54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a decision will be made on the sports capital programme application made by a club (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60719/21]
427. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if a visa application for a person (details supplied) is being processed as a medical emergency; if further supporting documents are required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59862/21]
259. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a foreign birth registration fee for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be reimbursed to a person who subsequently received confirmation that a naturalisation application was successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59863/21]
223. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of executive officer vacancies filled by Irish language candidates during 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 in counties Donegal and Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60534/21]
194. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to primary medical certificates for those severely affected by polio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60382/21]
99. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cad é stádas an bháid farantóireachta nua atá saincheaptha d’Oileán Thoraí; cén uair a bheidh an bád réidh le seoladh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [59967/21]
220. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the families of the victims of abuse at a home (details supplied) will have sight of the full contents of a report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58420/21]
219. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a report (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58419/21]
141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action he has taken following the raising of governance issues by HIQA in its report entitled Report of the Targeted Assurance Review of the Governance Arrangements of Gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58421/21]
109. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received from patients in County Donegal for treatment pursuant to the cross-Border Directive in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications; the reasons for each unsuccessful application in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58422/21]
196. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional funding was sought in 2020 from the estimates to provide seven day per week respite at a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59598/21]
29. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the European Union toolbox on energy on tackling energy prices statement that member states may decide to apply reduced VAT rates on energy products as long as they respect the minima laid down in the European Union VAT Directive and they consult the European Union VAT Committee and that the right to a reduced rate is a general albeit conditional one and not one that requires a derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59597/21]
28. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the derogation under which Ireland enjoys a reduced rate of VAT on energy for households; the conditions that are attached to this derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59596/21]
192. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there is a funding mechanism for healthcare assistants currently employed by the HSE for emergency medical technician courses run by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59294/21]
165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he received a submission for a specialist centre for intestinal failure; if he plans to deliver a specialist centre at St James’s Hospital;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59142/21]
164. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that that non-Irish citizens living in the State that were vaccinated in the North are excluded from applying for an EU Digital Covid Certificate when they do not hold an Irish passport; his plans to change this anomaly;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59141/21]
475. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if a visa application for a person (details supplied) can be expedited on medical emergency grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58393/21]
370. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when a SENO report for a child (details supplied) will be sent to a school in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59137/21]
200. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the body that is responsible for enforcing section 5(2)(F14) of the Equal Status Act 2000; the person with the responsibility to ensure that insurers are not discriminating on the grounds of disability except in instances in which that disability actually results in greater insurance risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58444/21]
176. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a person (details supplied) can avail of an emergency driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58340/21]
173. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of critical frontline worker categories recognised for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58265/21]
172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if social care workers are classified as critical frontline workers for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58264/21]
154. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when fibre broadband will be available to a household (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58290/21]
334. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of days per week a radiology service is available at Donegal Community Hospital; if there are plans to increase capacity in this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58083/21]
217. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a Local Link route between Frosses and Glenties in County Donegal will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58085/21]
216. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if an additional bus stop in Bridgetown will be considered on the current Ballyshannon to Donegal town Local Link route in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58084/21]
151. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if proposals have been made to Government to change the Occupiers Liability Act 1995 and Civil Liability Act 2002 in order to reform the duty of care and increase protections for consumers, business, sporting clubs and community groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57916/21]
141. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the operation of the personal injuries guidelines under the Judicial Council Act 2019; if she will consider legislative changes to monitor the passing on of benefits to consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57917/21]
100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the criteria currently governing the retention of teachers at primary level; the number of schools which closed in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 as a result of the loss of a teacher in tabular form; the corresponding counties in which such closures took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57846/21]
99. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the number of applications received for SNA support in County Donegal in 2021; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57845/21]
68. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 78 of 10 November 2021 and 172 of 18 November 2021, the projected revenue raised from legislated increases in the carbon tax in each year from 2021 to 2030 relative to the rate of €26 per tonne in 2020, in accordance with the emissions targets within the Climate Action Plan, of emissions reductions of 51% relative to 2018 levels such as the revenue raised from the new rate of carbon tax in 2026 relative to a rate of €26 per tonne, reflecting the emissions targets set out in the Climate Action Plan to 2026. [57960/21]
732. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57072/21]
600. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from the early intervention team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57062/21]
314. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in time for intended travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57093/21]
313. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a foreign birth registration will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57089/21]
227. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when a response will issue to representations made on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57619/21]
226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the reason the route 30 Bus Éireann 1 a.m. service from Donegal town to Dublin was cancelled on 15 November 2021; the operational issues which led to this cancellation; the back-up and-or preventative measures that were in place in case of such operational issues arising; the steps that were taken by Bus Éireann to avoid the cancellation; the time at which the attention of Bus Éireann was drawn to the need to cancel the service; the time at which Bus Éireann informed passengers of the cancellation of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57537/21]
221. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if there is an onus on the airline (details supplied) to provide alternative ground transport arrangements to passengers travelling from Donegal to Dublin in circumstances in which the flight is cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57365/21]
172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 10 November 2021, the assumptions on which the estimates are based particularly with regard to household and general carbon consumption in each of the years to 2030; if they are based on projections; and if so, the projections and the details of same in tabular form. [56823/21]
215. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment from Letterkenny University Hospital for a hernia operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56254/21]
75. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the reduction in capital gains tax relief for properties held for more than seven years in circumstances in which they have been acquired between 7 December 2011 and 31 December 2014 under section 604A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 is acting as a tax incentive and contributing towards the sale of rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56471/21]
74. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties disposed of in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in circumstances in which those properties were acquired between 7 December 2011 and 31 December 2014 and as such are not subject to capital gains tax under section 604A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. [56470/21]
73. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of rental properties disposed of in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in circumstances in which those properties were acquired between 7 December 2011 and 31 December 2014 and as such are not subject to capital gains tax under section 604A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. [56469/21]
675. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will engage with a community sports group (details supplied); if he will acknowledge and issue a response to the email sent to him in respect of this matter on 13 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55790/21]
273. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times that Glenveagh National Park had to close in 2021 as a result of the car park reaching capacity; and if his Department has liaised with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works to discuss the need for the expansion of the car parking facilities at Glenveagh National Park and to explain the adverse impact the current car parking limitations are having for tourism in the north west. [47908/21]
125. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an ndéanfaidh sí athbhreithniú ar Scéim na mBóithre Áise chun í a thabhairt ar ais do na Ceantair Ghaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [54561/21]
120. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le toghcháin phoiblí do bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [54560/21]
77. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a reformed 100% redress scheme for homes affected by defective blocks with mica and pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55223/21]
50. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider immediate measures to support renters in the private rental market including a ban on rent increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54426/21]
217. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital for a kidney stone removal operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54788/21]