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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (22 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 14 September 2022, his views on implementing windfall taxes on energy companies that are generating unjustifiable revenues as a result of the energy crisis; the position that he has articulated on this proposal at Eurogroup level since October 2021; the work that has been undertaken in his Department relating to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (22 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The energy crisis has plunged households into real hardship and uncertainty. Many people are worried about how they will make ends meet this winter. The energy crisis has been with us for some time now, with spikes in prices in bills last year. What is the Minister's current position on the levying of windfall taxes on energy companies on the back of this crisis? What position has he...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (22 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Energy companies and generators have been enjoying massive and unjustifiable profits as a result of the spike in gas prices, which has been brought on by the illegal invasion of Ukraine, or at least has contributed significantly towards it. This is also the result of a broken wholesale energy market that is inflating electricity prices and household bills. By paying electricity generators...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (22 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: To clarify, does the Minister now believe in the idea of windfall taxes on electricity generators, particularly those in the renewable sectors? On 4 May last, he told the Committee on Budgetary Oversight that "another option is higher taxes on the suppliers of renewable energy", stating also that "Renewable energy is the way out of this, over time, and I would argue that taxing those who are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review and reform the advantageous tax regime enjoyed by IREFs and REITs following the sharp decline in taxes paid by institutional property investment funds and recommendations made by the Commission on Tax and Welfare. [46287/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reviews (22 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme that his Department gave a commitment to undertake; the timeline for reforming the scheme; and the expected date by which the Medical Board of Appeal will recommence hearings. [46288/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (22 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a refundable tax credit equivalent to one month’s rent for struggling renters in Budget 2023 given the deepening unaffordability in the rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46290/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions that have been held at the Eurogroup regarding a windfall tax on energy companies since October 2021; the views that he has expressed with regards to this issue at Eurogroup level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46500/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 314. To ask the Minister for Health the policy of Letterkenny University Hospital on establishing a patient's next-of-kin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46426/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 327. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46484/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is actually the Minister who opposed the reforms at European level last October. He opposed them. Sinn Féin has been raising these issues since last year. My colleagues here have been raising them with him. He has Tories on the brain. Maybe that is because he is in bed with the Irish Tories here. The fact is the Government has done the second-least amount in Europe to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Answer the question. Why do you refuse to do what other countries in Europe-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: On top of that, other countries are giving price certainty. Go back to sleep. The Government is doing nothing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister will not answer the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Tá muintir na hÉireann ag tabhairt ar na sráideanna agus tá siad ag éileamh ar an Rialtas beart a dhéanamh le dul i ngleic leis na fadhbanna móra ó thaobh na géarchéime costais mhaireachtála. Má dhéanann an Rialtas praghsanna leictreachais a ghearradh go dtí an leibhéal a bhí siad roimh an ngéarchéim...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal can expect a date for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46176/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driving test date will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46179/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (21 Sep 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a family (details supplied) in County Longford can expect a date for an inquest from the Coroner’s Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46165/22]