Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Schemes

Ged Nash

415. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the challenges faced by those who are employed as special needs bus escorts, in cases in which they are required to obtain social welfare support outside of school term as in the case of a person (details supplied); if she plans to request that the Intreo service improves and streamlines the system for claimants who work in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10001/23]

Legislative Reviews

Ged Nash

79. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has any plans to undertake a formal review of the operation of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9000/23]

Employment Rights

Ged Nash

113. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on a report (details supplied) which was commissioned by a trade union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9001/23]

Industrial Development

Ged Nash

134. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the development of the new IDA site in Drogheda; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9002/23]

Brexit Supports

Ged Nash

141. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment as he prepares to address a cross-Border business conference in Dundalk next month, the new supports he will put in place to help businesses in the Dublin to Belfast economic corridor to cope with the continuing challenges of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9003/23]

Third Level Costs

Ged Nash

245. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is concerned at the cost to students of undertaking degrees in medicine in order to qualify as a doctor; if his attention has been drawn to the impact the removal from the market of a scheme (details supplied) for medicine students has had on access to courses; if his Department is considering any scheme of financial supports for students where they or their families are on low or middle incomes in order to assist with the financial costs involved in studying medicine, such as bursaries with conditions attached, that would require beneficiaries to work in Ireland for a period following graduation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9305/23]

Abuse in Hospitals

Ged Nash

270. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his Department and a third-party’s engagement with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the organisation’s reported efforts to withdraw monies lodged with his Department and the HSE in the 1990s; if he will provide an up-to-date figure on the amount of money currently held by his Department and the HSE from the original account from the 1990s; if he will provide a copy of the agreement referred to in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9372/23]

Medical Cards

Ged Nash

243. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he plans to review the income thresholds for the medical card scheme in view of the increased cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9238/23]

Tax Strategy Group

Ged Nash

227. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to review the 41% exit tax charged on exchange-traded funds, as reported in the media; if he will ask the Tax Strategy Group to undertake such an assessment ahead of budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8390/23]

National Lottery

Ged Nash

251. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the recommendations from the independent review of the distribution and utilisation of lottery funding carried out by an organisation (details supplied) and published in December 2022 that he intends to act on; if he will provide a timeline for implementation of those recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8568/23]

Rail Network

Ged Nash

189. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has made the case in the strategic review on rail for the reopening of Dunleer train station; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7923/23]

Road Projects

Ged Nash

190. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the applications for funding that have been made in 2022 and 2023 by Meath County Council in relation to the Julianstown by-pass in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7924/23]

Road Projects

Ged Nash

191. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed Ardee by-pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7925/23]

Road Tolls

Ged Nash

192. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if the review which he announced in November 2022 of plans by toll road operators to increase toll charges from 1 January 2023 has been completed; when he will publish the review; if the postponed increases will now go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7926/23]

Freedom of Information

Gerald Nash

100. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when his Department will satisfy its obligation to publish its freedom of information logs for 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7643/23]

Adult Education Provision

Gerald Nash

102. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when her Department will act on a Labour Court recommendation that it formulates an offer of better working terms and conditions for adult education tutors working at education and training boards (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7490/23]

Tax Code

Gerald Nash

122. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update of the new windfall profit tax announced in November 2022 which is to be applied to the revenue of energy companies; the estimated amount he forecasts will be collected in 2023 from the measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6834/23]

Tax Code

Gerald Nash

123. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the introduction of the temporary solidarity contribution announced last year for 2022 and 2023 which will be levied on companies active in fossil fuel production or refining; the estimated amount of revenue he anticipates will be generated from the measure in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6835/23]

Taxi Regulations

Gerald Nash

152. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he is considering reviewing the issue of access to hackney licences in urban areas outside of the current pilot programme relating to rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6837/23]

Education and Training Boards

Gerald Nash

201. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for his position on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7491/23]

Departmental Funding

Gerald Nash

542. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the Drogheda area will be provided with the resources as committed to by his Department to undertake the drug-related intimidation and violence engagement programme; when this programme will commence; the resources that will be made available to the programme in the Drogheda area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6492/23]

Departmental Funding

Gerald Nash

543. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when the north-east drugs task force will be provided with the details of its 2023 annual budget allocation; if this allocation will be increased to take account of inflation-driven cost rises; if so, the additional amount of funding in percentage terms to be allocated to the task force compared to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6493/23]

