Parliamentary questions

Road Projects

Thomas Pringle

128. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if information will be provided in relation to Fintra Bridge, Fintra, Killybegs, County Donegal which has been in the planning stage for some time; the status of the works; the timeframe for works to start and finish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25036/24]

Air Navigation Orders

Thomas Pringle

129. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the number of inspections carried out under Article 8 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 in each of the years from 2010 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25043/24]

Air Navigation Orders

Thomas Pringle

130. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the number of inspections carried out under Article 8 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 in each of the years from 2000 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25044/24]

Air Navigation Orders

Thomas Pringle

131. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the number of inspections carried out under Article 8 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 in each year 1990-1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25045/24]

Public Transport

Darren O'Rourke

132. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 16 May 2024, to provide a breakdown of services that have been curtailed due to unacceptable or criminal behaviour and related risks to others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25055/24]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

133. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of Revenue protection officers employed by Iarnród Éireann in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased this year. [25105/24]

Coast Guard Service

Catherine Murphy

134. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if contracts have been signed by both parties in respect of a new coast guard building in Howth; and if not, when his Department expects construction work on this project to commence. [25106/24]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

135. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the refurbishment works that Iarnród Éireann carried out at a location (details supplied) in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024; and the future refurbishment works Iarnród Éireann has scheduled for this station between Q3 2024 and end of 2025, in tabular form. [25107/24]

Bus Services

Robert Troy

136. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the reason a company (details supplied) has not increased its service following the discontinuation of another service. [25127/24]

Bus Services

Michael Healy-Rae

137. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport to address an issue in respect of local bus transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25129/24]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Leo Varadkar

138. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of the recent court judgement on the CIÉ pension scheme; his views on the matter and whether he will now support or oppose an increase in pensions paid. [25149/24]

Bus Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

139. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on BusConnects as part of the greater Dublin area capital programme, including detail on the anticipated start date for construction; to outline the projected cost allocated within expenditure projection contained in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25170/24]

Rail Network

Rose Conway-Walsh

140. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on MetroLink as part of the greater Dublin area capital programme, including detail on the anticipated start date for construction; to outline the projected cost allocated within expenditure projection contained in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25171/24]

Rail Network

Rose Conway-Walsh

141. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on DART+ as part of the greater Dublin area capital programme, including detail on the anticipated start date for construction; to outline the projected cost allocated within expenditure projection contained in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25172/24]

Public Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

142. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on Luas Green Line Capacity enhancement as part of the greater Dublin area capital programme, including detail on the anticipated start date for construction; to outline the projected cost allocated within expenditure projection contained in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25173/24]

Public Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

143. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on Luas Finglas as part of the greater Dublin area capital programme, including detail on the anticipated start date for construction; to outline the projected cost allocated within expenditure projection contained in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25174/24]

Public Transport

Thomas Gould

144. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the legislative or regulatory provisions governing taxi vehicles driving in bus lanes. [25175/24]

Taxi Regulations

Thomas Gould

145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the legislative or regulatory provisions governing taxi vehicles driving in bus lanes. [25175/24]

Rail Network

Martin Kenny

146. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount of his Department’s pre-committed capital expenditure under the National Development Plan that will be dedicated to the western rail corridor in each of the years 2024 to 2030, in tabular form. [25186/24]

Rail Network

Martin Kenny

147. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount of his Department’s pre-committed capital expenditure under the National Development Plan that will be dedicated to the Navan rail line in each of the years 2024 to 2030, in tabular form. [25187/24]

Road Projects

Martin Kenny

148. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount of his Department’s pre-committed capital expenditure under the National Development Plan that will be dedicated to the upgrade works for the N2 and A5 in each of the years 2024 to 2030, in tabular form. [25188/24]

Rail Network

Martin Kenny

149. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount of his Department’s pre-committed capital expenditure under the National Development Plan that will be dedicated to the completion of the Dublin metro link in each of the years 2024 to 2030, in tabular form. [25189/24]

Transport Policy

Martin Kenny

150. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount of his Department’s pre-committed capital expenditure under the National Development Plan that will be dedicated to the safe routes to school programme in each of the years 2024 to 2030, in tabular form. [25190/24]

Ports Policy

Martin Kenny

151. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount of his Department’s pre-committed capital expenditure under the National Development Plan that will be dedicated to the development of port infrastructure to facilitate Ireland’s future offshore renewable energy sector in each of the years 2024 to 2030, in tabular form. [25191/24]

