Parliamentary questions

Tax Data

Richard Bruton

390. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the total number of returns for the local property tax that have been made; and their distribution across the house value thresholds. [40987/22]

Tax Reliefs

Richard Bruton

391. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the supports that now apply to encourage the purchase of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. [40988/22]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Bruton

509. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the increase paid in February 2022 under the public service pay agreement will be extended to those who have retired; and if so, if a date has been set for making the payment. [41588/22]

Housing Schemes

Richard Bruton

718. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means test for cost rental that has been agreed for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40999/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Bruton

719. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has completed his review of the means test for social housing and the rent ceiling for HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41000/22]

Pensions Reform

Richard Bruton

1262. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has set a start date for the auto-enrolment of those with no employer pension into a pension top-up scheme; the initial rate at which contributions will be set; and the implementation milestones involved. [40979/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Richard Bruton

1263. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the treatments and the devices that are covered by the treatment benefit scheme; and if there are any further planned improvements to be provided. [40980/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Richard Bruton

1264. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the date on which the next improvement in parental benefit is scheduled to be made. [40981/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Bruton

1265. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the new rates for the back-to-school payment; the categories that are included; and if she has plans to extend its coverage to new categories of applicant. [40982/22]

School Meals Programme

Richard Bruton

1266. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the provision that has been made for schools participating in the school meals programme; the number of schools participating; the number of children reached; and if she has plans to extend the reach of the scheme for the coming school year. [40983/22]

Driver Licences

Richard Bruton

1267. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the take-up of the €1,000 grant for training by those on any social welfare scheme; and if she plans to make any changes to the scope of the scheme. [40984/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Richard Bruton

1268. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if there has been a pick-up in the number of claimants under the exceptional needs’ scheme in the face of the present rise in the cost-of-living; the areas in which increased assistance is being sought; and if she plans any changes in the scope of the scheme. [40985/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Richard Bruton

1295. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if the rule where jointly held savings are 50% assessed against the dependent spouse could be disapplied in cases in which savings of the claimant have been put in joint names solely because of the diminishing capacity of the claimant similar to a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41589/22]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Richard Bruton

1385. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who are supported through the various streams of AIM support; and if he has plans to extend these services. [40989/22]

Education Schemes

Richard Bruton

1386. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that parents can apply to participate in the free books and library membership for first-time enrolment in primary school. [40990/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Richard Bruton

1467. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the apprenticeships on which employers are eligible for a grant to participate. [40991/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Richard Bruton

1468. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the apprenticeships on which the extra payment to encourage minority gender participation now apply; and if this applies to all apprenticeships or only to those for which an employer subsidy applies. [40992/22]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Bruton

1469. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if those at work and those returning to the workforce can participate in all Springboard courses; and if so, if any fees are required from participants or their employers. [40993/22]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Richard Bruton

1880. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the 20 specialties for which the National Treatment Purchase Fund undertake to arrange alternative care for those waiting over six months; and the number of procedures in each specialty in the year to date; and projections for the full year. [40974/22]

Home Care Packages

Richard Bruton

1881. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health the scale of the pilot home care support scheme which has been undertaken in 2022; the services and terms on which they have been offered; and if he has plans to extend them to further areas later in 2022 or in 2023. [40975/22]