Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

180. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33317/23]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32896/23]

Probate Applications

Pearse Doherty

157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the plans to reduce delays in processing probate applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33178/23]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the podiatry service provided by the HSE in the health centre in Glenties, County Donegal, is unavailable to service users; when it is planned to recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33065/23]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health he number of vacant HSE podiatry services positions in County Donegal, by location; the plans to fill any such vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33066/23]

Medical Cards

Pearse Doherty

572. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing prescribed solpadine for holders of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32116/23]

Ukraine War

Pearse Doherty

384. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that payment to a commercial premises housing Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) is still outstanding; if an indication can be given as to when payment will be made; the reason for the delay with this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31730/23]

Ukraine War

Pearse Doherty

387. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a person (details supplied) seeking international protection was moved from a premises housing Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31759/23]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for employment purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31639/23]

Pharmacy Services

Pearse Doherty

159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he has or will conduct a review of pharmacy dispensing fees and the extent of service provision by community pharmacists; if he has or will engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the matter; the dates on which he has or will engage with same; if he will establish a review which encompasses the scope of services provided or which could be provided by community pharmacy; and if so, whether he will include scoping of a minor ailments or minor illness scheme in community pharmacy in the terms of reference of the aforementioned review. [31487/23]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

171. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason why seriously ill young infants have to travel abroad for ECHMO treatment; if there are plans to make this treatment available in Ireland for all children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31610/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

173. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a hospital admission to rehab, Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31622/23]

Work Permits

Pearse Doherty

452. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made for a visa applicant (details supplied) issued with a general employment permit in July 2022; if she is aware of the impact on businesses and employers waiting nine months for such decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30490/23]

Visa Applications

Pearse Doherty

454. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of visa applications for those issued with general work permits that were processed each week in the past 12 months; if she is aware of the effect delays in processing have on businesses when employers are waiting over six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30494/23]

Harbours and Piers

Pearse Doherty

493. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the deadline attached to the funding of €1.2 million provided by his Department for Bunbeg pier in County Donegal can be extended by a year to account for the current delays in awarding foreshore licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31230/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

675. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal did not get fully reimbursed from the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30848/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

684. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an ear, nose and throat, ENT, procedure in Sligo University Hospital, if he is on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30864/23]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Pearse Doherty

57. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if the Government will commit to funding 50% of the A5 upgrade project, as agreed in the St. Andrews Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30076/23]

Road Projects

Pearse Doherty

71. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if an update can be provided regarding the status of the TEN-T project, which will fund three sections of road in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30077/23]

Interest Rates

Pearse Doherty

80. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent increases in interest rates by the ECB; his assessment of their impact on mortgage borrowers; and if he will introduce temporary and targeted mortgage interest relief. [30241/23]

Crime Prevention

Pearse Doherty

82. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the input he and his Department have had in the establishment of a multi-annual strategy to combat economic crime and corruption, including fraud and scams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30242/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance for an update on his engagement with mortgage lenders and representative bodies with respect to forbearance measures, financing solutions and the mortgage loan treatment of mortgage holders where their loans are secured against properties affected by defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30178/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

115. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the current status of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; when the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal will recommence hearings; the number of appeals and request for appeal hearings that have been lodged since November 2021; and his response to the recent annual report of the Ombudsman with respect to same. [30180/23]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Pearse Doherty

124. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance for an update on his Department’s review of the IREF and REIT tax regimes; his views on whether IREFs and REITs are paying sufficient tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30177/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

135. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on his engagement with Revenue with respect to the current tax rules regarding the importation of vehicles from Britain and the North and their impact on North-South trade and the domestic motor vehicle market. [30179/23]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Pearse Doherty

142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail any action he and his Department are considering, and engagements he has had with the retail banking sector and Central Bank, to promote switching and the reintegration of mortgage borrowers with loans held by vulture funds into the mainstream mortgage market. [30181/23]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue on time for travel date of 26 June 2023 for an online application submitted by a person (details supplied) on 19 May 2023; if additional supporting documents were correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29407/23]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

143. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a child passport submitted in April 2023 will process in time for travel on 21 June 2023 to a family wedding abroad (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29597/23]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected revenue raised in first-year (2024) and full-year terms from the scheduled increase in carbon tax on 1 May 2024 and 9 October 2024, respectively and combined. [29285/23]

School Staff

Pearse Doherty

317. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive payment for working as an SNA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29438/23]

Housing Schemes

Pearse Doherty

379. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many people have applied for the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme in County Donegal; what stage the applications are at; how many applications have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29322/23]

State Pensions

Pearse Doherty

416. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding a State pension review; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29401/23]

Northern Ireland

Pearse Doherty

46. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the British government has responded to his communication sent regarding the 1973 killing of a person (details supplied) by the Royal Ulster Constabulary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22421/23]

Northern Ireland

Pearse Doherty

47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there has been any further engagement with the family of a person (details supplied) who was shot dead by the RUC in 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28042/23]

Energy Prices

Pearse Doherty

96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered introducing a windfall tax to capture the windfall profits of energy producers accrued from March to November 2022, the revenue forgone by exempting windfall profits accrued from March to November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21542/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

186. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to clarify if the ‘net spending’ rule referenced in Stability Programme Update 2023 includes tax changes, for example, including any tax reducing measures within the quantum of spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29022/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Pearse Doherty

130. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an assessment for autism to be carried out. [28702/23]

Departmental Communications

Pearse Doherty

161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a response to communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28765/23]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

310. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal had an application refused by the Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland for an EU disabled persons parking permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28234/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

335. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the help-to-buy scheme in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [27077/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

336. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue saved were the maximum amount of relief under the help-to-buy scheme reduced to €25,000 and the loan-to-value ratio increased to 75%. [27078/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

337. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue saved were the maximum amount of relief under the help-to-buy scheme reduced to €20,000 and the loan-to-value ratio increased to 80%. [27079/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

338. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue saved were the maximum amount of relief under the help-to-buy scheme reduced to €15,000 and the loan-to-value ratio increased to 85%. [27080/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

344. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the revenue foregone through the Special Assignee Relief Programme is factored within the base for each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27126/23]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2024 by introducing a 40% rate of capital gains tax on the disposal of assets made by persons in cases in which the gains accrued are in excess of individual incomes in excess of €500,000, in order that the 40% rate only applies to gains made above the aforementioned threshold, assuming the application of the revised entrepreneur relief. [27128/23]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

352. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the effective tax rate in the form of dividend withholding tax paid by Irish real estate funds as a proportion of operating and pre-tax profits respectively in each of the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27195/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

354. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the implementation of the findings of the review undertaken by Revenue in 2018 and 2019 with respect to the flat rate expenses regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27209/23]

School Transport

Pearse Doherty

561. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update for the ongoing school transport scheme review; if there were any recommendations to change the shortest route criteria eligibility for school transport to cease the use of bog roads as traversable routes where such routes are not traversable by vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27826/23]

School Transport

Pearse Doherty

562. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to changing the criteria for the school transport scheme to exclude bog roads and routes that school buses cannot travel on when calculating the shortest route; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27827/23]

School Staff

Pearse Doherty

570. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can have confirmation of entitlement to professional years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27937/23]