Parliamentary questions

Universal Social Charge

Pearse Doherty

92. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing the 1% rate of the universal social charge that applies to income up to €12,012 per year. [5178/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Pearse Doherty

93. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from standardising the tax relief on employee pension contributions when an individual exceeds €4,000 in annual employee pension contributions, that is, employee pension relief, which applies as normal up to €4,000 in contributions and when this amount is exceeded, relief is applied at 20%. [5179/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Pearse Doherty

94. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from standardising the tax relief on employee pension contributions when an individual exceeds €3,000 in annual employee pension contributions, that is, employee pension relief, which applies as normal up to €3,000 in contributions and when this amount is exceeded, relief is applied at 20%. [5180/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Pearse Doherty

95. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from standardising the tax relief on employee pension contributions when an individual exceeds €3,500 in annual employee pension contributions, that is, employee pension relief, which applies as normal up to €3,500 in contributions and when this amount is exceeded, relief is applied at 20%. [5181/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Pearse Doherty

96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from restricting the tax-free value of employer pension contributions to €25,000 per employee per year, that is, any contributions above this value being taxed under normal income tax rules. [5182/16]

Tax Reliefs Data

Pearse Doherty

97. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from reducing the standard fund threshold to €1 million, €1.1 million and €1.2 million. [5183/16]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

98. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue from the implementation of a special tobacco levy at a rate of 25% that would be imposed on each tobacco company operating in the Irish market as a proportion of the profits they generate. [5184/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

103. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5434/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

110. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5080/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5437/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5427/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5431/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

265. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies which exist within her Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5438/16]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Pearse Doherty

271. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware of the decision by the domestic violence support service Lifeline in Inishowen to terminate its operations due to a lack of financial assistance from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; if he will provide appropriate funding support to enable the service to continue to operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5077/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

274. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5429/16]

Health Services Provision

Pearse Doherty

279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost of introducing a free screening programme for sudden adult death syndrome and other heart issues for all secondary level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4728/16]

Ambulance Service

Pearse Doherty

357. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the extent of ambulance cover in County Donegal including the schedules for each division; the number of personnel on-call; the staffing schedule; the average response times for each division, within the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5078/16]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Pearse Doherty

358. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health in relation to the Health Service Executive's 2015 service plan which provides for the recruitment of two additional children's outreach nurses in 2015, one of which was to be allocated to serve families in County Donegal, if these appointments have been made and if these personnel are now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5079/16]

Disability Allowance Payments

Pearse Doherty

395. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason two persons (details supplied) in County Donegal who are in receipt of a disability allowance had their wages stopped by the Health Service Executive for their work in the workshop in St. Conal's Hospital, Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5231/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

396. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5232/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

397. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5233/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

426. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5436/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

432. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5435/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

514. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies which exist within her Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5432/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

551. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5433/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

562. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5430/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

593. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vacancies that exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5441/16]

Special Areas of Conservation Designation

Pearse Doherty

601. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to review the designation of the Meenlaragh Falcarragh special protection area in County Donegal; if she is aware of the ongoing controversy and resentment among communities within the region as a result of the area's designated status due to the associated restrictions placed on landowners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5081/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Pearse Doherty

603. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies which exist within her Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5428/16]