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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 393. To ask the Minister for Health the interim measures in place for service users, including existing programme participants and new referrals, whilst the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital is closed; the way in which the medical needs of the service users are being met and accommodated during this service disruption; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (4 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which his attention was drawn to equipment failure having occurred at the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital leading to the closure of the facility; if a formal request from the hospital for additional resources and-or supports to replace and-or repair equipment at the unit has been received; if so, the date this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which service users of the cardiac rehabilitation unit at Letterkenny University Hospital were formally notified that the service had been suspended; the date such correspondence issued to service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31169/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 397. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a campaign and patient advocacy group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31203/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to advance the publication of a report into future service provision at Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31204/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 429. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on discretionary medical grounds on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31332/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (4 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 509. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30 Mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage will be prioritised during the roll-out phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (4 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 604. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a farm assist application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31330/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (4 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 605. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a jobseeker's benefit application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31331/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (4 Jul 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 686. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the 1916 to 2016 commemorative medals issued to members of the Defence Forces for their respective contributions and service to the State were not also issued to members of the emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31397/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The programme for Government makes very clear commitments on the extension of the BreastCheck programme. How does the Government stand over the fact that 143 women in Donegal who have been referred by their GPs to the systematic breast disease clinic have been waiting over a year for appointments and another couple of hundred women have been waiting six months? This is simply unacceptable....

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Tánaiste.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: While there is a wee bit of confusion with two pieces of legislation that are broadly similar, I believe that the process has helped us to refine and strengthen the legislation, especially in the areas of the six-year rules and around the categories of determinations by the Financial Services Ombudsman. I welcome the fact that the Minister of State has requested the Seanad to deal with the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister of State did not refer to the other amendments in the group.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I have no issue with amendment No. 1, which is technical in nature. I had intended to seek clarification in respect of amendments Nos. 2 and 3, which relate to income continuance plans, but the Minister of State addressed the issue. On amendment No. 4, we discussed this issue when debating my legislation and I am glad the Government has removed from the draft Bill the provision which would...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, I do. As Deputy McGrath says, the issue here is the one that goes to the core of it. There are three main points. First, whatever we agree at this committee, I will table an amendment to my own legislation in the Seanad to replicate the provisions. I did not propose an amendment to this section because I knew on Committee Stage that we would not have a meeting of minds. At this...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that but for clarity, there was a word which slipped which was quite significant regarding when the clock starts ticking. The Minister of State said it was when one takes the policy out. From the legal opinion received by the Department, is it that a contract entered into a number of years ago that is renewed consecutively is not a single contract of consecutive terms? This...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: My last point is if the ombudsman observes something significant in relation to this definition that it would be advisable for this committee to look into this after an appropriate period of time had passed and ask the ombudsman to report to us regarding the definition. I hope the Government would be open to that. It should be standard practice anyway.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I have a question regarding section 3 and how this is funded. The pensions complaints are funded by the Exchequer yet the financial services complaints are funded by the industry. My understanding is that the model used to determine how much either of these pays is based on the number of cases which relate to either category. Did the Department consider a different funding model now that...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: It is a convoluted process. I would rather that more of this was funded by the industry. This is a hybrid model, with money provided by the industry and the Exchequer, with the number of complaints having to be worked out to apportion the funding. It is not a clear and clean way for the Minister to budget for an organisation he or she is overseeing. There are two sources of income.