Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passports will issue for persons (details supplied) in County Donegal to allow for travel to a family wedding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16937/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport (details supplied) will issue in time for booked travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16938/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be issued for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal in time for booked travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16939/22]

Home Care Packages

Pearse Doherty

149. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a home support package will be processed and in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/22]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

260. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing excise duty on home heating oil to €0 per 1,000 litres to the end of August 2022 and the end of December 2022 respectively. [15953/22]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the minimum levels of excise duty that may apply to petrol, diesel and home heating oil respectively in accordance with the EU Energy Directive; the current rates that apply to each; and the estimated cost of reducing each to the minimum allowable levels to end of August 2022 and the end of December 2022 respectively. [15954/22]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

262. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of communications he or his Department have had with the European Commission with respect to the rate of VAT applied to fuels and household energy bills since 1 November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15956/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

360. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Armagh before the travel date of 19 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15852/22]

Social Welfare Appeals

Pearse Doherty

464. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15849/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pearse Doherty

469. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding provided with respect to the employment wage subsidy scheme for 2022; the level of funding that has been drawn down to date; if her Department has revised the level of funding that will be required under the scheme in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15955/22]

Driver Licences

Pearse Doherty

177. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when a driving licence will re-issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15572/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

216. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the 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. [15576/22]

Bus Éireann

Pearse Doherty

175. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the reason online booking was unavailable on route 64 Bus Éireann's Donegal to Galway on 3 March 2022; the operational issues which led to this; the steps taken by Bus Éireann to prevent a re-occurrence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14104/22]

Bus Éireann

Pearse Doherty

176. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the reason return tickets were not available on route 64 Bus Éireann's Donegal to Galway 06.25 a.m. service on 3 March 2022; the operational issues which led to this; steps taken by Bus Éireann to prevent a re-occurrence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14105/22]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised through excise duty, carbon and non-carbon components, on home heating oil disaggregated by fuel type in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [14027/22]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

234. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue foregone through a reduction in excise duty to zero cent per litre for home heating oil for a period of one month, three months and until the end of 2022, respectively. [14028/22]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

266. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the existing rate of excise duty, as defined by tax law, applied to kerosene used for home heating oil; if the duty rate can be reduced to €0 per 1,000 litres in accordance with the EU Energy Directive; and the cost of such a measure over a 3, 6 and 12 month period through revenue foregone. [14630/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

401. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14494/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

402. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14495/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

403. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14496/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

404. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14497/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

405. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14498/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

406. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passports will issue in time for persons (details supplied) in County Donegal travelling to the USA; if the documents supplied are correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14499/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

407. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the supporting documents are correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14500/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

408. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14501/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

409. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passports will issue in time for travel for persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14502/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

429. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when passports will be processed for persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14954/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

487. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if eligibility for school transport will be extended to families moving to temporary homes outside the catchment area of their school while their homes with MICA are being rebuilt; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14141/22]

Citizens Information Services

Pearse Doherty

592. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that reasonable accommodation and a phased return of employees following a period of certified sick leave under medical advice is funded for citizen’s information service companies in circumstances in which such companies are neither public bodies subject to the public service sick leave scheme nor private companies that can avail of the employee retention grant scheme and reasonable accommodation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14103/22]

Asylum Applications

Pearse Doherty

766. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the status of an Afghan admission programme application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14631/22]

Medical Cards

Pearse Doherty

863. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application by a person will be processed (details supplied); the specific outstanding documentation that is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14134/22]

Medical Cards

Pearse Doherty

864. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will issue; the specific documentation that is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14135/22]

Medicinal Products

Pearse Doherty

889. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry and terms of reference for the drug sodium valproate, the disability package for those affected by sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14237/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

900. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a provisional date for a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital will be confirmed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14267/22]

Special Educational Needs

Pearse Doherty

127. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if her Department has engaged with stakeholders in relation to a review of the minimum qualifications required to become a special needs assistant; the steps her Department has taken in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6353/22]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing excise levied against petrol, diesel and home heating oil by 10 cents per litre, disaggregated by fuel type. [13696/22]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised through excise levied against petrol, diesel and home heating, disaggregated by fuel type, in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. [13697/22]

