Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs

Ged Nash

1161. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of increasing the July provision rate for SNAs to that paid to a teacher; the number of individuals who would benefit; the overall cost of the July provision programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41673/22]

Pension Provisions

Ged Nash

1211. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a policy issue raised by an organisation (details supplied) pertaining to one member pension arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40122/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

1296. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of her Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41658/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Ged Nash

1297. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of students in secondary school aged 18 or 19; the estimated cost of extending eligibility to child benefit for all those young people still in full-time second-level education, including those in Youthreach programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41662/22]

Social Welfare Code

Ged Nash

1298. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if costings were prepared due to a court ruling (details supplied); if she will provide a copy of those costs and an analysis of the underlying eligibility figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41663/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Ged Nash

1299. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of removing the means test for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41666/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Ged Nash

1300. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of allowing all those in receipt of the carers respite care grant but not currently in receipt of a carer’s allowance or benefit payment to be paid the carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41667/22]

State Pensions

Ged Nash

1301. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of allowing foster carer’s to be paid the State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41668/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Ged Nash

1302. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of including a companion pass rather than a spousal pass for all those in receipt of a free travel pass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41669/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Ged Nash

1303. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance limits by €100 per child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41670/22]

Employment Support Services

Ged Nash

1304. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the materials grant to community employment schemes and Tús by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41671/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Ged Nash

1305. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of allowing a fuel allowance payment to all households that may be disqualified because of another person living there and in receipt of a social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41672/22]

Youth Services

Ged Nash

1320. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to calls by various section 56 bodies for additional resources to ensure pay restoration for staff employed by bodies contracted by the State to provide vital services to children and young persons; if his attention has been drawn to anomalies between the treatment of section 56 bodies and certain organisations that are engaged by the State through service level agreements under section 39 of the Health Act 2004 in respect of the question of pay restoration, arising from an agreement reached between the HSE and trade unions at the Workplace Relations Commission in 2018; if he plans to request additional resources from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in budget 2023 to support the process of pay restoration for workers in section 56 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39641/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Ged Nash

1327. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a policy issue raised by an person (details supplied); if he is considering any policy changes to the early childhood care and education scheme along the lines of the proposal provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39817/22]

International Protection

Ged Nash

1372. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider a policy matter (details supplied) within the remit of International Protection Accommodation Services which has been raised by an accommodation provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40744/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

1408. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41645/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

1487. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41652/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

1611. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of her Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41655/22]

Primary Care Centres

Ged Nash

1671. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1043 of 2 November 2021, when the HSE plans to develop a primary care centre at the site referred to in Ratoath, County Meath; if the plans are contained in the HSE's current capital programme; the overall cost and timeline for completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39780/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

2002. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41653/22]

Hospital Services

Ged Nash

2003. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the estimated total cost of delivering 700 additional acute inpatient beds; the number of additional acute inpatient beds that were delivered in 2021; the number delivered to date in 2022; the number projected for delivery in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41691/22]

Hospital Staff

Ged Nash

2004. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully subsidising the training of an additional 200 ICU nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41692/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

2157. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41644/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

2203. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of her Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41657/22]

Departmental Data

Ged Nash

278. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of a €100 payment to those whose nearest public transport stop had less than five services a day (details supplied); the estimated cost to the Exchequer of a €100 payment to those whose nearest public transport stop had less than five services a day and also live a distance of at least 2km away; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38798/22]

Energy Conservation

Ged Nash

78. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost to the Exchequer of a €200 credit for those with an income of up to €50,000 and living in a home with a BER rating of less than B2g; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38773/22]

Environmental Policy

Ged Nash

87. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated amount that would be raised by introducing a levy of €2.50 per tonne on aggregates extracted from the ground such as rock, sand, gravel and so on used in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38669/22]

Environmental Policy

Ged Nash

88. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the introduction of the proposed levy on waste recovery that takes place in Ireland and on waste exports from Ireland for recovery elsewhere in the European Union and outside of the European Union; the estimated revenue that could be raised from a waste recovery levy at €5 a tonne to apply to the three key waste recovery options landfill, incineration and export; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38670/22]

Environmental Policy

Ged Nash

89. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that could be raised from raising the landfill levy by €5 per tonne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38671/22]

Environmental Policy

Ged Nash

90. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the introduction of the coffee cup levy; the estimated yield from a 25-cent levy on every disposable coffee cup in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38675/22]

Environmental Policy

Ged Nash

91. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the introduction of the proposed disposable coffee cups; the estimated yield to the Exchequer from a 25-cent levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38676/22]

Environmental Policy

Ged Nash

92. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated yield from a 10 or 25-cent levy on each plastic bottle sold in Ireland; the estimated yield from a 10 or 25-cent levy on every fruit and vegetable sold in plastic in Ireland and a 10 or 25-cent levy on disposable takeaway containers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38677/22]

Transport Policy

Ged Nash

98. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to the Exchequer of ending the additional charge on quarterly and half-yearly motor tax payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38689/22]

Transport Policy

Ged Nash

112. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his plans to reform the calculation method for quarterly, half-yearly and annual charging for motor car tax; his views on whether the system unfairly and excessively overcharges those motorists in the lower income brackets that avail of the quarterly or half-yearly charge; and his plans to reform the motor car tax system [38642/22]

Tax Strategy Group

Ged Nash

123. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance when the Tax Strategy Group papers will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38609/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

124. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the amount raised annually by the bank levy since it was introduced in 2014; the projected yield in 2022; the details of the current method of calculation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38610/22]

Banking Sector

Ged Nash

125. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the yield to the State in each of the past five years from dividends from the State shareholdings in banks; the projected yield in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38611/22]

Banking Sector

Ged Nash

126. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the yield to the State in each of the past five years from dividends from the State shareholdings in banks; the projected yield in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38612/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

127. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield to the Exchequer of introducing a new windfall profits tax on energy providers if the corporation tax rate on their profits was increased from 12.% to either 25%, 27.5% or 50% respectively; the additional yield if a different approach of a 25% levy on profits was introduced; if any work has been carried out in his Department to evaluate a windfall tax on energy companies; if briefing or discussion papers have been prepared on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38613/22]

Summer Economic Statement

Ged Nash

128. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the process that led to the increase in the amount under tax measures from the €0.5 billion in the Stability Programme Update to €1.05 billion in the Summer Economic Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38620/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

129. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the gross amount of tax relief provided for pension contributions in each of the past five years for which full figures are available in tabular form [38623/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

130. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of removing stamp duty on credit cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38624/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

131. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the anticipated savings to the Exchequer in 2023, from ending the employment and investment incentive scheme, the key employee engagement programme, the special assignee relief programme and the foreign earnings deduction in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38625/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

132. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the anticipated savings to the Exchequer in 2023 from the ending rent-a-room relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38626/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

133. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the domicile levy for the past three years in tabular form; the estimated revenue that would be raised from doubling the domicile levy from €200,000 to €400,000 under the existing criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38627/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

134. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the e-worker tax relief for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38628/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

135. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield from abolishing relief under section 604A; the cost to date to the Exchequer annually of this relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38635/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

136. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield from every €1 per tonne increase in the carbon tax; the estimated yield if there were a €10 increase in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38636/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

137. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the bike to work scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2021; the cost of the scheme in each of the years; the number of persons who accessed the maximum amount of tax relief in each of those years; the average tax relief in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38637/22]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

138. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance savings to the exchequer by decreasing the current tax relief on bike to work schemes to €500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38638/22]