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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (5 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of meetings he has held with retail banks, regarding the mortgage treatment of homes affected by defective blocks or their status following remediation, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. [53851/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 356. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an oral hearing request for a carer's allowance appeal will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53340/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 366. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an oral hearing request for a carer's allowance appeal will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53698/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 370. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a social welfare appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53744/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 371. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a social welfare appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53745/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Meetings (5 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of meetings he or officials from his Department have held with companies (details supplied) regarding the fraudulent content with respect to financial fraud and scams on their platforms in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. [53849/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 528. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal will receive a rheumatology appointment for Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton; if they are on the routine or urgent list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53345/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It could not get much worse.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The rents are going upward more than that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: There is an official crisis.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: No, we did not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It cannot get much worse. Rents are through the roof. Never in the history of the State had we got 12%.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste is delusional.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It is delusional - 12% increases.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It with great sadness that I learned of the death of Shane McGowan, a musical icon I think we can all agree. Shane will be remembered as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, greatly inspired by his Irish roots, history and family. Shane brought his unique style to all corners of the world and his music will continue to be enjoyed for generations to come. On behalf of Sinn...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: On the Government's watch, not only are rents skyrocketing, in its report, the RTB is telling us that it has never seen such increases before and it has been recording this for 15 years. In the past year, rents have gone up by 12% while, at the same time, homeownership is falling. Do you know the average age of first-time buyers? It is 35 years. Why? It is because the Government's...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister of State for her engagement in the aftermath of my raising the issue relating to this school previously. I do not in any way question her bona fides in relation to these matters, but we cannot treat children like this. It is just not fair. These are children with autism whose families may be struggling with other issues, as well as issues regarding their children's...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: That is exactly the difficulty here. The policy here is that the child who is born in this community cannot go to school where their parents went to school and where their brothers and sisters are going to school. They have to go in a different direction. The Minister of State, commended the management, and rightly so, on their willingness to open an ASD classroom. They have the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans are in place to provide an ASD room to a school (details supplied) that requires such an addition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52750/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I raised this matter with the Minister of State previously. It relates to St. Eunan’s National School in the town of Raphoe, which is in desperate need of a new ASD unit. Has she given further thought to this matter since I last raised it with her and what plans has she or her Department in place to provide a unit for this fantastic school and its deserving pupils?