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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing farm payments to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when he will issue payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5341/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing farm payments for 2012 and 2013 to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when he will issue payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5342/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing farm payments for 2011 to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when he will issue payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5343/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide additional hours to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the home care package scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5392/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Car Park Charges (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the contract in place between the Health Service Executive and the company responsible for operating and implementing car parking charges at Letterkenny University Hospital in County Donegal; when this agreement expires; the amount of money which this agreement generated for the hospital in each of the years from 2010 to 2016 to date; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if he has incorporated the recent successful legal action (details supplied) taken by hospital consultants into his budgetary projections. [6009/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 549. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise his budgetary projections given the new expenditure pressures and warnings from the Health Service Executive, as far back as December 2015, that it may face a shortfall of between €300 million and €500 million if it seeks to deliver the services required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6010/16]

Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister can respond in his own time. Hopefully, he will allow everybody to respond by allowing a debate on this when we come back on 6 April. Fishermen are really annoyed that while here in Ireland the penalty points system is applied to a T, the Danish authorities refused to apply points to a Danish vessel found guilty of fishing in our seas without a quota by the Sea Fisheries...

Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: It is an absolute affront to fishermen out there. Let us have a proper debate by putting it on the agenda of the next Dáil sitting, and let us vote on it.

Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I am glad the Minister is willing to do so.

Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I hope he will be true to his word on 6 April and that it will be on the agenda.

Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: One of the most important outcomes of the Council's latest meeting related to the pig sector. The sector has reduced dramatically in recent decades with only 1,500 holdings remaining last year. Even the nature of pig farming has changed, as it has become a much more intensive operation. IFA pig prices are currently more than 20 cent per kg below the cost of production, meaning a loss to...

Business of Dáil (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: On a point of order, I seek clarification because I believe the Dáil should meet for the rest of the week, but it is clear that this will not happen.

Business of Dáil (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: On a point of order-----

Business of Dáil (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I am clear on the issue on which the Ceann Comhairle stated every Member was clear. However, the point on which I am seeking clarity from him or the Taoiseach - if the Ceann Comhairle allows me to make it, he can then answer me or ask the Taoiseach to do so - is whether it is the intention, under the amendment the Taoiseach has introduced for the sitting on 6...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the number of vacancies which exist within his Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5440/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Administration (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 3. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the changes made to the farm assist scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5234/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of vacancies which exist within her Department for candidates who must display competence in the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5439/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has analysed the punitive interest rates being charged by insurance companies, especially on motor insurance on missed or late payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4905/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (22 Mar 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance how he regulates the levying of interest on missed or late payments on an insurance payment; his views on whether he, or the Central Bank of Ireland, believes that companies are charging excessive interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4906/16]