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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Restructuring (21 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance the effect, in fiscal terms, of reinvesting the remaining funds in the credit union restructuring board fund into the credit union sector on the fiscal space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2563/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (21 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of several incidences of flooding since 2014 which have occurred along the Murvagh river basin in County Donegal, which have left roads impassable and homes and businesses badly damaged; the flood prevention measures that have been undertaken to alleviate flooding along the river; if he will provide additional assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (21 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding allocated to each of the competent State agencies and authorities for the co-ordination and implementation of flood risk management and mitigation measures, by county, for each year since 2005 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2610/16]

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: The mortgage credit directive is due for transposition into Irish law by 21 March this year. As the Taoiseach might know, the directive is extremely important. It relates to the rights of people buying mortgages. We have seen in the past that the banks have trampled on those rights in this State. The directive has 29 specific areas where the Government can go further than the minimum...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Up to €12,000 is what the Taoiseach will benefit from that. That is what he will pocket from that one.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (19 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 328. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive-operated training facility (details supplied) for persons with disabilities in County Donegal will be relocated to a new premises. [1988/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (19 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 398. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of communication and correspondence he has had with the Australian authorities as part of efforts to provide assistance and support to Irish citizens in Australia who have been found to have violated the terms of their visa by remaining in the country beyond the permitted duration of stay; the financial assistance afforded to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (19 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 399. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who have been deported, returned or removed from Australia as a result of having violated the terms of their visa by remaining in the country beyond the permitted duration of stay in each year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2289/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (19 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 458. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the retirement requirements that exist for local authority workers, particularly in Water Services; if there is a uniform application of retirement ages in these services across local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2178/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (19 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 459. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authority water services employees turning 65 years of age in 2016 are obliged to retire or if they have the option to stay working for an additional year; what local authorities provide this option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2179/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (19 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 487. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil plean aici níos mó tacaíochta a thabhairt do Mhná Tí i gceantair Ghaeltachta chun dul i ngleic leis na costais ollmhóra a bhaineann le lóistín na mac léinn Gaeilge agus le costais ghaolmhara; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1987/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the arrangements being made to assist companies in receipt of funding via the community services programme to enable contracted companies to meet the increased costs associated with staff payments and employee wages incurred as a result of the increase in the minimum wage which came into effect from 1 January 2016; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (13 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance the guidelines in place to ensure an insurance broker is independent of insurers or assurance providers and that any connection to an insurer or assurance provider is communicated to customers and potential customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46624/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (13 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has been informed by any insurance brokerage that its relationship with any State banks has been altered recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46625/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (13 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance the commercial relationship that exists between an insurance broker (details supplied) and a State-backed bank and if that relationship has recently changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (13 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the public consultation process that he informed this Deputy during the finance Bill debates that he was putting in place around bogus self-employed workers and possible anti-avoidance regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46688/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for the recent change in employment status from self-employed to employees for home-tutors employed by the Department of Education and Skills for children with special needs; the expected effect the change will have; if he will clarify the tax treatment of out-of-pockets expenses, registration fees and so on for these home tutors; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Requests (13 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance when, following the Information Commissioner's decision to vary the decision of his Department in freedom of information request 177/2013, he will release the additional documents to this Deputy. [46894/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Yield (13 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 233. To ask the Minister for Finance the effect of abolishing the universal social charge on the fiscal space available over the next five years, including how its abolition will benefit in absolute terms a worker on the minimum wage, the average industrial wage and an income of €100,000. [1352/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Yield (13 Jan 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected revenue that will be generated by the universal social charge for each of the next five years on the basis of a no policy change. [1353/16]