Questions and answers published after July 2012 can be viewed here. Viewing by Government Department is possible by term or specific dates from March 2016 onwards. Written answers are published as received from departments. To see parliamentary questions published before July 2012, search in Dáil debates.
Questions and answers for Dáil or Seanad term
Page 66 of 100
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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
written
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]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
written
School Funding
Pearse Doherty
418. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding available as part of her devolved grant scheme in 2016; the amount of funding which has already been awarded to school projects through payments relating to this scheme in 2016; how much of the scheme's funding for 2016 remains to be allocated; if applications for funding are still being accepted for consideration as part of this current tranche of funding; if a fixed final date exists for the announcement of successful projects as part of the 2016 scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2819/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
written
School Funding
Pearse Doherty
419. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will award project funding through the devolved grant scheme in instances where a school building project has been placed on the most recent six-year capital investment programme but will not proceed to construction until the latter years of the scheme in order to expedite the completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2820/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
written
Schools Building Projects Applications
Pearse Doherty
438. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans for a new school building and community centre for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5, given the recent announcement from Dublin City Council of the proposed 655 homes which are planned for Oscar Traynor Road. [2994/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
written
VAT Rate Application
Pearse Doherty
52. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date at which the 9% rate of VAT applicable to tourism lapses or if that rate is now fixed in law, barring legislative change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2559/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
written
Credit Union Restructuring
Pearse Doherty
53. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the effect, in fiscal terms, of reinvesting the remaining funds in the credit union restructuring board fund into the credit union sector on the fiscal space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2563/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
written
Flood Relief Schemes Applications
Pearse Doherty
65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of several incidences of flooding since 2014 which have occurred along the Murvagh river basin in County Donegal, which have left roads impassable and homes and businesses badly damaged; the flood prevention measures that have been undertaken to alleviate flooding along the river; if he will provide additional assistance to the relevant authorities to improve flood mitigation measures and defences in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2609/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
written
Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding allocated to each of the competent State agencies and authorities for the co-ordination and implementation of flood risk management and mitigation measures, by county, for each year since 2005 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2610/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
written
HSE Properties
Pearse Doherty
328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive-operated training facility (details supplied) for persons with disabilities in County Donegal will be relocated to a new premises. [1988/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
written
Consular Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
398. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of communication and correspondence he has had with the Australian authorities as part of efforts to provide assistance and support to Irish citizens in Australia who have been found to have violated the terms of their visa by remaining in the country beyond the permitted duration of stay; the financial assistance afforded to undocumented Irish citizens who find themselves in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2288/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
written
Consular Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
399. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who have been deported, returned or removed from Australia as a result of having violated the terms of their visa by remaining in the country beyond the permitted duration of stay in each year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2289/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
written
Local Authority Staff
Pearse Doherty
458. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the retirement requirements that exist for local authority workers, particularly in Water Services; if there is a uniform application of retirement ages in these services across local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2178/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
written
Local Authority Staff
Pearse Doherty
459. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authority water services employees turning 65 years of age in 2016 are obliged to retire or if they have the option to stay working for an additional year; what local authorities provide this option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2179/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
written
Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge
Pearse Doherty
487. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil plean aici níos mó tacaíochta a thabhairt do Mhná Tí i gceantair Ghaeltachta chun dul i ngleic leis na costais ollmhóra a bhaineann le lóistín na mac léinn Gaeilge agus le costais ghaolmhara; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1987/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Community Services Programme
Pearse Doherty
143. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the arrangements being made to assist companies in receipt of funding via the community services programme to enable contracted companies to meet the increased costs associated with staff payments and employee wages incurred as a result of the increase in the minimum wage which came into effect from 1 January 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1453/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Insurance Industry Regulation
Pearse Doherty
195. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the guidelines in place to ensure an insurance broker is independent of insurers or assurance providers and that any connection to an insurer or assurance provider is communicated to customers and potential customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46624/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Insurance Industry
Pearse Doherty
196. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has been informed by any insurance brokerage that its relationship with any State banks has been altered recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46625/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Insurance Industry
Pearse Doherty
197. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the commercial relationship that exists between an insurance broker (details supplied) and a State-backed bank and if that relationship has recently changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Tax Compliance
Pearse Doherty
202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the status of the public consultation process that he informed this Deputy during the finance Bill debates that he was putting in place around bogus self-employed workers and possible anti-avoidance regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46688/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for the recent change in employment status from self-employed to employees for home-tutors employed by the Department of Education and Skills for children with special needs; the expected effect the change will have; if he will clarify the tax treatment of out-of-pockets expenses, registration fees and so on for these home tutors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46689/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Freedom of Information Requests
Pearse Doherty
217. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when, following the Information Commissioner's decision to vary the decision of his Department in freedom of information request 177/2013, he will release the additional documents to this Deputy. [46894/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Universal Social Charge Yield
Pearse Doherty
233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the effect of abolishing the universal social charge on the fiscal space available over the next five years, including how its abolition will benefit in absolute terms a worker on the minimum wage, the average industrial wage and an income of €100,000. [1352/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Universal Social Charge Yield
Pearse Doherty
234. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected revenue that will be generated by the universal social charge for each of the next five years on the basis of a no policy change. [1353/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Mortgage Data
Pearse Doherty
235. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of completed restructured arrangements and the figure, under the mortgage arrears resolution targets, that involved the loss of the family home. [1354/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Motor Insurance Regulation
Pearse Doherty
236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the level of competition in the motor insurance industry and the steps he is considering to prevent further increases in this area. [1355/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Insurance Industry
Pearse Doherty
241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the status of the liquidation process of the Setanta Insurance company; if liability with respect to the payment of all outstanding claims has been determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1454/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Flood Prevention Measures
Pearse Doherty
280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will establish dedicated task forces comprising multiple agencies and bodies to be responsible for co-ordinating flood protection plans along rivers located within each of the current designated flood risk catchment areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1393/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Health Services Staff Recruitment
Pearse Doherty
660. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if approval has been granted for the recruitment of a permanent replacement consultant obstetrician to fill a vacant post for the antenatal and gynaecology outpatient clinic at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal; if not, the reason why; the number of days for which this post has been vacant; when this post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1225/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
HSE Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
663. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons waiting for appointments in the child and adolescent mental health services in County Cavan and in County Monaghan for up to six months, from six to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and 24 plus months, in tabular form. [1240/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Hospital Staff Data
Pearse Doherty
683. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the amount of spent on agency staff at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1403/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
684. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an overall review of ante-natal and gynaecology services at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal, has been formally completed; the dates on which this review was initiated and completed; the outcome of this review including its key recommendations; when he will reinstate the clinic which has been suspended since November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1404/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Hospital Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
685. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for inpatient and day case treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, per specialty, who have been waiting for six, nine, 12, 15 months and 15 plus months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1405/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
Pearse Doherty
686. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the bed capacity of all nursing homes, by public, by private, by county, in tabular form; the current vacancy rates with respect to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1406/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
Pearse Doherty
687. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the projected total need for nursing home beds, by public, by private, by county, over the next five year period in tabular form; how he will address this need and the action being taken to ensure that any additional beds required, based on these projections, come on stream within this time frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1407/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Hospital Appointments Delays
Pearse Doherty
688. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce current waiting times for outpatient appointments at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; if he is aware that there are currently 1,736 patients waiting for a year or more for such appointments at the hospital, 331 of whom have now been waiting for longer than the current maximum permissible waiting time of 15 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1408/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
written
Local Authority Funding
Pearse Doherty
883. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding he provided directly to Donegal County Council in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1392/16]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
written
School Meals Programme
Pearse Doherty
47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a school (details supplied) in County Donegal did not qualify for the full grant applied for under the school meal (local projects) scheme for 2015-2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45741/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
written
School Meals Programme
Pearse Doherty
48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the appeal process under the school meal (local projects) scheme for 2015-2016. [45742/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
written
Community Services Programme
Pearse Doherty
54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase current funding levels awarded to service providers under the community services programme as a result of the increases to the minimum wage, which is to come into effect from 1 January 2016; if she is aware of the need for additional funding to be made available under the programme in order for service providers to cover the cost of this increase in staff wages; if a failure to increase funding in line with increased staff payments will place additional financial pressures on already struggling service providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45898/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
written
Youth Guarantee
Pearse Doherty
60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the implementation of the Youth Guarantee, including the number of participants; the number of these who have received employment through the guarantee; and the amount spent implementing the guarantee to date. [46006/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
written
Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of introducing a derogation from the habitual residency clause for returning emigrants. [46011/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
written
Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of altering the habitual residence test for social protection eligibility for those returning to care for elderly relatives by applying the habitual residence test to the elderly relative as opposed to the returning emigrant. [46012/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
written
Property Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
111. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the gross local property tax receipts with respect to properties in County Donegal for each of the years from 2013 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45720/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
written
Live Exports
Pearse Doherty
238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 19 November 2015, if he has successfully raised the issue of strict new limits imposed on cadmium levels for live crab intended for export to China with the authorities in China; the level of dialogue which has taken place with the Chinese authorities; if the Chinese authorities have indicated that these new measures will be withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45723/15]