Parliamentary questions

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]

School Staff

Pearse Doherty

600. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when a response will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding a teacher salary query; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28306/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

745. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the new defective scheme will accept applications from beneficial owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27913/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

746. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an application from a beneficial owner (details supplied) in County Donegal will meet the criteria for the new defective block scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27914/23]

Social Welfare Application Forms

Pearse Doherty

830. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the freepost instruction was removed from social welfare child benefit review forms (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28077/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pearse Doherty

855. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 25 May 2023, how often the information is collated. [27095/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pearse Doherty

856. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 25 May 2023, if there are any vacancies at the station; and if so, the number. [27097/23]

International Protection

Pearse Doherty

883. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection accommodated in County Donegal, broken down by townlands and from where they have come; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27504/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

1224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital for cardiac surgery; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27982/23]

Dental Services

Pearse Doherty

1241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an orthodontic assessment carried out; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28129/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

1313. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28468/23]

Technological Universities

Pearse Doherty

1376. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update with regard to the technological university development fund, the proposed successor to the technological university transformation (TUT) fund; if this fund will be made available in advance of the expiration of the TUT fund on 31 August 2023, specifically in relation to the position of IR facilitators, who are employed on a seconded basis under this fund [28005/23]

Hospital Staff

Pearse Doherty

18. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the recent resignation of two consultant endocrinologists from Letterkenny General Hospital; the plans that are being put in place to address this lack of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26678/23]

Hospital Staff

Pearse Doherty

42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans that are being put in place to address understaffing in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26679/23]

Haulage Industry

Pearse Doherty

154. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the British government is set to recommence the HGB road user levy from 1 August 2023; if he is aware whether there is any concession available with respect to North-South trade; and, if not, if he has engaged with his British counterparts regarding the possibility of exemption with respect to the North-South trade. [26774/23]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

164. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by introducing a 3% income tax surcharge, levied through USC, on individual incomes with respect to the portion above €140,000, in first- and full-year terms. [27010/23]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by removing tax personal, PAYE and earned income tax credits on a tapered basis from individual incomes between €100,000 and €140,000 (at a rate of 2.5% per €1,000 above €100,000), in first- and full-year terms. [27011/23]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

166. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by reducing the standard fund threshold to €1.75, €1.5 and €1.2 million in first- and full-year terms. [27013/23]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by increasing the rate of stamp duty on commercial property from 7.5% to 10% and 12.5% percent respectively, in first- and full-year terms. [27014/23]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by introducing a higher 40% rate of capital gains tax, applied to the portion of gains where an individual's ordinary income and gains exceeds €500,000, taking into account the continued operation of the revised entrepreneur relief, in first- and full-year terms. [27015/23]

Social Insurance

Pearse Doherty

228. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the revenue raised by introducing a higher rate of employers’ PRSI, at 12.05%, 13.05% and 13.55% respectively, in the portion of employee earnings greater than €100,000, in first- and full-year terms. [27012/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pearse Doherty

244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of reported cases made to An Garda Síochána with respect to financial fraud; the number of cases investigated with respect to same; the number of cases closed with conviction with respect to same; the value of money recovered with respect to same in each of the years 2016 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26800/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pearse Doherty

245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of reported cases made to An Garda Síochána with respect to authorised push payment fraud; the number of cases investigated with respect to same; the number of cases closed with conviction with respect to same; the value of money recovered with respect to same in each of the years 2016 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26801/23]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

302. 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. [26971/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

330. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have spinal surgery at Temple Street Children's Hospital; the reason for multiple cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26798/23]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

2. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if passports will issue for children (details supplied) in County Donegal on time for their travel date of 8 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26476/23]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

7. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue on time for a child (details supplied) travelling to a family wedding abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26689/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

178. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a procedure in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26512/23]

Disability Services

Pearse Doherty

102. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what action his Department and the HSE will take, following recently published HIQA inspection reports, to ensure that the areas identified that require improvement in James Connolly Memorial Residential Unit and St. Anne’s – Naoimh Áine’s are addressed without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18613/23]

Housing Schemes

Pearse Doherty

410. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications that have been made by people in Donegal wishing to avail of the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme; and the number of applications that have been successful and unsuccessful, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26161/23]

International Protection

Pearse Doherty

617. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of refugees who have been settled in County Donegal, broken down by townlands and whether they have come from Ukraine or elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26158/23]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

657. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have availed of the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare cross-Border initiative who have not had all of their expenses fully covered; the number of persons who have had to pay in excess of €1,000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25640/23]

Hospital Services

Pearse Doherty

666. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to ensure that minimum care provision will be in place at LUH in light of two endocrinologists suddenly resigning and the current challenges in recruiting endocrinologists across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25703/23]

Nursing Homes

Pearse Doherty

701. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a reassessment of a fair deal scheme application is possible where a property valuation was undertaken without entry to the property due to Covid restrictions, and is later found to be incorrect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25873/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

702. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a reassessment of value of property is required under the fair deal scheme when the family home is sold and a new property is purchased by a spouse or partner of the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25874/23]

Hospital Transfers

Pearse Doherty

732. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when an urgent hospital transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital to Galway University Hospital will take place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26056/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pearse Doherty

33. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on total Garda numbers in County Donegal; if he will outline his plans to increase Garda recruitment in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25300/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pearse Doherty

41. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to Gaeltacht regions; the number assigned to each station; the number who are fluent in Irish; the same number with respect to each, in each year since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25301/23]

Tax Exemptions

Pearse Doherty

130. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that VAT is applied to the directive charitable donations of goods; if it is possible to introduce a VAT waiver on such donations to support households in the context of the high cost of living, reduce waste and support the circular economy. [25459/23]

Departmental Data

Pearse Doherty

132. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the annual median earnings in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. [25476/23]

Planning Issues

Pearse Doherty

175. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of individuals who have unsuccessfully applied for their land, with respect to land that is being actively farmed, to be re/de-zoned from residential zoning but have been unsuccessful, and are now subject to the residential zoned land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25427/23]

Home Care Packages

Pearse Doherty

244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a home support application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to allow discharge from a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25325/23]

Passport Services

Pearse Doherty

148. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue on time for intended travel date of 17 May 2023 for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delayed alert to request new photographs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24169/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Pearse Doherty

163. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a response will issue to communication (details supplied) relating to a broadband issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24129/23]

Health Services

Pearse Doherty

726. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an earlier appointment can be provided for a child in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24114/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

115. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government will consider the 13 amendments to the Draft Defective Concrete Block Regulations put forward by the Mica Action Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23464/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pearse Doherty

177. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with mortgage lenders with respect to forbearance measures; the provisions of bridging finance and solutions in place for homeowners affected by defective concrete blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23602/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment; if they are on the urgent or routine list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23269/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for inpatient and outpatient neurology appointments at each hospital across the seven hospital groups, in tabular form; if he will provide this information specifically regarding those waiting for three months, six months, nine months, 12 months or more than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23270/23]

Dental Services

Pearse Doherty

208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children in County Donegal on the waiting list for HSE dental and orthodontic services at the end of each quarter 1 of each year 2019 to 2023, broken down by standard waiting times, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23271/23]

Dental Services

Pearse Doherty

209. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all necessary equipment required for orthodontic assessments, including x-ray equipment, is available and in working order at the dental department, St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23272/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pearse Doherty

210. 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; if they are on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23273/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pearse Doherty

66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be granted an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit on its premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22667/23]