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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Incentives (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 573. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the basis on which contracting the RESS scheme is expected to create savings in the construction of renewable energy generating infrastructure as opposed to the State building this infrastructure directly; and the projected savings targets in year by year and gross totals in tabular form. [26088/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Incentives (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 574. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the State will own all or any renewable energy generating capital infrastructure contracted through the RESS scheme. [26089/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 580. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase investment in the SEAI in order to achieve almost 30% emissions reduction targets for 2030. [26090/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 589. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a community facility (details supplied) in County Donegal can connect to fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26374/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 609. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding for the SEAI deep retrofit pilot scheme has run out; if so, when further funding will become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26731/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 610. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received for the SEAI deep retrofit pilot scheme; the number of applications with works completed; the number of applications outstanding in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26732/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 670. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital funding provided through the National Development Plan 2018-2027 for upgrading or improvement of rail lines outside the greater Dublin area by region and year in which funding is expected to be used in tabular form. [26577/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 671. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital funding provided through the National Development Plan 2018-2027 for the electrification of rail lines outside the greater Dublin area by region and year in which funding is expected to be deployed in tabular form. [26578/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget 2020 and Macroeconomic Issues: Discussion (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I am sure many viewers, if anyone is watching, are getting chills down their spine when they see Colm McCarthy before an Oireachtas committee. They might be asking are we heading for bust again. Mr. McCarthy's presentation today is about avoiding unplanned austerity. It is timely given our current position in the cycle. I welcome his presentation and that of Dr. Kinsella. My time is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget 2020 and Macroeconomic Issues: Discussion (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The dog has been proven to be correct. IFAC also said that last year's projections were not credible - it has used stronger language in this case - and last year it was proven to be correct because there was a €1.2 billion increase in expenditure year on year. It is important to note that the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council believes more money will be spent than has been projected...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget 2020 and Macroeconomic Issues: Discussion (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: There is a lot of talk about overheating. We know the multiple causes of overheating which led to the last crisis, at the core of which was commercial rather than residential property. NAMA, which is a commercial property vehicle, is a manifestation of that. Commercial property is overheating and I am concerned that a bubble may be emerging in it. I wrote to the former Governor of the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget 2020 and Macroeconomic Issues: Discussion (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget 2020 and Macroeconomic Issues: Discussion (25 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: That would be very helpful.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: We will come back to the issue and the proposals, and write to party leaders. The Dáil needs to take control of this issue and inject urgency into it. I want to raise the issue of the publication of the Mental Health Commission's annual report. Once again, it highlights deficiencies that are seriously affecting the issue of children being admitted to adult mental health units in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the Tánaiste's comments but clarity does not come from speeches, it comes from legislation. The problem is that there has not been collective work on this. Deputy Ó Laoghaire produced a Bill. We are willing to have it strengthened by anybody and everybody. Let us get this right and bring all the ideas together. The Bill has gone through pre-legislative scrutiny....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to raise the issue of online safety, a matter that was raised by my colleague, Deputy Mary Lou McDonald, yesterday, along with members of Fianna Fáil and the Labour Party. We all know that, despite the best efforts of their parents, children and teenagers are able to access on the Internet and social media inappropriate material which can have a negative consequence for them,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (20 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the review which will take place of the National Development Plan 2018-2027 in view of the estimated cost of the National Broadband Plan and the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25828/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (20 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which County Donegal will benefit from the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25829/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (20 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs or schemes that are due to end in the next 12 months; the annual cost of the relief or scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25936/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Knowledge Development Box (20 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies by size, that is SME or larger companies, that have availed of the knowledge development box tax scheme to date; the cost to the Exchequer by these categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25937/19]