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Page 10 of 89
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Third Level Costs
Eoin Ó Broin
2047. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding support options, if any, available to students who wish to study medicine via the graduate entry pathway. [37801/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Conservation
Eoin Ó Broin
89. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number of heat pumps installed in the warmer homes scheme and warmth and wellbeing scheme for 2023 to the end of July, in tabular form. [36632/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Conservation
Eoin Ó Broin
90. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the amount of funding for heat pumps installed in the warmer homes scheme and warmth and wellbeing scheme for 2023 to the end of July, in tabular form. [36633/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Conservation
Eoin Ó Broin
91. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number of oil and gas boilers installed in the warmer homes scheme and warmth and wellbeing scheme for 2023 to the end of July, in tabular form. [36634/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Conservation
Eoin Ó Broin
92. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the amount of funding for oil and gas boilers installed in the warmer homes scheme and warmth and wellbeing scheme for 2023 to the end of July, in tabular form. [36635/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Conservation
Eoin Ó Broin
93. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number of heat pumps installed in the warmer homes scheme and warmth and wellbeing scheme for 2023 to the end of June, in tabular form. [36636/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Electricity Supply Board
Eoin Ó Broin
94. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 13 June 2023, to outline what appropriate validation consisted of; and to clarify whether the account was subjected to external audit by the ESBs auditor. [36638/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Usage
Eoin Ó Broin
139. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the energy consumption of large energy users per annum for the past three years in megawatt hours, in tabular form. [36992/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Tax Code
Eoin Ó Broin
320. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal to reduce VAT on repair services, such as cobblers and clothing menders, as a measure to support the circular economy. [36637/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Tax Yield
Eoin Ó Broin
326. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by increasing the electricity tax on large energy users to €2, €5, €10 and €20 per MW hour, in tabular form. [36991/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Tax Reliefs
Eoin Ó Broin
327. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance what evidence is accepted by the Revenue Commissioner to demonstrate electricity generated from renewable sources in order to avail of relief from the electricity tax; and if guarantees of origin are acceptable evidence. [36993/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Tax Yield
Eoin Ó Broin
333. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance how much revenue would be raised by removing the tax exemption for heavy oil (jet fuel) used for domestic commercial aviation under section 97B of the Finance Act 1999, and applying various rates, including a full MOT rate per 1,000 litres, in tabular form. [37055/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Tax Yield
Eoin Ó Broin
334. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance how much revenue would be raised by removing the tax exemption for heavy oil (jet fuel) used for domestic commercial aviation under section 97B of the Finance Act 1999, excluding PSO supported routes and applying various rates, including a full MOT rate per 1,000 litres, in tabular form. [37056/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Tax Yield
Eoin Ó Broin
335. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance how much revenue would be raised by removing the partial relief light oil (aviation gasoline) used for domestic commercial aviation under section 100(2)(b) of the Finance Act 1999 and applying various rates including, a full MOT rate per 1,000 litres, in tabular form. [37057/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Tax Yield
Eoin Ó Broin
336. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance how much revenue would be raised by increasing the rate of tax on heavy oil (jet fuel) used for private pleasure flying and light oil (aviation gasoline) used for private pleasure flying by 25%, 50%, 100%, in tabular form. [37058/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Tax Yield
Eoin Ó Broin
337. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance how much revenue would be raised by removing all non-mandatory reliefs on aviation fuels except for those which would require a bilateral arrangement between member states or a third country, in tabular form. [37059/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Fiscal Data
Eoin Ó Broin
339. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund that is invested in fossil fuel distribution companies; and the companies in which it is invested. [37106/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Business Supports
Eoin Ó Broin
396. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what happens in the event of an overpayment of a subsidy or grant to a business; and whether costs can generally be recouped. [36631/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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School Enrolments
Eoin Ó Broin
475. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to outline her plans to increase the number of junior, senior and secondary school places available in Lucan, County Dublin, in the coming years to meet growing demand. [36534/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
573. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any grounds on which a local authority can assess eligibility for social housing supports based on whether an applicant's private rent is above 30% of their net household income rather than the annual net household income being within the three income bands set out by his Department in January 2023; if so, when this alternative assessment was introduced; and on what circular, statutory instrument or legislation it is based. [35806/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Naturalisation Applications
Eoin Ó Broin
785. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the current turnaround times for processing of a join family member of EU/EEA/Swiss citizen spouse visa application by the INIS; and what efforts her Department is making to ensure timely decisions for applicants. [35704/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Childcare Services
Eoin Ó Broin
969. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is guidance regarding the number of weeks a provider under the national childcare scheme must be open during a given year; if it is regular practice for providers under the scheme to close for a number of weeks during the summer period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35617/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Childcare Services
Eoin Ó Broin
970. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that some small childcare providers are feeling forced to alter the service they currently provide due to funding restraints under the current model; if he is engaging with providers regarding these issues; if any matters are under consideration in order to resolve the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35618/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Childcare Services
Eoin Ó Broin
971. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has any specific plans to provide support to naíonra-based service providers. [35619/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Hospital Services
Eoin Ó Broin
1100. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to deliver clinical genetic services at CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35623/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Cancer Services
Eoin Ó Broin
1163. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); and if he intends to engage with the organisation in order to discuss funding of services. [35910/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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State Bodies
