Parliamentary questions

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Rose Conway-Walsh

22. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on reform of governance and accountability at RTÉ, making particular reference to the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24414/24]

Heritage Sites

Rose Conway-Walsh

110. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the next opportunity will be to add Céide Fields on UNESCO's tentative list for world heritage status, considering its significance as a world-renowned heritage site and its historical evidence of Ireland's first farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24389/24]

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Rose Conway-Walsh

127. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he has taken to ensure this year's social and affordable housing build targets are met in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24390/24]

Fiscal Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

159. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the level of impact built into the revenue projections in the stability programme update from OECD Pillar 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24511/24]

Fiscal Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

160. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the level of impact if any built into the revenue projections in the stability programme update from OECD Pillar 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24512/24]

Social Insurance

Rose Conway-Walsh

208. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a complete list of all payments from the social insurance fund, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24452/24]

Social Insurance

Rose Conway-Walsh

209. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details on the current social insurance fund reserves and projected expenditure and revenue into the fund out to 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24453/24]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

10. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [24104/24]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

57. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of expenditure items that are derived from sources other than the central fund, and as such, do not impact on the net expenditure figures, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24395/24]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

160. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early years assistants, room leaders, deputy managers, and centre managers in the childcare sector to date, or as of the most recent date for which data is available. [24282/24]

Schools Building Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

7. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will have a plan for a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23898/24]

School Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

12. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if there can be flexibility in the 1 km rule for school transport where a number of children are forced to walk a narrow and dangerous road with no footpath to reach the current collection point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23899/24]

Road Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

139. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the badly needed Newport-Derrada road scheme in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23618/24]

Schools Amalgamation

Rose Conway-Walsh

209. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education in a situation where two primary schools have amalgamated but the new base school is further away than other primary schools in the area, if the children will qualify for school transport such as in the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23629/24]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

321. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide projections of social insurance fund receipts, expenditure and total cumulative reserve out to 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23818/24]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

323. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all payments and schemes that are funded or part-funded by the Social Insurance Fund; to provide information on the percentage share of the cost paid from the Social Insurance Fund, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23820/24]

Nursing Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

14. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional places that have been added to nursing and medicine since 2020 for Irish and EU students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23293/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

25. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of new apprentice registrations in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23292/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

148. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of projected non-voted current expenditure for 2024 and 2025 including a breakdown central funds, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23401/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

149. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of projected non-voted current expenditure for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23402/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

150. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the details of capital resources outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23403/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

151. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the details on non-tax revenue as outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23404/24]

Tax Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

153. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the methodology for calculating tax revenue projections in the Stability Programme Update, making particular reference to whether tax revenue projections are carried out on a no-policy change basis, or if it is assuming adjustments to credits and bands in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23424/24]

Departmental Budgets

Rose Conway-Walsh

164. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of expenditure receipts and balances as outlined on page 27 of the Stability Programme Update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23405/24]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

24. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [22999/24]

Tax Credits

Rose Conway-Walsh

105. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the value and number of successful claims under the research and development tax credit made by SMEs and non-SMEs, respectively, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; if his Department will consider introducing a simplified application process for SMEs to encourage research and innovation among indigenous companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22793/24]

EU Directives

Rose Conway-Walsh

117. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance his response to the European Commission's opening of an infringement procedure against Ireland and issuance of a formal letter of notice regarding incorrect transposition of the 4th and 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22792/24]

Tax Yield

Rose Conway-Walsh

221. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total tax revenue as a share of GNI* since 2016; total projected tax revenue as a share of GNI* out to 2027, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22734/24]

Fiscal Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

222. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total net debt and general Government debt each year since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22735/24]

Public Expenditure Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

226. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline the criteria that must be met in order allow expenditure from the proposed infrastructure, climate and nature fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19843/24]

Planning Issues

Rose Conway-Walsh

356. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of purpose-built childcare facilities that have been built each year since the introduction of the Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Childcare Facilities issued as ministerial guidelines under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; the number of childcare facilities that became operational; the number that remain operational today; the reason there has not been a purpose-built childcare facility for each 75-dwelling development since the introduction of the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22698/24]

School Meals Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

372. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the challenges faced by many community pre-schools (details supplied) due to the fact that the school meals programme funding does not cover the costs associated with providing food and drink for children; the steps she is taking to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22393/24]

Childcare Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

534. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 of 16 April 2024, the annual cost to the Exchequer, in tabular form, of the means-tested national childcare scheme; the numbers accessing the scheme and the average subsidy, per recipient, in each year since 2020, by income levels, for example, by families earning €20,000 to €30,000, €31,000 to €40,000, €41,000 to €50,000, and €51,000 to €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22954/24]

Childcare Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

535. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 of 16 April 2024, to provide a table, with a breakdown, by deciles, of the distribution of hourly and weekly subsidy levels of means-tested NCS subsidy recipients for 2020 to 2023, that is, the average hourly subsidy and average weekly subsidy received by the bottom 10% of the distribution, the next 10% and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22955/24]

Childcare Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

536. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 1 May 2024, the estimated cost of a 1 cent increase in the hourly wage of all early years assistants, room leaders, deputy managers and centre managers in the childcare sector if the State were to directly subsidise the increase, regardless of current income level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22956/24]

Childcare Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

537. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s annual targets for additional childcare places, that is, increased capacity, for each year they are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22957/24]

Rail Network

Rose Conway-Walsh

62. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22100/24]

Road Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

74. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the N17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22101/24]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Rose Conway-Walsh

125. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the role he has in ensuring with ComReg that phone signal is delivered across the State and addressing black spots that continue impact on connectivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21621/24]

Electricity Grid

Rose Conway-Walsh

126. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the role he has in ensuring with Eirgrid that grid infrastructure investment is sufficient to support a green transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21622/24]

Housing Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

236. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if the ISIF chose to make commercial investment by lending to approved housing bodies to deliver costs rental accommodation; whether this would be included within the General Government Balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21566/24]

Fiscal Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

157. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if the HFA lending is included in the general Government balance projections in the stability programme update; what amount is accounted for in each year from 2024 to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21084/24]

Fiscal Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

158. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if Housing Finance Agency lending is included in the general Government balance projections in the stability programme update; the amount that is accounted for in each year from 2024 to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21144/24]

Housing Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

159. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide detail on all investments by the ISIF in public social or affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21151/24]

Housing Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

189. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanism and procedure for increasing the Housing Finance Agency’s ability to lend beyond the amount outlined in the ‘Housing for All’ plan detailing any associated Exchequer costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21146/24]

Land Development Agency

Rose Conway-Walsh

190. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that expenditure for the land development agency is outside of the general Government balance; if he will provide detail on any projected expenditure of the Land Development Agency that has an Exchequer cost or any impact on the general Government balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21150/24]

Housing Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

191. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide detail on all non-Exchequer expenditure related to social and affordable housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21152/24]

Departmental Bodies

Rose Conway-Walsh

212. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total leading each year from the Housing Finance Agency for which data is available; the total leading to local authorities and approved housing bodies each year from the Housing Finance Agency for which data is available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21145/24]

Departmental Bodies

Rose Conway-Walsh

213. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a complete breakdown of Housing Finance Agency lending in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/24]

Departmental Bodies

Rose Conway-Walsh

214. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected lending from the Housing Finance Agency from 2024 to 2027; the projected lending specifically to local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21148/24]