Parliamentary questions

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

214. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20184/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

230. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20190/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

242. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20182/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

272. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of contracts her Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20181/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

281. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of contracts her Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20193/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

286. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the waiting time for accessing funds from the clearing house fund; if he will provide a breakdown of the funds paid out; the average length of time from application to decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19935/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

298. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20188/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

308. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of contracts her Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20192/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

320. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20189/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

325. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20178/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

343. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20179/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

371. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20187/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

377. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of contracts his Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20186/23]

Departmental Contracts

Louise O'Reilly

380. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of contracts her Department currently has with a company (details supplied); and the estimated value of those contracts. [20191/23]

Health Service Executive

Louise O'Reilly

169. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a complete list of the HSE's National Clinical Programmes from 2015 to date in 2023, including programmes no longer in operation, the names of the members of each national clinical programme, all sub-groups within each programme, such as Working Groups, Clinical Advisory Groups, and so on, in tabular form. [19662/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

207. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the volume of larger boxes of cigarettes non-20-pack cigarettes sold in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [19308/23]

Consumer Rights

Louise O'Reilly

220. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 7 March 2023, if a business or a self-employed business person can specify "card not accepted" or "cash payment only"; and if this will ensure the customer cannot subsequently claim a legal right to pay in card. [19386/23]

Energy Prices

Louise O'Reilly

239. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the scheme under design aimed at providing support to businesses with increases in their LPG and kerosene oil costs; when the scheme will go live; and what industry experts were consulted in the design of the scheme. [19200/23]

Departmental Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

242. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of the members of the Working Group on Trustworthy AI Principles and Guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19357/23]

Policing of Events

Louise O'Reilly

394. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice the total cost to the State of providing security for the visit of the US President; and for a breakdown of this cost in as detailed a manner as possible. [19028/23]

Policing of Events

Louise O'Reilly

395. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice the number of additional gardaí seconded to Dublin, Louth and Mayo (or other) to provide security for the visit of the US President. [19029/23]

Tobacco Control Measures

Louise O'Reilly

572. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the sale of larger boxes of cigarettes non-20-pack cigarettes constitutes promotional pricing; and if they are distorting demand for cigarettes upwards. [19309/23]

Tobacco Control Measures

Louise O'Reilly

573. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to a unit price per cigarette, or if the pricing of larger boxes will be set as a derivative of the price of a 20-pack of cigarettes to ensure against promotional pricing. [19310/23]

Housing Provision

Louise O'Reilly

274. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in Fingal in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the planned number to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [18765/23]

Trade Data

Louise O'Reilly

103. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach the volume of snus imported into the State in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and the monetary value of the imports. [17004/23]

Passport Services

Louise O'Reilly

127. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide data on the number of workers who engaged with the APS passport database system (details supplied). [17215/23]

Taxi Regulations

Louise O'Reilly

269. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 7 March 2023, whether self-employed taxi drivers can specify “card not accepted” or “cash payment only”, and if this will ensure the customer cannot subsequently claim a legal right to pay by card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16848/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

351. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 244 and 245 of 28 March 2023, the breakdown of the debt warehoused across each division by sector, where possible. [16626/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

352. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 244 and 245 of 28 March 2023, the breakdown of the debt warehoused across the medium enterprises division by sector. [16627/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

353. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 244 and 245 of 28 March 2023, the default rate to date on debt warehousing by large cases and high-wealth individuals. [16628/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

354. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 244 and 245 of 28 March 2023, the default rate to date on debt warehousing across each division and subdivided by sector within each division, where possible. [16629/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

355. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 244 and 245 of 28 March 2023, the repayment structure of warehoused tax debt from 2024. [16630/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

356. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 244 and 245 of 28 March 2023, how many small and medium enterprises have repaid their warehoused tax debt to date; and the value of those repayments. [16631/23]

Tax Code

Louise O'Reilly

371. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance in relation to health insurance policies for older people, if (details supplied) has been considered. [16850/23]

Customs and Excise

Louise O'Reilly

377. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the total excise receipts earned from tobacco products in 2021 and 2022. [17037/23]

