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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy with respect to the design, construction and provision of general purpose rooms for existing primary and post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53151/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of general purpose rooms at both primary and post-primary school level for which approval has been formally granted in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; if the school in question for which such a facility was granted was an existing school or a new school in each case; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect construction to commence for an extra classroom in view of the fact that the school has satisfied the requirements and criteria with respect to the allocation of an additional class teacher; when the facility will open; if formal notice of the project has been provided to the board...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient procedures and surgeries by speciality carried out at Letterkenny University Hospital for each month in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53102/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 413. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress being made to commission the bespoke maternity theatre at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53103/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries and procedures cancelled by speciality at Letterkenny University Hospital for each month in 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53104/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 568. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for funding has been received as part of the sports capital programme (details supplied) for shared playing and recreational facilities in County Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the merits of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53230/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Court Orders (18 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 581. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when Tusla will carry out a section 20 report as ordered in May 2017 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52811/18]

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141.

Centenary of 1918 General Election: Statements (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: As the Tánaiste knows, Permanent TSB, a majority State-owned bank is selling on over 6,000 loans. The mortgage holders involved are fully meeting their restructured arrangements. The bank is doing this contrary to the Central Bank's code of practice on the transfer of mortgages. That code holds that a loan secured by a mortgage on residential property may not be transferred without...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: No they are not. We have the highest rent increases in Dublin since 2015. Read the report. The rate is 9.5%.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste is misleading the House. We have the highest rent increases in Dublin since quarter 1 of 2015 and to suggest that the Government's measures are working-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: -----is ridiculous.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Slowing the pace. The rate of increase 9.5%. The rate of increase in respect of apartments in Dublin is 12%.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Since the last general election we have been subject to the concoction that is the confidence and supply deal between the Tánaiste's party and Fianna Fáil. Last night the leader of Fianna Fáil confirmed that he has once again bent the knee to renew Fine Gael's deal for another year. On the one hand he is quite happy to come to the House and criticise the Government week in,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Fine Gael opposed our proposal to introduce tax relief for renters and, along with Fianna Fáil, has continuously voted down the Focus Ireland amendment that would stop landlords evicting families into homelessness. Shame on both parties. We need real and meaningful action to tackle the housing crisis. We need a change in direction and we need that change fast. Now that the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Let there be no doubt that we will keep the Government under pressure and we will scrutinise it because we are the real Opposition in this House.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste talks of vulnerability and carnage, but the vulnerable people I speak of are those 4,000 children in emergency accommodation. Disgracefully, many of them-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Pearse Doherty: -----will be waking up on Christmas Day in a hotel, for the third year.