49. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the list of all houses and gardens that are available to the public for viewing as a condition of their exemption from capital acquisitions tax; the list of all property other than houses or gardens that are available to the public for viewing as a condition of their exemption from capital acquisitions tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on th…
50. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the information and documentation required to apply for an exemption to the capital acquisitions tax on the basis of heritage; the total number of times a capital acquisitions tax on the basis of heritage was withdrawn due to failure to provide reasonable viewing facilities to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21495/25]
51. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 27 March 2025, the way in which the obligation to maintain taxpayer confidentiality is compatible in the case of heritage based exemptions given requirement for the public to be aware of and able to view the heritage item to avail of the tax exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21496/25]
61. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline any plans to remove sub minimum wages and any economic impact assessment that has been carried; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21465/25]
541. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 20 March 2025, the number of drivers in each year that were subject to the €4 penalty, the €50 fine and the final €125.50; and the maximum total fine that can be levied for a late payment for a single car journey. [21188/25]
542. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 20 March 2025, the total value of late payments in each of the years 2021 to 2025. [21192/25]
628. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if any action will be taken to address the impact that coastal erosion is having on the historic St Naul’s Monastery and graveyard in the Inver area of County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19028/25]
686. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of reports of copyright infringements highlighted by a publication (details supplied); the steps his Department is taking to protect Irish authors and their copyrighted material from tech companies using pirated material to train their AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/25]
1063. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education whether her Department has, or has access to, data on the number of children with an autism diagnosis who are enrolled in mainstream classes in primary schools; whether her Department has, or has access to, the number of children awaiting an assessment for autism who are enrolled in mainstream classes in primary schools; if she will provide the relevant fig…
1064. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school children with autism in special schools, special classes and mainstream classes respectively in each of the past five academic years and projected for the coming five years, in tabular form. [21184/25]
1127. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how a finder’s fee from the national museum of Ireland for the finding of historical artefacts is determined; what the criteria are for determining who is entitled to payment and what percentage of payment they are entitled to when more than one party claims to be entitled to the commission; and if he will make a sta…
1150. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the local authority in Donegal has informed councillors that there will only be energy efficiency grants provided in the Letterkenny and Donegal MDs; his views on whether this is appropriate; if he is willing to intervene to ensure other MDs can avail of the grants; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
1314. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the guarantee will apply for homes that have been remediated with outer block solution when homes have cracking and defective blocks in the inner walls, or if cracking and defective blocks materialises at a later stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20493/25]
1328. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm which body is responsible for providing a full technical review of a defective concrete block grant scheme application; whether responsibility is with the Housing Agency or the relevant local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20667/25]
1446. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made for a humanitarian assistance scheme application for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal whose electricity supply was out following storm Éowyn [20175/25]
1543. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice when a decision will be made on the granting of a new residence permit to two persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19009/25]
1831. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of a promise made by former Minister of State at a visit to a disability services provider (details supplied) in June 2023 to fund €200,000 for adult day care services and €150,000 to fund respite services, if there is any plan to fulfil this promise; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
1880. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20211/25]
1957. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a home care package will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21041/25]
1985. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when it is expected that a dedicated consultant neurologist will be appointed at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18546/25]
2092. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting an appointment at the breast clinic at Letterkenny University Hospital, broken down by the time they have been waiting, in tabular form; how these numbers compare with the numbers from 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19230/25]
2368. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in Donegal (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20501/25]
370. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a home support package, which was approved six weeks ago, will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18136/25]
64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the estimated cost to the exchequer of the loophole introduce into the PRSA pension schemes in the Finance Act 2022, and subsequently closed in the Finance Act 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18023/25]
65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to clarify that tax avoidance if against the law; that the use of the loophole introduce into the PRSA pension schemes in the Finance Act 2022, and subsequently closed in the Finance Act 2025 for the purpose of avoiding tax is unlawful; if general anti-avoidance regulation can be used to recoup the tax that has been lost;; and if he will make a statement on the…