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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 375. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the spend in each of the past five years on flood defence by scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23991/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 376. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the planned spend on flood defences for each of the next five years, by scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23992/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flooding Data (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 377. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the proposal for a data platform on flood insurance as per academic research (details supplied); his plans to implement such a database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23993/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 383. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to his reply to correspondence to him by this Deputy of 3 April 2017 concerning community employment schemes and the issue of a pension entitlement (details supplied), the progress made to resolve this dispute; if he will host talks with the stakeholders with the view to resolve this dispute; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Administration (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 403. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to simplify the Leader application form; if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of community groups which have expressed frustration at the complex nature of the questions asked and the length of time it takes to complete same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24517/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 421. To ask the Minister for Health the reason respite services at Carndonagh community hospital in County Donegal were recently disrupted for some service users; the efforts being made to ensure that services resume without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23988/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 424. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital for hip replacement surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23996/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 446. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24150/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of laparoscopy procedures carried out per month in Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24151/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 536. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have a home support package implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24716/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite a driving test for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who requires a driving licence for work purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24447/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Training (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his views on recent reports that certificates of proficiency awarded to seafarers (details supplied) as part of training provided to offshore workers are not recognised by his Department; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of trainees over this failure to recognise the accreditation, particularly in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland Expenditure (23 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out in tabular form the funding allocated by Fáilte Ireland through its various schemes and programmes, including capital funding, funding for marketing and promotions, festivals, events and so on, by county in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24748/17]

Other Questions: Departmental Investigations (18 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 5 o’clock The Government needs to grasp the potential for the all-Ireland economy, which already exists and has grown organically because business people and entrepreneurs have recognised the benefits and value of that economy in growing jobs and businesses while taking advantages on both sides of the Border. They are ensuring they can tap into both markets and we know the...

Other Questions: Departmental Investigations (18 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: There is not.

Other Questions: Help-To-Buy Scheme (18 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Watching the Government on this issue is like watching a drowning man telling everybody that he is fine as the water comes up around his face. This week we had the International Monetary Fund telling us that, in the light of increasing houses prices, the planned review of the recently introduced help-to-buy scheme which might add to demand pressures was welcome. We have seen other reports...

Other Questions: Help-To-Buy Scheme (18 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is the master of the propaganda as I put hard facts to him. He has put money into the pockets of the 72% who have made claims under the help-to-buy scheme and they did not have a problem with the Central Bank rules. He states this is one of the primary reasons he introduced the scheme, but he does not want to deal with it - he wants to dismiss it - because he is wrong. He...

Other Questions: Departmental Investigations (18 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 10. To ask the Minister for Finance the work his Department has carried out in examining the potential benefits of an all-Ireland economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23356/17]

Other Questions: Departmental Investigations (18 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I ask the Minister about any work the Department of Finance has carried out in examining the potential benefits of an all-Ireland economy and if he will elaborate on the matter. He mentioned, in the context of the earlier question on Brexit, that 27 leaders of member states across Europe had discussed this issue in the context of the negotiating guidelines. What work, if any, is the...

Other Questions: Help-To-Buy Scheme (18 May 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 9. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will suspend the help-to-buy scheme in view of the large increases in house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23357/17]