Driver Licences

James O'Connor

152. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport to detail the efforts being made by the NDLS to facilitate older people; if the NDLS provides hardcopy forms by post if requested; if the NDLS operates a telephone query service to facilitate older people who may require assistance; if the NDLS provide hardcopies of driver records documents such as licence/permit expiry dates, category or notations or entitlements enquiries, penalty points start or end dates or driver statements by post; if the NDLS facilitates requests by post or phone for hardcopies of all items listed previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25202/24]

Public Transport

Josepha Madigan

153. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Transport on if his Department will reconsider LUAS speed of 19.5 km/hr when the average road speed limit of the same commute is more than 50km/hr; what is being done to improve commute time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25241/24]

Road Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

154. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport when the policy that local authorities are required to inform TII before proceeding to tender on maintenance and improvement schemes on the national roads network for each scheme came into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25273/24]

Public Transport

Michael Healy-Rae

155. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a local service link will be established for an area in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25286/24]

Road Projects

Patricia Ryan

156. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the details of the road budget provided to Kildare County Council for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25318/24]

Transport Costs

Patricia Ryan

157. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the new policy recently instituted by Irish Rail where a finite number of seats for the free travel pass are allocated, and thereafter a charge is applied to the ticket despite the traveller having a free travel pass, one reason for this new policy being given by Irish Rail is due to an “increase in passenger numbers”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25322/24]

Public Transport

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

158. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if a service (details supplied) will be provided to County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25334/24]

Transport Policy

Cathal Crowe

159. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport which unit in his department handles yacht and marine vessel registration; and if he can provide contact details for the same. [25458/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

160. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved. [25485/24]

Public Services Card

Michael Healy-Rae

161. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport what the protocol is regarding inspectors on Bus Éireann stopping elderly people from going on the bus because their public services card would not scan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25518/24]

Official Engagements

Catherine Murphy

162. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when he last met formally with the CEO of a company (details supplied); and when he is next scheduled to meet the CEO. [25536/24]

Vehicle Testing

Peadar Tóibín

163. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the current numbers and wait times for RSA CPC walkaround tests for both truck and bus drivers at each test centre, in tabular form; the reason for delays; and if a test can be expedited (details supplied) where the delay is preventing the offer of employment. [25554/24]

Pension Provisions

Willie O'Dea

164. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address the shortfall in what is paid to retirees under the Irish airlines pension scheme; if he is aware of the hardship endured by many of these pensioners due to the reductions made to their defined benefit pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25612/24]

Tax Code

Seán Sherlock

165. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance if an issue in relation to the exclusion of a person (details supplied) from the help-to-buy scheme will be examined and addressed. [24916/24]

Tax Forms

Patricia Ryan

166. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify, with regard to claiming back medical expenses, when and why the MED 1 form used for this purpose was discontinued; the reason medical expenses can only be claimed online, which seriously disadvantages people who may not be computer literate, particularly older people and those with literacy issues; and if he will consider reinstating the form or a similar alternative. [25320/24]

Tax Code

Paul Murphy

167. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 23 May 2024, the reason there is a delay in Revenue resolving an issue in relation to taxation of further education and training staff in comparison to staff in compulsory education; if he will request an urgent outcome to these discussions referenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24582/24]

Budget 2024

Catherine Murphy

168. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the expected net effect of carryover measures carried over for 2025 as a result of Budget 2024 measures; the way in which it is accounted for in the budgetary stance projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24614/24]

Tax Code

Catherine Murphy

169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated total cost of introducing a financial transactions tax in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24615/24]

Tax Yield

Catherine Murphy

170. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from 15% minimum effective corporate tax rate for large firms if successfully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24616/24]

Tax Exemptions

Róisín Shortall

171. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 17 April 2024, the reason the VAT exemption for counsellors and psychotherapists will not apply until the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board is opened; the reasons this cannot be implemented ahead of registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24650/24]

Insurance Coverage

Jennifer Whitmore

172. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that there is a lack of insurance cover available to cover children's activity and sporting summer camps (details supplied); if he plans to engage with this sector on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24661/24]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

173. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of any anti-racism or unconscious bias training and presentations made available to staff in his Department during the period 2021 to date; the content of such training and presentations; the provider of any such training and presentations and the costs incurred for each event; if attendance at such training and presentations is mandatory or voluntary for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24669/24]

Legislative Measures

Carol Nolan

174. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will be prioritising the progression of any specific pieces of legislation prior to the Dáil summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24701/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

175. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the tax revenue projections from 2025 in the Stability Programme Update incorporate indicative tax packages in each of the years from 2025; and if so, to outline their annual value and cumulative value from year to year. [24768/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Holly Cairns

176. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider expanding the criteria for the primary health care certificate to include persons with a single upper body amputation; if there are plans to update the criteria more broadly to reflect modern living and working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24809/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Paul Murphy

177. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if the Government will amend the rules to primary medical certificates to allow blind people to qualify. [24822/24]

Official Engagements

Alan Kelly

178. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if he has spoken formally with his Turkish counterpart in the past six months. [24882/24]

Pension Provisions

Michael Creed

179. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance the current situation regarding a claim for a pension by a person in County Cork (details supplied). [24921/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Steven Matthews

180. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 28 May 2024, if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied) which appears to contradict the assertion that there is no market capacity issue; the actions he will take to address this concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24935/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Paul Kehoe

181. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance how many audits have been carried out by the Revenue Commissioners on persons (details supplied) in the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24958/24]

Tax Code

John Lahart

182. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the hospitality VAT rate given restaurants and cafés are struggling to survive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24985/24]

Vehicle Registration Tax

John Lahart

183. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the example of New Zealand where all vehicles using the road have a requirement to be registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24986/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Róisín Shortall

184. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if arrangements can be made to facilitate general practices operated by registered charities, given the immediate implications of not finding a resolution; if he will urgently engage with the Revenue Commissioners in respect of this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25052/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

185. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of contracts awarded by his Department to a company (details supplied) to carry out work on behalf of his Department in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [25109/24]

Fiscal Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

186. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to provide details on the reason why the stability programme update is projecting the increase of gross debt in nominal terms despite running a general government surplus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25161/24]

Tax Data

Patrick Costello

187. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of each of the recommendations outlined in the 2022 Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Foundations for the Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25166/24]

Banking Sector

Patrick Costello

188. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance for his view on the potential to introduce a windfall tax on Irish banks given their increasing profit margin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25167/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Richard Bruton

189. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has set a deadline for when the final proposals on the review of the primary medical certificate for motor and fuel tax concessions will be brought to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25272/24]

Overseas Development Aid

Rose Conway-Walsh

190. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline the level of both voted and non-voted overseas development aid contained within the SPU projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25280/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Michael Lowry

191. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance his response to concerns from a company (details supplied) that were refused a refund on VAT items that previously qualified; when an updated guidance document will issue on all outstanding information and VAT claims received by the Revenue Commissioners; will the Revenue Commission now process a VAT refund for the attached claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25282/24]

Tax Exemptions

Michael Lowry

192. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the tax exemption for persons of pension age to account for inflation and the rising cost of living (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25283/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Louise O'Reilly

193. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 237 of 14 May 2024 and 220 of 21 May 2024, how many companies had failed to engage with the Revenue Commissioners as of 31 May 2024 to date under the debt warehousing scheme; the total tax debt owed by this cohort; the breakdown of this information, by division and by NACE economic sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25295/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

194. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected revenue raised from legislated increases in the carbon tax in each year from 2025 to 2030 relative to the rate of €56 per tonne in 2024, for example, the revenue raised from the new rate of carbon tax in 2026 relative to a rate of €56 per tonne. [25313/24]

Departmental Programmes

Jennifer Whitmore

195. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of the ISIF funding for the Greystones media campus; what safeguards were put in place to ensure that the development progressed in line with commitments; what conditions were placed on the allocation of these funds; if he has had contact with the developers in relation to the delays in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25336/24]

Departmental Data

Richard Bruton

196. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the number of payments made under the Help to Buy Scheme and their average value to date for each county, in tabular form. [25420/24]

Housing Schemes

Niall Collins

197. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 7 December 2023, if any further consideration has been given to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25436/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

198. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved. [25474/24]

Universal Social Charge

Jackie Cahill

199. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if a person is in receipt of a medical card, do they pay a lower rate of universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25496/24]

Tax Code

Seán Canney

200. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance the reason recycled plastic water drinking troughs are not included in the list of components that a farmer can reclaim VAT on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25508/24]

Tax Code

Bernard Durkan

201. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the status of any debt for local property tax owed in the case of a person (details supplied) given there was a delay in her receiving a PPS number following the death of her spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25515/24]

Tax Data

Pearse Doherty

202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the residential premises rental income relief is in the tax base, under the stability programme update, in each of the years 2025, 2026 and 2027, respectively; and the amount in the base for each of those years. [25520/24]

Tax Data

Catherine Murphy

203. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount of income received from the betting levy in 2023 and for the first five months of 2024, in tabular form. [25530/24]

Tax Credits

Catherine Murphy

204. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the full-year cost if the single person child carer credit increased by €200. [25531/24]

