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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (12 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department or the Central Bank has had with their British counterparts regarding the sale of a bank (details supplied) in view of the implications for another bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25255/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (12 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which a bank can cease providing banking services to a business; the opportunity such a business has to contest such a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25375/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is in receipt of email correspondence sent to him by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding the issue of release day allocations for teaching principals in addition to the remuneration and workload of such post holders; when the person can expect to receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24245/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (12 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 643. To ask the Minister for Health when a new scheme to replace the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24500/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 660. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1051 of 16 January 2018, the progress being made to introduce dialectical behaviour therapy services for adults in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24559/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 683. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for capital funding for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the appraisal unit assessing the application has now received all outstanding documentation in relation to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24660/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 697. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to allocate additional advanced nurse practitioners to deliver adult and children's diabetes care services at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital; when the additional posts are likely to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24745/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 760. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 9 May 2018; the reason a response has yet to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25016/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 761. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 10 May 2018, the reason a response has yet to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25017/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (12 Jun 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 944. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the details of the commitment to develop Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal as outlined in Project Ireland 2040; if this commitment involves the completion of the breakwater beside the harbour; when these development works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24973/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (30 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 135. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be transferred to St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23830/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Consultations (30 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a submission has been received from an association (details supplied) in response to the consultation to review the options for more restricted access for large fishing vessels fishing by means of trawls inside the six nautical mile zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23875/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Update on Insurance Matters and Implementation of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister of State has been at this for a good while and it has been a priority for him within the Department. If we were to ask people out and about whether they have seen any reasonable progress in this area, they would probably answer they have not. They would tell us they still see premiums increasing. Indeed, we had a men's shed group before the committee last week. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Update on Insurance Matters and Implementation of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Have we not put that argument to bed? The research done does not show that the level of awards in recent years has increased anywhere near relative to the increases we have seen in premiums. The Minister of State has referred to a high-awards jurisdiction but that was always the case. Yet, premiums have increased numerous times. Let us extend the argument. We heard the most recent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Update on Insurance Matters and Implementation of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I will come to the issue of claims but I will make another comment before I move on from the marts issue. The representatives before the committee last week referred to potential health and safety works that were required. They were carried out in the past by certain marts but the premiums still increased. Following the recent accident in one of the marts, there was a call for substantial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Update on Insurance Matters and Implementation of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Insurance Ireland has particular objections to head 4 of the Bill which was the piece that provided for transparency. It talked about identifying current and emerging trends in the Irish non-life insurance market on an Irish-based risk business. It identified factors that drive movements of price of insurance in the State. All of this will be required to be reported on. There will be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Update on Insurance Matters and Implementation of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: No, I am talking about head 4 which requires the Central Bank to publish a report for the purposes of increasing transparency, identifying current and emerging trends in terms of insurance, identifying the factors that drive movement in the price of insurance, presenting statistical analysis of income and costs and presenting statistical analysis of information related to the claims and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Update on Insurance Matters and Implementation of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. The other point I wanted to talk about was the motor insurance directive. Last week, the European Commission announced its intention to move ahead with a motor insurance directive that was among its proposals to force insurers to take account of previous driving experience in the European Union. Is there any reason we cannot move ahead and implement this without waiting for an EU...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Update on Insurance Matters and Implementation of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: We will take that up with that Department. Going back to the insurance database, it is behind schedule. I asked the Minister of State earlier when we are likely to see it up and running.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Update on Insurance Matters and Implementation of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I understand the Minister of State does not have the ability to set the agenda of the House in the Business Committee. The Minister for Health stated it is his intention that not only would legislation on access to terminations of pregnancies pass the Houses but also that he hoped legislation on the clinical directions and registration or licensing of the drugs required for terminations...