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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the activities of a Lithuanian-registered super trawler (details supplied) is being monitored by authorities; the actions being taken to ensure that the vessel is fully compliant with all existing control regulations while it remains in Irish fishing waters; his plans to carry out a physical inspection of the vessel's catch; and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 349. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current Tusla, Child and Family Agency, operations in County Donegal; the locations of its local area offices; the range of services and supports it offers in each office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40252/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 364. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 14 October 2015, in which the annual cost of providing home care to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was disclosed, for a breakdown of the costs, including the number of hours of care and the individual expenses; the costs involved if a comparative level of care were provided by staff employed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the processing of the new application submitted by a manufacturer (details supplied) for the pricing and reimbursement of Kuvan, or sapropterin, a drug used to treat persons with phenylketonuria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40427/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 443. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe as to when the recruitment process to be employed in order to fill nursing posts which will form part of a home care package afforded to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be formally completed; the progress made to date in filling these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40502/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 479. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Letterkenny General Hospital to have a computed tomography, CT, scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40719/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 480. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40720/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 481. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for a hip replacement in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40721/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his advice to car owners who believe they may be liable for an increase in motor tax due to the Volkswagen company's emissions scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40500/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 571. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reduction in rates payable by local authorities and by the State as a result of the revision of the global valuation on utilities in tabular form; if it is appropriate that this measure was taken, considering small and medium businesses cannot avail of these global revisions; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 578. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce legislation following a recent Supreme Court ruling on the applicability of the rules on motor tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40549/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Integrated Ticketing (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 619. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the leap card system operated by the National Transport Authority is accepted for journeys made using public transport to destinations within County Donegal, and for journeys to and from the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40253/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 639. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of jobs that were supported by Údarás na Gaeltachta in each town situated within the three parishes (details supplied) in County Donegal, by town, in each year since 2005, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40107/15]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: This section relates to the increased film credit threshold. The Minister is well aware that Sinn Féin welcomed the changes made last year in moving from film tax relief on investments by individuals to tax relief for production companies. Is any increase in the level of film production expected as a result of the amendments made in this year's Finance Bill and has any cost-benefit...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: The change was made only last year. I am on the record calling for a review of many of the tax reliefs on an annual basis, although some of them do not seem to get the same attention. There is a 40% increase in the eligible limit for production companies, from €50 million to €70 million. The Minister mentioned that the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht was...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: I have two other questions to seek clarity on this. Even though the title of it is, "Relief for investment in films", the Minister states it is also relief for investment in series, such as "Game of Thrones".

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Is the limit on an annual basis?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: If a series is thinking of shooting here and it shoots series one here, that would be deemed as a project but series two, that they might shoot next year, would not be seen as the same project; it would be a separate project. Is that the case?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Lastly, the minimum that must be spent on production is €0.25 million. We are seeing an increase on the upper end, up to €70 million eligible for the corporation tax credit. However, the minimum that needs to be spent on a production is still €0.25 million. What of the fact that the Government is not reducing that to encourage smaller budget movies, home-grown films...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Would reducing the threshold below €0.25 million for the cost of production enhance that building up of the skills base? With a threshold of the type of €70 million, one is talking about films such as "Star Wars", series such as "Game of Thrones" and Universal Studios. One is talking about attracting established offshore entities to produce here which has all of the revenue...