Parliamentary questions

Tax Code

Niamh Smyth

231. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his decision to introduce an increase in fuel excise on 1 April 2024 given the fact that the UK has just announced it will not reintroduce its increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12061/24]

Tax Code

Pauline Tully

232. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to address the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [12073/24]

Tax Exemptions

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

233. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to introducing similar tax exemptions for petrol purchased by fishermen as is available when they purchase marine diesel. [12091/24]

Departmental Reviews

Ged Nash

234. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 5 October 2023, if he remains committed to undertaking a review of the remittance basis of tax and the domicile levy in 2024; if he is aware that this commitment is absent in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 1 February 2024; if he will clarify his position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12127/24]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

235. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications to the mortgage interest tax credit which have been rejected on the grounds that an applicant does not have a sufficient income tax liability. [12154/24]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications to the mortgage interest tax credit which have been rejected on the grounds that an applicant does not have a sufficient income tax liability despite their mortgage interest costs being higher in 2023 compared to 2022. [12155/24]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

237. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications to the mortgage interest tax credit which have been unable to receive the full 20% relief under the credit on the grounds that an applicant does not have a sufficient income tax liability despite their mortgage interest costs being higher in 2023 compared to 2022. [12156/24]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

238. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of successful claims to date under the mortgage interest tax credit relief. [12157/24]

Tax Credits

Pearse Doherty

239. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the value of money disbursed to date under the mortgage interest tax credit. [12158/24]

Tax Code

Peter Fitzpatrick

240. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his decision to introduce an increase in fuel excise on 1 April 2024 given the fact that the UK has just announced it will not reintroduce its increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12249/24]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

241. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €100,000 and above but less that €200,000, by the amount and by each body in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [12349/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Neasa Hourigan

242. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance the number of gaming machines seized by the Revenue Commissioners under section 43 of the Finance Act 1975 in each of the years 2020 to 2023, in tabular form. [12375/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Neasa Hourigan

243. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance the cost of storing gaming machines seized by the Revenue Commissioners under section 43 of the Finance Act 1975 in 2023. [12376/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Neasa Hourigan

244. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance the number of licences issued for amusement machines issued in 2023; the number of licences for gaming machines issues in 2023; and the revenue collected for each. [12377/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Neasa Hourigan

245. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance if he has estimated the revenue forgone as a result of not collecting gaming machine licence revenue in Dublin in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12378/24]

Financial Services

Steven Matthews

246. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns of an organisation (details supplied) regarding its clients’ difficulty in qualifying for mortgages, life assurance and other financial products; if his Department is carrying out any research into this issue or engaging with any financial institutions on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12435/24]

EU Bodies

Pearse Doherty

247. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of Ireland's bid to host the EU Anti-Money Laundering Agency; the breakdown of this cost including advertising and so on. [12495/24]

EU Bodies

Pearse Doherty

248. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the 471 high-quality apartments at a location (details supplied) which are identified as being available on the basis of first refusal to Ireland's bid for the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, will still be available to the State on that basis. [12496/24]

Official Engagements

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

249. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he met his Chinese counterpart during his recent visit to China for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12562/24]

Tax Code

James Lawless

250. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if matters raised by a business owner (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12610/24]

Departmental Policies

Pauline Tully

251. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the actions being taken to implement the proposals for a modern, fit-for-purpose vehicle adaptation scheme in line with international best practice that would replace the disabled drivers and disabled passenger's scheme. [12612/24]

Tax Yield

Louise O'Reilly

252. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar-sweetened drinks tax each year since its introduction, and to date in 2024, broken down by the yield in each band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12642/24]

Tax Code

Danny Healy-Rae

253. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his decision to introduce an increase in fuel excise on 1 April 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12670/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

254. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the goods and services subject to the second reduced rate of VAT; the revenue generated through VAT for each good and service subject to the second reduced rate of VAT in 2021 and 2022; and the projected revenue generated through VAT for each good and service subject to the second reduced rate of VAT in 2023 and 2024. [12686/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Cian O'Callaghan

255. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners' review of the taxes paid by Irish real estate funds has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12700/24]

