Parliamentary questions

Credit Register

Louise O'Reilly

342. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the way victims of credit card fraud that has affected their credit rating can have their credit rating rectified. [42508/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

362. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the arrangements in place for employees who worked full-time during the pandemic where their employer was in receipt of a wage subsidy and topped up the employee's wage to their normal full-time wage and are now faced with a tax bill for unpaid tax during this period; if the liability is for the employer or the worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42706/22]

Housing Policy

Louise O'Reilly

540. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the implementation plan for the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 will be published. [42454/22]

Passport Services

Louise O'Reilly

738. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will be issued to the parents of a child (details supplied). [42879/22]

Legislative Measures

Louise O'Reilly

1256. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on work in his Department to extend the current entitlement to breastfeeding or lactation breaks under the Maternity Protection Act 1994 and the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 from six months to two years; when legislation will be brought forward on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43598/22]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

1700. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive treatment and a care plan from the HSE given that they are suffering severely from illness and family members are currently performing round-the-clock care in the absence of treatment and care. [42712/22]

Health Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

1905. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 840 of 5 July 2022, when the evaluation of the obesity policy and action plan undertaken by University College Cork will be published; when his Department will respond to the evaluation; when the review of the obesity policy and action plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43596/22]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

1906. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 841 of 5 July 2022, if he will provide an update on the evaluation of the sugar-sweetened drinks tax in Ireland; the current stage of the evaluation; when it will be finished and published; the names of the researchers with whom the Department is working; the resources required for the evaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43597/22]

Health Service Executive

Louise O'Reilly

1947. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) cannot get a response from the HSE pensions section in relation to whether they are due a pension increase; and if this information will be provided. [43832/22]

Tax Collection

Louise O'Reilly

366. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 7 April 2022, if further projections have been made in relation to the amount of warehoused tax debt that will be collected; the amount that may not be collected; and if it is still his projection that 25% of the warehoused tax liabilities will not be repaid. [40426/22]

Tax Collection

Louise O'Reilly

367. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 7 April 2022, the number of companies that have warehoused tax liabilities that have ceased operations or existence; and the value of the liabilities lost to the Exchequer as a result. [40427/22]

Tax Code

Louise O'Reilly

379. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year revenue that would be raised in taxes by increasing the national minimum wage for those aged under 18, aged 18 and 19 years to €10.50 in line with the rest of the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40767/22]

Wildlife Conservation

Louise O'Reilly

651. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 22 March 2022, if his Department took the necessary measures regarding serious negative impacts of high-density urban gull colonies on schools, schoolchildren and staff (details supplied); and the reason that he and his Department seem to be content to ignore the expert advice, submissions and evidence in proposing to provide advice and licences for such measures for schools negatively impacted by high density urban gull colonies if he did receive such explicit expert advice and submissions. [40133/22]

Wildlife Conservation

Louise O'Reilly

652. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 22 March 2022, the way that he would expect any and all costs associated with the so-called deterrent measures mentioned in his previous reply to be met by all impacted schools regarding serious negative impacts of high density urban gull colonies on schools, schoolchildren and staff; and if he will address specific queries should such measures proved to be ineffective and a waste of time, money and effort as apparently expertly advised to his Department via his Consultative Committee on urban gulls in November 2019 et seq. (details supplied). [40142/22]

Wildlife Protection

Louise O'Reilly

653. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service have been in communication in recent years with any local authorities, for example Dublin City Council, other State organisations, for example the Office of Public Works, other non-State organisations, or individual citizens with regard to gull colonies committing persistent predatory acts on other wild bird species for example in St. Stephen’s Green and in the Phoenix Park given that serious harm is being caused to other species in lakes and ponds in Dublin city and several parklands; if will he provide copies of relevant correspondence; if he or his Department have been in communication with organisations or persons on this issue; and if he shares concerns that high density urban gull colonies appear to be causing extensive harm to other wild bird species. [40143/22]

Defective Building Materials

Louise O'Reilly

732. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the engagement that was ongoing between his Department, the HSE, and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the funding of ceiling tracking hoists; and when he expects the issue to be resolved. [41175/22]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

741. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific discussions and engagement that he had with private bodies and the Housing Agency in advance of the launch of the new targeted leasing initiative to support evidence and a market for this new scheme; the measures that he will have in place to ensure that this initiative will not displace any proposals for new social housing projects from local authorities and approved housing bodies and as cost rental and affordable housing for sale projects [41276/22]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

742. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that tenants accommodated as part of the targeted leasing initiative do not come under Residential Tenancies Board regulations for registration of tenancies [41277/22]

Housing Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

743. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has plans to allow local authority social rental tenants to access the Residential Tenancies Board, which would align these tenants with the rest of the rental sector tenancies, which include private landlords and approved housing body tenants; and the reason for the continued different treatment of local authority tenancies in contrast to those of private landlord and approved housing body tenancies. [41278/22]

Housing Policy

Louise O'Reilly

744. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures currently in place to respond quickly and to monitor the impact of changing market conditions, including construction price inflation and interest rate increases on borrowing for capital loans for local authorities and approved housing bodies in the delivery social and affordable housing to ensure that projects are not lost from the delivery pipeline [41279/22]