Parliamentary questions

Flood Risk Management

Pat Buckley

363. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on what interim measures have been implemented in east Cork after the most recent flooding disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15031/24]

Flood Risk Management

Pat Buckley

364. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if interim flood relief measures can be put in place as soon as possible to prevent further flooding in parts of Midleton, Castlemartyr, Whitegate Village and Mogeely; what immediate supports are available to those housing estates to expedite the safety of those homes and prevent future flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15033/24]

Referendum Campaigns

Seán Canney

365. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total cost of holding the two referenda on 8 March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15044/24]

Public Parks

Paul Kehoe

366. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the implementation of eco-toilets in the Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15198/24]

Pension Provisions

Carol Nolan

367. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason a reduced rate pension paid by An Post to a former employee, who after leaving that company took up a job with the HSE and became entitled to a separate pension under the nominated health agencies superannuation scheme, is taken into account for rebatement purposes under the latter scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15222/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Fergus O'Dowd

368. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on proposed developments at the Oldbridge site since the welcome announcement of up to €10 million in shared island funding to develop the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15330/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Fergus O'Dowd

369. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the delivery of the CFRAM scheme for County Louth and east Meath, further to the most recent flooding events in the area; the current timelines for the delivery of the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15342/24]

Coastal Erosion

Fergus O'Dowd

370. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to identify if reports have been undertaken to ascertain the level of coastal erosion underway between the mouth of the River Boyne at Baltray to Clogherhead in County Louth; if so, what are the results; what plans, if any, there are to mitigate coastal erosion at this location into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15369/24]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Aindrias Moynihan

371. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to ensure that proposed working conditions measures will not have a negative impact on SMEs in increased operating costs as they will not be in a position to absorb such costs over the proposed period for these changes to be implemented in working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15209/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

372. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent by his Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13803/24]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

373. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of properties either owned or leased by his Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the properties have been vacant for; and the location of the properties, in tabular form. [13821/24]

Economic Sanctions

Robert Troy

374. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the analysis that has been done on the Russian trade sanctions; and if he is satisfied they are working and not being circumvented in any way. [13999/24]

Civil Service

Robert Troy

375. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the civil service mobility transfer list in relation to positions in Mullingar, County Westmeath; how many positions have been filled through this list within the past year; and the position of a person (details supplied) with regard to this particular list. [14082/24]

Departmental Advertising

Jackie Cahill

376. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department uses community radio for advertising and public awareness campaigns; if not, the reason, given the vital role community radio often plays in the dissemination of information to local communities; if his Department will consider using community radio for public awareness campaigns in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14170/24]

Tax Reliefs

Michael Healy-Rae

377. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if employer PRSI will be reformed to ease the burden on businesses and to mitigate against the effects of Government induced payroll measures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14218/24]

Work Permits

Patrick Costello

378. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of active employment permits in the State (details supplied), broken down by type of permit, i.e. Critical, General, Other and SOC Code (4 digit). [14223/24]

Energy Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

379. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targets for commercial building emission reductions and energy targets; the steps being taken to achieve this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14260/24]

Trade Agreements

Robert Troy

380. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current status of full ratification of CETA; and if he considers the recent decision by the French parliament to reject CETA will impact on the agreement. [14378/24]

Departmental Priorities

Darren O'Rourke

381. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on Co-Operative Societies Bill 2022; when he expects the Bill to progress to the next stage; if he expects it will pass through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14391/24]

Income Inequality

Louise O'Reilly

382. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on forecasted data taken from the Central Statistics Office earnings, hours and employment costs survey and using 2024 forecasts of wage growth of 5% as projected by the Central Bank and inflation of 2.9% as projected by the ESRI, all of which indicate two consecutive years of real wage decline, 2023 and 2024, projecting that workers will be worse off by the end of 2024 than they were in 2020. [14403/24]