Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Bus Éireann

Pearse Doherty

344. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when all Bus Éireann’s Expressway Routes will become fully wheelchair-accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18339/23]

Public Sector Pay

Pearse Doherty

652. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when her Department’s payroll section will provide requested information urgently required for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16661/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Pearse Doherty

879. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if notice to cease a carer's allowance payment for a person (details suppled) in County Donegal can be stayed until requested information is provided by another Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16667/23]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

1226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if full time residential care can be provided for a person in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16718/23]

Departmental Data

Pearse Doherty

1283. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a full response will issue to correspondence from this Deputy (details supplied) sent in March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17853/23]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

1496. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people living in County Donegal who have attended Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry for treatment over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16897/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1662. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for hip surgery at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar; if a referral to another hospital was considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17631/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pearse Doherty

1673. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason that the pandemic special recognition payment still has not been paid to staff of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17681/23]

Emergency Departments

Pearse Doherty

1712. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to admit patients from ambulances to the ED at Letterkenny University Hospital in each month of 2022 and in January, February and March 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17917/23]

Emergency Departments

Pearse Doherty

1713. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the longest waiting time to admit patients from ambulances to the ED at Letterkenny University Hospital in each month of 2022 and in January, February and March 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17918/23]

Emergency Departments

Pearse Doherty

1714. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the longest waiting time to admit a patient from ambulances to the ED at Letterkenny University Hospital for each month of 2022 and in January, February and March 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17919/23]

Emergency Departments

Pearse Doherty

1715. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of times ambulances in each ambulance station in County Donegal were unable to leave Letterkenny University Hospital due to delays in admitting patients to the ED, or when patients were using an ambulance trolley inside the hospital, for each month of 2022 and in January, February and March 2023, in tabular form. [17920/23]

Construction Industry

Pearse Doherty

136. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the tax incentives or expenditures which exist with respect to modern methods of construction within the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15909/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pearse Doherty

188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if any contact has been made with a school (details supplied) regarding the commencement of construction on a building; if she is aware of the urgency of the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15813/23]

Hospital Transfers

Pearse Doherty

296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) can be transferred from the children's hospital, Crumlin to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15878/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Pearse Doherty

146. 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) has been outstanding for the past four months; if an indication can be given as to when payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15680/23]

Grant Payments

Pearse Doherty

217. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15529/23]

European Union

Pearse Doherty

243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made on the European deposit insurance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14837/23]

Child and Family Agency

Pearse Doherty

499. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to correspondence received from Tusla by an individual (details supplied) in County Donegal, if he will confirm whether the record referred to from the third paragraph in the letter has been deleted from the case notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14794/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

675. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14919/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

685. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14960/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

695. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at the Temple Street Hospital can be expedited for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15015/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

696. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at the Children's Hospital in Crumlin can be expedited for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15016/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

697. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at the Children's Hospital in Crumlin can be expedited for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15017/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

698. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at the Temple Street Hospital can be expedited for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15018/23]

Hospital Transfers

Pearse Doherty

743. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the urgent transfer of a patient (details supplied) from Letterkenny University Hospital to the Mater Hospital will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15461/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pearse Doherty

62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the concerns of a school (details supplied); if she has taken steps to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13406/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pearse Doherty

91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the concerns of a school (details supplied); if she has taken steps to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13404/23]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Pearse Doherty

202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding VRT and its relationship with EU trade law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14421/23]

Online Safety

Pearse Doherty

91. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons to whom online platforms have paid compensation following said persons being victims of authorised push payment fraud as a result of fraudulent advertisements on their platforms; and the total value of compensation paid, in each of the years 2018 to 2022, inclusive. [14335/23]

Care Services

Pearse Doherty

192. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is planned that respite services for children and young adults will recommence at Drumboe House, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13993/23]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

260. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for employment purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12852/23]

Rental Sector

Pearse Doherty

323. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the rent tax credit is envisaged as being a permanent part of the tax base in the years ahead; if the rent tax credit is in the base for 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028; and if so, its cost in each year. [13089/23]

Fiscal Policy

Pearse Doherty

324. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will provide a five-year forecast with respect to the fiscal position in the upcoming Stability Programme Update (details supplied). [13092/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

343. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the full-year cost of mortgage interest relief against rental income in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. [13947/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

344. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if there is a cap on the total amount of mortgage interest relief that can be claimed by a landlord against rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13948/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2023 of mortgage interest relief against rental income in view of rising mortgage interest rates; if his Department has assessed the increased cost in light of changing monetary policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13949/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

346. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the full-year cost of mortgage interest relief against rental income in the years 2016 to 2022, inclusive. [13950/23]

Housing Schemes

Pearse Doherty

495. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, following statements by him on 12 March 2023 (details supplied) his Department will require revised Estimates for 2023; if so, the increased allocation that will be required; and if not, the capital allocation that will be reallocated within his Department’s estimates. [13734/23]

Northern Ireland

Pearse Doherty

541. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to raise with the British Government the demands of the family of a person (details supplied) for an inquest into their killing in 1973 by the RUC. [13403/23]

Family Support Services

Pearse Doherty

865. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if respite care can be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13781/23]

Hospital Staff

Pearse Doherty

1345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of any issues having been raised with the management of Letterkenny University Hospital by staff regarding staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13074/23]

Health Services Staff

Pearse Doherty

1348. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a timeline will be provided for the implementation of pay increases for staff working in section 39 organisations; if he is aware of the regional imbalance in pay among staff at section 39 organisations; if there is a rationale for this; if there is any plan to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13090/23]

Health Services Staff

Pearse Doherty

1492. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on implementing the enhanced travel and subsistence scheme for student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13780/23]

Veterinary Services

Pearse Doherty

79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with his Ministerial colleagues regarding increased places for those intending to study veterinary medicine. [11792/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

133. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that homeowners with properties affected by Mica are continuing to pay full mortgage costs on their homes, some of which are uninhabitable or now demolished; if he recognises the additional financial strain this is putting on homeowners; if he has engaged with the Central Bank and lenders regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11941/23]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Pearse Doherty

58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of targeted and temporary mortgage interest relief to absorb a portion of increased interest costs since June 2022 on primary dwelling home mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11517/23]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the insurance sector is providing insurance pricing that reflects the fall in the number and value of claims since the introduction of the personal injuries guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11518/23]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of victims of, and the value of money stolen through, authorised push payment fraud in each of the years 2016 to 2022; the actions his Department will take to tackle authorised push payment fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11519/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

74. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish the economic analysis undertaken by his Department regarding the retention of the 9% rate of VAT with respect to the hospitality and tourism sectors; if he will outline its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11320/23]