Eoin Ó Broin
174. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 20 June 2023, to cite the specific law which empowered him or the Government to task the CRU to implement the decision. [35115/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Environmental Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
191. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number of oil boilers and the number of gas boilers installed in the warmer homes scheme and warmth and wellbeing scheme for 2023 to date, in tabular form. [35279/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Energy Usage
Eoin Ó Broin
192. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report the percentage of demand for gas in all sectors including electricity generation, residential, and industrial and commercial broken down by retail, construction, laundry, leisure, air travel, data centres, pharma, hospitals, and any other key sectors, relative to the reference period for the year 2023, in tabular form. [35280/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Energy Usage
Eoin Ó Broin
193. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline which other EU member states saw an increase in demand for gas of at least by 8 % in the period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 compared to the average gas consumption during the reference period per the revised definition in the political agreement related to the proposal for an EU Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2022/1369 as regards prolonging the demand reduction period for reduction measures for gas and reinforcing the reporting and monitoring of their implementation. [35281/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Energy Usage
Eoin Ó Broin
194. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on progress towards meeting the 15% demand reduction relative to the original reference period in Regulation (EU) 2022/1369, broken down by sector, in tabular form. [35282/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Energy Usage
Eoin Ó Broin
195. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on progress towards meeting the 15% demand reduction relative to the updated reference period in Regulation (EU) 2022/1369, as amended in March 2023, broken down by sector, in tabular form. [35283/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Road Safety
Eoin Ó Broin
264. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to update on progress to the consultation with the Data Protection Commissioner about issuing a direction under section 8 of the Road Safety Act 2006 to allow for the flow of collision reports. [35278/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Rental Sector
Eoin Ó Broin
274. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of renters availing of the renter's tax credit in 2022 and to date in 2023, with a breakdown by county and an average credit paid in each county. [35359/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Industrial Development
Eoin Ó Broin
355. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the IDA began supporting companies to set up data centres in the State. [35116/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Eoin Ó Broin
481. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the provision of emergency funding for interim fire safety works in buildings with fire safety and other defects including how much funding will be made available this year; how it will be accessed; and when the funding scheme will open. [35355/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
482. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the delivery of affordable homes under the affordable housing fund, cost rental equity loan and LDA project Tosaigh stating the number of affordable homes delivered under these schemes to date in 2023 with a breakdown by location and cost/price. [35356/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
483. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the latest social housing pipeline report will be published. [35357/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Local Authorities
Eoin Ó Broin
484. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the difficulties in publishing the Mulcahy Report in certain planning matters in County Donegal, if he will publish a summary of the report outlining any relevant findings; and set out what actions he intends to take to address these findings. [35358/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Housing Policy
Eoin Ó Broin
485. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out in tabular form a progress report on each of the eight policy asks from the Regional Independents Group during the Private Members Motion debate on 21st February 2023 (details supplied) which were incorporated into the Government’s countermotion to the Sinn Féin motion on that date. [35360/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Departmental Staff
Eoin Ó Broin
486. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that a position of Deputy Secretary General has been created in his Department; the reason for the creation of this position; the salary scale for this position; and the date on which the position is expected to be filled. [35361/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Naturalisation Applications
Eoin Ó Broin
186. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the current timeline in relation to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for the processing of applications in respect of minors; the number of minor applications currently pending; and a breakdown of the length of time since pending applications were received in the following bands: less than 12 months, one to two years, and three years or more, in tabular form. [34742/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
385. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications and total funding sought from individual local authorities under the land acquisition fund; how much funding has been approved and drawn down to date by local authorities; and if there are plans for future land acquisition funding for local authorities. [33849/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
386. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications and total funding sought from approved housing bodies under the land acquisition fund; how much funding has been approved and drawn down to date by AHBs; and if there are plans for future land acquisition funding for AHBs. [33850/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Housing Policy
Eoin Ó Broin
387. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the required amendments to the section 25 (2) (b) (II) of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (details supplied) will be introduced; and to detail any assessment that has taken place in terms of the impact of the new amending legislation on registrations. [33851/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Housing Policy
Eoin Ó Broin
388. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many AHBs are currently affected by the existing wording of section 25 (2) (b) (II) of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 in terms of their ability to register. [33852/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Eoin Ó Broin
389. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline a timeline for the roll-out of a scheme for approved housing bodies affected by defective concrete block. [33853/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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EU Funding
Eoin Ó Broin
390. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much funding from the state's EU National Recovery and Resilience Plan has been earmarked and drawn down to date for the delivery of social and affordable housing; how this EU funding is being administered; and if this funding is additional to existing State funding provided through Housing For All. [33854/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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EU Funding
Eoin Ó Broin
391. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much funding from the state's EU National Recovery and Resilience Plan has been earmarked and drawn down to date for the retrofitting of social housing. [33855/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
392. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the revolving fund established under Rebuilding Ireland and administered by the Housing Agency. [33856/23]