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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Jobs Initiative (21 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 29 January 2015 regarding the 2011 Killybegs, County Donegal, jobs initiative, if he will provide the figures for job creation achieved as a result of the initiative. [15614/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 516. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a dependent child (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused a medical card in view of the fact that the child's parents qualified for full medical cards once they submitted evidence of travel costs for work purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15615/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (21 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the recent concerns of teaching staff at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding the long-term future of the school; her plans to ensure that the school will continue to remain open and serve the local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15612/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (21 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a postgraduate certificate in education degree from an English university (details supplied) is recognised here, for teaching purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15613/15]

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht seo. Tá cónaí orainn i ré dúshlánach. Tá sí dúshlánach d'oibrithe ar a laghad, cé nach bhfuil sí ró-dhúshlánach do dhaoine eile sa tsochaí a bhfuil cosaint an Rialtais acu. Táimid tar éis éisteacht inniu agus aréir le roinnt...

Leaders' Questions (16 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Another broken promise from the Labour Party.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Restructuring (16 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the commitments entered into by him on behalf of the State as part of the European Union-approved Permanent TSB restructuring plan. [14995/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Restructuring (16 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance to detail the number of mortgages and the total value of mortgages Permanent TSB has agreed to sell as part of its European Union-approved restructuring plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14996/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Restructuring (16 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the nature of any cost-cutting measures agreed to by Permanent TSB under its European Union-approved restructuring plan; and whether the bank will reduce the number of employees as a result. [14997/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Restructuring (16 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance to detail the cuts to the salaries of executives at Permanent TSB agreed to under its European Union-approved restructuring plan. [14998/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Bodies Membership (15 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for Ireland to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13889/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (15 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the establishment of the credit register; the number of companies that applied to manage the register; and of these, the number that were Irish companies. [13957/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (15 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance if the company chosen to run the credit register will have access to the personal public service numbers of citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13958/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (15 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance the issues he is referring to in the terms of references of the local property tax when he states that a number of issues have arisen in relation to its efficient and effective administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14021/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Card Interest Rates (15 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions No. 53 of 25 March 2015 and No. 283 of 31 March 2015, if he will explain the apparent contradiction in his replies regarding the question of whether credit card companies have to notify the Central Bank of Ireland of a decision to raise their interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14348/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (15 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of first-time buyers who have purchased mortgages from the companies that the ICS distribution platform was sold to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14364/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (15 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the sale of the ICS distribution platform has in any way contributed to greater competition for those seeking a mortgage on principal dwelling homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14365/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (15 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax shelters and tax exemptions, that allow the better-off to avoid paying their fair share of taxes, that have been eliminated or restricted since March 2011. [14421/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (15 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on his meeting with Governor Honohan on 2 April 2015, listing all issues discussed, decisions taken and commitments made. [14423/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Targets (15 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the maximum permissible budgetary adjustment possible in budget 2016, based on the latest available statistics, following negotiations with the European Union regarding Ireland's expenditure benchmark; and the way this figure is arrived at. [14544/15]