Results 11,341-11,360 of 35,756 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 182. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment at University Hospital Galway for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51926/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing the income tax standard rate bands in line with projected core harmonised index of consumer prices, HICP, inflation in each of the years 2021 to 2025. [51133/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing income tax credits in line with projected core HICP inflation in each of the years 2021 to 2025. [51134/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (10 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance if a review has been conducted into the sale of whole-of-life insurance policies; if there has been an investigation into the attachment of such policies to mortgages without the full consent of mortgage holders in view of comments made by the Minister for State with special responsibility for financial services and insurance on 20 February 2018 in Seanad...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Army Barracks (10 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 153. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to utilise a facility maintained by the OPW (details supplied); the Departments and or State agencies that have expressed interest in occupying the building or part of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51195/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (10 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 310. To ask the Minister for Health if a service provider (details supplied) sought additional funding for the continuance of a service; if his attention has been drawn to the effect its closure will have on respite service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51096/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (10 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 549. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount Bus Éireann lost, that is, the net deficit in 2013 for commercial services including expressway. [51737/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (10 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for carer’s allowance applications for each month to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51227/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51228/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (10 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if JobPath participants can have safe pass paid on their behalf to increase their chances of securing employment; if so, the process and criteria in place in implementing such requests; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51594/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Data (5 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding allocated to flood risk management through the OPW in each of the years 2018 to 2027 that is already committed and due to be committed under the National Development Plan 2018-2027. [50958/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Data (5 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flood defence schemes at construction stage; and the timelines for completion in tabular form. [50959/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Data (5 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flood defence schemes planned from 2018 to 2027 under the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and the timeline for the completion of each in tabular form. [50960/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vehicle Registration (5 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 1 October 2019, when a reply will issue. [50707/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (5 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 176. To ask the Minister for Health if a request for a national supplement reimbursement under GMS for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed on discretionary grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50718/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the Governor who I welcome to the committee. This is the Governor's first opportunity to come before the committee and I welcome it. I know we have had an opportunity to meet prior, so I welcome that also. I look forward to the engagement as we had with the Governor's predecessors, some of what may be robust and helpful and from the Governor's point of view...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Is that 35% commercial real estate held by funds that Ms Donnery mentioned right across Ireland or is that concentrated in Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I did a paper a couple of years ago in terms of Ireland being for sale tax-free, which was looking at commercial real estate, fund structures and the tax structure in relation to funds and why we are seeing so many of them move in. I was not aware of the 35% figure, so that is obviously an increase in terms of where we have been. The idea that over one third of commercial real estate right...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: In relation to the mortgage market, the Governor has not changed the macroprudential rules. I believe that house prices need to come down, but I do not think that changing the macroprudential rules is the way to solve the pressure that people are under. I have spoken to the Governor about this myself. He makes it clear that the rules have prevented house prices from increasing by 15% to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to look at it the detail.