225. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the date on which a submission was made to the European Commission for State Aid approval with respect to changes made to the research and development tax credit for small and micro-companies under section 25 of the Finance Act 2019; the status of this submission; the expected date of its approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43177/21]
224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an overview of the changes announced to the research and development tax credit for small and micro-companies in section 25 of Finance Act 2019. [43176/21]
223. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected cost of extending the employment wage subsidy scheme in its current form until 31 March 2022 and then from 1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022 with eligibility criteria amended such that businesses qualify in circumstances in which they have experienced a 50% reduction in turnover in the relevant period and reduced rates as in a table (details supplied). [43169/21]
222. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected cost of extending the employment wage subsidy scheme in its current form until 31 March 2022 and 30 June 2022, respectively. [43168/21]
210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if an increase in the rate of VAT for the hospitality and tourism sector from 9 to 13.5% has been included in the projections outlined in the Summer Economic Statement or whether extending the 9% rate, for the duration of 2022, would need to be included as a stand-alone measure with cost in budget 2022; and the cost of same. [42725/21]
208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be saved in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively, if expenditure incurred with respect to data centres was no longer qualifying expenditure for the purposes of capital allowances. [42675/21]
207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total tax revenue foregone in each of the years 2015 to 2020 with respect to capital allowances, including wear and tear allowances, claimed with respect to data centres, in tabular form. [42674/21]
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of data centres for which capital allowances were claimed for each of the years 2015 to 2020. [42673/21]
205. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total value of qualifying expenditure against which capital allowances, including wear and tear allowances, were claimed with respect to data centres in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form. [42672/21]
194. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the reason the 30 per cent research and development tax credit regime for small and micro companies provided in the Finance Act 2019 is not yet operable; and when it will come into effect. [42108/21]
192. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total invested by the State and the cash received to date in disposals, redemptions and coupons, dividends and fees; the net cash position and valuation of remaining investment; and the net position at the end of July 2021 in banks (details supplied) in tabular form. [42018/21]
162. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driver test can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42864/21]
3441. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of funding provided by her Department towards the development of the islands from 2015 to date, by island, funding type and the amount of funding provided in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40134/21]
3066. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for mental health services in County Donegal by the stage of assessment and or treatment; and the corresponding length of time that those people have been waiting for assessment and or treatment in three month intervals in tabular form. [40122/21]
3065. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the budget allocation for mental health services in County Donegal by organisation from 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40121/21]
3064. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for positions within the mental health services in County Donegal; the corresponding length of the vacancies in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40120/21]
3063. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 12 May 2021, if children with spina bifida born before 2008 under the care of St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin have equal access to multidisciplinary services in Temple Street Children’s University Hospital as children born in 2009 and after that are under the care of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40119/21]
3062. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for ophthalmic surgery in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40118/21]
3061. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40117/21]
3060. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made for a home support application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40116/21]
3059. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is planned that Covid-19 booster vaccines will be available at local vaccination centres for those that received Covid-19 vaccines in hospital settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40115/21]
3058. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if second dose Covid-19 vaccines can be accessed at local vaccination centres if first dose Covid-19 vaccines were received in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40114/21]
3057. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the frequency of physiotherapy sessions have decreased for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40113/21]
3056. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an eye operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40112/21]
3055. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide assistance to a patient (details supplied) to register with a general practitioner practice given that their attempts to do so has failed due to full patient lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40111/21]
3054. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40110/21]
3053. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for ophthalmic surgery in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40109/21]
3052. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a CORU application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40108/21]
3051. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there is a funding mechanism for health care assistants currently employed by the HSE for EMT courses run by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40107/21]
2915. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a permanent location has been chosen for the inclusion centre in Ballybofey and Stranorlar, County Donegal; if there are plans to move the centre from its current location; if so, the other locations that are being considered for the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39636/21]
2664. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the intellectual disability service received a multi-disciplinary team proposal for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38685/21]
2663. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment for a cognitive assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38684/21]
2656. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if cross-Border workers vaccinated in the North will receive a European vaccine certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38663/21]
2655. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is planned that Covid-19 booster vaccines will be available at local vaccination centres for those who received Covid-19 vaccines in hospital settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38662/21]
2654. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if second dose Covid-19 vaccines can be accessed at local vaccination centres if first dose Covid-19 vaccines were received in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38661/21]
2653. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the processing timeframes for recognition of qualifications and registering with CORU for social workers in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38660/21]
2652. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his attention was drawn to processing times to have qualifications recognised and register with CORU for social workers who qualified in Northern Ireland that want to apply for vacant positions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38659/21]
2651. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if additional funding was sought in 2020 from estimates to provide seven day per week respite at Seaview House, Mountcharles, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38658/21]
2174. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason physiotherapy appointment frequency have changed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36733/21]
2173. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to administer second dose Covid-19 vaccines in local vaccine centres if deemed safe to do so for those who received their first dose Covid-19 vaccines in hospital settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36732/21]
2172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36730/21]
2171. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made for a home support application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36729/21]
2170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made for a home support application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36728/21]
1844. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive their first vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35644/21]
1801. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a CORU application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35541/21]
1800. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if respite care will be made available for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35540/21]
1792. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide assistance to a patient (details supplied) to register with a general practitioner practice given their attempts to do so have failed due to full patient lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35532/21]
1556. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34259/21]
1373. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of active Garda stations which were fully operational in County Donegal and which now operate on a reduced or part-time basis since 2011, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40138/21]
1372. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of active Garda stations which are fully operational in County Donegal from 2011 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40137/21]