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Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Ged Nash
159. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of capital spent under vote A16 energy efficiency – retrofitting at the end of September 2022; the projected amount to be spent under this heading by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49041/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Ged Nash
160. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of capital spent under vote A17 repair-and-leasing scheme at the end of September 2022; the projected amount to be spent under this heading by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49042/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Ged Nash
161. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of capital spent under vote A28 cost-rental equity loan at the end of September 2022; the projected amount to be spent under this heading by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49043/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Ged Nash
162. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of capital spent under vote A31 first-home scheme at the end of September 2022; the projected amount to be spent under this heading by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49044/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Ged Nash
163. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of capital spent under vote A32 affordable housing fund at the end of September 2022; the projected amount to be spent under this heading by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49045/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Ged Nash
164. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of capital spent under vote A33 Croí Cónaithe (cities) fund at the end of September 2022; the projected amount to be spent under this heading by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49046/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Public Sector Pay
Ged Nash
265. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to the Exchequer to bring the pay of workers in Section 56 organisations in line with public service pay agreements including Building Momentum and its potential successor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49031/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Health Services Staff
Ged Nash
350. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the Exchequer to bring the pay of workers in Section 39 organisations in line with public service pay agreements including Building Momentum and its potential successor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49029/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
oral
Budget 2023
Ged Nash
79. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has examined or requested a SWITCH analysis of the budget 2023 measures, excluding the 2022 temporary cost-of-living measures to be carried out; if he will provide a copy of any such analysis reviewed by his Department, for the distributional impact of the permanent expenditure and taxation changes from budget 2023 only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48282/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
oral
Living Wage
Ged Nash
86. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to ensure that all contractors that are awarded State public procurement contracts pay all staff a living wage given the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48279/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Ethics in Public Office
Ged Nash
94. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of his plans to reform the Standards in Public Office Commission; and when the Heads of the Ethics in Public Office Standards Bill 2015 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48283/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Departmental Reviews
Ged Nash
103. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of his plans in response to a spending review (details supplied) published by his Department; his views on whether the findings of the review would enable staff to avoid travel to and from the city centre on a daily basis and if there would be consequential savings in a reduced leasehold portfolios in the city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48280/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Energy Policy
Ged Nash
150. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his proposals for a windfall tax on energy companies in a scenario in which no agreement is reached at an European Union level; if such proposals will be included in the Finance Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48538/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Electricity Supply Board
Ged Nash
166. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected dividend from the ESB in 2022 and 2023, respectively; if he has sought a specific figure from the ESB for windfall profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48537/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Tax Data
Ged Nash
234. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated projected cost of extending the 9% VAT rate on electricity and gas for the remainder of 2023; the estimated cost for the extension in January and February 2023; the estimated additional average cost to a household and a business from the higher VAT rate applying for the remaining ten months in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48530/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Tax Data
Ged Nash
235. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated projected cost of the Special Assignee Relief Programme in 2023; the reason that no cost has been attributed to extending the Programme in Budget 2023 documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48531/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Departmental Data
Ged Nash
236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the reason that the projected cost of the help to buy scheme is listed as €83 million in Budget 2023 documentation given that the full-year cost in 2022 will be substantially more; the expected underlying level of applications for the help to buy scheme in 2023; the estimated average payment for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48533/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Tax Credits
Ged Nash
237. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the qualifying criteria for the rent tax credit; if tenants in approved housing bodies, local authorities and cost-rental developments respectively will be eligible; and if not, the reasoning for that exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48534/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Tax Data
Ged Nash
238. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of pre-letting expenses for landlords at the €5,000 cap in 2020, 2021 and those projected for 2022, respectively; and the rationale for the projected cost of €1 million in the first year, and €2 million in a full year are grounded on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48535/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Tax Data
Ged Nash
239. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated number of housing units that are expected to be subject to the vacant homes tax in 2023; the number of homes that informed the €3 million yield in Budget 2023 documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48536/22]