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Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: No, no. The Minister is just-----

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I am interested in accountability.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Last week, the Minister would not answer any of the questions.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It is a cock and bull story. The Minister has been caught out time and again not just in terms of-----

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: -----accepting undeclared political donations, but a cover-up that has gone on week after week-----

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on banking remuneration policy; if he agrees with the recommendation of the Oireachtas finance committee in its report on banking that the current restrictions on banking remuneration, including the €500,000 cap on annual pay, should remain in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3147/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged or will engage with the Central Bank regarding residential mortgage holders who were victims of the tracker mortgage scandal, have had their mortgage contracts sold to third parties or funds and are now subject to significant mortgage interest rate increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3146/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced rates applicable to petrol and diesel until the end of June 2023; his plans regarding rates of excise in the context of the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3148/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an application for the warmer homes scheme can be expedited for a vulnerable elderly person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new taxi and hackney licences granted in County Donegal for each of the years 2019 to 2022, and to date in 2023; the total number of licences, taxis and hackneys operating in County Donegal by location in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3198/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered allowing the transferring of taxi licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3199/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 411. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a fuel allowance application was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3232/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 436. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees who have been settled in County Donegal, broken down by townlands, and the month they were settled; if it is intended for more refugees to be settled in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3354/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 576. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an endocrinology appointment in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2966/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 609. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive support from the Donegal north children’s disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3231/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 644. To ask the Minister for Health the positions in HSE intellectual disability services whereby applicants with a driving conviction are disqualified from and fail to meet the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3351/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 645. To ask the Minister for Health the roles in HSE intellectual disability services for which one is not required to have access to a vehicle in order to hold the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3352/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (24 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 646. To ask the Minister for Health when a consultant refuses to prescribe medical cannabis for a patient when they are not familiar with the Medical Cannabis Access Programme, what recourse a patient has in such circumstances to gain access to medical cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3367/23]

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome this long-promised and long-awaited legislation. We have been waiting over a year for it and there have been multiple promised delivery dates that were later than what farmers would have wished for, particularly in light of the current inflationary pressures and input costs. An appropriate and empowered sectoral regulator has the potential to finally deliver a level playing field...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Before I ask about promised legislation, I want to raise an issue on a point of order.