Parliamentary questions

Rail Network

Pa Daly

26. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the reason why there are regularly no catering services on the Tralee to Dublin line, in light of the fact it is the longest train journey in the State. [9711/24]

Motor Fuels

Aindrias Moynihan

27. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to reviewing the decision to end the motor fuel subsidy at the end of March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9444/24]

Prize Bonds

Bernard Durkan

28. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the total value of funds invested in prize bonds in each year from 2014 to date; the total value of prizes won in the same period; the total value of prizes won from 2014 to date expressed as a percentage of the total funds invested in prize bonds; how this percentage compares to interest rates on savings during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9464/24]

Tax Yield

Alan Kelly

29. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing stamp duty on first time buyers of homes of less than €385,000. [9532/24]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Alan Kelly

30. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be generated if the late registration fee of 0.1% was increased to 0.45% for each day over 30 days for which vehicles remain unregistered for VRT based on 2023 figures. [9533/24]

State Bodies

Robert Troy

31. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if the internal review process within the office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman relates to decisions made by the Ombudsman or to the service levels provided by the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9585/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Brendan Griffin

32. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he believes the Revenue Commissioners should accept some liability for the litany of bogus self-employment cases at RTÉ, given the knowledge of the prolonged practice by the Revenue Commissioners; if the Revenue Commissioners' role in handling the issue of bogus self-employment will be independently investigated, given the apparent scale and complexity of the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9671/24]

Tax Code

Pearse Doherty

33. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the requirement to pay VAT on all new cars bought in the North, and the extra VAT charge that applies if a vehicle was not properly imported from Britain to the North, took effect; the requirements that were in place prior to these requirements taking effect; the length of time required for a car to be in private ownership in the North where it is bought in the North for it not to be subject to VAT. [9722/24]

Public Appointments Service

Alan Kelly

34. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Public Appointment Service will hold general civil service competitions for individuals with fluency in Irish at administrative officer and assistant principal officer level during Q2 in 2024. [9537/24]

Public Procurement Contracts

Jim O'Callaghan

35. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures that are employed in the public procurement process to incentivise low or zero carbon construction and to discourage demolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9562/24]

Office of Public Works

Róisín Shortall

36. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on any plans which the OPW has for a site in Dublin 9 (details supplied); if he will provide details of any discussions had relating to the future use of this site and the timescale for decisions in this regard. [9718/24]

Trade Relations

Paul Murphy

37. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that Ireland imported €5.08 billion of goods from Israel in 2022 and €2.15 billion worth in 2021 (details supplied), yet in 2020, imports were only €138 million, which was par for the course on previous years; what precipitated the jump in trade after 2020; and as a significant trading partner with Israel, what part is Ireland playing in terms of trade in the cessation of the horrific events in Palestine. [9486/24]

Work Permits

Thomas Pringle

38. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason additional payments are now required for two Chinese nationals (details supplied) who have been working in Ireland for a number of years and currently have valid work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9619/24]

School Accommodation

Michael Ring

39. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education when final project approval will issue to a school (details supplied) in respect of its additional school accommodation application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9408/24]

School Transport

Paul McAuliffe

40. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if she can assist with an urgent request in respect of school transport (details supplied). [9428/24]

School Transport

Colm Burke

41. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) who has been approved for the special transport grant will be provided with school transport, in view that the child still has no transportation and urgently requires same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9432/24]

Schools Building Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

42. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education to list each school that has applied for capital build funding from her Department in the past ten years, in tabular form (details supplied). [9437/24]

Liúntais do Mhúinteoirí

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

43. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais briseadh síos a thabhairt i bhfoirm tábla ar líon na múinteoirí a fuair liúntas Gaeltachta agus líon na múinteoirí a fuair liúntas Gaeloideachais, ag an mbunleibhéal agus an leibhéal iarbhunscoile, gach bliain don 5 bliain sular cuireadh deireadh leis an liúntas do mhúinteoirí nua sa bhliain 2012, agus an costas iomlán a bhí i gceist agus an ráta in aghaidh an mhúinteora, de réir an dá liúntas sna blianta úd [9438/24]

School Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

44. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the current policy on the provision of language support hours or additional language teacher allocations in Irish medium and Gaeltacht schools for children whose first language is neither Irish nor English. [9439/24]

Departmental Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

45. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the number of students at Irish medium and Gaeltacht schools whose first language is neither Irish nor English; and if her Department keep figures on the breakdown, by school. [9440/24]