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Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Departmental Data
Bríd Smith
218. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of commercial rates that have been collected by all local authorities since 2018 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33334/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Work Permits
Bríd Smith
393. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a publication date of the review of atypical work permit scheme for non-European Economic Area fishers given that she recently declared that it was imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33490/22]
Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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Data Centres
Bríd Smith
9. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of data centres connected to the national grid; the number of new data centre applications presently approved for connection by Commission for Regulation of Utilities; if the Minister will seek clarification from the CRU on whether new rules on connecting data centres apply only to new data centre applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33219/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Bus Services
Bríd Smith
126. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport the planned total investment in the national public service obligation bus fleet; and the increase anticipated in over all fleet numbers per year to 2030, in tabular form (details supplied). [32014/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Bus Services
Bríd Smith
127. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost and number of fully electric vehicle buses to be added to he national fleet between now and 2030, in tabular form. [32015/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Bus Services
Bríd Smith
128. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport the planned increases in bus fleet numbers in public service obligation services in Galway, Cork Limerick and Waterford city services between now and 2030, in tabular form. [32016/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Bus Services
Bríd Smith
129. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport the current total number of buses in the fleet of companies (details supplied); and the number of bus vehicles in these companies that are not included in the public service obligation numbers in tabular form. [32017/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Defective Building Materials
Bríd Smith
269. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will give a definitive date when the working group specifically tasked with examining the issues of fire safety and structural safety defects in apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013 will deliver it’s report which was due in March 2022; if his attention has been drawn to the immense stress and anxiety that homeowners impacted by these defects continue to experience as a result of significant payments they have been requested to make to remedy defects they are in no way responsible for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32501/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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School Management
Bríd Smith
552. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if schools (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be compelled to open classes for autistic students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32028/22]
Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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Departmental Data
Bríd Smith
668. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there have been 511 violent attacks on trans sex workers to date in 2022; her plans to address this; if these attacks are recorded specifically as attacks on trans sex workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32150/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
oral
Tax Collection
Bríd Smith
6. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he has studied a recent paper on wealth taxes and the problems with previous attempts by European Union states to introduce wealth taxes (details supplied); the plans he has in this regard for the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31246/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Public Sector Pay
Bríd Smith
105. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public sector pay talks will form part of a wider process similar to previous social partnership agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31247/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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National Lottery
Bríd Smith
124. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if unclaimed National Lottery winnings are subject to any oversight or monitoring by the Government in terms of the way and when they are spent; if he has plans to revisit previous agreements on the issue with the winning contractor for the national Lottery; when the current contract expires; if there are plans on the future of the Lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31248/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Energy Conservation
Bríd Smith
162. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a home that previously had some home energy efficiency work carried out is disqualified in cases in which a new home owner seeks to improve the energy efficiency of the home from applying for a new SEAI grant; if the SEAI has specific rules or regulations relating to same, such as the time that has lapsed since the previous grant, the BER rating that was achieved through the previous work, the type of work previously undertaken and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31697/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Energy Conservation
Bríd Smith
163. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if all homes that have had some energy efficiency work carried out under SEAI grants are excluded from any further support from the SEAI; if the statistics are available on the work that has been carried out to date that demonstrate the energy efficiencies that have been achieved in terms of reduced CO2 emissions and improved BER ratings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31698/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Tax Collection
Bríd Smith
210. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance if property tax revenue for the individual electoral areas in each county are available or kept by his Department.
[31657/22]
Wed, 15 Jun 2022
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Insurance Coverage
Bríd Smith
4. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport if motorists involved in an accident with an uninsured or undetected vehicle will be covered by an organisation (details supplied) for damages caused to their vehicle and or injuries suffered by passengers; the legislation or regulations that decide the particulars which are and are not covered in such circumstances; the plans, if any, that his Department has to amend such regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31346/22]
Wed, 15 Jun 2022
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State Examinations
Bríd Smith
148. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the concerns (details supplied) of students sitting the Leaving Certificate 2022 and their parents regarding the results being released on 31 August 2022; if she plans to address the matter by bringing the release of the results forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31293/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Electric Vehicles
Bríd Smith
65. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent report on the roll-out of electric vehicles in the State; and the measures that he intends to take to ensure greater provision of charging facilities and greater access to electric vehicles among the general population. [30737/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
oral
Bus Services
Bríd Smith
68. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport when works are expected to commence on the necessary infrastructural provisions for the dedicated BusConnects corridors in Dublin; the liaison and consultations that will take place between the National Transport Authority and households that have had compulsory purchase order notices on foot of the proposed works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30736/22]