Office of Public Works

Alan Kelly

205. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Garda mounted unit stables were refurbished. [24885/24]

Insurance Coverage

Catherine Murphy

206. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of State indemnity for public liability insurance in an instance where a lease would be signed by the OPW with a landowner (details supplied); how the State insurance would indemnify the area covered by the lease or licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24640/24]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

207. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of any anti-racism or unconscious bias training and presentations made available to staff in his Department during the period 2021 to date; the content of such training and presentations; the provider of any such training and presentations and the costs incurred for each event; if attendance at such training and presentations is mandatory or voluntary for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24675/24]

Legislative Measures

Carol Nolan

208. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department will be prioritising the progression of any specific pieces of legislation prior to the Dáil summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24707/24]

Flood Risk Management

Pat Buckley

209. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update from his recent visit to east Cork in Castlemartyr, Killeagh, Mogeely and with the residents of an area (details supplied) regarding the ongoing flood defence proposals for east Cork; if the issues at Moore's Bridge, Midleton are going to be resolved quickly, including the removal of the bridge in the Owenacurra River; if the riverbed further down from the bridge will have the excess gravel removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24742/24]

Flood Risk Management

Pat Buckley

210. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he or his Department has seen the proposals from the residents of an estate (details supplied) to introduce immediate flood prevention measures with the help of the local landowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24743/24]

Public Sector Staff

Cathal Crowe

211. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of plans for prison officers (details supplied) to increase the mandatory retirement age for An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service and the Army. [24781/24]

Flood Risk Management

Pat Buckley

212. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the current status of the proposed flood defence projects for the east Cork region. [24782/24]

Office of Public Works

Cathal Crowe

213. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on preparatory works being undertaken by the Office of Public Works in order that a new building for a school (details supplied) can progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24826/24]

Office of Public Works

Alan Kelly

214. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated full-year cost to recruit two additional full-time executive chefs and two additional full-time head chefs for the OPW; and the civil service grades in which these posts are filled by, in tabular form. [24878/24]

Court Accommodation

Jennifer Whitmore

215. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what works or proposed works have been undertaken on the Wicklow Town courthouse; what the future plans are for this premises, whether he has been in discussion with the Courts Service regarding the reinstatement of this building for the purposes of courts services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25072/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Whitmore

216. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when upgrade works, including the creation of suitable female staff welfare facilities, improved safety measures and space for staff, and improved access for the public, will commence at Greystones Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25073/24]

Coast Guard Service

Jennifer Whitmore

217. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if a renewed tender process has begun for the coastguard station in Greystones; when he expects that to be completed; when it is intended that works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25074/24]

State Properties

Jennifer Whitmore

218. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department is the owner of the Civil Defence building to the rear of the courts building in Wicklow Town; what plans he has for that vacant premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25075/24]

Office of Public Works

Catherine Murphy

219. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW intends to put a tender out for a café/restaurant service in Dublin Castle before the end of the year. [25093/24]

Public Sector Pensions

David Stanton

220. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the implications of the taking of "term time" by public servants on the value of pensions when these workers reach retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25193/24]

Public Sector Pensions

David Stanton

221. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform NDP Delivery and Reform; if his Department has carried out any study on the impact of the taking of "term time" by public servants on their final pension payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25195/24]

Office of Public Works

Bernard Durkan

222. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of any agreement, tacit, inferred, implied or otherwise which might prevent the Office of Public Works for asserting its rights to travel to and from Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare; if he will endeavour to ensure that the access previously enjoyed under contract from the N4 to the car park leading to Castletown House is restored (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25406/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

223. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved. [25480/24]

Public Procurement Contracts

Denis Naughten

224. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps he is taking to amend the procurement regulations to incentivise the enhanced use of wood in public construction projects including glulam and cross-laminated timber to replace steel fabrication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25500/24]

Labour Market

Catherine Murphy

225. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, given the skills shortage in areas such as construction, healthcare, teaching, farming, and caring, there are plans to progress a skills audit of people in the international protection system, with a view to harmonising skills and qualifications here; how much this would cost in the first year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24626/24]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Minister to provide details of any anti-racism or unconscious bias training and presentations made available to staff in his Department during the period 2021 to date; the content of such training and presentations; the provider of any such training and presentations and the costs incurred for each event; if attendance at such training and presentations is mandatory or voluntary for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24667/24]

Employment Rights

Joan Collins

227. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or the Minister for State with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail has received a proposal from the Labour Court on the amendment of the Employment Regulation Order (Security Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2023. [24682/24]