Tax Code

Jim O'Callaghan

256. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance whether services such as yoga, pilates, boxercise and spinning are being afforded a financial advantage over activities such as martial arts and gymnastics, which are required to charge VAT. [12701/24]

Departmental Funding

Robert Troy

257. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form. [12719/24]

Departmental Meetings

Carol Nolan

258. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings that he or officials from his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) including its representatives from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12739/24]

Tax Code

Duncan Smith

259. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance to give consideration to committed couples including those with children being jointly assessed for tax purposes and in addition being able to apply for home carer tax credit without being married or being in a civil partnership (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12754/24]

Tax Code

Peter Burke

260. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to extend benefit-in-kind taxation from January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12783/24]

State Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

261. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Residential Property Service long-term leased properties have been transferred to the LDA; and if not, when this transfer will take place. [12847/24]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

262. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total number of people paying the domicile levy each year since 2010; the number of non-tax-residents who have paid the domicile levy since 2010; the number of both residents and non-tax residents that were able to use the levy in its entirety against Irish income tax, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12863/24]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

263. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total number of annual income returns made on a non-domiciled basis each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12864/24]

Tax Yield

Rose Conway-Walsh

264. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be generated, assuming no change in behaviour, if Ireland were to introduce a remittance charge on a euro equivalent basis to the charge that is applied in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12865/24]

Tax Code

John Lahart

265. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance to discuss any plans for the restoration of tax exemption liability that was in place before the economic crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12866/24]

Tax Credits

John Lahart

266. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to allowing surplus tax credits from the year of a deceased individual to be carried over subsequent years, particularly when gross credits exceed net tax liabilities in alignment with the current practice for those under 70 years of age to ensure consistency across age groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12867/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Noel Grealish

267. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if provisions are in place for an individual whose application for a primary medical certificate was refused and subsequently appealed the decision, but is unable to travel to Dun Laoghaire for the appeal appointment due to ill-health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12911/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Paul Donnelly

268. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will seek EU funding to cover the costs to replace two customs cutter vessels for the Revenue Commissioners; and the current status regarding the replacement of these vessels. [12974/24]

Tax Reliefs

Violet-Anne Wynne

269. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance his views on the rent-a-room relief; if he will consider creating a registry to ensure legitimacy and transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13000/24]

Tax Reliefs

Violet-Anne Wynne

270. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the number of rent-a-room relief applications received by his Department each month since the beginning of the scheme to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13001/24]

Tax Code

Michael Creed

271. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) is paying high levels of income tax. [13008/24]

Tax Reliefs

Alan Farrell

272. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance in a context where the Finance Act 2017 introduced relief on capital gains tax and capital acquisitions tax for landowners who have leased their land for the production of solar energy where the area of the land on which the solar panels are installed does not exceed half the total area of the land concerned, the reason a similar relief was not provided to landowners who have leased their land for the production of wind energy; if he will consider such a change to encourage the development of the onshore renewable energy needed to achieve the Government's climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13068/24]

Housing Schemes

Ivana Bacik

273. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that applicants for the help-to-buy scheme who are still repaying Covid supports are being automatically rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/24]

Departmental Data

Pearse Doherty

274. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has received from his Departmental officials or the Revenue Commissioners an estimate, range of estimates or data enabling an estimate of the Exchequer impact of Pillar 1 and Pillar 2, respectively and separately; if so, when such estimates were provided; the details of those estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13093/24]

Tax Code

Matt Carthy

275. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his decision to introduce an increase in fuel excise on 1 April 2024 in light of the potential negative impact businesses in the Border region and on the cost-of-living for many workers and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13166/24]

Revenue Commissioners

James O'Connor

276. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding new NGCT relief provisions being prepared by the Revenue Commissioners; when are they expected to be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13187/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

277. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for his Department and all public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13195/24]

Tax Reliefs

Violet-Anne Wynne

278. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the rent-a-room relief scheme; if he will consider devising a tax-free amount proportional to the number of days a room owner rents the room for digs out of seven days per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13305/24]

An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

279. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or physical threats being addressed to staff or Ministers, at any level, working within the Department during the period 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11600/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

280. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if interim flood relief measures will be considered in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11639/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Moynihan

281. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on plans to draft legislation to restore the supplementary pension to post-2012 gardaí and other uniformed members of the Fast Accrual grades of the Public Service Single Pension Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11640/24]

Referendum Campaigns

Eoin Ó Broin

282. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated cost to the Exchequer of running the two Constitutional referendums on 8 March 2024. [11688/24]

Public Sector Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

283. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of occasions since January 2018 that his Department has sanctioned a financial package for an individual leaving the public service on foot of the provisions of circular 9 of 2018 issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and to identify the individual departments/agencies and the costs involved in each case. [11789/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Sean Fleming

284. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the results will be available in respect of an assessment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11795/24]

Coast Guard Service

Colm Burke

285. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when a project (details supplied) which was granted planning permission in 2022 can proceed; if this project has been advertised in order that tenders can be submitted; when is it likely that the tender process will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11858/24]

Freedom of Information

Catherine Murphy

286. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to expand on the schedule of prescribed bodies in the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (details supplied); and if he has consulted the Data Protection Commissioner in this regard and-or his ministerial and departmental colleagues. [11937/24]

International Protection

Catherine Murphy

287. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has received communication from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth requesting additional funding for the provision of accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection and international protection in 2023 and-or in 2024. [11943/24]

International Protection

Catherine Murphy

288. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has undertaken a review and or assessment of spending and the financial controls of same by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in respect of the provision of accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection and international protection in 2023 and-or in 2024. [11944/24]

Heritage Sites

Réada Cronin

289. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the definition of what comprises general visitor traffic in the matter of the avenue at Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12001/24]

Departmental Policies

Emer Higgins

290. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what provisions his Department is obliged to make to ensure Government services, such as the Revenue Commissioners, are accessible to the digitally disadvantaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12113/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Cathal Crowe

291. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details on when his Department will undertake drainage and flood relief works at Gullet Cross, Cratloe, County Clare. [12273/24]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

292. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of exit and-or severance and-or redundancy packages granted by his Department, bodies under his aegis and bodies he funds in full or in part, of €100,000 and above but less that €200,000, by the amount and by each body, in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [12355/24]

Heritage Sites

John Lahart

293. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW plans to refresh and refurbish the exterior of Rathfarnham Castle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12530/24]

Heritage Sites

Michael Lowry

294. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 22 March 2022, the progress made and the steps he has taken to improve ventilation for staff who work in the basement area of the Swiss Cottage in Cahir, County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to the fact the basement area has no mechanical ventilation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12643/24]

Referendum Campaigns

Mattie McGrath

295. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the full cost of the referendums held on 8 March 2024; and the breakdown of those costs. [12677/24]

Referendum Campaigns

Carol Nolan

296. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated total cost of the referendums held on 8 March 2024; if he will provide an itemised breakdown of estimated costs, including wage costs, printing, refreshments, rental of venues, purchase or rental of equipment, advertising and the costs of the activities of the Electoral Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12693/24]

Departmental Funding

Robert Troy

297. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level of funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form. [12725/24]

Departmental Meetings

Carol Nolan

298. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings he or officials from his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied), including its representatives, from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12745/24]

Flood Risk Management

Brian Leddin

299. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW chair will reconvene the meetings of the steering group on the flood mitigation at Ballycar; if the group will report to the relevant Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12761/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

300. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount of his Department's capital budget allocation that has been spent in the first two months of 2024; and if he will provide the corresponding figures for 2023. [12800/24]

Office of Public Works

Willie O'Dea

301. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 5 March 2024, if he will accept that the response is misleading, given An Garda Síochána has informed this Deputy that there is no request with it for a business case in relation to the force's long-term requirements in the area; the up-to-date position in relation to acquiring a site for a Garda station in the Castletroy-Annacotty area of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12892/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

302. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total capital spend for each year since 2018, broken down by Exchequer and non-Exchequer, by core and non-core, and what the Exchequer expenditure represents as a percentage share of GNI*, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12950/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

303. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total projected capital spend for 2024, 2025 and 2027, broken down by Exchequer and non-Exchequer as well as by core and non-core, and what the Exchequer expenditure represents as a percentage share of GNI*, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12951/24]

