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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused the higher rate of Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment; if further supporting evidence supplied was considered in the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25044/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the free transport scheme will be extended to include travel to HSE day services across older persons, disability and mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25045/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Charges (22 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 683. To ask the Minister for Health if a €4 daily charge paid by service users for transport to HSE day services for older persons, disability and mental health services applies to all CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25046/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 756. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic appointment for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25041/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 757. To ask the Minister for Health when a long-term bed will become available for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25042/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (22 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 758. To ask the Minister for Health when the reduction of prescription charges announced in Budget 2020 will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25043/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: Gabh mo leith scéal.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: On one occasion on which I raised this issue the Tánaiste said my contribution was "quite a diatribe". Perhaps he will be more considered in his response today given that since that time, the Central Bank's investigation, which was prompted by my dossier, found that what I said was true and that dual pricing is being used by the majority of insurance companies. This is a practice that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste has been telling us for some time, including during his tenure as Taoiseach, that we have the capacity to carry out 100,000 tests for Covid-19. Last week, we carried out 72,000 tests. Yet, testing in meat plants was being suspended. Our concern is that what we do has to be based on evidence. The evidence tells us that nearly four out of ten workplace clusters are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: There were 7,000 inspections of pubs.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: There have been five.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: No, there were nearly 7,000 inspections of the pubs that are open.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: That was why the testing was suspended last week. The capacity did not exist, despite being at 72,000.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: Ba mhaith liom ceist na monarchana feola a ardú leis an Tánaiste. Tá imní mhór ann anois faoi na figiúirí sna monarchana seo. Tá na gnáth-oibrithe ag fulaingt. Tá an cuma air go bhfuil brabús níos tábhachtaí ná an baol sláinte agus beatha na n-oibrithe seo. Tá an dearcadh ann nach bhfuil an Rialtas ag...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of amending the employment wage subsidy scheme by categories (details supplied) for those with turnover of 50% to 75% compared to reference periods under the scheme to the end of December 2020, 1 January to 31 March 2021 and 1 April to 31 December 2021. [24518/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees with gross weekly pay of less than €151.50 who received payments under the temporary wage subsidy scheme since the beginning of its operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24519/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees with gross weekly pay of less than €151.50 who received payments under the temporary wage subsidy scheme in August 2020. [24520/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of tax policy items in the July stimulus in 2020 and 2021, disaggregated by measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24617/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Data (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance if an updated forecast from that given in the Stability Programme update will be provided with regard to the projected deficit, expenditure and revenue for 2020 in view of recent revenue figures and expenditure items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24618/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the manner in which payments made under the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be taxed at the of 2020; and the period over which outstanding tax liabilities will be collected in which the tax liability exceeds the value of unused tax credits in the relevant period. [24619/20]