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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste talked about pay agreements and so on. Half the nurses in this State did not get the pay increase to which they were entitled that other public sector workers got in October. That is how we are treating nurses. The issue of rents and housing is at crisis point. The Tánaiste said the Government is not doing enough. I put it to him that so many people are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the ongoing failure of his Department to meet forestry licence issuance and afforestation targets consistently. [61322/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 48. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made regarding finding a replacement GP to take over the general practice in Dunkineely, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61339/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 55. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the nurse on Arranmore Island is no longer dedicated to the island on a full-time basis; the steps that are being taken to address the resulting decline in services on the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (8 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in budget 2023 to support young farmers. [61336/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that if a person and their partner or spouse are non-resident and live in Northern Ireland, where that person has an Irish income and pays Irish tax, that the person is taxed as a single person; his views on same, with respect to issues of equity and tax disadvantage for the person concerned. [61565/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers in a Gaeltacht school lose any of their allowances where the parents vote to end the practice of immersive education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61566/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (8 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 305. To ask the Minister for Health when approved home support will become available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61412/22]

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Unfortunately, I was dealing with another Bill that was on Committee Stage and therefore missed part of this discussion, but I have listened keenly to the Minister's concluding remarks. I acknowledge and welcome the fact he has accepted the need to amendment the Bill at this late stage and to ensure women are informed of their right to seek a review. Others across the House have said that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision in respect of a fuel allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61204/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 139. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for cognitive behavioural therapy at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61169/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (7 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 146. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the responsible community service for a home support package for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61203/22]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I have a query that might relate to other sections too but it can be addressed in the context of section 44, which provides that the Central Bank "may hold inquiry into suspected commission of or participation in prescribed contravention". As I said during our consideration of the Bill last week, obviously I support the legislation. I have sought individual accountability for many years, so...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I hear what the Minister is saying. I had thought about whether that could be a contravention in itself. While the section heading says "Bank may hold inquiry into suspected commission of or participation in prescribed contravention", the legislation is quite clear. It refers to circumstances in which the bank "suspects on reasonable grounds that the person to whom the investigation...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Is the Minister talking about section 53 with regard to appeal confirmation?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The earlier section. My apologies.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Is the breach of the conduct standards in the new section a prescribed contravention?