Results 5,161-5,180 of 36,133 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 23 April 2013, if she is confident the response given is complete; and if she will confirm that no rent assistance or mortgage interest payments were made to prisoners in 2010 and 2011. [20293/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 16 April, 2013, if she will make available the file of data received from the Private Residential Tenancies Board, data which she says does not give rise to data protection implications, but which presumably provides addresses, details of accommodation and rent costs. [20029/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the Clondalkin jobs club is being taken out of the area; the reason funding from FÁS for this service was withdrawn; if the funding and services are to be transferred to another organisation or location via a Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employment; the reason the former worker at the jobs club has not received any...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 309. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount that could be raised for the Exchequer by introducing a new employers’ PRSI rate of 15.75% on the portion of salary paid in excess of €100,000 per annum. [20075/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Yield (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 383. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that was raised for the Exchequer from the second home tax in 2012; and the amount estimated to be raised in 2013. [20055/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licences Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 396. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he expects an answer from the State Solicitor's Office regarding the decision on a foreshore licence application for Burtonport, County Donegal; the date on which the application was transferred to the State Solicitor's Office; his views on the process adopted by his Department in view of the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Deposit Protection Scheme Establishment (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 410. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a deposit protection scheme for residential tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20294/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 437. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the safeguards that exist to ensure that personal insolvency practitioners act in an independent manner, particularly in vuew of the fact that PIPs will be constantly dealing with the same creditor banks where familiarity may undermine independence. [20026/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Order Offences (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 435. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce an amendment to the Criminal Justice (Public Order) 2011 Act following the ruling in the cases (details supplied) which imposes a requirement on An Garda Síochána to establish that begging is taking place without legal authorisation before an arrest can be made, and in the case of foreign nationals, this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 436. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget and headcount for the Insolvency Service of Ireland for 2013, 2014 and 2015. [20024/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 438. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of appeals waiting to be heard at the Supreme Court classified according to the year in which the appeal was allowed. [20027/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: NAMA Debtors (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 444. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of debtors of the National Asset Management Agency being investigated by An Garda Síochána following referral by NAMA arising from submissions by the debtors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20291/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 539. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the internal review undertaken by the Health Service Executive in County Donegal regarding x-ray facilities in community hospitals including Dungloe Community Hospital; if he will give an assurance that X-ray facilities will continue to operate in Dungloe throughout the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19915/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 541. To ask the Minister for Health the services available within the campus at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal, at present; and the services he expects to move from the present campus to the proposed new primary healthcare centre. [19917/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 540. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed primary healthcare centre for Dungloe, County Donegal; if a location has been identified for project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19916/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the contents of the report that he has been asked to produce by the programme finance Troika comparing the price of medicines here with other European countries; the scope of the report; the resources he has deployed to prepare the report; when the report will be finalised; and if it will be laid before the Oireachtas. [20022/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Stability Programme Update: Discussion with Minister for Finance (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Like Deputy McGrath, I have been trying to parse the figures in the best way possible in the short time available. Most people are concerned about the fiscal adjustment the Government plans in the October budgets this year and next year. The updated document the Minister has provided basically says to stay on course. Some of that is technical assumptions. According to the figures the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Stability Programme Update: Discussion with Minister for Finance (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: We are pressed for time. We are not giving away anything. The figures show the Government is overshooting its targets and, as the Minister remarked earlier, bond rates are substantially lower. However, that is a result of the austerity and the pressure that ordinary people in this State have had to endure. That is what has resulted in these positives. While the markets may be pleased and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Stability Programme Update: Discussion with Minister for Finance (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I understand that, but I am asking whether it is the Government's strategy to get to 3% and whether any benefit or overshoot will be given back in the form of an easing of austerity in that year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Stability Programme Update: Discussion with Minister for Finance (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Keeping expenditure that low over that period will result in severe pressure on ordinary people. We have a growing and an ageing population and that will translate into serious difficulties.