Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on increasing excise duty on the price of gas for residential use, home heating oil and solid fuel products in May 2023 in the context of a cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11322/23]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

102. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the sale of tracker mortgages to third parties and vulture funds which were overcharged as a result of the tracker mortgage examination; his views on these sales in the context of the principles of the TME; and if he will engage with the Central Bank with respect to same. [11319/23]

Financial Services

Pearse Doherty

105. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of complaints made with regard to the operation and services provided by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; if he will consider introducing an independent assessor to consider complaints about the standard of service and practical handling of a case provided by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11321/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

125. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated net benefit per households, from March to end October 2023, of the reduced VAT rate applied to electricity and gas, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11323/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

174. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if houses that have outer leaf repairs carried out under the Mica redress scheme will qualify for SEAI home energy efficiency schemes grants, if it is the case they are prohibited from applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11029/23]

Bus Services

Pearse Doherty

193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the breakdown on the Bus Éireann route 32 Letterkenny to Dublin on 23 February 2023; if he is satisfied with the measures being taken to prevent future interruptions in this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10917/23]

Financial Irregularities

Pearse Doherty

248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 28 February 2023, if the introduction of provisions to require reimbursement from payment service providers to victims of authorised push payment fraud domestically would contravene the revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2), given the response provided to the question did not clarify the issue. [11308/23]

Foreign Birth Registration

Pearse Doherty

324. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a foreign birth register application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10968/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

550. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10947/23]

Air Services

Pearse Doherty

82. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he can give assurances that the recent disruption to travel due to an airline (details supplied) cancelling flights to Donegal Airport will not recur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10524/23]

Online Safety

Pearse Doherty

135. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 21 February 2023, if the Digital Services Act establishes liability obligations such that consumers can seek compensation from online platforms, or online platforms are required to compensate consumers, who have been victims of fraud through adverts on online platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10231/23]

Financial Irregularities

Pearse Doherty

212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if there are currently any requirements or regulations in place for payment service providers to undertake confirmation of payee which checks the name of the payee’s account against the name and account details given by the payer; the extent to which this system is adopted by payment service providers domestically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9546/23]

Banking Sector

Pearse Doherty

213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated value deferred tax assets yet to be utilised by banks (details supplied) respectively. [9573/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised by introducing a 25 percent and 50 percent cap, respectively, on corporation tax loss relief utilised in a single year by NAMA participating banks and all banks, respectively. [9574/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

227. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if an economic impact assessment was undertaken with respect to the extension of the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality and tourism sectors; if he will detail its findings, and if he will publish the assessment. [10007/23]

Financial Irregularities

Pearse Doherty

234. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 22 February 2023, if the introduction of provisions to require reimbursement from payment service providers to victims of authorised push payment fraud domestically would contravene the revised Payment Service Directive (2015/2366/EU)(PSD2). [10223/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Pearse Doherty

446. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a date of payment for a person (details supplied), who is currently housing Ukrainian refugees but has not received payment from the State since 2 December 2022; the reason the payment has not yet been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9751/23]

Patient Transport

Pearse Doherty

534. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied) sent in March 2022 regarding a funding query; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9472/23]

Hospital Admissions

Pearse Doherty

545. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a hip replacement operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9540/23]

Foreign Direct Investment

Pearse Doherty

116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any economic assessment has been undertaken by his Department regarding the economic impact of the continued housing shortage on the State’s FDI proposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3150/23]

Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 188 and 189 of 14 February 2023, the revenue raised by increasing the natural gas carbon tax by €7.50 per tonne of CO2 emitted; the revenue foregone by decreasing the natural gas carbon tax by €7.50 per tonne of CO2 emitted, to year end-2022 and in full-year terms. [9420/23]

Driver Test

Pearse Doherty

95. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in offering a driving test date; if a driving test can be expedited for a person (details supplied) for employment purposes in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9081/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

106. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the treatment of corporation tax loss relief with respect to a bank (details supplied) has or will change, given the State no longer has a shareholding in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8980/23]

Financial Irregularities

Pearse Doherty

110. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 16 February 2023, if a requirement for payment service providers to compensate customers where authorised push-payment fraud occurs would require new legislation, to, for example, give the Central Bank powers to require compensation; if such legislation would be possible under PSD2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9241/23]

