Parliamentary questions

Customs and Excise

John Paul Phelan

37. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the points-of-entry, that is, ports and airports, at which mobile x-ray scanners and sniffer dogs were deployed to over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18312/24]

Schools Building Projects

John Paul Phelan

272. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for the granting of approval for a school (details supplied) to proceed to the tender acceptance stage for an extension project approved by her Department; to outline her Department’s predicted timeframe for completion of the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17401/24]

Foreign Policy

John Paul Phelan

133. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reasons the Government is willing to recognise the independence of Palestine but not the independence of Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17199/24]

Illicit Trade

John Paul Phelan

153. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of X-ray scanners used to detect illicit trade and smuggling at ports and airports; the number of dates on which they were deployed and used at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the number of X-ray scanners in use at ports and airports. [17172/24]

Illicit Trade

John Paul Phelan

154. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of sniffers dogs being used to detect illicit trade and smuggling at ports and airports; the number of dates on which they were deployed and used at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the number of sniffers dogs in use at ports and airports. [17173/24]

Illicit Trade

John Paul Phelan

155. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff and other resources being deployed and used at ports and airports to detect non-compliance by individuals with duty-free travel allowances; the number of inspections carried out at individual named ports and airports in the State in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if it is planned to increase the resources in use at ports and airports for this purpose. [17174/24]

Control of Firearms

John Paul Phelan

252. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the Firearms Consultative Panel, which had been established by her predecessor in 2015, has been discontinued; and if she will re-establish the panel to provide a much-needed, inclusive forum for consultation and engagement with key stakeholders. [17171/24]

Referendum Campaigns

John Paul Phelan

32. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government still intends to hold a referendum for Ireland to join the Unified Patent Court on 7 June 2024; whether an alternative date is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16967/24]

Electric Vehicles

John Paul Phelan

171. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address delays by ESB Networks in providing grid connections for the installation of EV charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15318/24]

Electric Vehicles

John Paul Phelan

260. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on plans to deploy the use of battery technology to support the installation of EV charging infrastructure along the comprehensive road network in response to delays in grid connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15316/24]

Electric Vehicles

John Paul Phelan

261. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on plans to unblock potential barriers and streamline the process for the private sector companies to access grid connections for the installation of EV charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15317/24]

Transport Policy

John Paul Phelan

315. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will simplify the VAT code on car sharing, noting the current dual-rate system is unnecessarily complex and discourages car rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15320/24]

EU Directives

John Paul Phelan

316. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the rate of VAT to hire e-bikes to encourage people making the transition to sustainable alternatives, noting the relevant EU Directive permits a reduced rate in the range of 9% to 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15321/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

John Paul Phelan

1594. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if it is his intention to propose a ban on smoking and vaping in outdoor areas attached to pubs and restaurants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15319/24]

Electoral Commission

John Paul Phelan

228. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state whether the statutory functions of the Electoral Commission include the power to review the contents of pole posters or statements made by elected representatives and to communicate with the public in relation to their conclusions of any such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13467/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

John Paul Phelan

219. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to commission an independent assessment of the extent to which tobacco excise increases in recent years are leading to increased illicit market activity, evidenced by the recent detection of a large-scale illegal cigarette factory in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

John Paul Phelan

225. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken, and additional resources being provided to the Revenue Commissioners to detect and crack-down on the production and sale of illegal tobacco products in Ireland, following the recent detection and closure of a large-scale illegal cigarette factory in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11770/24]

Departmental Schemes

John Paul Phelan

130. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what will happen to funds gathered under the new deposit return scheme that are not reclaimed by the purchaser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7433/24]

Flexible Work Practices

John Paul Phelan

250. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 23 January 2024, whether she believes it is desirable or appropriate for principals or deputy principals to work from home, given their responsibility for enforcing school policies on a day-to-day basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7431/24]

Sports Funding

John Paul Phelan

326. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline all of the funding streams that are available to any sports club wishing to embark on a development project that is in excess of €500,000 excluding land purchase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7434/24]

