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Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister took issue with the figure of €3 million. He is correct in stating that there is a cap so this reduction will only apply on earnings up to €1 million. This is where the benefit of €111,000 arises. Perhaps the Minister does not fully understand what we are saying. In some cases, these individuals who are getting the benefit of a €111,000 reduction...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Whatever words he chooses, it is clear. That is the vein that runs through everything. In housing, the private sector can deal with it instead of putting the necessary resources into building houses. It is the same in health. Even with the new hospital being developed - a runaway project - it is decided to build a private hospital within the public hospital. That is the ideology. A...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I have opposed the special assignee relief programme for years. We were told when it was introduced that it was conditional on 20 new jobs being created for each person who benefits from it. We can see from the returns to the Revenue from the companies in question that the number of jobs created is nowhere near that figure. There is not a chance that the relief provides that type of...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome this amendment and we will see how those pay discussions work out. In this Finance Bill, we are dealing with something available to many other public servants and, indeed, private sector employees. It is appropriate that this tax credit be made available to personnel in the Naval Service. It does raise a wider issue in that these personnel need to be seen as workers and their...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Staff (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 9 July 2019, if he will provide details of the individual counties to which these additional staff have been allocated in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47607/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Staff (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 9 July 2019 and table 1 provided, the batch of candidates, that is batch 1, 2 or 3, and so on from which the candidates on the panel were selected for each of these staff grades and years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47608/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of positions within the Office of the Revenue Commissioners which became vacant (details supplied) in each of the years 2017 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by job title in County Donegal in tabular form; the dates each such position became vacant; the dates each were filled; the details of efforts to recruit for the posts in the case of positions...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that will be put in place to protect homeowners and mitigate the risk posed by flooding in Donegal town in future in view of recurring episodes of flooding in the town, the latest of which occurred on 4 October 2019 when water from the River Eske breached its banks; if a dedicated budget for such measures has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Shared Services (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 10 October 2019, when the report from the Garda authorities on the matter of An Garda Síochána ceasing to share information with Tusla due to differences of opinion on the protocols will be issued. [47750/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in re-opening a respite facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the prolonged closure of the facility is inconveniencing service users and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47273/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 362. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a date for procedures at Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin; if the child is on urgent waiting lists with respect to the procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47274/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Conditions (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 363. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 28 May 2019, the version of the WHO international classification of diseases used by the HSE with respect to the disputed condition referred to; if a cross-departmental committee, including the relevant Departments, the HSE and other agencies, will be established to monitor potential developments on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 412. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 3 July 2019, when a reply from the HSE will be issued. [47549/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant nursing positions within County Donegal intellectual disability services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 201, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47567/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant support staff positions within County Donegal intellectual disability services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47568/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Staff (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 415. To ask the Minister for Health if a post (details supplied) within County Donegal primary care teams and community services is currently filled; if not, the date on which the incumbent vacated the role; the cover available to service users; if locum cover is in place; if so, if the person is qualified to provide child developmental checks which are normally offered as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for the routine waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital in respect of oral surgery consultations in 2017 and 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47570/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for the emergency waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital in respect of oral surgery consultations in 2017 and 2018 and to date, in 2019 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47571/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 418. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for the emergency waiting list in Letterkenny University Hospital in respect of oral surgery procedures in 2017 and 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47572/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Nov 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 431. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 10 October 2019, if he will clarify the scope and terms of reference of the review being carried out into the safety and quality of gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital; if the review will be conducted publicly; when the review will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47650/19]