Parliamentary questions

Foreign Conflicts

Willie O'Dea

73. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports calls for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4334/23]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Michael Moynihan

74. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an overview of the shared island civic society fund he announced on 12 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4216/23]

Middle East

John Brady

76. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he proposes to take or is willing to support against Israel following the destruction of aid supplied by the EU and Ireland to Palestine by Israeli forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4406/23]

International Relations

Paul McAuliffe

119. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his reaction to the appointment by the United States of a new special envoy to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4213/23]

Tourism Industry

Imelda Munster

1. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Question No. 1 of 17 November 2022, if she will provide an update on whether the wide range of alternative options being explored by the Government will be made available in time for the reopening of hotels to tourists in summer 2023, and on the engagement carried out by her Department on the senior officials group, including a copy of or details of the concerns she communicated on behalf of the tourism sector to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and any response received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3676/23]

Film Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of the recent hearings at the budget scrutiny committee about section 481 film credit and the concerns raised by Equity about the failure of producer companies to vindicate the rights of actors, performers, directors and writers in respect of intellectual property and EU directives; the concerns raised by representatives of film crew about the failure of producer companies to vindicate their rights in terms of employment legislation, in particular the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003, and whether she intends to take action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3876/23]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

3. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dáta faoina mbeidh bord nua ceaptha d’Údarás na Gaeltachta; conas a ligeadh do thréimhse an bhoird teacht chun críche gan tús a bheith curtha fiú le ceapadh an bhoird nua agus cé na bearta atá déanta chun a chinntiú nach dtarlóidh a leithéid arís i gcás boird Stáit; agus an dtabharfaidh sí soiléiriú maidir le dáta an toghcháin atá beartaithe a thabhairt ar ais; cad é an tionchar a bheidh ag an athstruchtúrú sin ar thréimhse oifige an bhoird; agus cén tábhacht a bhaineann le bord a bheith i bhfeidhm go dtí go dtarlaíonn an t-athstruchtúrú sin. [3877/23]

Tourism Industry

Verona Murphy

4. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the proactive measures her Department is taking to address and resolve the current recruitment and retention difficulties of the tourism industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3848/23]

Tourism Funding

Michael Collins

5. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans in place to give relief to the hotel sector at this time with the ongoing energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3880/23]

Gender Balance

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

7. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update in respect of the action plan for sport 2021-2023 and the Government target to have 40% female representation in the board membership of the national governing bodies of sport. [3562/23]

Culture Policy

Catherine Connolly

8. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 17 November 2022, the status of the legacy framework arising from Galway 2020; when the framework will be published; the breakdown of the way that the remaining €1 million from her Department’s commitment to Galway 2020 will be spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3698/23]

Ceisteanna Craolacháin

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

10. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dáta faoina bhfoilseofar an tuarascáil maidir le stáisiún raidió trí Ghaeilge don aos óg atá geallta don mhí seo i bhfianaise é a bheith geallta roimh dheireadh na bliana seo caite, de réir freagraí atá tugtha aici ar mo chuid ceisteanna parlaiminte go dtí seo. [3671/23]

Film Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to issues raised by film crew at the recent Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight hearings on section 481 tax relief in terms of their vulnerability to blacklisting and failure to vindicate their rights as employees under EU and national law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3722/23]

Sports Funding

Steven Matthews

12. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next round of sports capital funding will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3062/23]

Sport and Recreational Development

Chris Andrews

13. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures that are being put in place to address the expected increase in participation at a grassroots level in women's football ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup in July 2023 in Australia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2737/23]

Tourism Industry

Bernard Durkan

14. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she continues to take to ensure that tourism is given every opportunity to develop and grow in the future notwithstanding the future challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3639/23]

Tourism Industry

Alan Dillon

20. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans she has in place to protect Ireland's tourism, given that 55,000 hotel rooms are assigned to Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3629/23]

Sports Funding

Emer Higgins

31. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the awards for the sports capital scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2859/23]

Sports Funding

Michael Moynihan

39. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the review of the sports grant will be complete; and when the next round of applications will be opened for same. [3550/23]

Sports Funding

Joe Carey

51. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the sports capital grants programme will be reopened for applications; the proposed timetable for the processing of these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3611/23]

