Parliamentary questions

Employment Schemes

Ged Nash

384. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if the Government will introduce a new short-time work furlough scheme based on the principles of the employment wage subsidy scheme to maintain manufacturing jobs at risk of being lost as a result of escalating gas prices, especially in view of the risk to all of the jobs at companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43090/22]

Office of Public Works

Ged Nash

450. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to the Exchequer of waiving entrance fees to all OPW sites for students and young adult Transport for Ireland Leap card holders; the estimated cost to the Exchequer of waiving entrance fees for students and young adult TFI Leap card holders to include those under 26 years respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42721/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Ged Nash

462. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the approval for an increase in the pensions and deferred pensions for members of the An Post superannuation scheme by 2% per annum; if he will provide an update on the timeline for the agreed pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43555/22]

Housing Policy

Ged Nash

575. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a policy issue raised by a person (details supplied) regarding the current price limit for first home scheme applicants in County Louth; his plans, if any, for an adjustment in the house price threshold for the Drogheda urban and rural LEAs in line with the price limit for County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42913/22]

Departmental Bodies

Ged Nash

656. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of formal complaints made to the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Body to date; the broad nature, subject matter of the complaints; the actions taken by the Body in relation to each complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43884/22]

Special Educational Needs

Ged Nash

1003. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when a special educational needs transport application for a child (details supplied) will be processed by her Department; when the proposed new service will be put out to tender; the timeframe for the delivery of this urgent service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43880/22]

Pensions Council

Ged Nash

1100. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the Pensions Council’s proposed cost-transparency initiative in respect of the costs and charges applied to the management of private pensions; if she will outline the details of the promised response (details supplied) that she has received, if any, on the issue from the Pensions Council; her views on the Pensions Council’s findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42715/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Ged Nash

1220. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1327 of 26 July 2022, if he will consider a proposal to insert an interim measure at section 4.3.1 in the early childhood care and education programme rules allowing for choice of start date for parents of multiple births, pending the outcome of the upcoming 12-month review of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42582/22]

Education and Training Provision

Ged Nash

1301. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of trainee dental places that have been on offer in the State each year since 2016; the number of those places that are being offered through CAO and to non-European Union students respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42361/22]

Education and Training Provision

Ged Nash

1302. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of trainee doctor places that have been on offer in the State each year since 2016; the number of those places that are being offered through CAO and to non-European Union students respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42362/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Ged Nash

1325. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to an issue with the applied social care programme at a university (details supplied) receiving CORU accreditation; his views on same; if he believes that a full refund should be offered to affected students; his plans, if any, to engage with officials from the university, CORU and other relevant institutions regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43177/22]

Departmental Funding

Ged Nash

1344. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated surplus in the National Training Fund for 2022, based on revenue received and projected expenditure; the total surplus in 2021; the total accumulated reserve; the projected surplus for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43753/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Ged Nash

1345. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the main areas of expenditure funded by the National Training Fund in 2022; the organisations which received funding in 2022; if the Higher Education Authority receives funding from the NTF; if so, the amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43754/22]

Departmental Funding

Ged Nash

1346. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated additional yield to the National Training Fund from a 0.1% increase in the NTF levy in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43755/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Ged Nash

1347. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will confirm whether legislation would be required for funding from the National Training Fund to be provided to third-level institutions through the Higher Education Authority and the recurrent grant allocation model to fund day-to-day expenditure through the block grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43756/22]

Commissions of Inquiry

Ged Nash

1415. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice her Department's position given the recent decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions not to proceed with additional prosecutions on the need for a commission of inquiry into the conduct of a former doctor and convicted abuser (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43087/22]

An Garda Síochána

Ged Nash

1463. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost to the Exchequer of adding an additional 100 and 1,000 members of An Garda Síochána to the force in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43956/22]

State Bodies

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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

Ged 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]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

516. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [41656/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

601. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of her Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41660/22]

Housing Schemes

Ged Nash

608. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of increasing the social housing income limits nationally to €45,000 for single income household and €90,000 for double income household; the estimated cost of increasing existing limits by 10% and 25% respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

802. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [41654/22]

Housing Schemes

Ged Nash

803. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP tenancies in each local authority; the projected annual cost of each in 2021 and to date in 2022; the estimated cost for HAP in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41675/22]

Housing Provision

Ged Nash

804. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units that will be built by local authorities in 2022 and planned for 2023; if he will provide a breakdown by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41676/22]

Housing Provision

Ged Nash

805. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units that will be bought in the market by local authorities in 2022 and planned for 2023; if he will provide a breakdown by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41677/22]

Housing Provision

Ged Nash

806. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units that will be bought through Part V by local authorities in 2022 and planned for 2023; if he will provide a breakdown by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41678/22]

Housing Provision

Ged Nash

807. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units that will be provided by Approved Housing Bodies in 2022 and planned for 2023; if he will provide a breakdown by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41679/22]

Housing Provision

Ged Nash

808. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall number of social housing units that he expects to be provided in 2022 and 2023 respectively; if he will provide a breakdown by delivery mechanism; the capital and current funding allocated for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41680/22]

Housing Schemes

Ged Nash

809. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP tenancies that were inspected within eight months of the tenancy commencing broken down by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41681/22]

Housing Provision

Ged Nash

810. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental units to be delivered in 2022 and in 2023 respectively; the funding allocated for this; the additional cost of doubling the projected level of provision in 2023, broken down by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41682/22]

Rental Sector

Ged Nash

811. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of dispute resolutions covering evictions that are currently being investigated by the Residential Tenancies Board broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/22]