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Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Táim bródúil as mo chomhghleacaí gur glacadh leis an reachtaíocht anseo le cur os comhair na Dála anocht. Tá ard-mholadh tuillte ag an Teachta Martin Kenny as a saothar agus as an obair atá sé ag déanamh ar an cheist seo le blianta anuas ar son muintir na tuaithe, go háirithe in iarthar na tíre. As we have heard, this is vital...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Section 481 is a key and central component of the film industry. There is no doubt about the benefits of this tax relief. That is recognised by the vast majority of the industry. It has been beneficial and it should remain in the future. Notwithstanding that, an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht all-party report contained 11 key recommendations on reform of...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: This scheme has been tinkered with in different ways over many years. It is clear that it has not worked in the way it was intended to work. As mentioned, there has been criticism from industry that it was poorly marketed and flawed and that even in its early stage it did not reached the level of uptake achieved by the business expansion scheme, BES, which it replaced. The Minister of...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister of State's response does not make sense. The move from approval by Revenue to self-certification will not make a difference. The reason for this move according to the Minister of State is that companies applied, there was a long delay of three months and in the end they did not meet the criteria. Whether a company self-certifies or is approved by Revenue, it will still be in...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister will be aware of my long-time opposition to this scheme. When it was first introduced Deputy Joan Burton, who was a Minister at the time, insisted that it was linked to jobs when it was not so linked. It became evident that it was a way of introducing a lucrative tax reduction for high-income earners who were not already in the State. We should bear in mind that the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Programme (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in the Finance Bill 2018 awaiting state aid approval; the measures from previous Finance Acts still awaiting state aid approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48170/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears Breaches (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of infractions of the code of conduct on mortgage arrears recorded since 2013; the number of fines or other penalties which resulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48273/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 158, 164 and 169 to 171, inclusive, of 13 November 2018, if the changes mentioned will be introduced by primary or secondary legislation or without legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48282/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Data (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the moneys allocated to all schools as part of the minor works grant scheme in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47789/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if a reply issued to the school; the assistance and supports that will be provided to the school authorities in respect of their request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47863/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend July provision eligibility to include children with Down's syndrome; if his attention has been drawn to the evidence that such intervention has a number of educational and developmental benefits for those living with the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48291/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend July provision eligibility to include children with Down's syndrome; if his attention has been drawn to the evidence which exists that shows that such intervention has a number of educational and developmental benefits for those living with the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48291/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority Expenditure (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 315. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by the Health and Safety Authority on farm safety initiatives, campaigns and projects in County Donegal in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47799/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 402. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery at St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47924/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 443. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48093/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 458. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) is structurally safe and poses no risk to the public; the recent building, construction and if applicable, remedial works which have been carried out to the property between 2011 and to date in 2018; the costs associated with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48246/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Post Office Closures (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 586. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to ensure the viability and sustainability of towns and villages in rural areas in which a decision has been taken to close the local post office; the efforts being made to mitigate against the harmful consequences of these closures on such local economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47900/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 587. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work and projects being undertaken in towns and villages in County Donegal as part of the Action Plan for Rural Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47901/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 621. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if illness benefit claimants who have not received payments or who are receiving sporadic payments owing to recent internal information technology systems problems and that are experiencing financial hardship as a result will be automatically granted an exceptional needs payment; if so, if payments in such instances will be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Inspections (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the names of the social welfare inspectors who worked across County Donegal and the area in which each was based between the years 2009 and 2011, inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48274/18]