Tax Collection

John Paul Phelan

365. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated additional revenue which will be generated in 2024 from the increases to PRSI announced as part of the Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7432/24]

Wildlife Protection

John Paul Phelan

222. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that the proposed stakeholder forum on the sustainable hunting of protected wild birds will include all relevant stakeholders in its membership, including game conservation organisations (details supplied). [5914/24]

Alcohol Pricing

John Paul Phelan

117. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the expected impact on Exchequer revenues of a reduction in VAT on zero alcohol beers from 23% to 13.5%; the expected impact of such a change on consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5631/24]

Disability Services

John Paul Phelan

461. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that are being taken to reduce the CDNT waiting list of the CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5632/24]

Tax Yield

John Paul Phelan

198. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated from VAT and excise duties on alcoholic beverages sold in off licences in each year from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2374/24]

Tax Yield

John Paul Phelan

199. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated from VAT and excise duties on alcoholic beverages sold in public houses in each year from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2375/24]

Tax Yield

John Paul Phelan

200. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated from VAT and excise duties on alcoholic beverages sold in licenced restaurants in each year from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2376/24]

Flexible Work Practices

John Paul Phelan

267. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if school principals and deputy principals are permitted to work from home; to outline in general terms her Department's policy on this issue including the maximum number of days which can be worked from home; and to outline how she feels that it is possible to carry out the duties of principal or deputy principal from home given the importance of these positions in enforcing school policies on-site on a day-to-day basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2378/24]

Wildlife Conservation

John Paul Phelan

332. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the first meeting of the 'Sustainable Hunting of Wild Birds Stakeholder Forum' will take place; the details of the forum membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2929/24]

Social Insurance

John Paul Phelan

376. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated revenue which will be generated in 2024 and 2025 by the increases in PRSI which were announced as part of Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2377/24]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

John Paul Phelan

669. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason an education company (details supplied) has not yet received payment from her Department for a summer programme scheme which it supplied in Summer 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/24]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

591. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has appointed a rare disease liaison within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52093/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

592. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the formulation of an updated national rare disease plan; if the plan will be published within the lifetime of this Government as per the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52094/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

593. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to publish the number of unimplemented actions from the National Rare Disease Plan 2014-2018; to outline each unimplemented action, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52095/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

594. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health how his Department in reviewing the unimplemented actions of the National Rare Disease Plan 2014-2018; whether he intends to publish this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52096/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

595. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he intends to support the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2021 to provide for a dedicated pathway for the reimbursement of orphan medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52097/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

596. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health his views on an indicator survey (details supplied) showing Irish patients are waiting an average of 877 days to access EMA-approved orphan medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52098/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

597. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the next steps of a working group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52099/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

598. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether legislative change is required to improve Ireland's reimbursement system for orphan medicinal products. [52100/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

599. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he supports interim access reimbursement models which allow early access to rare and ultra-rare disease medicines, as utilised in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52101/23]

Schools Building Projects

John Paul Phelan

213. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason an approved extension development for a school (details supplied) was withdrawn; the reason no reason for the withdrawal was given to the school; to outline the proposals her Department has for increasing the school capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51722/23]

National Minimum Wage

John Paul Phelan

42. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Taoiseach the number of people who are being paid at the current minimum wage of €11.30 per hour. [49384/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John Paul Phelan

287. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection to state for each category of welfare payment administered by her Department in 2022, the total amount paid in cash; the total amounts paid directly to a bank account; the amounts lodged directly to an account at a post office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49382/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John Paul Phelan

288. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of single people with no dependents who received more than €24,000 in social welfare payments administered by her Department during 2022; to provide a breakdown of those recipients by the total amount received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49383/23]

Electricity Generation

John Paul Phelan

147. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when commercial customers generating electricity from solar panels will get paid for their surplus production that is currently been fed in to the grid free of charge, and subsequently being charged out to the same customer at full rate in the following days. [47672/23]

