Donegal — week of Mon, 17 Oct

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Oct – 23 Oct 2022 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 39 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-10-19 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 9–118

Voted against 4 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh · Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

Charles Ward — 100% RDR 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Charlie McConalogue — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pat the Cope Gallagher — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pearse Doherty — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Finance 11 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the effective tax rate in the form of dividend withholding tax paid by Irish real estate funds as a proportion of operating and pre-tax profits respectively in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51241/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the assessment his Department has made of the planned payment of three €200 electricity credits to multiple homeowners in their distributional analysis of Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51313/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a comprehensive breakdown of the tax compliance measures, including PAYE compliance interventions and increased debt management activity, and the revenue associated with each. [51339/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update with respect to the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; the funding that was allocated towards it in 2023 compared to 2022 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51340/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if there is scope without new legislation for refundable tax credits to be introduced through the income tax system given the use of refundable tax credits through the research and development tax credit regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51341/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of compliance interventions made by the large cases high wealth individuals division; the money recouped as a result of these interventions in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51351/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated number of properties that will fall under the scope of the vacant homes tax in 2023; the average tax in nominal and percentage terms that will be payable with respect to those properties in 2023; the planned means to assess compliance with the tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51364/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with mortgage lenders with respect to forbearance measures and solutions put in place for mortgage holders where their mortgage loan is with respect to and secured against a property affected by defective concrete blocks; if he has a view with regard to the need for a coordinated approach among lenders with respect to such mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51628/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the recent assessment or analysis his Department has made in the trends and levels of incidence of push payment fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51675/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of tracker mortgage cases currently before the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, disaggregated by complaint stage, investigation, preliminary decision, final decision and appeal by respondent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52011/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of section 481 tax-relief claims that have been rejected on application stage in each of the years 2016 to 2020; the number of section 481 tax-relief claims that have been subsequently recovered with interest following inspection of the post-production compliance report; the total value of recovered claims in each of the years 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52012/22]
Health 4 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time optometrists employed by the HSE working in County Donegal in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the locations where these optometrists are located. [51236/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2023 if the number of training places for GPs increased to 293. [51237/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if access to out-of-hours and weekend cover for mental health services is available in the County Donegal catchment area of the HSE, including nursing, psychology and other allied health services; if so, if he will provide details of these services, by WTE, across each discipline. [51238/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52168/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and motorcycles attached to Donegal roads policing unit as of 31 March 2021 and 5 October 2022, in tabular form. [51228/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will undertake a comprehensive review of economic crime, financial fraud and scamming given the increased prevalence of economic crime arising online and through digital technology and its growing threat to consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46289/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s plans for the fire stations in Ballyshannon and Bundoran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52001/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a foreign birth registration application will be processed for a person (details supplied) when supporting documentation will be returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52626/22]

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Health 2 questions
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in the ward at Letterkenny University Hospital that accommodate both haematology and oncology patients; and his plans to add to this number of beds for haematology and oncology patients. [52612/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the capacity of the haematology and oncology day unit at Letterkenny University Hospital. [52613/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that the reduction in public transport costs for students will also be applicable to students who are resident in this State who are travelling to and studying at third level institutions in Northern Ireland. [52605/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that the reduction in student fees announced in Budget 2023 will be applied to students from this State who are currently studying in the North of Ireland. [52541/22]