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Thu, 16 May 2024
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Universal Social Charge
Pearse Doherty
158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first- and full-year costs of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5% to 0%, reducing the second rate of USC from 2% to 0% and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €25,760 to €30,000. [22275/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Universal Social Charge
Pearse Doherty
159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first- and full-year costs of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5% to 0%, reducing the second rate of USC from 2% to 1% percent and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €25,760 to €27,880; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22276/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Insurance Industry
Pearse Doherty
161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline any consent to settle provisions within insurance law, whereby insurers are required to seek an insured’s approval before settling a third-party claim, in the context of reports that insurers are settling claims for amounts and reasons that are disputed by the insured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22299/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Pearse Doherty
201. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 469 to 471, inclusive, of 16 April 2024, and the correspondence with Department officials supplied (details supplied), when a response to the questions submitted will be received. [22224/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Mental Health Services
Pearse Doherty
138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.1542 of 9 April 2024, when a full HSE reply will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22050/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Pearse Doherty
296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when an extension to a school (details supplied) will be greenlit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21418/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Housing Policy
Pearse Doherty
374. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Housing Agency made a decision not to purchase properties offered to it for sale (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21476/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Reports
Pearse Doherty
530. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a report, believed to have begun in June 2022, into 11 allegations of abuse at a disability centre (details supplied), will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21741/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Pearse Doherty
694. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the assistance her Department can provide if funding is available to help a centre (details supplied) which is now attempting to fundraise in order to keep the centre open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21667/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Exchequer Deficit
Pearse Doherty
161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the source of Exchequer funding that would be required in the years 2026 and 2027 under the SPU, given the projected Exchequer deficits of €1.9 billion and €1.3 billion respectively; for example, whether the Exchequer account would be supported through borrowing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21174/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Childcare Services
Pearse Doherty
255. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are available through Pobal to provide assistance to a community playgroup (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18303/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
294. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an ENT appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; if it can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21020/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Health Service Executive
Pearse Doherty
299. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a HSE report on the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be completed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21036/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Health Service Executive
Pearse Doherty
311. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide a post operative bed for a person in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21108/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Childcare Services
Pearse Doherty
323. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the assistance her Department can provide for a playgroup (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18304/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Pearse Doherty
282. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a technical review will be completed for a defective block scheme application (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20542/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Coroners Service
Pearse Doherty
339. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting times for inquests, per county, for the past five years, in tabular form; the number of coroners, per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20105/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Official Apology
Pearse Doherty
434. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, following his discussion in Dáil Éireann (details supplied) on 6 December 2023, he has considered offering an apology on behalf of the State to a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20377/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
490. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20176/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Qualifications Recognition
Pearse Doherty
532. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a full-time MSc in an occupational therapy course (details supplied) is a qualification recognised by CORU, and if so, the average processing times for recognition and registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20330/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Reports
Pearse Doherty
569. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a report, believed to have begun in June 2022 into 11 allegations of abuse at a disability centre (details supplied), will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20489/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Medical Cards
Pearse Doherty
585. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card decision will be made for a cancer patient (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20591/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
598. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20689/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Health Services Staff
Pearse Doherty
12. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when he will meet with the Donegal branch of an organisation (details supplied) to address its concerns regarding broken promises to improve diabetes services in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19824/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Hospital Staff
Pearse Doherty
44. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to provide for a dedicated consultant neurologist at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19818/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Passport Services
Pearse Doherty
112. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport will be processed for a person in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20098/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
130. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a breakdown of the non-core expenditure allocation of €4.5 billion, which includes provision for Covid-related spending primarily in health, costs relating to accommodating and supporting beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine and expenditure related to EU funds, disaggregated by programme type. [20095/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Pearse Doherty
131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a breakdown of the core expenditure increases provided in Table 12 of the Stability Programme Update for the years 2025 to 2027, disaggregated by existing levels of service, capital allocations under the National Development Plan, and any other items. [20099/24]
Thu, 2 May 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Pearse Doherty
227. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an organic farming scheme 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. [20003/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Tax Data
Pearse Doherty
250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units subject to the 10% rate of stamp duty with respect to the acquisition of certain residential property where a person acquires at least ten such units during a 12-month period, disaggregated by county in which the property was located, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [19509/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Tax Data
Pearse Doherty
251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units subject to the 10% rate of stamp duty with respect to the acquisition of certain residential property where a person acquires at least ten such units during a 12-month period; the total number of purchasers; and the total value of stamp duty paid, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [19512/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Departmental Policies
Pearse Doherty
595. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the assistance his Department can provide for a play group (details supplied) a service that faces closure due to its building being condemned as a result of the presence of defective concrete blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19436/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Pearse Doherty
609. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what plans are in place for residents of a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal, after news emerged that the facility was to close for two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Medical Cards
Pearse Doherty
713. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card decision will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19286/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Harbours and Piers
Pearse Doherty
62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government has considered the reclassification of Magheraroarty pier in County Donegal as a pier for landing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18300/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
154. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first-year and full-year cost of removing residential stamp duty with respect to the purchase of residential property by first time buyers for property purchase values of €500,000 or less. [18668/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Pearse Doherty
155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the help to buy scheme in 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively. [18671/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Pearse Doherty
156. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the allocation in the base as per Budget 2024 for the help to buy scheme in each of the years 2025, 2026 and 2027. [18672/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Pearse Doherty
157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue saved were the loan to value ratio under the help to buy scheme increased to 85%. [18673/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Pearse Doherty
158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated 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 85 %. [18674/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Pearse Doherty
159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated 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 85 %. [18675/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Pearse Doherty
160. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated 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%. [18676/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Pearse Doherty
161. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue saved were the maximum amount of relief under the help to buy scheme reduced to €10,000 and the loan to value ratio increased to 85%. [18677/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Business Supports
Pearse Doherty
219. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider targeted supports to businesses experiencing increased costs through changes, including rebates, under employers PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15233/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Departmental Data
Pearse Doherty
224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 12 December 2023, the estimated revenue that will be raised in each of the years 2024 to 2030 by the proposed increases in all classes of PRSI, disaggregated by PRSI class, employer, employee and self-employed, in a scenario (details supplied), in tabular form. [18667/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Health Service Executive
Pearse Doherty
316. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a HSE report on the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be completed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18562/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Mental Health Services
Pearse Doherty
319. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the lack of dedicated support for mental health in the Donegal town area of County Donegal, and that people are having to travel over 50 miles to Letterkenny for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18577/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Pearse Doherty
320. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health what plans are in place for residents of a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal, after news emerged that the facility was to close for two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18578/24]
Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Pearse Doherty
321. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the new Ballyshannon Community Hospital in County Donegal will become fully operational; the reason the hospital is not currently operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18579/24]
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Pearse Doherty
181. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if cold caps will be made available for patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18265/24]