Special Educational Needs

John Paul Phelan

234. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason no reply was issued to a person (details supplied) regarding a place in a primary school for an autistic child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44870/23]

Angling Sector

John Paul Phelan

28. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific conservation limits for the Nore and Suir rivers for 2018-2022, inclusive, in relation to snap net salmon fishing. [43806/23]

Angling Sector

John Paul Phelan

29. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of salmon recorded by anglers for the Nore and Suir rivers for 2018-2022, inclusive, in relation to snap net salmon fishing. [43807/23]

Angling Sector

John Paul Phelan

30. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the allowances that were given for the dry summers of 2018, 2019 and 2022 for the rivers Nore and Suir, inclusive, in relation to snap net salmon fishing. [43808/23]

Angling Sector

John Paul Phelan

31. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the allowances that were given for the Covid years of 2020 and 2021 for the rivers Nore and Suir regarding snap net salmon fishing. [43809/23]

Angling Sector

John Paul Phelan

32. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the exploitation rates were used to determine the total allowable catch for the Nore and Suir rivers for the years 2018-2022, inclusive, regarding snap net salmon fishing. [43810/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

103. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance whether he is aware of a recent report (details supplied) on total tax revenue as a proportion of national income in the United Kingdom; if his Department monitors any similar measure of the overall level of taxation in Ireland; and if so, to outline the findings of any such research in recent years. [43720/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

104. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 26 September 2023, if he will provide the equivalent figures for 2007 to 2020, inclusive. [43723/23]

Health Services

John Paul Phelan

510. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the number of hepatitis C tests carried out each year from 2018-2023; how this compares to the goals under Roadmap to Zero; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43653/23]

Health Services

John Paul Phelan

530. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow will have the results of a biopsy carried out on 22 August at University Hospital, Waterford; the reason for the delay in receiving the results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43812/23]

Climate Action Plan

John Paul Phelan

111. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on Climate Action Fund contributions in the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive, to break these contributions down by industry and by sector within each industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41229/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

164. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of individuals who paid any amount of income tax, PRSI, USC, income levy or health levy in each year from 2007 to date. [41187/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

165. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total receipts of each of income tax, PRSI, USC, income levy and health levy in each year from 2007 to date. [41188/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

166. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of individuals who worked part-time or full-time in 2022 but who did not pay any income tax, USC or PRSI due to their level of income falling below the relevant thresholds or their tax liability being offset by their tax credits. [41190/23]

EU Directives

John Paul Phelan

224. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the next steps in developing a National position in respect of the proposed EU Product Liability Directive; if he will report on the public consultation which was carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41228/23]

School Funding

John Paul Phelan

253. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education whether her Department has undertaken any analysis of the potential cost to State of prohibiting second-level schools from charging fees, and the likely need to provide additional exchequer funding to those schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41189/23]

Departmental Data

John Paul Phelan

337. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state whether his Department centrally monitors the number of tenants of local authorities or approved housing bodies who are in arrears of rent, and the total amount due in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41184/23]

Departmental Data

John Paul Phelan

338. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state or estimate the number of housing units in the State in each year from 2010 to date. [41185/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John Paul Phelan

370. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since December 2019; and to state the ages and geographical locations of these recipients. [41186/23]

Departmental Funding

John Paul Phelan

1353. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the source of, and the reasons for, the State funding paid to an organisation (details supplied) in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37230/23]

EU Directives

John Paul Phelan

377. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to report on his Department's public consultation on the European Union's proposal for a directive on liability for defective products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35957/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

John Paul Phelan

1175. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the integration of continuous glucose monitor devices into healthcare practice and guidance in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35958/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

John Paul Phelan

1176. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health whether his Department is or will be developing national clinical guidance to underpin the provision and funding of continuous glucose monitor devices in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35959/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

