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Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Tax Data
Pearse Doherty
223. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 17 January 2024, 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 and 2023. [3097/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Media Sector
Pearse Doherty
319. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if content which promotes or hosts fraudulent ads or scams is defined as harmful online content under the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill; and whether there are provisions under the legislation for such content to be regulated in line with harmful online content defined under the legislation with similar enforcement provisions. [2546/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Pearse Doherty
602. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can be allocated a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2592/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Mental Health Services
Pearse Doherty
603. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the only child and adolescent counselling service in Donegal is to close in March; if he is aware of how important this facility is for young people in Donegal; if his Department will make up the shortfall in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2593/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Vehicle Registration Tax
Pearse Doherty
352. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of decision 1324TACD2021, made by the Tax Appeal Commissioners, in which a finding was made that the Revenue Commissioners had been applying the wrong test for normal residence in VRT cases; if so, when was he notified; what steps the Revenue Commissioners have taken to identify and notify any individuals who paid penalties and/or taxes that were not due as a result of the wrong test being applied, and when; what steps the Revenue Commissioners have taken to identify and notify any individuals wrongly accused of committing offences as a result of the wrong test being applied, and when; how many such individuals in total have been identified to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1210/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Tax Data
Pearse Doherty
359. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units and number of persons 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 any 12-month period, in each of the years 2022 and 2023, respectively; and the total value of said stamp duty paid in each of the years 2022 and 2023, respectively. [1477/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
363. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance how the introduction of VAT refund orders under section 103 of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 interacts with the VAT Directive where a minimum rate of VAT is required in a specific sector or categories of goods and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1585/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Pearse Doherty
468. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the timeline for when approval for construction for a school (details supplied) will be granted for a three-room extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56333/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
Pearse Doherty
836. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a NPWS farm plan scheme annual payment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1773/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Employment Schemes
Pearse Doherty
879. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a referral for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to EmployAbility Northwest will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56711/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Pearse Doherty
1035. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí assigned to Gaeltacht regions; how many are assigned to each Garda station; how many are fluent in Irish; how many vacancies there are, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56856/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Disability Services
Pearse Doherty
1353. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will recommence physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56819/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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International Protection
Pearse Doherty
1422. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will state that he will not entertain the housing of refugees in a property (details supplied) whilst an enforcement action detailing significant issues with the development has been issued against the property by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1558/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
1674. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a date for an operation in CHI Crumlin will be given for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1239/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pearse Doherty
1675. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) in Donegal can expect a date for a procedure in Crumlin Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1247/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Hospital Procedures
Pearse Doherty
1772. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a date for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1795/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Home Care Packages
Pearse Doherty
1798. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide home support for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1873/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Education and Training Boards
Pearse Doherty
1813. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when increments were last paid to casual workers employed by Donegal ETB at an educational setting (details supplied); the reason no increments have been paid for the past number of years to these workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56334/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Education and Training Boards
Pearse Doherty
1814. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when increments will be paid to casual workers employed by Donegal ETB at an educational setting (details supplied); if back-pay will also be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56335/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Disability Services
Pearse Doherty
124. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail exactly what measures have been taken by his Department to deal with the CDNT crisis in Donegal; what plans are in place to deal with said crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55811/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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School Transport
Pearse Doherty
275. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if the siblings of a child in Donegal (details supplied) can travel on the same bus to the same school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55902/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Industrial Disputes
Pearse Doherty
139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if plans are in place or meetings arranged to address the pay disparity between community employment supervisors and RSS/TUS supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55592/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Cancer Services
Pearse Doherty
223. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will commence chemotherapy treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55563/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Pearse Doherty
49. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the shortage of Irish-speaking gardaí working in County Donegal and in Gaeltacht regions; if any plans have been put in place to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54263/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Pearse Doherty
463. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated revenue that will be raised in each of the years 2024 to 2030 by the proposed increases in all classes of PRSI by 0.1 percentage points in 2024 and 2025, 0.15 percentage points in 2026 and 2027, and 0.2 percentage points in 2028, disaggregated by PRSI class, employer, employee and self-employed, in tabular form. [54577/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
466. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of an invalidity pension application (details suppled) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54603/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Pearse Doherty
491. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54962/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Pearse Doherty
35. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the Implementation Steering Group with respect to the defective concrete block scheme; why stakeholders, including affected homeowners, the banking industry, insurance industry, engineering sector and others are not included to resolve key outstanding issues; if a commitment was ever made by the Minister or his Department to establish such an oversight group with the aforementioned stakeholders, and if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54204/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Rental Sector
Pearse Doherty
59. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the significant increase in average rent in County Donegal, according to the ESRI and the Residential Tenancies Board new renters in County Donegal are paying almost 30% more each month than existing tenants; if the Government have any plans to deal with this significant increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54082/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Passport Services
Pearse Doherty
159. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if passports will issue on time for children (details supplied) who applied for in October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54260/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Foreign Birth Registration
Pearse Doherty
160. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a foreign birth registration for a person (details supplied); the timeframe in which it will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54328/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Pearse Doherty
264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 244 and 245 of 1 June 2023, 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 date in 2023, in tabular form, across relevant categories as per aforementioned replies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54230/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Pearse Doherty
265. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 244 and 245 of 1 June 2023, 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 date in 2023, in tabular form across relevant categories as per aforementioned parliamentary question replies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54231/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
304. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if ophthalmology patients with age-related macular degeneration living in Donegal and travelling to Sligo for regular eye injections can have such injections at Letterkenny University Hospital; if not, if this is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54247/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
314. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can have treatment at the ophthalmology clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54275/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
315. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can have treatment at the ophthalmology clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54276/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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State Examinations
Pearse Doherty
77. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if any discretion can be shown for a leaving certificate student in Donegal (details supplied) to have an exemption in 2024 from the orals and practicals they completed in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53994/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Grant Payments
Pearse Doherty
96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options that are available for disabled people who cannot afford adaptions and are slightly over the means test threshold, and therefore are not entitled to have it paid for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54030/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Pearse Doherty
110. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made for a carer’s benefit review (details supplied); if any outstanding documentation is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53923/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
Pearse Doherty
78. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an dtabharfaidh sí eolas ar íocaíochtaí do na mná tí. [53574/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta
Pearse Doherty
98. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an míneoidh sí cén uair a bheas na toghcháin chun bord Údarás na Gaeltachta ann. [53573/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Tax Collection
Pearse Doherty
198. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total value of unclaimed tax, through the Revenue Commissioners for overpaid tax; the number of persons to whom this applies, for each of the years 2016 to 2022, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53838/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Pearse Doherty
199. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of meetings he has held with retail banks, regarding the mortgage treatment of homes affected by defective blocks or their status following remediation, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. [53850/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Online Safety
Pearse Doherty
200. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of meetings he or officials from his Department have held with companies (details supplied) regarding the fraudulent content with respect to financial fraud and scams on their platforms in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. [53852/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Pearse Doherty
344. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm or clarify whether, following remediation as prescribed by the Housing Agency under the defective blocks grant scheme, that properties remediated will be fully mortgageable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53836/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Pearse Doherty
345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of meetings he has held with retail banks, regarding the mortgage treatment of homes affected by defective blocks or their status following remediation, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. [53851/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Pearse Doherty
356. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing request for a carer's allowance appeal will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53340/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Pearse Doherty
366. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing request for a carer's allowance appeal will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53698/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Pearse Doherty
370. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a social welfare appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53744/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Pearse Doherty
371. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a social welfare appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53745/23]