Customs and Excise

Louise O'Reilly

378. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the annual increases in the retail price of the most popular price category for a pack of roll-your-own tobacco since 2011; the portion of the increase related to taxes; the portion of the increase due to price rises by the tobacco industry in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17038/23]

Tax Code

Louise O'Reilly

419. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance what domestic actions he plans to take to reduce Ireland's VAT gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18110/23]

Tax Code

Louise O'Reilly

420. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated extra revenue that would accrue to the State if EU proposals on "VAT in the Digital Age" were enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18111/23]

Departmental Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

439. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of the Govtech Delivery Board, first suggested in 2019 in the National AI strategy, as such a board was identified as a key supporter of good practice in the public sector deployment of new technologies. [16424/23]

Data Protection

Louise O'Reilly

440. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if providing advice and a set of best practice guidelines on data protection be part of the role of the Govtech Delivery Board, given that, in the 2019 Cruinniú report that proposed the Govtech body, the lack of expertise on GDPR in public sector bodies was identified as a barrier to deployment of new technologies. [16426/23]

Departmental Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

441. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform given the skills gap in AI identified by the Future Skills report last year, if the monitoring and support of public sector projects which utilise AI will be part of the responsibility of the Govtech delivery Board. [16428/23]

Departmental Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

442. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware that Govtech boards in some states, for example Singapore, have a role in developing 'whole of government' technologies, and employ substantial technical resources to this end; and if this is perceived as part of the terms of reference of the Irish Govtech Delivery Board. [16430/23]

Departmental Projects

Louise O'Reilly

483. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current status of the working group on trustworthy AI principles and guidelines, as outlined in a response to this office in December 2022; and when this body is to report. [16422/23]

School Admissions

Louise O'Reilly

506. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education what options are available to the family of a student (details supplied) who has withdrawn from school and is refusing to attend due to difficulties they have faced in the school, but who has applied to enrolled in a new school and has been denied a place in that school. [16809/23]

School Funding

Louise O'Reilly

509. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education what options and funding streams are available to a school that wishes to start a school library and stock it with books. [16849/23]

School Enrolments

Louise O'Reilly

655. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the demand that will be placed on national schools in Rush, County Dublin; if provision has been made to increase national school places in the short to medium-term; if she will provide specific information by school on the number of places that will be available for the next ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16754/23]

Pension Provisions

Louise O'Reilly

695. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the misclassification of pension entitlements for workers in local authorities; and if he can provide an update and a timeline for resolution. [16047/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

900. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of providing domiciliary care allowance to children aged 16 and 17 years, in view of the fact that children can no longer access this payment once they turn 16 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17033/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Louise O'Reilly

901. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people received the household benefit scheme in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and the cost of the scheme to the State in each of these years. [17034/23]

Departmental Policies

Louise O'Reilly

902. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection what supports are available for employees and self-employed people with chronic illness to attend medical appointments during work time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17035/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Louise O'Reilly

903. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection whether considerations have been made to ease the eligibility criteria for partial capacity benefit to increase security for all cancer patients seeking to return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17036/23]

Social Welfare Application Forms

Louise O'Reilly

904. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the possibility of streamlining applications for the additional needs payments for cancer patients on the basis of the non-medical costs of cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17039/23]

Pension Provisions

Louise O'Reilly

1366. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their pension increments; the reason former HSE staff are awaiting over a year for these increments to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16409/23]

Health Services Staff

Louise O'Reilly

1371. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health in relation to the Government’s ‘Action Plan for Apprenticeship’, part of which seeks to develop a public sector National Framework of Qualification QQI level 5 courses for the occupation of healthcare assistants, if healthcare assistants who have nursing qualifications from outside of Ireland (QQI level 7 and 8), will be required to complete the QQI level 5 courses to remain working as a healthcare assistant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16438/23]

Departmental Reviews

Louise O'Reilly

1465. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16810/23]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

1466. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health why the evaluation of the sugar-sweetened drinks tax has not been completed almost five years since its introduction; the current stage of the evaluation; when it will be finished and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16811/23]

Medical Cards

Louise O'Reilly

1550. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health given the positive clinical results being achieved by the HSE's structured chronic disease management programme, the reason certain cohorts of medical cardholders (details supplied) are excluded from the programme; if he will now extend the programme to include these groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17184/23]