John Paul Phelan

1177. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health whether his Department is developing national clinical guidelines for type 2 diabetes mellitus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35960/23]

Legislative Process

John Paul Phelan

1178. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Health Information Bill 2023, the proposed timeline for its passage and subsequent implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35961/23]

Health Strategies

John Paul Phelan

1179. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a National Diabetes Registry following the passage of the Health Informational Bill 2023; and the timeline for the proposed development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35962/23]

Legislative Process

John Paul Phelan

1180. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update the status of the National Research Ethics Committees Bill 2019; whether he will provide a statement on the Government's position on the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35963/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

1181. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the commitment in the HSE's National Service Plan 2023 to roll-out 30 new specialist teams for the management of chronic diseases, which includes T2DM in communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35964/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

1182. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the funding streams available for diabetes care for women with gestational diabetes mellitus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35965/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

1183. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funding provided for diabetes care in Budget 2023 and the priorities for funding of diabetes care in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35966/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

1184. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he intends to appoint a liaison officer to oversee implementation of diabetes policy within the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35967/23]

Healthcare Policy

John Paul Phelan

1185. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to outline the timeline and next steps of the Working Group overseeing his Department's response to a report (details supplied) into Ireland's reimbursement system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35968/23]

Health Service Executive

John Paul Phelan

797. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he will seek responses from each individual CHO HSE areas on the policies, administration and distribution relating to a question (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33948/23]

Business Supports

John Paul Phelan

63. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government has created a winter plan to assist businesses with high energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31573/23]

Telecommunications Services

John Paul Phelan

167. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the proposed EU telecoms tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30433/23]

Departmental Strategies

John Paul Phelan

168. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he will publish Ireland's national hydrogen strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30434/23]

Departmental Consultations

John Paul Phelan

169. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to launch a public consultation on private wires-direct lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30435/23]

Tax Credits

John Paul Phelan

211. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce a tax credit for unscripted content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30424/23]

Tax Credits

John Paul Phelan

212. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the changes the OECD pillar 2 will have on Ireland's research and development tax credit; whether certain corporations will end up receiving less of a credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30425/23]

Tax Credits

John Paul Phelan

213. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to increase the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30426/23]

Electronic Commerce

John Paul Phelan

214. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposed digital euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30427/23]

EU Regulations

John Paul Phelan

234. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline Ireland's position in respect of the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30419/23]

Departmental Policies

John Paul Phelan

235. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the Irish Government's main priorities for its upcoming presidency of the D9+ Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30421/23]

Departmental Policies

John Paul Phelan

236. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on Ireland's place as a leader in Europe's digital policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30422/23]

EU Regulations

John Paul Phelan

237. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the EU Chips Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30423/23]

Departmental Budgets

John Paul Phelan

385. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health how much of the allocated budget for reimbursement of medicines has been spent to date since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30428/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

386. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if a new liaison person within his Department has been appointed to oversee implementation of the national rare disease plan; if a review conducted by the former liaison person will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30429/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

387. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health his views on the ARDCI Rare Disease Pledge; whether he agrees with each of its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30430/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

388. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline Ireland's national position in respect of the European Commission's proposed pharmaceutical strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30431/23]

Legislative Measures

John Paul Phelan

389. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expected legislative timeline of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30432/23]

School Accommodation

John Paul Phelan

322. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education when an announcement will be made regarding an extension to a primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29490/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John Paul Phelan

273. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health when former staff who worked in care homes during the pandemic will get the pandemic bonus payment (details supplied); the reason this matter has not yet been resolved over three years since the height of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28945/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

356. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total number of persons' who paid PAYE income tax and/or the universal social charge in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27295/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

357. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total number of persons' whose income in 2022 was subject to PAYE income tax and/or universal social charge; the total number of persons' who paid any amount of either tax in that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27296/23]

Disability Services

John Paul Phelan

300. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the HSE has not yet approved funding for a person (details supplied); when it is expected to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26926/23]