Sports Funding

James O'Connor

54. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has details on future plans for the sports capital funding; if she will provide a timeline if possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3617/23]

Sports Funding

Chris Andrews

73. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will address the current status of opening of the next round of the sports capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2738/23]

Sports Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

75. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expected timeline for the opening of the next round of the sports capital grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3507/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

81. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost-rental homes delivered through the cost-rental equity loan in 2022; the number of cost-rental homes delivered by the Land Development Agency in 2022; and the number of affordable purchase homes delivered through the Affordable Housing Fund in 2022. [3842/23]

Housing Provision

Ivana Bacik

82. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the slow-down in the construction of social housing, and on the implications of this slowing-down for renters reliant on the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3749/23]

Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

83. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the regulations for and the opening of the enhanced defective concrete block redress scheme. [3597/23]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

84. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why his Department failed to spend its 2022 capital allocation for new build housing; the action he will take to ensure this does not happen in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3828/23]

Housing Provision

Catherine Connolly

85. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Question No. 89 of 30 November 2022 and Question No. 60 of 28 September 2022, if he has received the report in respect of 2021 and 2022 to date from the Galway social housing task force; if so, if he will provide a copy of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3857/23]

Homeless Persons Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

86. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to extend the moratorium on certain evictions after 31 March 2022; the other measures he will put in place to stop the flow of people into homelessness; if those measures will include an increase in the number of Part V property bought, allowing councils and approved housing bodies, AHBs, to buy homes where people have a notice to quit and would be eligible for cost rental, and accelerating the programme to bring vacant homes back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3875/23]

Vacant Properties

Pádraig O'Sullivan

87. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people who have applied for the vacant property refurbishment grant; if he plans any more changes to the terms and conditions of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3427/23]

Defective Building Materials

Willie O'Dea

88. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to the scheme for the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes, the procedures that are in place if a homeowner wants to undertake remediation works but other homeowners in a housing complex do not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3534/23]

Vacant Properties

David Stanton

96. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall amount available in 2022 and 2023 for the vacant properties refurbishment grant as part of the Croí Cónaithe towns fund; the amount made available for each local authority; the amount drawn down to date by each local authority; the number of applications per local authority completed; the further number being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2853/23]

Defective Building Materials

Paul Murphy

101. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a detailed timeline for the completion of works under the defects scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3657/23]

Defective Building Materials

Seán Haughey

103. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the proposed approach to support remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3518/23]

Vacant Properties

Jim O'Callaghan

108. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a report on the operation of the Croí Cónaithe scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3559/23]

Defective Building Materials

Paul Murphy

114. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the developments to be covered by the defects scheme and an approximate timeline on when each development will be remediated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3658/23]

Vacant Properties

Brendan Griffin

132. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the levels of take-up to date on the various Croí Cónaithe strands in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3663/23]

Defective Building Materials

Jackie Cahill

138. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of financial support that will be available under the scheme for the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes; if homeowners who have done remediation works will be entitled to retrospective financial support under the scheme for the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3675/23]

Vacant Properties

Aindrias Moynihan

157. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number for each Cork local authority of Croí Cónaithe applicants, in tabular form; the number of approved applicants; if they are vacant or derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3401/23]

Defective Building Materials

Rose Conway-Walsh

158. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the recently announced Celtic tiger building defects redress scheme will apply retrospectively; if the same terms will be extended to homeowners in County Mayo and other counties effected by mica and pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3718/23]

Vacant Properties

Alan Farrell

159. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Croí Cónaithe vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3545/23]

Defective Building Materials

James Lawless

161. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the person or body that will be eligible for financial support with remediation works in apartments and duplexes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3711/23]

Defective Building Materials

Michael Ring

220. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if homes in rural Ireland will be included in his recently announced proposals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3762/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [60870/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [60876/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the committee that deals with education will next meet. [3407/23]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the committee that deals with education will next meet. [3409/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Farrell

5. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent engagements with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. [60873/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

6. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. [1183/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bernard Durkan

7. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the extent to which he has had discussions with his UK or European counterparts in respect of the Northern Ireland protocol. [2231/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagements with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. [3279/23]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Bernard Durkan

9. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the extent to which developments have taken place on the shared island initiative. [60887/22]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

10. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the latest work of his Department’s shared island unit. [60889/22]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Ruairí Ó Murchú

11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department’s shared island unit. [60891/22]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Bernard Durkan

12. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the extent to which Irish authorities continue to support moves to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly, with particular reference to any funding initiatives through the shared island approach. [62057/22]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Bernard Durkan

13. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the degree to which he expects the shared island approach to influence the evolution of North-South and east-west relations in the future. [62058/22]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Mary Lou McDonald

14. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island unit of his Department. [61815/22]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Ivana Bacik

15. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on the work and status of the shared island unit. [3342/23]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

1. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [58944/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

2. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [59157/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

3. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [60875/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met. [60885/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul McAuliffe

5. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [60893/22]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

6. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [60894/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

7. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [60901/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [61331/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

9. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [61334/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

10. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of Housing for All. [61816/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [1182/23]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

12. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [1567/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [3278/23]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

14. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet [3345/23]

Climate Action Plan

Christopher O'Sullivan

15. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the climate action delivery board co-chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [60184/22]

Climate Action Plan

Christopher O'Sullivan

16. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach the details of the climate action plan progress report published by his Department on 22 November 2022. [60185/22]

Climate Action Plan

Bríd Smith

17. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach the total number of actions in the 2021 climate action plan which have not been enacted to date; the numbers of high-impact actions which have failed to be enacted or that are delayed; the high-impact actions that remain to be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62712/22]

Climate Action Plan

Ivana Bacik

18. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [2120/23]

Climate Action Plan

Mick Barry

19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to provide details of the climate action plan progress report published by his Department. [3280/23]

Climate Action Plan

Paul Murphy

20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the climate action delivery board. [3408/23]

Climate Action Plan

Bríd Smith

21. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the climate action delivery board. [3411/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

22. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will next meet. [60869/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

23. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [1184/23]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

24. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [1568/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

25. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the work that has been carried out to establish an inquiry into the State’s handling of the Covid-19 which he announced in January 2023; the timeline for this inquiry; and the scope and nature of the inquiry. [1880/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ruairí Ó Murchú

26. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will next meet. [1881/23]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Dillon

27. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [2028/23]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

28. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [2119/23]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

29. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet [3346/23]

Tax Reliefs

Pearse Doherty

62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of timely, targeted and temporary mortgage interest relief in the context of rising interest costs for mortgage borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3328/23]

Tax Code

Ged Nash

63. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the 9% reduced VAT rate on electricity and gas bills to 31 December 2023; if he will provide costings for extension of the measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3084/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on extending the reduced 9% rate of VAT for the hospitality and tourism sector; its estimated cost, including and excluding hotel accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3329/23]

Public Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

65. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the additional revenue raising measures he is considering to ensure sustainable funding of public services, following the Parliamentary Budget Office and the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council calculation that an extra €7 billion per year is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3331/23]

Insurance Industry

Pearse Doherty

66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures to ensure that recent reforms in the insurance sector will result in proportional reductions in premiums for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3330/23]

Tax Code

Róisín Shortall

67. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will waive the 23% VAT rate on antigen tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3332/23]

Inflation Rate

Alan Farrell

68. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance what consideration his Department is giving to further anti-inflationary measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/23]

Tax Rebates

Aindrias Moynihan

70. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the amount his Department received in overpaid PAYE taxes in 2021 and 2022; the measures that are in place to make individuals aware of any overpayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3140/23]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Alan Dillon

71. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the measures being considered to support small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3058/23]

Banking Sector

Rose Conway-Walsh

72. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the assessments that have and will be undertaken with regards to the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears, CCMA, including the suite of alternative repayment arrangements; his plans to give the code full legal effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3100/23]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

74. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on introducing additional tax measures for developers and investors in the residential property market; if he agrees with a previously commissioned report (details supplied) that such incentives would represent a clear waste of scarce public resources and would lead to an increase in site and property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3149/23]

Tax Code

Joe Flaherty

75. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the proposals he will be bringing forward in relation to income tax over the medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2994/23]

Disability Services

Pauline Tully

76. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance the progress to date on replacing the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3023/23]