387. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; if their referral is routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39396/20]
386. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if emergency dental treatment is available at the dental department, Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal for cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment; if so, the process in place to access such treatment; the time frames involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39395/20]
385. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for dental treatment in the dental department, Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; the number of patients waiting for routine and emergency treatment in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39394/20]
384. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused home help support for personal care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39393/20]
383. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment for a procedure in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39392/20]
318. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to make the Covid-19 one-off emergency grant of €250 payment payable in cash to all third level students, given the exceptional circumstances experienced by all students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39435/20]
312. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the effect Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payments will have on the entitlement of third level students to student grants; if it is planned to make changes to the income assessment process for such students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39414/20]
296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a PPS number will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39406/20]
295. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a PPS number will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39405/20]
294. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if the working family payment unit will reassess a claim for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39404/20]
286. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused the enterprise support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39410/20]
271. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if a Teaching Council registration will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39413/20]
259. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a foreign birth registration certificate will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39412/20]
235. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are financial supports available for business owners that have ceased renting out their self-catering properties due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39407/20]
211. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the method through which a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can revalue a residential property for the purposes of the local property tax in circumstances in which the value of the property has potentially decreased since the date of initial valuation on 1 May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39402/20]
189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when PSV tests will recommence; if his attention has been drawn to the impact that the suspension of such tests has on businesses requiring such licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39401/20]
188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driver test will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39400/20]
187. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the email address for urgent RSA driver tests provided by him in response to a recent parliamentary question is no longer monitored; if he will advise on an alternative email addresses through which representations can be made for urgent appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39399/20]
169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the status of the planned Burtonport to Letterkenny greenway project; if his Department has allocated funding to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39403/20]
158. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering reopening the restart grants to new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39411/20]
157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports in place for sole traders who are the only employees of their limited companies and have closed their business due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39409/20]
156. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to businesses encountering difficulties contacting State agencies when seeking support information due to Covid-19 business closures; if he is satisfied sufficient staffing levels are in place to process such queries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39408/20]
137. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider regularising the temporary relief granted by the Revenue Commissioners to cross-Border workers in response to the Covid-19 pandemic with respect to section 825A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; if he will consider further tax measures to facilitate cross-Border workers in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39228/20]
117. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider legislation to strengthen the consumer protection code; his views on the lack of enforcement action taken by the Central Bank for breaches of the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39230/20]
95. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his response to a letter written by the Central Bank on 17 November 2020 regarding thematic inspections of compliance by regulated financial service providers with their obligations under the fitness and probity regime; when he will publish legislation to implement the senior executive accountability regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39227/20]
88. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will support the Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018 and its objectives in reducing the usurious rates of interest charged by moneylenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39229/20]
62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Second Private Motor Insurance Report of the National Information Claims Database; the action he will take in response to its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39490/20]
60. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if proactive engagement will be undertaken with a bank (details supplied) regarding the reported closure of its branches and operations in view of the recent resignation of its chairman, the involvement of another bank in the strategic review of the operations of the bank and the potential sale of its loan book to a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39489/20]
189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if women who are 28 weeks pregnant are at an increased risk of becoming severely ill should they contract Covid-19; the information the HSE has on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38906/20]
276. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of enforcement actions that have been taken by the Central Bank as a result of breaches in the code of conduct on mortgage arrears in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38053/20]
60. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán faoi aon phlean ag an Roinn faoi láthair maidir le colaistí samhraidh sa Ghaeltacht i 2021; an bhfuil maoiniú curtha ar leathtaobh do mná agus fir tí muna bhfuil na cúrsaí sin a reachtail mar gheall ar Covid-19; an bhfuil an Aire sásta cinnteacht a thabhairt do mhuintir na Gaeltachta a bhíonn ag brath ar na cúrsaí seo go mbeidh cúiteamh ar fáil daofa muna dtéann na cúrsaí ar aghaidh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [37336/20]
48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if specific financial supports are available for small voluntary sports clubs that are being charged business rates by utility companies; if her attention has been drawn to the financial impact of the issue for voluntary sports clubs which must fundraise to cover the higher costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37337/20]
764. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services for older persons will be resumed in Ballybofey, County Donegal; if alternative supports are available during the suspension of respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36541/20]
195. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a driver test will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36212/20]
107. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the negotiations for a new public service stability agreement, PSSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36721/20]
98. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to amend the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36720/20]
Bill entitled an Act to provide for amendments to the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, to extend the definition of persons to which the Act applies, to allow the Commission to provide directions on communication, to provide that the Code of Conduct be laid before the Oireachtas; to provide the Commission with further powers to investigate and report on breaches of the Code of Conduct; to extend the cooling-off period to two years, to extend the scope of section 22 of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 and to make a failure to comply with that section an offence; to ensure that Designated Public Officials are aware of post-employment obligations; to allow the Commission to publish certain details regarding its decisions to waive or reduce the cooling-off; to provide for anti-avoidance clause be added to the list of relevant contraventions, and related matters.
350. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit Covid-19 testers in County Donegal to allow speech and language therapists to resume their positions in their qualified field; when it may be expected this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36045/20]
349. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists redeployed to Covid-19 testing in County Donegal per month to date in 2020; the number of those who resumed their roles in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36044/20]
348. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when it is planned to resume speech and language services in County Donegal with speech and language therapists returning to their positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36043/20]
347. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an operation at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36042/20]
279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a jobseeker’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36049/20]
278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a disability payment, including arrears, will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36048/20]
277. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36047/20]
256. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding the decision not to increase special needs assistance supports in the school; if he will ensure that the reasons for the decision are provided to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36052/20]
139. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to ensure sufficient capacity to deal with the applications for driver licences ahead of the UK's departure from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36041/20]
54. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport his plans to undertake a feasibility study on the development of a railway network in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35798/20]
668. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no flu vaccine available in Stranorlar Health Centre, County Donegal; when it will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34627/20]
495. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing a PPSN application by a person (details supplied) in County Tyrone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34631/20]
494. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing a PPSN application by a person (details supplied) in County Tyrone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34630/20]