in health care support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7464/16]

Community Welfare Services Data

Pearse Doherty

41. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of service users who attended the weekly community welfare service clinic held at the inspector's office in Falcarragh, County Donegal, for each month in 2015 and in 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7491/16]

Community Welfare Services Data

Pearse Doherty

42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason the weekly clinics held as part of community welfare services in the Falcarragh and Dunfanaghy areas of County Donegal have been merged; if she is aware of the negative impact which this reduction to services will have on service users in terms of having their individual welfare needs assessed and the appropriate allowances allotted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7492/16]

Insurance Compensation Fund

Pearse Doherty

96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide the moneys paid out by the Insurance Compensation Fund for each of the past five years; the amount that would have been paid out if the ICF had no caps, absolute or based on percentage, on payments for third party claims, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7339/16]

Mortgage Applications Approvals

Pearse Doherty

97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 6 April 2016, if he will direct Allied Irish Banks, as a State-owned bank, to provide the information requested, namely, the value of approved mortgages that are outside the normal 80% cap for non-first-time buyers or the equivalent cap for first-time buyers under the Central Bank of Ireland's macro-prudential lending rules and to show this figure as a percentage of the total approved mortgages since the rules came into operation and as a figure for 2016 mortgages to date, in tabular form, as was provided by Permanent TSB in the same reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7371/16]

Personal Injury Claims

Pearse Doherty

138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will direct the Personal Injuries Assessment Board to update its book of quantum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7322/16]

Motor Insurance

Pearse Doherty

139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will list all advice on the issue of motor insurance premiums he has received in the past 18 months; if he will publish these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7324/16]

Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility

Pearse Doherty

169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider granting a person (details supplied) in County Donegal the 2015 young farmers scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7462/16]

GLAS Appeals

Pearse Doherty

170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision from the agriculture appeals office regarding an application under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7463/16]

Immigration Status

Pearse Doherty

229. 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7461/16]

Pharmaceutical Sector

Pearse Doherty

265. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the draft Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (Regulation of Temporary Absence Cover by Pharmaceutical Assistants) Rules 2016, which attempts to provide a legal definition to temporary absence of a pharmacist, his attention has been drawn to the concerns of qualified pharmaceutical assistants who assert that the proposed changes undermine the profession and the holders ability to perform certain duties, which for years have become strongly identifiable with the profession itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7289/16]

Home Help Service Data

Pearse Doherty

288. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours budgeted for in 2016 by county, in tabular form; the number of home help hours budgeted for in 2015 by county; the number of actual home help hours provided in 2015; the number of home help hours provided in 2016, per month for the first three months of the year; the number of home help hours provided in 2015, per month, for the first three months months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7381/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

306. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

307. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7460/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

308. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7465/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

309. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive the results of a scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7466/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

310. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7467/16]

Hospital Charges

Pearse Doherty

314. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was referred to Altnagelvin Area Hospital for follow-up treatment subsequent to having undergone surgery at North West Independent Hospital, Ballykelly via the cross-border health care directive; the reason this follow-up treatment incurred charges of in excess of £20,000stg for which the patient is now supposedly liable; if this person is liable for these charges and, if so, the assistance that will be provided to this person from authorities here considering the person's inability to reasonably meet these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7500/16]

Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicles

Pearse Doherty

85. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the income, gains and associated taxes paid in respect of qualifying investor funds investing in real estate since their introduction; the tax paid by their associated shareholders by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6395/16]

Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicles

Pearse Doherty

86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the income, gains and associated taxes paid in respect of Irish collective asset management vehicles investing in real estate since their introduction; the tax paid by their associated shareholders by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6396/16]

Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicles

Pearse Doherty

87. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered anti-avoidance measures in respect of Irish collective asset management vehicles investing in real estate, given the recent revelations concerning massive profits being made in property located here and funnelled through these vehicles, resulting in the Exchequer being deprived of corporation tax, income tax and capital gains tax earned on profits from source assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6397/16]

Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicles

Pearse Doherty

88. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered anti-avoidance measures in respect of qualifying investor funds investing in real estate, given the recent revelations concerning massive profits being made in property located here and funnelled through these vehicles, resulting in the Exchequer being deprived of corporation tax, income tax and capital gains tax earned on profits from source assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6398/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Pearse Doherty

89. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 26 May 2015 to provide the composition of the €480 million of discretionary non-pension deductions and reliefs in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6399/16]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

90. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance why Corporation Tax receipts are 87% ahead of target in the first three months of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6400/16]

Property Tax Administration

Pearse Doherty

94. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if owners of more than one property, which are each subject to the local property tax, may pay all their tax liabilities through the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6461/16]

EU Directives

Pearse Doherty

95. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of submissions made in respect of the 4th European Union Anti-Money Laundering Directive and Funds Transfer Regulation - Public Consultation on member state discretions, the number which were in favour of a fully public register of beneficial owners, the number which were opposed to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6484/16]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 138 and 139 of 6 April 2016, if he will provide further details of each of the tax credits referred to and the associated revenue generated from the tapering out of these tax credits, that is, a detailed breakdown of the composition of the €618 million and €872 million respectively. [6536/16]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

98. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the personal, pay as you earn, and earned income credits by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €140,000. [6537/16]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

99. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the personal, pay as you earn, and earned income credits by 2% 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. [6538/16]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the personal, pay as you earn, and earned income credits by 5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €120,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €120,000. [6539/16]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

101. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the personal, pay as you earn, and earned income credits by 5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €120,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €120,000, and coupled with this, a 2% levy on individual income between €120,000 to €200,000, a 4% levy on individual income between €200,000 and €250,000 and a 5% levy on individual income in excess of €250,000. [6540/16]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

102. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the personal, pay as you earn, and earned income credits by 5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €120,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €120,000, and coupled with this, a 5% levy on individual income between €120,000 to €200,000, a 6% levy on individual income between €200,000 and €250,000 and a 7% levy on individual income in excess of €250,000. [6541/16]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

103. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the personal, pay as you earn, and earned income credits by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €140,000, and coupled with this, a 2% levy on individual income between €140,000 to €250,000 and a 5% levy on individual income in excess of €250,000. [6542/16]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

104. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the personal, pay as you earn, and earned income credits by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €140,000, and coupled with this, a 4% levy on individual income between €140,000 to €200,000 and a 5% levy on individual income in excess of €200,000. [6543/16]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

105. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out the personal, pay as you earn, and earned income credits by 2% 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 coupled with this, a 4% levy on individual income between €150,000 to €250,000 and a 5% levy on individual income in excess of €250,000. [6544/16]

VAT Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

118. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will issue a guidance note on the effect of the changes to Schedule 1 for VAT exemptions in the Finance Bill where standard unaccredited health and safety training, such as manual handling, remains exempt from VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6931/16]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Pearse Doherty

180. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to dispose of the waste materials which will be removed during the dredging works at Killybegs Pier in County Donegal; the action he will take to ensure that all waste is disposed of in a safe and environmentally conscientious manner; if he is aware of the reputational and environmental damage which Killybegs may sustain should these materials be disposed of out at sea within close proximity to the coastal town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6447/16]

GLAS Payments

Pearse Doherty

220. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in paying a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under tranche 1 of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6793/16]

Commonage Framework Plans

Pearse Doherty

221. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a software problem and is encountering difficulties in recognising a particular commonage in an area (details supplied) in County Donegal. [6794/16]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Pearse Doherty

222. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6795/16]

Garda Resources

Pearse Doherty

314. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she is taking to enhance policing services in the towns of Carrigans and St. Johnston, and throughout the Laggan Valley area of County Donegal; if she is aware of the impact on response times of the practice of deploying gardaí stationed in Letterkenny to respond to reported incidents in the aforementioned towns, which are in excess of 20 km away; the number of hours each day during which the Garda Síochána station in Carrigans is manned by gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6545/16]

Mental Health Services

Pearse Doherty

413. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why dialectical behaviour therapy is not available to adult service users in County Donegal; why no mechanism is in place to allow for patients to be referred for this therapy to mental health services operating outside of the county; his efforts to recruit additional psychologists and to establish a dedicated local service for adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6546/16]

