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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a technical review will be completed for a defective block scheme application (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20542/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 339. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting times for inquests, per county, for the past five years, in tabular form; the number of coroners, per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20105/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Official Apology (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 434. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, following his discussion in Dáil Éireann (details supplied) on 6 December 2023, he has considered offering an apology on behalf of the State to a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20377/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 490. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20176/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Qualifications Recognition (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 532. To ask the Minister for Health if a full-time MSc in an occupational therapy course (details supplied) is a qualification recognised by CORU, and if so, the average processing times for recognition and registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20330/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 569. To ask the Minister for Health if a report, believed to have begun in June 2022 into 11 allegations of abuse at a disability centre (details supplied), will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20489/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 585. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card decision will be made for a cancer patient (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20591/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 598. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20689/24]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: As I said to the Minister, section 8 is the meat and bones of the legislation, so we should take a bit of time on it and hopefully then make progress on the rest of the legislation. I support the establishment of the funds but I am opposed to the idea that we set down in legislation that a percentage of GDP would go into the fund at a set point in time and that the Minister would have the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: On the timing, it is "up until" but the timing is very close to the budget cycle. It could be in the following ten days. Given that it is quite a significant consideration in respect of the budget process, and the information is from the previous year, I would suggest looking at that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: On section 33, I thought we should discuss this as it is separate and not repeating previous discussions. This is in respect of the numbers that make up the agency. Could the Minister talk briefly to that point? It goes from six to eight. Are there any stipulations regarding the make-up of the committee?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I have two questions on section 35(1). When does the Minister envisage giving effect to section 35(1), which provides for the transfer of the €2 billion from what is known as the rainy day fund into the infrastructure and nature fund? That will trigger the remainder going into the future Ireland fund no later than a month later. Can the Minister update us as to what would be the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: When do you expect the Act to be commenced?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. Obviously this is a good move. The rainy day fund is not invested so it is not generating any income at all. What is the total value of the rainy day fund at the moment?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: So roughly €4.1 billion will be going into the future Ireland fund.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Yes. I thank the Minister again. I want to be associated with the thanks, particularly to the officials, who put huge work into legislation such as this. This is really important legislation which deals with billions of euro, so it is appropriate that we took the time to consider it. We are not finished yet, however; it is going to Report Stage. Will the Minister indicate when he...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Perfect.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: We are happy to facilitate anything as regards the timing of that, so we will work with that. I want to signal that we may bring forward amendments, but we are ready for them anyway. If the Minister has signalled any amendments, I ask him to send them to us-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: -----in order that we can have time for consideration beforehand.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Notes.