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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 416. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who works part-time over 19 hours per week and is in receipt of partial jobseeker's allowance or benefit may successfully claim family income supplement; the reasons entitlement to family income supplement is based on the P60 for the past year in view of the many persons who may have their full-time working hours reduced during the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered extending eligibility for family income supplement to families where parents cannot work by reason of disability or invalidity or in cases whereby one parent is in receipt of carer's allowance for the other parent; the number of families that would benefit from such an extension of the scheme; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Budget 2014 (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 418. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Donegal that will be affected by the changes announced in Budget 2014 in relation to the social welfare payments for the under 25's; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45612/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Budget 2014 (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 419. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Donegal who will no longer be eligible for the telephone allowance after the changes announced in Budget 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45613/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 472. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to her decision to centralise community welfare officers to larger towns and close rural services, her plans to monitor the service; if the public will be asked to fill out a questionnaire at CWO clinics; her plans to receive feedback from the public who use these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45837/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 569. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of women affected by the reduction of maternity benefit in budget 2014. [46913/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Obligation Levy Increase (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 607. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for the increase in the public service obligation levy for electricity customers; if he will confirm that VAT is payable on the levy; if he has considered the impact this increase will have on consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45622/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 649. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale for the recent landfill levy increase in view of the fact that the levy has increased from €30 per tonne in 2011 to €75 per tonne in 2013; if he intends to increase this levy further in future years; if he recognises the knock-on effect this measure has in waste disposal charges being passed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 732. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that will be redeployed and from where, to aid the Department of Social Protection in tackling fraud as reported; the grounds on which they will be allowed to question and arrest suspects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45670/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 888. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the delay with the payment of a disadvantaged area scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been resolved; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46053/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 1023. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Donegal that are currently eligible for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45619/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 1160. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for public patients to see a consultant (details supplied) in County Donegal; if there are any patients waiting in excess of nine months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46501/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 1254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount spent to date on the A5 western corridor link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45617/13]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: It is with a heavy heart that most of us who are opposed to the current austerity strategy practised by the Government in the past three years, which strategy is similar to that of the previous Government, read this Bill. It presented an opportunity to rectify the biggest errors made in the budget announcement last month. I refer also to the austerity measures included in previous finance...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Not at all. The Minister had no problem, before he introduced this measure, sitting down with various multinational companies - including the same one that Deputy Murphy is afraid to mention in this House - to discuss this measure in the Finance Bill.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: If this is a move that represents a more mature and fair corporation tax policy, Sinn Féin will support it. It is an intolerable situation at present in which SMEs here are paying the full whack of corporation tax while some large multinationals are paying only a tiny percentage. The Minister has spoken about the importance of our reputation with regard to tax matters and I fully agree...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: As the publication of these secret conversations would be in the public interest, the Government must move speedily towards the establishment of a banking inquiry. There is a public demand for the truth and to know what was going on in the banks, as well as the contacts between senior bankers and the then Fianna Fáil Government in the run-up to the bank guarantee.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: It has always been my view that the then Fianna Fáil Government had more information on the bank prior to the guarantee than it has previously disclosed.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Bhí mé ag rá roimh an sos go bhfuil géarghá fá choinne stimulus san eacnamaíocht áitiúil, go háirithe ó thaobh an earnáil tógála. Ba cheart go mbeadh an earnáil sin ábalta buntáiste a fháil ón stimulus sin. Chonaic muid an éifeacht a tháinig ón bhfógra a rinne an Rialtas i rith...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Waiting Times (6 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the backlog in processing student grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47330/13]