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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: Individual banks can always extend a payment break. They always could and always will be able to do that. However, what it means for customers is that they will be in default and will have a negative credit rating. What it means for the banks is that they will have to hold additional capital. The European Banking Authority has recognised the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic across...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle agus leis an Aire. Sa tseachtain atá amach romhainn, tiocfaidh deireadh leis an sos a dtugtar do shealbhóirí morgáistí agus d'aisíocóirí mar gheall ar Covid-19. Beidh tionchar aige seo ar na mílte daoine agus teaghlach ar fud na tíre. Beidh na daoine seo i riaráistí agus i...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (24 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing VAT from 13.5% to 9% for hospitality and tourism activities for 2021, calculated on the same basis as the increase from 9% to 13.5% for the same set of activities in budget 2019. [25996/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Free Travel Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance when an outstanding renal travel payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25040/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (22 Sep 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guidelines will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal in relation to practical aspects and fieldwork for geography classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24974/20]

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]