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Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budget Contribution (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 321. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the reported recalculation of EU member states' contributions will affect Ireland's contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41640/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 322. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff directly employed by AIB and the number employed through outsourcing as of October 2014; and these same figures at the time of the State takeover of the bank. [41727/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 323. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that the outsourcing of staff at any bank in which the State has shares will be done in a way that respects the pay, conditions and trade union recognition standards of the staff involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41728/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 324. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff directly employed by all State owned or State part owned banks and the number employed through outsourcing as of October 2014, and these same figures at the time of the State takeover of the banks. [41729/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 329. To ask the Minister for Finance if the corporation tax measures in the Finance Bill 2014 have been approved by the EU Commission on state aid grounds. [41833/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 380. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs' contribution on the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in July 2014 and Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 16 October 2014 regarding the findings of the Copenhagen study commissioned by his Department, his plans to publish the findings of the report; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 402. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to ensure the interests of Ireland’s agriculture will be protected under the transatlantic trade and investment partnership negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41070/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 411. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay for the area based payment and the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41186/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 571. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to extend the early childhood care and education scheme and introduce a full second year of free pre-school care and education as part of the programme, with the option of spreading the entitlement out over the course of a number of subsequent years in the case of children who have special needs; if this is the case, his plans...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 610. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41112/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 784. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore the fair deal programme's funding. [42019/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 681. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 21 October 2014, of the 21 applicants for prior authorisation for treatment under the cross-border health care directive, the number of these that were successful; the number that were unsuccessful; the average length of time taken to process requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41467/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 783. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers in County Donegal waiting for financial approval for the fair deal programme. [42018/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 1098. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a system will be put in place whereby a resident of Northern Ireland who received a driving licence here but has since lost it can be reissued with the licence for the purpose of exchanging it for a northern licence even if they no longer reside here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40997/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: The question really is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I hope it was an oversight on the part of the new Chairman that he called Deputy O'Donnell first. It has always been the practice in the committee that when the Minister is before us, the Opposition speaks first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I will pick up on the latest issue. The recalculation of our contribution based on our GDP under the European System of National and Regional Accounts, ESA 2010, rules is €6.5 million. This is the combined contribution based on reclassification in recent years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: It is based on ESA95.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: It is the entire contribution as a result of the reclassification; it is a cumulation of the reclassification over recent years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: The UK has obviously followed the same procedure as we have in terms of the reclassification of GDP. We were one of the first countries in Europe to do it and our bill is €6.5 million, while that of the UK is £1.7 billion or €2 billion. With regard to the UK's position, I noted what David Cameron stated, and I am sure as Prime Minister he chose his words very carefully....