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Order of Business (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Those beds were ready to go a year ago.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance if the issue of cohabiting couples being treated differently from married couples for tax purposes has been examined; his plans to amend the situation; if the cost of such changes has been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22115/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living Wage (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance if a policy in which all State-owned banks work towards paying all their workers a living wage will be committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22116/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank will carry out an investigation into specific mortgage loans made by banks to their own directors as reported in the media on 16 May 2018 or examine this issue in its generality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22412/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by reducing the research and development tax credit to each of 20%, 15% and 10%, respectively. [22549/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 384. To ask the Minister for Health the status of efforts being made to secure a permanent second consultant breast surgeon post at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22239/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 387. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made to make the drug sapropterin available to patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 391. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 23 January 2018, the reason the referred reply to the HSE has not been supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22327/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 441. To ask the Minister for Health if treatments for haemochromatosis such as scheduled phlebotomies are available under the long-term illness scheme; if not, if there are plans to extend the scheme with a view to include such treatments; the supports available to persons with the condition to assist with the cost of treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22642/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Integrated Ticketing (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 489. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the Leap card scheme to include other public transport services not covered by the scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the benefits which commuters can avail of such as reduced fares and discount features should the scheme be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22117/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a follow-up meeting request from a committee (details supplied) will be facilitated with a view to discussing transportation projects in the north west; if so, when such a meeting will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22318/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Reform (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of proposed legislation to cease the practice of early voting on offshore islands prior to the date of polling on the mainland; the reason little progress has been made to date to end the practice; the voting arrangements for the islands with respect to the upcoming referendum; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (22 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is in receipt of correspondence issued by a group (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the invitation contained therein to visit County Donegal and meet with affected homeowners will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22657/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: This morning there were reports of families sleeping in Garda stations. I understand in April and May there was a dramatic increase in the number of families unable to secure emergency accommodation. These families are then referred to Garda stations for child protection reasons. We can all agree it is a completely unacceptable situation. It is another example of the failure of the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: If the Minister of State sends those figures, it would be very helpful.

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The package of supports announced last week has not filtered through to the victims. Stephen Teap was before the committee. No support has been provided to him since then. We had the announcement. We had the press release but the follow-up has been wanting, to say the least, and that is not acceptable. This needs to be about the victims - the women and their families. Assurances from...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Yesterday on Leaders' Questions, I put it to the Minister for Education and Skills that central to building confidence in our health system must be the need for information, clarity and accountability. The Government has repeatedly pledged in the wake of the CervicalCheck scandal that this would be forthcoming. The Taoiseach said there would be a package of supports available to the women...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I thank our guests for appearing before us and for facilitating us to appear together. I will be brief because, unfortunately, I have another scheduled event. I am interested in some of the commentary here, particularly with regard to vulture funds. Mr. Burgess said that every opportunity is being provided to these borrowers before the banks act the heavy, in Mr. Burgess's own words. He...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: On what basis does Mr. Burgess want to see 10,000 repossessions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Resolution of Non-Performing Loans: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Pearse Doherty: On what basis does Mr. Burgess want to see 10,000 repossessions? What evidence does he have to suggest that?