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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding she has allocated to schools through the capitation and ancillary grant, given the recommendation of the arbitrator to increase the minimum pay of school secretaries and caretakers to €10.25 per hour from January 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4357/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been allocated in the capitation and ancillary grant by school over each of the past five years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4358/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the construction of the community school in Clifden in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4359/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 530. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the social housing list, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4245/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 532. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on each social housing list, by county, over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4247/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 531. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in receipt of the housing assistance payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4246/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 533. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the targets for 2015 for the provision of social housing units under the Rental Accommodation Scheme and through leasing, by local authority; how many units have been provided, by local authority, under these schemes in 2015; how much or how far under-target is the provision for 2015; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 535. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is considering a new scheme to allow for the purchase of individual houses by tenants of voluntary and co-operative housing schemes; if he will base this scheme on the incremental purchase model; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4297/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social houses that were built in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4377/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Angling Season (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 559. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce a reduced rate for senior citizens on the fee payable when purchasing the various categories of angling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4107/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 560. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the levels of monitoring and surveillance in operation by the various competent authorities along the River Finn and Foyle area extension; if current surveillance levels are on par with those in operation on rivers and inland fisheries elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4108/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Review Report Implementation (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 575. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan is unable to transfer a hackney licence to a relative; the requirements or conditions for passing a hackney licence onto family members; if special dispensations exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4038/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants seeking payment or grant-aid, the number of these that were successful, the amounts requested as against the amounts rewarded, by county, for each of the years 2010 to 2015, in tabular form, under the sports capital programme and through the local authority swimming pool programme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (2 Feb 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation of funding for regional and local roads in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4366/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (28 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I say without fear of contradiction that I speak for the majority of people in the communities when I say they will not accept this. What the Minister has just announced to the House is that these facilities will be considered in the context of planning for short-stay rehabilitative, respite, step up and step down facilities. What the communities want is long-stay beds kept in their area....

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (28 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I echo what Deputy McConalogue has said. It is important we represent the best interests in Donegal and this cross-party approach is welcome. There is huge fear in these communities as a result of the announcement made two days ago. The announcement of that level of investment should have been positive news in terms of refurbishing the existing community hospitals to bring them up to HIQA...

Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Statements (28 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I thank my colleagues on the inquiry for their work and support over nearly two years. I am aware of their incredible dedication and the work they all put into the process, at a significant cost to themselves in terms of time and commitment. I thank the Chairman, Deputy Ciarán Lynch, in particular not only for his work chairing the sessions, but also for the work he had to put in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (28 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason why only two months after being informed that their local property tax liability would be limited to band 1, some residents of Longboat Quay in Dublin 2 have received correspondence from the Revenue Commissioners reversing this decision. [3547/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (28 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will exempt homes from local property tax, such as those in Longboat Quay in Dublin 2 that are effectively valueless through no fault of the residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3548/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (28 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the properties and sites owned by his Department in Killybegs, County Donegal, in tabular form; the current status of each, including the date on which each unit was acquired; the duration for which each vacant property has remained unoccupied; the efforts he has made to offer such properties for lease or sale to interested parties...