Education Schemes

Pearse Doherty

136. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) in an area of deprivation in County Donegal will be considered for the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13413/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13195/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Pearse Doherty

231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when assessment of needs applications submitted in September 2020 will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13460/22]

National Car Test

Pearse Doherty

229. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for NCT test centres in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12206/22]

National Car Test

Pearse Doherty

247. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the reason that a NCT date was cancelled in the case of a person (details supplied); if an emergency test date or a further extension will be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12305/22]

National Car Test

Pearse Doherty

248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the reason that a NCT date was cancelled in the case of a person (details supplied); if an emergency test date or a further extension will be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12306/22]

United Nations

Pearse Doherty

537. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the next periodic report on Ireland's implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child will be submitted and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10962/22]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Pearse Doherty

212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if motor tax can be refunded for a vehicle that was off road for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10560/22]

Driver Licences

Pearse Doherty

223. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driving licence can be renewed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10716/22]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

224. 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. [10717/22]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

288. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) submitted in December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10827/22]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

7. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the advantageous tax provisions applying to real estate investment trusts and Irish real estate funds apply for the purchase of both new and existing housing stock; the number of new and existing housing units purchased by Irish real estate funds in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10106/22]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

9. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of engagements he has had with the Ombudsman and Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal regarding the eligibility criteria under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme since 2017; the actions he has taken following and in response to such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10107/22]

Inflation Rate

Pearse Doherty

29. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide updated projections from his Department on the rate of inflation for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; if the projections will be disaggregated by income decile and household type; and if he will bring forward an anti-inflation strategy as called for by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in response to the causes of inflation. [9695/22]

Tax Avoidance

Pearse Doherty

56. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered developing a strategy with respect to cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens given concerns regarding their respective use for purposes of tax avoidance, tax evasion and money laundering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9699/22]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of meetings he has held with an organisation (details supplied) or insurance undertakings since 24 April 2021 to discuss the personal injuries guidelines and ensuring savings made as a result of the new guidelines are passed onto consumers in the form of reduced premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9696/22]

Environmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

114. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the drawdown of the €100 million allocated to investment in residential and community energy efficiency further to the allocation of carbon tax expenditures provided in table 1 of the budget 2021 document, the Use of Carbon Tax Funds 2021; if any of these funds were surrendered back to the Exchequer at the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9134/22]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

223. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider legislative changes to monitor the passing on of savings from insurers to consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8772/22]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on pension contributions in 2019, disaggregated by salary band in intervals of €10,000, in tabular form. [9140/22]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

225. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of tax relief on pension contributions in 2019, disaggregated by salary band in intervals of €10,000, in tabular form. [9141/22]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme in each of the years from 2018 to and including 2021. [9530/22]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

239. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made for the primary medical certificate with respect to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers' scheme in each of the years from 2018 to and including 2021; the number of applications rejected in each of those years; the number of applications that were rejected and subsequently appealed to the disabled drivers medical board of appeal; and the number of those appeals which were rejected or accepted in tabular form. [9531/22]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

240. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme to the Exchequer in each of the years 2016 to 2021. [9555/22]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

696. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the provision of child speech and language and occupational therapy services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9217/22]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

697. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an approved direct payment was revoked for a child disability service in relation to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9218/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

769. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9431/22]

Seirbhísí Farantóireachta

Pearse Doherty

27. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cad é stádas an bháid farantóireachta nua atá saincheaptha d’Oileán Thoraigh; cén uair a bheidh an bád réidh le seoladh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [8290/22]

Seirbhísí Farantóireachta

Pearse Doherty

41. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cén stádas atá ag an gconradh le haghaidh seirbhís farantóireachta ghasta atá le riaradh idir Toraigh agus an mhórthír; an dtig léi sonraí a thabhairt faoin gconradh seo, mar shampla cén dáta a thosóidh an tseirbhís nua seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [8291/22]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

94. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if proposals have been submitted to the Government to change the Occupiers' Liability Act 1995 and the Civil Liability Act 1961 to reform the duty-of-care arrangements and increase protections for consumers, businesses, sports clubs and community groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8771/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pearse Doherty

194. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the time that was taken to bring the temporary wage subsidy scheme from design stage to its operational phase when it was introduced in 2020. [8898/22]

Departmental Reports

Pearse Doherty

196. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of studies, research and reviews undertaken or commissioned by him in 2021, in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review or research was completed. [8962/22]

Íocaíochtaí Deontas

Pearse Doherty

210. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil sé ar intinn aici deontas atosaithe a thabhairt isteach, cosúil leis an deontas a tugadh isteach do ghnólachtaí eile, do Mhná Tí mar gheall ar na costais bhreise a bheas orthu agus iad ag atosú in 2022. [8973/22]

Health Services Staff

Pearse Doherty

222. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plan to have a full-time consultant ophthalmologist located in Letterkenny, County Donegal to address high waiting lists for eye care in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8622/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Pearse Doherty

107. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the completion of capital works at Lifford Hospital, County Donegal; the services that will be available at the hospital post completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7718/22]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

166. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in relation to the full publication of a report (details supplied) into abuse at a facility in County Donegal; and when the full report will be published. [7719/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pearse Doherty

504. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8067/22]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

659. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite care and other services will recommence at full capacity at Drumboe House, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7519/22]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the Action Plan for Insurance Reform. [7125/22]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that will be raised in 2022 through the scheduled increase in carbon tax on 1 May 2022. [7251/22]

Civil Service

Pearse Doherty

64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant civil service positions filled in all offices in County Donegal from both internal and mobility transfers in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Pearse Doherty

102. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a top-up to a carer's allowance payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6964/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pearse Doherty

83. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for the increase in craft apprenticeship waiting lists to access off-the-job training; the steps he is taking to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6352/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

772. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a urology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6608/22]

Housing Schemes

Pearse Doherty

249. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a decision will be made on the review of a facility (details supplied). [5590/22]

Social Welfare Appeals

Pearse Doherty

307. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the decision the appeals office made for a claim for carer's benefit for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5576/22]

Vaccination Programme

Pearse Doherty

439. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a Covid-19 vaccine booster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5612/22]

Patent Applications

Pearse Doherty

71. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if a passport submitted in July 2021 with the application can be used as supporting evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5372/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pearse Doherty

99. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a jobseeker's benefit application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5376/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Pearse Doherty

100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if more time can be given to allow a requested employer letter to be submitted in support of a pandemic unemployment payment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5379/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

137. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment with a psychologist in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5261/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a hip operation in Castlebar Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5370/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

156. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a new cardiology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason that their appointment was cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5371/22]

Disadvantaged Status

Pearse Doherty

64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when the additional schools added to the DEIS programme will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4712/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

630. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if ophthalmology treatment can be facilitated at St. Conal's Hospital, Letterkenny, County Donegal, for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4258/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

631. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation in St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4259/22]

Dental Services

Pearse Doherty

639. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when dental services will resume in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/22]

Dental Services

Pearse Doherty

640. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list with each HSE dental and orthodontic services in County Donegal in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4338/22]

General Practitioner Services

Pearse Doherty

646. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when free general practitioner visits for children under seven years of age which was committed to in Budget 2022 will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4344/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

723. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4743/22]

Financial Services

Pearse Doherty

183. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the reason the levels of compensation or redress with respect to complaints made against a pension provider under subsections 4 and 5 of section 61 of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 are less than that with respect to other financial service providers; the rationale for the provision that redress shall not exceed any actual loss of benefit under the scheme concerned in subsection 5 of section 61; if he or his Department have considered amending this provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4216/22]

Disabilities Assessments

Pearse Doherty

360. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4127/22]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

53. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the excess bank remuneration charge in each of the years since its introduction, in tabular form. [3945/22]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of relevant employees that have been subject to the excess bank remuneration charge in each of the years since its introduction disaggregated by specified institution in tabular form. [3946/22]