Pension Provisions

Louise O'Reilly

1651. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when a retired healthcare worker (details supplied) will receive their pension increment. [17599/23]

Pension Provisions

Louise O'Reilly

168. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a business case submitted by Dublin City Council regarding the pension entitlements for workers retiring in the coming years; if he can provide an estimated timeframe for the response to this request; when the workers can expect a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15879/23]

Family Reunification

Louise O'Reilly

268. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice what the next steps are for an applicant (details supplied) regarding a family reunification application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15882/23]

Family Reunification

Louise O'Reilly

269. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if he will advise of the procedure for family reunification in a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15883/23]

Planning Issues

Louise O'Reilly

228. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 713 of 28 February 2023, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that paid planning permission, sometimes in the region of hundreds of euros, is needed to erect a headstone on a grave; if any consideration will be given to waiving the fee for grieving families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15530/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

164. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses that have applied for assistance under stream 1 of the Ukraine enterprise crisis scheme to date, by county; the number of applications that have been successful, by county; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14904/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

165. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses that have applied for assistance under stream 2 of the Ukraine enterprise crisis scheme to date, by county; the number of applications that have been successful, by county; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14905/23]

Departmental Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

167. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of funding current and capital allocated to the regional enterprise development programmes in Budget 2023, including the regional enterprise development fund, Border enterprise development fund, the regional enterprise transition scheme, the regional enterprise innovation scheme and the regional enterprise plans projects; if a breakdown could be provided for each scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15021/23]

EU Agreements

Louise O'Reilly

176. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will clarify the Government's position on withdrawing from the EU Energy Charter Treaty; if his attention has been drawn to recent European Commission statements on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14834/23]

Public Transport

Louise O'Reilly

223. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he has examined the introduction of more flexibility for ten-journey tickets on public service obligation routes by, for example, increasing the expiry date of the ten-journey ticket, taking into account commuters’ new work patterns which mean they might only be travelling a few times a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15256/23]

Tax Yield

Louise O'Reilly

238. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar sweetened drinks tax each year since its introduction, and to date in 2023, broken down by the yield in each band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14769/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

244. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of debt still warehoused under the tax debt warehousing scheme; the amount of this debt per division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14901/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

245. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of warehoused tax debt that that has been repaid to date; the amount of tax foregone due to companies entering liquidation or administration; the projections on the total tax that will be foregone due to liquidations or administrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14902/23]

Enterprise Support Services

Louise O'Reilly

246. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date, by county; the number of applications that have been successful, by county; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14906/23]

Revenue Commissioners

Louise O'Reilly

250. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will continue to publish the addresses of tax defaulters given the recent judgment by the European Court of Human Rights in a case, L.B. v. Hungary, concerning publication of the personal data of taxpayers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15330/23]

School Meals Programme

Louise O'Reilly

442. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the school meals programme budget by 5%, 10%, 20% and 25%, respectively. [14768/23]

Health Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

632. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans for the review and revision of Breastfeeding in a Healthy Ireland: the HSE Breastfeeding Action Plan 2016 – 2021; if a new plan will be developed for the period from 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14771/23]

Health Promotion

Louise O'Reilly

633. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a five-year hypertension awareness and behaviour change campaign led by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14772/23]

Health Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

634. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what funding has been allocated to the national stroke strategy so that its recommendations are implemented in full. [14773/23]

Health Strategies

Louise O'Reilly

635. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what funding has been made available for the national stroke strategy; what the funding is being used for; what actions are being implemented in 2023 as part of the national stroke strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14774/23]

Healthcare Policy

Louise O'Reilly

636. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of beds for stroke patients in Ireland; the deficit that exists for the population on the basis of recommendations contained in the UK’s National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke on the care to be provided for persons who have suffered a stroke; the estimated cost of meeting the staffing requirements for a single bed in a stroke unit; the estimated cost required to meet the increase in the incidence of strokes; the additional staffing needed for the development of acute stroke unit bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14775/23]

Healthcare Policy

Louise O'Reilly

637. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of stroke units that operate below the recommended nurse and or staffing level; the estimated cost of putting the recommended staff levels in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14776/23]