Mental Health Services

Pearse Doherty

414. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is unable to access the mental health psychology service dialectical behaviour therapy; if he will allow for this person to have access to this therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6547/16]

Maternity Services

Pearse Doherty

415. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the overall review into antenatal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal is now formally complete; when the service will resume operations at Dungloe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6548/16]

Maternity Services

Pearse Doherty

416. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the finalised report and key recommendations on the antenatal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal which was initiated by the clinical directorate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6549/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

417. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a scan in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553/16]

Medical Treatment Complaints

Pearse Doherty

513. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to establish a mechanism through which a complainant may appeal a decision reached by the Medical Council in respect of alleged malpractice as part of the complaints process concerning a medical doctor's fitness to practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6785/16]

Nursing Staff Remuneration

Pearse Doherty

514. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of incidents at certain hospitals whereby the trainee rates of pay for student nurses have not been increased pro rata in accordance with the increase in the minimum wage effective from 1 January 2016 as provided for in the National Minimum Wage Order 2015; the appropriate channel through which those affected may claim any amounts owning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6786/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Administration

Pearse Doherty

515. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason why the application form available for download on the long-term illness scheme section of the Health Service Executive website has yet to be amended to reflect the rewording of one of the qualifying conditions to the correct term of "intellectual disability"; when this change will occur; if he is aware that this amendment has yet to be formally completed despite several months of this Deputy having raised it through various means, including through Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6789/16]

Patient Transfers

Pearse Doherty

517. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in transferring a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal from Letterkenny University Hospital to Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6796/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

518. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health where a patient is referred to an alternative hospital due to the referring hospital being unable to provide treatment within the maximum permissible waiting times, and where it subsequently transpires that the hospital to which the person has been referred is also unable to provide treatment, what impact such a scenario would have on the patient's ability to receive care without experiencing even further delays; the process in place to ensure that access to care is expedited for these patients; whether the existing period for which a patient has waited is taken into account and recorded should the patient be placed on another waiting list for treatment at a third and subsequent hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6797/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

519. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal is referred to another hospital, having reached the maximum permissible waiting time, and the hospital the person has been referred to cannot provide the operation, how long will this patient have to wait to have the required operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6798/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

520. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal is being referred to another hospital, having reached the maximum permissible waiting time, and the hospital the person has been referred to cannot provide the operation, how long this will patient have to wait to have the required operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6799/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

521. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment. [6800/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

522. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6801/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

523. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6802/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

601. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7141/16]

Schools Refurbishment

Pearse Doherty

680. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills to allocate additional capital funding for carrying out refurbishment works on a nearby vacant property to meet the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, following the upward revision of the cost of the project; when she will make a decision on the school's request for further funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6458/16]

Student Support Schemes

Pearse Doherty

696. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the student welfare supports available to students of third level institutions; the resources, training and back-up support services provided to colleges and universities from the various State agencies and bodies responsible for overseeing the provision of both welfare services and mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6788/16]

School Transport Eligibility

Pearse Doherty

697. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the rules governing eligibility to the school transport scheme in which access to school transport is determined whereby applicants satisfy the distance criteria and are attending their nearest school with due regard given to ethos and language; if she has considered the benefit which a relaxation of these rules would yield for students by allowing school-goers to have a greater degree of choice as to where they receive their schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6790/16]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Pearse Doherty

698. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in processing an application for a student grant by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6803/16]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Pearse Doherty

699. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify when Student Universal Support Ireland will be allowed to make a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6804/16]

Private Rented Accommodation

Pearse Doherty

748. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to eradicate the practice engaged in by certain landlords whereby students and, to a lesser extent, young professionals are being actively denied the opportunity to enter into lease agreements in order to secure accommodation within the private rental sector; if she is aware of the impact which this discriminatory practice is having on this demographic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6787/16]

Building Regulations

Pearse Doherty

767. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has formally finalised the membership of the expert panel established to investigate problems of concrete block work in counties Donegal and Mayo; the names of the members of the panel; when the panel will complete and publish its final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6459/16]

