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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax (1 Dec 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of corporation tax paid by a company (details supplied) on its profits from the sale of loans previously purchased from a bank in 2018; the manner in which the company avoided tax liability through debt transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39777/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (1 Dec 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a Teaching Council registration will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40372/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (1 Dec 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 499. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance payment review will be finalised with arrears due paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40355/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Dec 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 754. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for follow-up cancer treatment and procedures in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40342/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (1 Dec 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 755. To ask the Minister for Health if emergency dental treatment is available at the dental department, Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, for cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment; if so, the process in place to access such treatment; the timeframes involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40346/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Dec 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 756. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; if the referral is routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40347/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 757. To ask the Minister for Health if it is considered necessary to travel to the UK under the cross-border directive for consultations during the Covid-19 crisis; if it is permitted during the Covid-19 crisis to accept an offer of an online video consultation by a UK consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40349/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 758. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with religious leaders in relation to putting plans in place regarding the way in which worship can take place safely and securely during the Christmas period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40350/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 760. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with religious leaders in relation to the way in which baptisms can take place safely and securely during varying levels of Covid-19 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40352/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 825. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial supports in place for small community groups dependent on fundraising activities that can no longer do so due to Covid-19 guidelines to aid with utility bills, including Irish Water; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40367/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: This House agreed key legislation after it had been blocked by the Government for two years with a money message trick. It is on the record of the House that the Minister sat down with the industry. The industry asked him to stall key sections of the legislation. What did the Minister for Finance do? He bowed to the industry. Who pays the price for this? People who are being ripped off...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: For blocking legislation.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister blocked legislation agreed by the House.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: Let the Minister correct the record-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Second Private Motor Insurance Report of the National Information Claims Database; the action he will take in response to its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39490/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: On 3 November the Central Bank published the second motor insurance report of the National Claims Information Database. The report is very clear. It sets out the facts in black and white for anybody to see. In the past decade the cost of claims per policy fell by 9% while the average motor insurance premium increased by 35%. The insurance industry generated a profit of €142 million...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: The Central Bank's second report has completely and utterly destroyed the spin which the industry uses to justify the high cost of insurance premiums and which is all too often peddled by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Ministers and Deputies. For years the Government has told consumers that high premiums are solely caused by the high cost of claims, or that they are the result of some kind...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if proactive engagement will be undertaken with a bank (details supplied) regarding the reported closure of its branches and operations in view of the recent resignation of its chairman, the involvement of another bank in the strategic review of the operations of the bank and the potential sale of its loan book to a company; and if he will make a statement...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: Ulster Bank plays a key role in our communities. It supports business, provides local jobs to 3,000 people in towns and cities across the State and has a strong branch network of 88 branches. NatWest, the parent company of Ulster Bank, has undertaken a strategic review of Ulster Bank's operation and its future operation in this State. It has been widely reported that NatWest is considering...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (26 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: Last year, Ulster Bank provided €3.1 billion in new lending in this State. It provides 20% of lending to SMEs and has deposits of €22 billion. Ulster Bank is the third largest mortgage lender in the State. Its withdrawal from the State would lead to a duopoly in the mortgage market that would stifle competition and leave us vulnerable to higher interest rates. Rumours...