Parliamentary questions

State Bodies

Gerald Nash

19. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; and the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form [41659/22]

State Bodies

Gerald Nash

46. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41648/22]

State Bodies

Gerald Nash

156. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41649/22]

Energy Conservation

Gerald Nash

157. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated number of homes with a BER rating of less than B2 or B3 respectively in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41665/22]

Road Projects

Gerald Nash

198. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if there has been any formal contact between Louth County Council and his Department to date in 2022 in relation to financial support to develop the planned Port Access Northern Cross Route in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39762/22]

Public Transport

Gerald Nash

206. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport when he plans to publish the full business case for the planned Metrolink development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39806/22]

State Bodies

Gerald Nash

305. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41661/22]

Rail Network

Gerald Nash

306. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of extending the short hop zone to Newbridge; the estimated overall cost of extending the short hop zone to all train stations in Kildare broken down by station in tabular form; the estimated cost of allowing the Leap card to be used by commuters from all Kildare stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41674/22]

Tax Yield

Gerald Nash

336. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield from increasing the bank levy rate to 100% or to 157% and 200% respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39897/22]

Tax Strategy Group

Gerald Nash

338. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the date of publication for the 2022 Tax Strategy Group papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39942/22]

Pensions Reform

Gerald Nash

353. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on a policy issue raised by an organisation (details supplied) pertaining to one member pension arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40239/22]

State Bodies

Gerald Nash

440. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41650/22]

Tax Yield

Gerald Nash

441. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield from a levy of 25% on the profits accruing from rental of residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41664/22]

Banking Sector

Gerald Nash

449. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance when his Department officials were informed, under the terms of the State's relationship framework with a bank (details supplied) that the bank plans to withdraw cash services from 70 of its branches; his views on the fact that a decision of this nature was taken before the completion of his Department's retail banking review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41765/22]

Public Sector Pay

Gerald Nash

510. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to his comments at the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight, if he will confirm that the structure of the public pay deal that had been offered would have included a further 2.5% increase in 2022 on top of existing agreements and a similar 2.5% increase in 2023; the additional costs of that would be by year and if it would be approximately €625 million before pension entitlements; the expected costs by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41637/22]

Summer Economic Statement

Gerald Nash

511. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 13 July 2022 (details supplied), the amount set aside for meeting the costs of the pay deal in 2023 as was requested in the initial question; if his attention has been drawn to the actual cost of this; if he will provide a breakdown of the cost to each Department and agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41638/22]

Summer Economic Statement

Gerald Nash

512. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 13 July 2022 (details supplied), if he will provide a breakdown of those costs and each individual measure as was requested in the initial question; if his attention has been drawn to the actual cost of each of these measures; if he will provide a breakdown by measure and the cost by Department and agency in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41639/22]

Summer Economic Statement

Gerald Nash

513. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 13 July 2022, if he will provide details of funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41640/22]

Summer Economic Statement

Gerald Nash

514. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of the 3% set aside to meet existing levels of service costs and of the €2.2 billion assigned for this at present that relates specifically to demographic measures, excluding public pay and carryover costs; the current proposed allocation for this; if he will confirm that his Department has not carried out an analysis on the way that this additional spending for demographic pressures will be allocated at present; the methodology applied for the allocation of this spending; if he has received any proposals from other Departments seeking additional allocation of expenditure for demographics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41641/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Gerald Nash

515. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 13 July 2022, if he will confirm that budget 2022 announced €500 million of the Brexit adjustment reserve; if he will confirm that the table provided with that reply showing a total allocation of €54.3 million to date across four Departments is the only allocated expenditure to date from the amount allocated as per the €54 million in the revised estimates; the intended purpose of the remaining €446 million; if there will be a further €600 million in 2023 for allocation; the other allocations, if any, that have occurred; when he intends to announced further allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41642/22]