Heritage Sites

Paul Donnelly

304. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount of rent the OPW has collected from external agencies to have a café-restaurant service in each heritage site under the remit of the OPW in 2023; and when the contract for each of these services is due to expire, by location, in tabular form. [12963/24]

Office of Public Works

Paul Donnelly

305. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of persons who will be offered a job as a chef within OPW following the recent recruitment campaign for chefs; and when each of the applicants will be notified of whether they have been offered a job. [12964/24]

An Garda Síochána

Maurice Quinlivan

306. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what steps have been taken by the Office of Public Works in identifying a suitable location for a Garda station in Castletroy, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12988/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

307. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, all projects with a value of over €20 million that are currently under construction and their anticipated complete data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13065/24]

Heritage Sites

Michael Healy-Rae

308. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13127/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

309. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for his Department and all public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13201/24]

Energy Conservation

Rose Conway-Walsh

310. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details on all energy performance contracts implemented or in development across the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13207/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

311. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a breakdown of all non-Exchequer funding in the Public Capital Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

312. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details on the indexation of PPP contract indexation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13210/24]

Energy Conservation

Rose Conway-Walsh

313. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on expanding the role of the NDFA to lead procurement of energy performance contracts (EPCs) for the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13211/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

314. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there is a cap on the aggregate level of annual expenditure on PPP unitary payments, relative to the Exchequer capital envelope; if any work has been carried out this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13212/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

315. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the percentage level of PPP unitary payments as a share of each vote capital budget, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13213/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

316. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if all PPP unitary payments are classified as capital expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13214/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

317. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the average share of unitary payments that are subject to inflation increases across all sectors that use PPP contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13215/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

James Lawless

318. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the Morell flood relief scheme at Killeenmore and Turnings, Sallins/Straffan, County Kildare; whether the works are almost complete; what further works are planned; what impact the works have had on local flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13217/24]

EU Directives

Seán Haughey

319. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will transpose the EU directive on adequate minimum wages into Irish law; the implications of this directive for early years educators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11538/24]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

320. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to the Dáil debate on the forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024, the source of the Minister for State’s statement that “for every redundancy that has been announced, there have been four jobs created” in the technology sector; the timeframe this is based over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11579/24]

An Garda Síochána

Carol Nolan

321. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or physical threats being addressed to staff or Ministers, at any level, working within the Department during the period 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11592/24]

Departmental Policies

Sean Fleming

322. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence in relation to the new sick pay scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11779/24]

EU Directives

Johnny Mythen

323. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is an established action plan prepared or being prepared regarding the transposition of the EU Directive on an adequate minimum wage, including the facilitation to exercise collective bargaining; if so, when this plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11935/24]

EU Directives

David Stanton

324. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the situation with respect to the transposition into Irish law of EU Directive 2019/1152 on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11949/24]

Energy Conservation

Louise O'Reilly

325. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the take-up rate of the LEO energy efficiency grant, by the number of businesses issued with a grant, the number of businesses supported per local authority, and the funding issued per local authority, in tabular form. [11951/24]

Departmental Meetings

David Stanton

326. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the presence, if any, he or his Departmental officials will have at the Wind Europe annual event in Bilbao, Spain from 20-22 March 2024; his Department’s proposed contribution to the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12007/24]

Industrial Development

Mattie McGrath

327. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason no businesses are operating in the IDA business and Technology Park, Fermoy, County Cork in 2024, 22 years after the official opening of the park; the amount that has been spent on the development and maintenance of Fermoy IDA business and technology park since it has been opened; the number of businesses that have applied to operate in the business and technology park since its official opening; the reason for rejecting applications by businesses to locate in the park; if businesses have been refused permission to locate there; the IDAs current plans for the business and technology park; if no businesses are planned to go into park in the near future, if the Government will consider restoring the park back to residential land considering the lack of housing in the Fermoy area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12010/24]

Business Supports

John Lahart

328. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the rates rebate for businesses that was announced as part of Budget 2024 will be rolled out; how qualifying businesses will receive these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/24]

Business Supports

Fergus O'Dowd

329. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a response will issue to queries raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the Increased Cost of Business Grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12258/24]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

330. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 6 March 2024, whether the beneficiary of the end of service payment has been engaged by Enterprise Ireland or any other State body on a consultancy basis. [12326/24]