Teagmháil na nÓg

Pearse Doherty

81. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an féidir léi plean a chur chun cinn chun foirgneamh saintógtha don óige a thógáil den chineál céanna leis an gceann atá beartaithe in Indreabhán, Co. na Gaillimhe [8595/23]

Online Safety

Pearse Doherty

137. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which the EU Digital Services Act requires online platforms and apps to compensate victims of financial fraud or authorised push payment scams through their platforms; its provisions in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8141/23]

Bus Éireann

Pearse Doherty

187. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the reason that Bus Éireann route 30-X30 from Donegal town departing at 4 a.m. to Dublin Airport was cancelled on 13 February 2023 without prior notification to waiting passengers; if his attention has been drawn to reports that passengers who booked tickets for the service missed flights while others were late for work in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8221/23]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

689. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in County Donegal is no longer receiving speech and language therapy; when their speech and language therapy sessions will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/23]

Courts Service

Pearse Doherty

25. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been brought to the significant delays in the Donegal court system; if plans have been made to address this problem; if he has considered appointing an additional judge for Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7729/23]

Medicinal Products

Pearse Doherty

96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a date will be provided for the inquiry regarding sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7525/23]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

126. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the option will be available in County Donegal to administer IV antibiotic therapy in the home setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7714/23]

Transport Policy

Pearse Doherty

195. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the PSO flight from Donegal to Dublin has been cancelled 12 times in 12 days with significant disruption caused to passengers, many of whom were to attend medical appointments in Dublin; the action he has and will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8028/23]

Departmental Data

Pearse Doherty

204. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total compensation paid by payment service providers and payment institutions to victims of authorised push payment fraud in each of the years 2016 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8018/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pearse Doherty

332. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí that are stationed in County Donegal broken down by station for each of the last ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7805/23]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

382. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7849/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pearse Doherty

389. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a healthcare worker (details supplied) will be awarded the pandemic payment bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7959/23]

Environmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

45. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if grant funding to aid the implementation of environmentally friendly and energy efficient changes is available for a business (details supplied) in County Donegal; the application process to access such funding if available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7573/23]

EU Funding

Pearse Doherty

73. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, in discussions with the EU Commission, the Government has raised the extending of the Peace IV Programme in order that projects that received funding can be completed; if he is aware that work will not begin on a project (details supplied) due to delays in An Bord Pleanála and in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage jeopardising almost €12 million in EU funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7587/23]

Hospital Services

Pearse Doherty

197. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the paediatric care for a child (details supplied) can transfer to another hospital closer to their new home having moved address; the process to apply for such a transfer of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7638/23]

Third Level Education

Pearse Doherty

99. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has given consideration to the location of a new veterinary school; and his views on whether any newly established courses will be internationally accredited. [6885/23]

Energy Conservation

Pearse Doherty

135. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline available funding for retail food businesses to install energy saving measures and energy saving equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7327/23]

Energy Conservation

Pearse Doherty

136. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline available funding for businesses carrying out the installation of energy saving measures and energy saving equipment in retail food businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7328/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the excise rate, and its components, applied to natural gas for household use, in terms of both euros per gigajoule and per MWH at GCV, in the years 2016 to 2022 inclusive; and the scheduled rates for 2023 to 2025 inclusive. [6992/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the minimum excise rate that may be applied to natural gas for household use, in terms of both euros per gigajoule and per MWH at GCV, under the Energy Tax Directive. [6993/23]

Financial Services

Pearse Doherty

191. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if any measures are in place to require payment service providers to reimburse victims of authorised push payment fraud or scams; if any code is in place regarding reimbursement or compensation by payment service providers to victims of authorised push payment fraud or scams; if the Central Bank of Ireland has regulatory powers under legislation to require payment service providers to reimburse or compensate victims of authorised push payment fraud or scams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7020/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

599. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for endocrinology appointments in Letterkenny University Hospital per month for each of the years 2019 to 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6611/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Pearse Doherty

40. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures being put in place to prevent delay in the processing of additional needs payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6129/23]

School Staff

Pearse Doherty

152. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on work that is under way to improve pay and terms and conditions for school caretakers similar to that achieved for school secretaries; the stage this process is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6331/23]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

Pearse Doherty

245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice when a refund of a registration fee will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6298/23]

Road Projects

Pearse Doherty

80. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 18 January 2023, if he will clarify the total commitment to the project to upgrade the A5 road; if the commitment is worth €75 million or if there is a higher number or percentage that has been committed to when statutory approval is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5704/23]