Building Regulations

Pearse Doherty

768. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a handbook or an electronic information pack to be provided to applicants by the planning authorities upon receipt of a planning application for a single dwelling or domestic extension, detailing the minimum requirements which home owners must meet to build in accordance with the building control regulations; his views of the benefit of such a publication in providing guidance to home owners and in clarifying the minimum qualifications and level of accreditation which must legally be held by the relevant professionals employed for the certifying of all building works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6462/16]

Budget Statement

Pearse Doherty

130. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the line item gross fixed capital formation for each of the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive, contained in the 2016 budget manual, page C 50, table A8, line 4. [5577/16]

Tax Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of raising the universal social charge exemption to €19,572 and only applying the charge to earnings in excess of €19,572 per year (details supplied). [5581/16]

Tax Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out all tax credits by 5% per €1,000 on income between €80,000 and €100,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to tax credits when income is in excess of €100,000. [5582/16]

VAT Rate Reductions

Pearse Doherty

141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of reducing value-added tax to 9% on new housing. [5616/16]

Motor Insurance

Pearse Doherty

158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the joint group he appointed to examine the issue of motor insurance prices will report; if its report will be public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6150/16]

Motor Insurance

Pearse Doherty

159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the groups or persons the joint group he appointed to examine the issue of motor insurance price increases has met or sought advice from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6151/16]

Mortgage Lending

Pearse Doherty

160. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide for each State-owned or part-owned bank, the value of approved mortgages that are outside the normal 80% cap for non-first-time buyers or the equivalent cap for first time buyers, under the Central Bank's macro prudential lending rules and to show this figure as a percentage of the total approved mortgages also, since the rules came into operation and as a figure for 2016 mortgages to date in tabular form. [6152/16]

Tracker Mortgage Data

Pearse Doherty

161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the provisions each State-backed bank has made for legal fees, compensation or other costs related to the Central Bank of Ireland's ongoing investigation into tracker mortgages or because of any Financial Service Ombudsman rulings on the issue of tracker mortgages; the cost incurred to date in each case for each bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6153/16]

Tracker Mortgage Data

Pearse Doherty

162. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank of Ireland's investigation into tracker mortgages will be concluded; the date he will revive it; the date the banks will revive it; and when it will be publically available. [6154/16]

Credit Unions

Pearse Doherty

163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of proposals from the credit union movement the Central Bank of Ireland or he has received related to social housing; the action taken to date to implement these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6155/16]

Credit Unions

Pearse Doherty

164. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Credit Union Advisory Committee will carry out a review of the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Credit Unions to be published by June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6156/16]

Credit Union Regulation

Pearse Doherty

165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when he will make a decision on the contributions by financial institutions to the deposit guarantee directive; if he will look favourably on the credit union movement's request that he uses the discretion allowed to reduce the burden on the movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6157/16]

Financial Services Regulation

Pearse Doherty

166. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate the actions of so-called vulture funds operating within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6158/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Pearse Doherty

167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the consultations or discussions his Department has been involved in regarding establishing an off-book funding mechanism for housing; if he will report on these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6159/16]

Social and Affordable Housing

Pearse Doherty

168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to direct the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to invest in social and public housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6160/16]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to develop local or public banks based on the Sparkassen model here, directly or through facilitative legislation or regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6161/16]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to apply for a retrospective recapitalisation of Ireland's pillar banking debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6162/16]

IBRC Bonds

Pearse Doherty

171. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the value of floating bonds related to the liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation currently held by the Central Bank of Ireland; the bank's plans for these bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6163/16]

IBRC Liquidation

Pearse Doherty

172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update of the liquidation process at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, including the timeframe for any likely payments to junior bondholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6164/16]

VAT Rate Application

Pearse Doherty

173. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the engagements his Department has had with the European Union Commission seeking changes in value-added tax rates applicable here since 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6165/16]

Property Tax Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

174. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider an amendment to the local property tax to allow for a complete exemption for residents in properties that are not safe, through no fault of their own, such as Longboat Quay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6166/16]

Public Expenditure Data

Pearse Doherty

197. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a breakdown of the line item, other voted expenditure, including demographics for each of the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive, contained in the 2016 budget manual, page C 51, table A9, line 4. [5578/16]