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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 541. To ask the Minister for Health the services available within the campus at Dungloe Community Hospital, County Donegal, at present; and the services he expects to move from the present campus to the proposed new primary healthcare centre. [19917/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 540. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed primary healthcare centre for Dungloe, County Donegal; if a location has been identified for project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19916/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the contents of the report that he has been asked to produce by the programme finance Troika comparing the price of medicines here with other European countries; the scope of the report; the resources he has deployed to prepare the report; when the report will be finalised; and if it will be laid before the Oireachtas. [20022/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (25 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 43. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update as to the progress that has been made as regards the commitment in the 20 years strategy to develop initiatives to encourage writing in Irish by young persons in a range of media, including journalism, blogging, creative writing, drama and film scripts; and the supports that have been provided to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (25 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 19. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will publish the report of the Working Group setup to explore fundraising opportunities following on from the commitment given in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19365/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (25 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the grounds on which a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was fined €1,500 for release of a seized car on 25 February 2011; if those grounds are still valid; and if they have the right to reclaim this money in view of the fact that they were not given due notice. [19558/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Application Numbers (25 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown per county of the total number of farmers that are awaiting payments under the agri environment option scheme; the reasons for the delay in administering payments; the expected date that the payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19684/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Application Numbers (25 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown per county of the total number of farmers that are awaiting payments under the disadvantaged area scheme; the reasons for the delay in administering payments; the expected date that the payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19685/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to upgrade the status of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, to a regional hospital; the impact this upgrade would have on the funding and services in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Official Engagements (25 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an itinerary of his official engagements in the Far East over the recent St. Patrick's Day holiday as part of the Department of Foreign Affairs promote Ireland programme. [19528/13]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Under section 31 there is provision for an individual who does not comply with the appointed person. He is subject to a class A fine of €5,000, which can increase to €250,000. What protection is there to remove a person from a financial institution? If someone is obstructing the work of an appointed person, he or she can be subject to a fine and some of them would be wealthy...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: What level does the fitness and probity investigation go down to? Would that not be only at very senior level?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Section 43 deals with the protection of whistleblowers and protected disclosures. Understandably, the section allows for the bank to disclose the identity of the person in a number of cases, such as tribunals, without the person's consent. The person should be notified, however, that disclosure of his identity is taking place, not so that there is obstruction but so that consent is...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I saw the three safeguards suggested by the Financial Services Ombudsman and I have an issue with none of them. I do have an issue with setting the number of complaints at three, and even two is inadequate. This legislation has a double lock. One of these is the threshold of three complaints in one year, but the most important is that the Financial Services Ombudsman must decide it is in...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Section 44 allows the courts to issue an order to an individual to stop doing something or to carry out a particular act. Does the order expire once the individual complies with it or after a particular period has elapsed? In other words, if a court orders a person not to engage in a particular transaction, at what point will the order expire?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Are we discussing the Minister's amendments to the section? I wish to make a couple of points.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Amendments Nos. 73 and 87 to 94, inclusive, are being discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Yes. They are the Minister's amendments.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I am lost.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister's proposals are included in amendments Nos. 87 to 94, inclusive.