Healthcare Policy

Louise O'Reilly

638. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals with access to clinical psychology as part of stroke unit care; the estimated cost and staffing associated with ensuring that this service is available to all stroke units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14777/23]

Healthcare Policy

Louise O'Reilly

639. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated costs associated with the further development of the early supported discharge of people who have suffered a stroke; the current staffing deficits in existing teams that are below the level recommended by the national stroke programme; the estimated costs to ensure that staffing deficits are addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14778/23]

Healthcare Policy

Louise O'Reilly

640. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what plans have been established to fund the implementation of the new cardiac rehabilitation model of care. [14779/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

641. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the costs of ensuring adequate national capacity to deliver cardiac rehabilitation to all patients for whom it is recommended, ensuring that staffing and resources are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14780/23]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

739. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the services that can be accessed via the treatment abroad scheme for children facing unacceptably long waits for assessment of need and early intervention; which therapies that are covered; if there are any particular qualifying criteria that parents of these children have to satisfy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15387/23]

Health Services

Louise O'Reilly

740. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a child (details supplied) and advise if the early intervention, for which this child will wait a minimum of 37 months, can be accessed through the treatment abroad scheme, or if there are any other options available in this State for this child to access services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15388/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

761. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of abolishing the parental levy on the school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14770/23]

Enterprise Policy

Louise O'Reilly

157. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland investments that have been made over the past five years; and the number of these that had Enterprise Ireland board oversight, including board seats or a supervisory role. [14492/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

52. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital and current funding allocation for the regional enterprise innovation scoping scheme in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14279/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

53. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital and current funding allocation for the pre-seed start fund in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14280/23]

Enterprise Policy

Louise O'Reilly

139. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland client companies that have been sold, acquired or merged in the past five years; the total amount that was invested in these companies by Enterprise Ireland and the return on these investments to Enterprise Ireland, broken down by company or name redacted if this compromises GDRP law, in tabular form. [13019/23]

Enterprise Policy

Louise O'Reilly

140. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount invested in venture capital funds and other investment funds by Enterprise Ireland in the past ten years broken down by fund and the return on these investments to Enterprise Ireland. [13020/23]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Louise O'Reilly

141. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current rate of basic level digital intensity of Irish SMEs. [13034/23]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Louise O'Reilly

142. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of Irish SMEs currently exporting across borders; if he will provide a breakdown by sector; the policy plans and funding supports that are in place to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13035/23]

Departmental Funding

Louise O'Reilly

144. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 155 and 157 of 7 March 2023, the percentage of research and development funded by his Department that takes place outside the State for the latest year for which detailed data is available; the monetary value of that funding carried out outside of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13079/23]

Electric Vehicles

Louise O'Reilly

259. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate and address the case of person (details supplied) who was offered a grant for an electric vehicle in order that they could upgrade their taxi to an electric vehicle and due to the circumstances are being denied a grant. [12836/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

333. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the annual increases in the retail price of the most popular price category MPPC for a 20-pack of cigarettes since 2011; the portion of the increase related to taxes; the portion of the increase due to price rises by the tobacco industry in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13488/23]

Departmental Data

Louise O'Reilly

334. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if tobacco taxation were to be increased annually on a pro-rata basis so that all packs of 20 cigarettes cost at least €20 by 2025; and the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if an equivalent annual tobacco tax on roll-your-own cigarettes was introduced. [13489/23]

Pension Provisions

Louise O'Reilly

364. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason that retired civil servants with qualifying pensions have not yet received the pay increases granted under Building Momentum - A New Public Service Agreement, 2021-2022; if he will provide a date for when said increases will be delivered to retired workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/23]

Defence Forces

Louise O'Reilly

595. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence , further to Parliamentary Question No. 923 of 14 June 2022, if there has been progress on clearing the backlog of medical exams for the Defence Forces Army Reserves; when the plan for the revitalisation of the Defence Forces Army Reserves will be published; and if there is a timeline for the establishment of the office of Defence Forces Army Reserves affairs. [13033/23]

Departmental Policies

Louise O'Reilly

600. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if people who leave the Defence Forces due to poor pay and conditions can receive their gratuity early in order to help them with the housing and cost-of-living crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13696/23]