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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (16 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that two passports will be processed on time for the date of travel for siblings (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22432/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (16 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 459. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person applies for the additional needs payment to purchase a household appliance such as a cooker, fridge or washing machine, if the store refuses to supply an invoice if the community welfare officer will accept an online quote from a store; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22766/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to Gaeltacht regions; how many assigned to each Garda station; how many are fluent in Irish; how many vacancies there are, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22392/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 605. To ask the Minister for Health if any plans are being made to address the fact that staff in an organisation (details supplied) have not had a pay rise for fourteen years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22394/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (16 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 609. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the overcrowding at Letterkenny University Hospital last week; if any plans are in place to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22422/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Tá sé fíorthábhachtach d'fhorbairt eacnamaíoch san iarthuaisceart go ndéanfar uasghrádú ar bhóthar an A5 ó Dhoire go dtí Achadh na Cloiche agus chun saolta a shábháil fosta. Tá moill i bhfad ró-fhada ar an mbóthar seo mar gheall ar chásanna cúirte agus tá sé in am anois fosta ag Rialtas na...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister. As somebody who travels on that road every single week, I recognise the importance of the potential of that road but also the heartbreak that communities felt. Two weeks ago we were not able to go home via the A5 because of the tragic accident in which three people were left dead. When myself and my colleague, Deputy Mac Lochlainn, along with our delegation, left St....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports will issue on time for children (details supplied) in County Donegal travelling abroad to a family wedding; if photographs submitted meet the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22233/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school transport was refused for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22262/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of SNA allocation will take place for a school that will include the needs of a new entrant (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22264/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of school transport applications received for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, per area in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if consideration was given to providing school transport to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22305/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I propose Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I thank Professor Moloney for chairing the commission and for appearing before the Committee on Budgetary Oversight. I thank all her colleagues on the commission who assisted her in the task. It is important that we register our appreciation of the commission's work. While I am sure people will disagree with certain aspects of the report and like other things, it is a valuable resource for...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: To move on to the issue of taxation on retirement savings in chapter 8, the commission recommended removing the annual earnings cap on tax relief provided to pension contributions. I am sure the witnesses are all aware of the Revenue statistics. Recommendation 8.6 is about better statistics and data. The Revenue statistics we rely on tell a story about the regressive take-up of this tax...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2023)

Pearse Doherty: But not reduced?