Parliamentary questions

Driver Licences

Pearse Doherty

189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when a first-time learner permit application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed; and the reason for the delay. [63847/22]

Road Projects

Pearse Doherty

279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the Government’s commitment to the funding of the project to upgrade the A5 road; the amount of money that has been set aside for the co-funding of the project over a multi-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1913/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

341. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if it is permissible to apply separate rates of VAT to hotel accommodation and meals in hotels that is, food and drink for consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1396/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

342. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the 9% rate of VAT applicable to electricity and gas from 28 February to end-March and end-June 2023, respectively. [1399/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

343. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced rate of excise duty that applies to petrol from end-February to end-March and end-June 2023 respectively. [1402/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

344. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced rate of excise duty that applies to diesel from end-February to end-March and end-June 2023 respectively. [1403/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of applying a zero rate of excise duty to home heating oil from 1 February to end-March and end-June, and from 1 March to end-March and end-June 2023 respectively. [1404/23]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

348. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2023 of the rent tax credit; and if the cost includes rent tax credit payments with respect to both 2022 and 2023. [1455/23]

GDP-GNP Levels

Pearse Doherty

360. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the general Government balance in nominal terms and as a percentage of GDP and GNI* in each of the years 2014 to 2022. [1875/23]

Budget Targets

Pearse Doherty

361. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the structural balance in each of the years 2014 to 2022; and the difference in nominal terms between the structural balance and a structural balance of -0.5% of GDP in each of those years. [1876/23]

Insurance Levy

Pearse Doherty

375. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Central Bank of the National Claims Information Database; the expected date of the introduction of the levy as a required reimbursement mechanism under the Central Bank (National Information Claims Database) Act 2018; and the expected annual revenue that it will raise. [2171/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

376. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced rate of VAT applicable to the hospitality and tourism sector until end-March 2023 and end-June 2023, respectively. [2172/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

377. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced rate of VAT applicable to the hospitality and tourism sector for all categories to which it applies except hotel accommodation; and if he will list the categories of goods and services in the hospitality and tourism sector to which the reduced rate currently applies. [2173/23]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

383. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue to be raised in 2023 from legislated increases in the carbon tax in May 2023 and October 2023 respectively. [2345/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

384. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of excise applicable to home heating to €0 per 1,000 litres in line with the Energy Tax Directive from 1 March to end-June and end-2023 respectively. [2347/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

385. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced 9% VAT rate applicable to electricity and gas from beginning of March 2023 to end-June 2023 and end-2023 respectively. [2401/23]

Mortgage Resolution Processes

Pearse Doherty

386. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the average retail mortgage interest rate that is applied to non-performing mortgage loans and mortgage loans for which a tracker rate applies for the latest month for which information is available and June 2022 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2404/23]

Mortgage Resolution Processes

Pearse Doherty

387. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that non-bank entities and investment funds holding mortgage loans are refusing to engage with borrowers or provide or discuss alternative repayment arrangements; his views on the growing disparity between mortgage interest rates that are being applied by retail banks and these entities; if the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears is being adequately adhered to by these entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2406/23]

State Bodies

Pearse Doherty

572. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases that have been with An Bord Pleanála for more than five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1925/23]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

623. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Derry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2001/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Pearse Doherty

917. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made for the disability allowance review of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1912/23]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Pearse Doherty

946. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that his Department is yet to respond to an offer of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63358/22]

Immigration Policy

Pearse Doherty

1121. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if he will clarify whether it is required for those applying for performance short stay C visas to provide original passport documents; if his attention has been drawn to reports that this was not the case previously, and that the issue is presenting considerable issues for music and arts festivals and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1483/23]

Hospital Transfers

Pearse Doherty

1227. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred from Letterkenny University Hospital to the Mater public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63486/22]

Medical Cards

Pearse Doherty

1362. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63933/22]

Medicinal Products

Pearse Doherty

1432. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the supplementary medications and treatment required for chronic Lyme disease will be covered by the general medical scheme and the drug treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1244/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1473. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthopaedic appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1393/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1578. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for cognitive behavioural therapy in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1774/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Pearse Doherty

1639. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a young child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an assessment of need; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1942/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1686. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment date from the Mater Private Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2186/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1687. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2187/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) in County Donegal had a number of dates for a procedure cancelled in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; when a new date will be confirmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62397/22]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

269. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an occupational therapist will be provided to carry out an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62526/22]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

81. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on progress made on the action plan for insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62113/22]

Consumer Protection

Pearse Doherty

237. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an overview of legislative or consumer protection code provisions with respect to chargebacks, authorised push payment fraud and fraud regarding card payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61722/22]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

253. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the reason that a person (details supplied) is taxed as a single person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62211/22]

Special Educational Needs

Pearse Doherty

351. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when an application for SNA, bus escort and DES supports for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61772/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Pearse Doherty

396. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has an entitlement to any cost-of-living payments announced in budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61776/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Pearse Doherty

424. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an approved payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62222/22]

Grant Payments

Pearse Doherty

475. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science why supporting documents were not accepted as evidence by SUSI for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61998/22]

Health Services Staff

Pearse Doherty

586. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the 12.5% pay increase for fourth-year student nurses completing their 36-week internship will be in place for nursing interns starting placement in January 2023. [61916/22]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Pearse Doherty

603. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a procedure under the NTPF in a Dublin-based hospital; the reason for the cancellation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61987/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Pearse Doherty

675. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm receipt of an application (details supplied) and to advise when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61997/22]

General Practitioner Services

Pearse Doherty

48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made regarding finding a replacement GP to take over the general practice in Dunkineely, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61339/22]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

55. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason that the nurse on Arranmore Island is no longer dedicated to the island on a full-time basis; the steps that are being taken to address the resulting decline in services on the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61342/22]

Forestry Sector

Pearse Doherty

133. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the ongoing failure of his Department to meet forestry licence issuance and afforestation targets consistently. [61322/22]

Agriculture Supports

Pearse Doherty

157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in budget 2023 to support young farmers. [61336/22]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

216. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that if a person and their partner or spouse are non-resident and live in Northern Ireland, where that person has an Irish income and pays Irish tax, that the person is taxed as a single person; his views on same, with respect to issues of equity and tax disadvantage for the person concerned. [61565/22]

School Staff

Pearse Doherty

258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if teachers in a Gaeltacht school lose any of their allowances where the parents vote to end the practice of immersive education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61566/22]

Home Help Service

Pearse Doherty

305. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when approved home support will become available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61412/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Pearse Doherty

76. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision in respect of a fuel allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61204/22]

Mental Health Services

Pearse Doherty

139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for cognitive behavioural therapy at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61169/22]

Home Care Packages

Pearse Doherty

146. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the responsible community service for a home support package for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61203/22]

School Transport

Pearse Doherty

282. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if handover of a road to Donegal County Council could be arranged so as it can be properly maintained (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60296/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Pearse Doherty

372. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a fuel allowance application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60785/22]

Departmental Data

Pearse Doherty

373. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the processing times for fuel allowance applications by month for 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60786/22]

Departmental Data

Pearse Doherty

374. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for each Intreo Office in County Donegal under the supplementary welfare additional needs payment to date in 2022; the number of applications approved and the number refused; and the current processing times in weeks in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60787/22]

Community Welfare Services

Pearse Doherty

375. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff allocated to community welfare sections in each Intreo Office in County Donegal to process all supplementary welfare applications; if she is satisfied that sufficient staff are available to deal with the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60788/22]

General Practitioner Services

Pearse Doherty

509. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to ensure that the persons who used the Dunkineely general practice will be affected as little as possible given its closure; and if he will ensure that there is sufficient cover in the region. [60147/22]

Departmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

535. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason that long-term illnesses such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are not included in the long-term illness scheme; if he will review this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60225/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to reports that homeowners are waiting six months in some instances to receive a response from engineers in relation to the presence of Mica in their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59870/22]

Departmental Data

Pearse Doherty

323. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents of fraudulent insurance claims reported by the insurance industry to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by the insurance industry. [60105/22]

Ukraine War

Pearse Doherty

145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason his Department has failed to respond to a series of requests made regarding the property of a person (details supplied) who previously housed Ukrainian refugees and who wishes to do so again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59717/22]

Ukraine War

Pearse Doherty

146. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason his Department has failed to respond to requests made regarding a property (details supplied) which has been offered to house Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59741/22]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

184. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application for the Northern Ireland healthcare scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59713/22]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total value of payments made by the Central Bank to online companies for the delivery of scam messages and fraud awareness adverts in each of the years 2016 to 2021. [59534/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

686. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment date from a hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59122/22]

Hospital Transfers

Pearse Doherty

731. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred from Sligo University Hospital to Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59504/22]

School Staff

Pearse Doherty

91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if she has considered the reintroduction of an allowance for teachers on offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57967/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

101. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to permit travel to visit a sick relative abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58368/22]

Teaching Qualifications

Pearse Doherty

109. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the reason that a fully qualified teacher (details supplied) in County Donegal receives an unqualified rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58230/22]

Teaching Qualifications

Pearse Doherty

110. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the reason that a qualified teacher (details supplied) in County Donegal receives an unqualified rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58231/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pearse Doherty

131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision for their carer's allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58466/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Pearse Doherty

224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a basic payment scheme payment will issue to a person (details suppled) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58229/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Pearse Doherty

424. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time for each application for social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57366/22]

Hospital Services

Pearse Doherty

287. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason that infusion clinics are being cancelled in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; if it is planned to retain or to move the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57088/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

184. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a date for ENT surgery at Sligo University Hospital; if they are on the routine or emergency waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56869/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Pearse Doherty

379. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing times for working family payment applications in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56316/22]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

513. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if plans have been put in place to reinstate the HSE counselling services which were withdrawn from the Creeslough community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56208/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

538. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a rescheduled date for ENT procedures at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin will be given for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the cancellation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56337/22]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Pearse Doherty

89. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of outstanding mortgage loans that are tracker or variable rate mortgages; and if he will consider options to introduce targeted, tailored and time-bound mortgage interest relief in response to rising interest rates. [55905/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the increased soft and hard costs resulting from the defective concrete products levy on a typical semi-detached house, its impact on housing supply and the cost of remediation for homeowners affected by defective blocks. [55906/22]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual revenue forgone as a result of stamp duty not being applied to share buybacks not effected by means of a stock transfer form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55908/22]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Pearse Doherty

113. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the assessment his Department has made regarding the significant fall in dividend withholding tax paid by Irish real estate funds in 2021; the proposals his Department is considering to ensure Irish real estate funds are taxed equitably; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55911/22]

Primary Medical Certificates

Pearse Doherty

120. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the current status of the disabled drivers medical board of appeal; the number of unassessed appeals before the board; the status of the review of the disabled drivers and passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55910/22]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the effective tax rate applied to three banks (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 and 2021; his views on restricting their ability to reduce their corporate tax liability through historic losses in the context of heightened interest income and profitability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55909/22]

Business Supports

Pearse Doherty

158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering options to amend the temporary business energy support scheme to provide additional support for smaller firms with limited resources, revenue and reserves to meet rising energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55912/22]

Public Transport

Pearse Doherty

183. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied customer complaints submitted by persons (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding transport issues, the student leap card and an associated refund are fully responded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56009/22]

Business Supports

Pearse Doherty

203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the need for further flexibility with respect to the TBESS to support the viability of businesses struggling with their energy costs in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53862/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

114. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an echocardiogram in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55682/22]

Community Employment Schemes

Pearse Doherty

632. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision for their community employment ex-gratia payment for supervisors' application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54172/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1036. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54639/22]

Medical Records

Pearse Doherty

1150. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when medical records will be released for persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55116/22]

Departmental Funding

Pearse Doherty

122. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any efforts will be made to provide an organisation (details supplied) based in County Donegal with an alternative source of funding after the foundation has been informed by Pobal that it can no longer avail of the vital funding that it requires. [53605/22]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

183. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will obtain an appointment for occupational therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53721/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

596. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway; if the referral is an emergency referral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52816/22]

Island Communities

Pearse Doherty

604. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the downgrading of health services on Arranmore island, for example the current community-registered nurse is not on the island full-time and there is no public health nurse, leading to people waiting longer for treatment and having to go to the mainland more often; his views on whether this is appropriate at a time when the population of the island is increasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52906/22]

Crime Prevention

Pearse Doherty

12. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will undertake a comprehensive review of economic crime, financial fraud and scamming given the increased prevalence of economic crime arising online and through digital technology and its growing threat to consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46289/22]

Foreign Birth Registration

Pearse Doherty

241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a foreign birth registration application will be processed for a person (details supplied) when supporting documentation will be returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52626/22]

Hospital Transfers

Pearse Doherty

227. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52168/22]