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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 May 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 315. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the projected purchases of carbon credits that he forecasts purchasing for failure to comply with the European Union effort sharing decisions which necessitates a 20% greenhouse gas reduction in certain sectors on 2005 levels, by amount, by year, by relevant sector in tabular form. [9087/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (4 May 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 324. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 20 April 2016, to reply to the two questions raised, namely, the adequacy of the national broadband strategy in view of concerns raised by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation as outlined, and the cost of upgrading the national broadband strategy to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (4 May 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 326. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the national broadband plan will be operational in Saint Johnston, in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9144/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (4 May 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 327. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the national broadband plan will be operational in Corlea, in Ballyshannon, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9145/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (28 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 6. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she is taking to reduce the 19 week processing time for new applications under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8698/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (28 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options for a person (details supplied) in having an application processed without delay under the jobseeker's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8738/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Statements (28 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 24. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the Spring Economic Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (28 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 77. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for cases to be determined by the criminal injuries compensation tribunal in respect of applications for compensation under the scheme of compensation for personal injuries criminally inflicted; the measures she is taking to expedite the processing of applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8732/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (28 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 107. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 20 April 2016, in which he stated the Health Service Executive was assisting the family to which that question referred and that written correspondence had been issued to the pertinent private medical facility, the nature of this aforementioned correspondence; if assistance is currently being provided to this...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: When I talk about the fiscal space, I am talking about the net fiscal space available. On the problem with these figures, we heard an example yesterday in the debate on mental health services. There is €12 million being stripped away from mental health services, yet we have the highest suicides rates in the European Union for females aged between 15 and 19 years and people across the...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: -----and how will they be accommodated within the fiscal space? On the increase in the net fiscal space from €500 million to €900 million, there should be a technical paper. In this day and age, the Minister cannot come into the Dáil and simply say, "By the way, the amount of money we can spend in the budget next year has nearly doubled." Those days are gone. That is...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I will finish on this point. These data lead us to what the priorities of the country should be. One of the major challenges the country faces is posed by capital investment. We have the second lowest level of capital investment in Europe. That is not acceptable or sustainable. We have discussed Irish Water, on which there will be a debate later. In the context of that debate, what is...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: The key is accepting that there is a policy debate, forming a committee as soon as possible and making the Minister's officials available to spokespersons and other Members who wish to tease out this issue.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I echo the comments made earlier by the Sinn Féin Party. There is much talk about a new dawn, new politics and there being no more surprises in budgets. There is no reason this debate could not have been scheduled for later this evening or tomorrow. It has been stated the Commission must receive this document tomorrow. However, as far as I am aware, the ultimate deadline is the end...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: That is appreciated. On the Minister's statement and that of the Taoiseach, that there is no policy change, of course, there is a policy change. Let us accept that. What we are dealing with are important issues for the State. The MTO change is a significant policy change. It will allow us to achieve our medium-term objectives in 2018 if we, as a country, or the Government, accept that...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: As in the case of any policy change, a future Government will have the ability to change it, be it a policy to a build a school or a hospital or to increase or reduce taxes. I know that the Minister, Deputy Michael Noonan, was trying to save the blushes of the Taoiseach earlier this morning, but these issues, in the context of the figure of €1.5 billion involved, deserve more than an...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: We agree.

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I ask the Taoiseach to correct the record of the Dáil.

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Ceann Comhairle tell me how I may proceed to ask the Taoiseach to correct the record of the Dáil to the effect that there are policy changes in the document?

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: We can look forward to a five-year suspension.