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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 77. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the ban on live music at weddings under new Fáilte Ireland guidelines for level 3; if her attention has been drawn to the further difficulties this is causing for those working as musicians and or working in bands; if she has considered speaking with her Ministerial colleagues in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance if revenue projections as outlined in the Stability Programme Update 2021 include the accepted annual revenue from carbon tax to 2025, taking account of scheduled increases in the rate of tax as specified in the Finance Act 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21117/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 302. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue generated by introducing a 40% rate for capital gains tax in circumstances in which the person making the disposal has an annual income in excess of €500,000, €600,000, €700,000 and €800,000, respectively. [22305/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 728. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are funding streams available for community groups in County Donegal to provide for a wheelchair swing in a children's playground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22264/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (28 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 1081. To ask the Minister for Health the policies in his Department regarding the correspondence carried out by the Minister of the Department in the conduct of Department businesses or in relation to Department business; the actions his Department takes to retrieve such correspondence that is carried out through private messaging services and ensure it is held on Departmental records; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 1090. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital for spinal surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22259/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 1091. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22260/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 1092. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a hip replacement operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22261/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (28 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 1104. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that were taken to retrieve information and correspondence that was shared by the then Minister for Health regarding the GMS general practitioner contract through private messaging services in the conduct of official Department business in response to a request (details supplied); the efforts made to retrieve the records requested such as...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister for coming before the committee and my apologies if any of my questions are repetitive. We have had a clash with the finance committee which the Taoiseach was appearing before. I want to talk to the Minister about the Covid-related expenditure. The SPU points out that of the €12 billion Covid-related expenditure available in 2021, only €2.5 billion will...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The €4 billion the Minister talks about is €2 billion Covid-related expenditure and €1.5 billion for the increased unemployment payments because he has planned that the PUP will not continue into 2022. Is that correct?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: If it based on a no policy change basis what is the €2.5 billion of Covid-related expenditure for? Where is the policy regarding that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: We expect that the extra €1.9 billion for health is gone. The extra money for transport and for education, the €400 million, is gone and all the supports for employment are also gone. Is that the right interpretation of what we are reading in terms of the SPU?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Late last year, the Minister planned to cut the PUP. He set out a plan to cut it in January and again in subsequent months. We disagreed with that plan but regardless of the political decision the plan was abandoned as we saw how Covid got a grip on society. It appears now that the plan is about to be refloated in the second half of the year. Is that the case or is it scaremongering?...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: At the end of this year, how many people are projected to be unemployed as a result of Covid-related unemployment, not including those who are traditionally unemployed?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: An unemployment rate of 11% at the end of the year would equate to 260,000 people unemployed. Taking the traditionally unemployed total of 128,000 out of it, it will leave approximately 130,000 Covid-related unemployed. Some of those sectors potentially will still not be able to return to work because of public health guidelines. I am thinking of those who worked in areas such as tourism,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The SPU projects the deficit falling by 0.2% by 2025. Is that a Government target?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: When will that be decided?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Will we have a summer economic statement this year? We did not have one last year.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The SPU shows a year-on-year core spending increase of 3.5%. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says this only covers wage inflation, inflation and demographic pressures and does not deal with Government priorities. I take that as an acceptance that it will be beyond 3.5%. The Minister has said in the media that 3.5% is prudent and in line with the growth trajectory of the economy. Given...