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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (2 Oct 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 258. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the allocation of theatre time to carry out joint replacements on public patients at Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41290/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (2 Oct 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 260. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will become available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41315/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: VAT Rate Increases (1 Oct 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any discussions with the Department of Finance regarding the potential ramifications for the tourism and hospitality sector of an increase in VAT above the current 9% tax rate. [40902/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licence Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with or plans to meet with representatives of the photo ID industry to discuss their concerns regarding the displacement of jobs following changes in the drivers licensing process. [40906/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person who works on a part-time basis 11 hours from Monday to Friday is unable to access social welfare assistance; her plans to reform the system to provide social welfare assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40718/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Graffiti Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 468. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has examined the possibility of introducing a levy on graffiti spray cans and the amount a levy of 20c and 50c on a can would raise. [40668/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 469. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has examined the possibility of introducing a levy on packets of chewing gum and the amount a levy of 5c, 10c and 20c on a packet would raise. [40669/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (26 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 53. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of older persons and others requiring long-term residential care who are hospital in-patients ready for discharge but awaiting residential places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40035/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance White Paper (26 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 60. To ask the Minister for Health when the promised White Paper on financing universal health insurance will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40036/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (26 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the most up to date list of discretionary tax reliefs and the revenue that would be saved, per measure, if these tax reliefs were standardised. [40268/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Road Improvement Schemes (26 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 153. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to reintroduce the bothair aise scheme for residents in the Gaeltacht area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40130/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes Data (26 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of funding which householders applied for under the better energy homes scheme and the better energy warmer homes scheme in 2012 and the amount available to the schemes in 2013. [40157/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications (26 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason there is a substantial delay in the processing and administering of the better energy warmer homes scheme for low income households vulnerable to energy poverty; if there has been any improvement made in the administration of the scheme since last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40158/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Yield (26 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that would be raised if the non principal private residency charge was retained and increased by €150; or by €200. [40266/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Can I suggest to Mr. Honohan that someone from the Central Bank should go down to any high street shop and buy a tape recorder, and then he should put a couple of people in a room and listen to key people who were involved in Anglo Irish Bank, who said that they picked figures out of their backside to give to the Central Bank, who claimed they were going to go down swinging their arms and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: -----the Sunday Independent released them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The bank has done the bare minimum and listened to the Sunday Independent extracts that we have all listened to. Other material is not in the public domain. Nobody else has access to it bar the Central Bank, an Garda Síochána, the Director of Corporate Enforcement and some former directors of Anglo Irish Bank. We cannot do it. Professor Honohan said earlier that we are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. I only have a couple of minutes left. In September 2011 and again in 2012, the Governor came in here to talk about the issue of mortgage arrears with his arms swinging, saying the banks were not doing enough and were not being aggressive enough and that the Central Bank was breathing down their necks, but the arrears crisis has got worse. I put it to him, as I have done before, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: My first question was whether the Governor concurs with the statement from the Minister for Finance that letters threatening repossession or legal action could not be considered sustainable solutions. Does the Governor agree with that statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: On a point of order, can I get the answer to my question, which I asked within the time allocated to me? It was a very simple question of whether the Governor agrees or disagrees. With respect, the Governor tried to explain it but did not answer the specific question.