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]
78. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance 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 as it pertains to the €9.5 billion expected to be raised from 2021 to 2030 in carbon tax increases as referenced in the Climate Action Plan, for example, the revenue raised from the new rate of carbon tax in 2026 relative to a rate of €26 per tonne. [55069/21]
151. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would have been generated had the full rate of capital gains tax applied to the disposal of assets by IREFs and REITs in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will apply the full rate of capital gains tax to such disposals in the future. [54428/21]
135. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider immediate measures to support renters in the private rental market including the introduction of a refundable tax credit equivalent to one month’s rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54426/21]
120. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of employees with gross pay in excess of €100,000, €200,000 and €300,000 who availed of tax relief on their pension contributions in 2019; his views on whether this is a judicious use of resources; if he will consider a review of the tax relief on pension contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54429/21]
106. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has or will make a submission to the relaunched review of EU economic governance in particular with regard to fundamental reform of the Stability and Growth Pact; and if so, the reforms he and the Government will argue in favour of. [54425/21]
70. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the action he will take to ensure that all claim cost reductions derived from the new personal injuries guidelines are passed on to consumers in the form of reduced insurance premiums; and when legislative action will be taken to reform the duty of care. [54657/21]
68. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing relief to low- and middle-income households struggling with the cost of energy through an exemption from VAT in respect of domestic energy supplies or a rebate of VAT on domestic energy supplies in the winter months; and if he has or will discuss these matters with the European Commission. [54656/21]
353. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a consultation in Sligo University Hospital ophthalmology department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53776/21]
346. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a date for an MRI scan in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53741/21]
86. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to address the frequent cancellations of Bus Éireann Route 30 between counties Donegal and Dublin; if there are plans to ensure that such cancellations are always published on the Bus Éireann website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53605/21]
73. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the National Broadband Plan will be rolled out across County Donegal by townland and yearly quarter in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53603/21]
1120. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if recruitment of staff for transport services to a HSE centre (details supplied) in County Donegal is ongoing or planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53318/21]
1119. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if sufficient staff are available for a transport service to a HSE centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53317/21]
1118. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if sufficient staff are available for a HSE centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53316/21]
1117. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services for adults with special needs will resume to full capacity in Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53315/21]
969. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to have pharmacies administer Covid-19 booster vaccinations in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52703/21]
436. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an applicant cancels an online passport application and makes an appointment with the Passport Office for the application to process in time for intended travel date, if the appointment will be honoured and the processing of the application facilitated; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52876/21]
360. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the regulatory authorities involved in the production of new concrete blocks are satisfied that the issues highlighted by the MICA and pyrite scandal have been addressed by the CE declaration and homeowners can be assured that the concrete blocks they purchase are safe for building homes going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52325/21]
359. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all agencies involved in the regulating of concrete blocks, building control standards and the CE marking of blocks in place since 2013 are sufficient to ensure that all manufactured cement blocks are safe to use even if they contain some levels of MICA and pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52324/21]
358. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Construction Products Regulations which came into effect across the EU on 1 July 2013 are sufficient to ensure manufactured concrete blocks are safe for building homes in relation to MICA and pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52323/21]
357. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that current regulations are sufficient to ensure manufactured concrete blocks safe to use in relation to MICA and pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52322/21]
316. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an gcuirfear deontas atosaithe ar fáil do theaghlaigh a mbíonn scoláirí Gaeilge á gcoinneáil acu faoin scéim do na Mná Tí mar gheall ar na costais mhóra a bhí orthu chun go mbeidís in ann atosú in 2022. [52217/21]
169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a property (details supplied) can connect to fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53414/21]
153. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the detail of the current roll out of the National Broadband Plan in County Donegal by townland; the extent of the planned roll out for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52756/21]
181. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the problems faced by the mobile sauna industry in accessing affordable public liability insurance; the actions he has taken in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51817/21]
265. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic outpatient appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51560/21]
264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when approved respite will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51542/21]
167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a community employment scheme placement can be extended for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51582/21]
785. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is envisaged that the assisted human reproduction Bill will legislate for the mother's name to be included on the birth certificate in the case of a child born through altruistic domestic surrogacy; and if this will be applied retrospectively to the birth certificates of children already born in this way. [50719/21]
724. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for the pain management clinic at Sligo University Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [50405/21]
723. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Sligo University Hospital pain management clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50404/21]
187. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his views on the need for a national diabetes register; the reason there is no current register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50248/21]
186. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the Sláintecare project on the development of a national diabetes register will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50247/21]
167. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a resumption of services is planned at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if full-time services will be available on reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50190/21]
214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a foreign birth registration application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49357/21]
104. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a copy of the Statistical Report for the Special Assignee Relief Programme 2019 by the Revenue Commissioners; when the report will be published; and if he has requested a delay in the publication of same. [49144/21]
158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a consultant ophthalmologist cannot assess children (details supplied) at Letterkenny University Hospital before a scheduled date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48586/21]
157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of clinics and visits made by the consultant ophthalmologist to Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [48585/21]
156. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant ophthalmologists working within the Health Service Executive; and the location of each such consultant by hospital in tabular form. [48584/21]
155. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on an ophthalmology appointment for less than six and more than six months by county in tabular form. [48583/21]
154. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no consultant ophthalmologist located permanently at Letterkenny University Hospital; if an assessment of need was carried out in respect of this decision; if that assessment will be made available; and if he will liaise with the Health Service Executive to recruit a consultant ophthalmologist to be located permanently in Letterkenny University Hospital. [48582/21]
138. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will process an application to assign a general practitioner to a family (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48491/21]
93. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be eligible to sit exams with the ETB in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48470/21]
82. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that recipients of the invalidity pension living in the North do not qualify for free travel; if it is planned to review the SmartPass on an all-island basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48604/21]
55. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent efforts made by his Department to highlight the plight of the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; the progress made in relation to securing citizenship for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48432/21]
24. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a decision will be made on the allocation of the Brexit adjustment fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48431/21]
9. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of reserve drivers in County Donegal for Bus Éireann routes in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [48430/21]
8. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of times that the cancellation of the Bus Éireann Dublin to Donegal Town Route X30 Expressway was published on the Bus Éireann website for each time the route was cancelled for each month of 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48429/21]
7. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of cancellations of the Bus Éireann Dublin to Donegal Town Route X30 Expressway for each month of 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48428/21]