EU Directives

Gerald Nash

675. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans at European Union level to review and update the various EU nursing directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6836/23]

National Car Test

Ged Nash

118. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing proposed measures (details supplied) to alleviate the waiting lists for an NCT, in view of long delays for the national car test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6218/23]

Medicinal Products

Ged Nash

289. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the process, in detail, through which pregnant women in Ireland experiencing extreme nausea can access the drug cariban; the reason that women are having trouble obtaining the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6362/23]

Medicinal Products

Ged Nash

290. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing GPs to prescribe cariban, a drug for pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea that currently is only prescribed by consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6363/23]

Medicinal Products

Ged Nash

291. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions processed in Ireland since the drug was added to the DPS in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6364/23]

Banking Sector

Gerald Nash

95. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if correspondence from his Department to the Central Bank to which a newspaper article refers (details supplied) will be provided to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5127/23]

Customs and Excise

Ged Nash

243. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he is giving consideration to extending the cut to excise duty on petrol and diesel beyond the end of February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3950/23]

Tax Code

Ged Nash

252. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on a VAT-related matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4042/23]

Defence Forces

Ged Nash

400. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when operational schedules for the rifle range at Gormanston Army Camp will return to regular publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4465/23]

Tax Data

Ged Nash

79. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the expected overpayment of income tax by PAYE workers in each of the years 2019 to 2022; the steps that the Revenue Commissioners takes to ensure that people understand that they may be due a refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/23]

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

Ged Nash

100. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if, in light of a report (details supplied) detailing that Ireland’s richest 1% control a quarter of the country’s wealth, he will review the Government’s approach to taxes on wealth as suggested in the Labour Party’s alternative budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3085/23]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Ged Nash

107. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned about the impact on households of the increased costs of servicing mortgages on homes as a result of rising interest rates; if he is considering any policy interventions to assist mortgage-holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3087/23]

Tax Reliefs

Ged Nash

109. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of those with company cars over the financial impact of changes to the benefit-in-kind regime which came into force this month; if he is considering measures to assist such workers to mitigate the additional costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3088/23]

Tax Code

Ged Nash

138. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider revisiting the decision to end the zero VAT rating on antigen testing kits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3086/23]

Third Level Fees

Ged Nash

440. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if young refugee students from Ukraine who are due to sit State examinations in 2023 and 2024 and will soon be making CAO applications and seeking SUSI support students will be treated as EU or Ukrainian citizens in the calculation of their college fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2914/23]

Third Level Admissions

Ged Nash

441. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Irish third level institutions will be able to admit refugee students from Ukraine who are resident in Ireland, engaged in distance learning with a Ukrainian institution and with credit for modules already completed in a comparable course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2915/23]

Freedom of Information

Ged Nash

114. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will publish legislation informed by the recent review of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2205/23]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Ged Nash

120. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total additional cost to the Exchequer in 2022 of the inflation co-operation framework in respect of the delivery of projects under public works projects; if the framework will be reviewed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2206/23]

Ethics in Public Office

Ged Nash

140. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish a draft scheme of a new ethics Bill in quarter 1 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2204/23]

Public Sector Pay

Ged Nash

150. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Dáil Éireann passing a motion by the Labour Party on 12 October 2022 in support of pay increases for community and voluntary sector workers, if he and his Department will support any moves by the Department of Health, the Department of Social Protection and other relevant Departments to deliver on the commitments listed in the motion; if he will support any moves in those Departments to provide for a standing forum and mechanism for collective bargaining on pay and conditions with recognised trade unions in the relevant sectors; if his Department has engaged with trade unions on this general matter since the passing of this motion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2207/23]

Housing Schemes

Ged Nash

227. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will provide clarity on the amount of funding to be made available to Louth County Council to acquire homes under the tenant-in-situ scheme; when the resources will be allocated to the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2469/23]

Defence Forces

Ged Nash

243. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount owed to members of the Army Ranger Wing arising out of pay reviews in 2010 and 2014; and if he will provide a timeline on when these moneys will be paid. [2459/23]

An Garda Síochána

Ged Nash

285. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide details in tabular form of the number of recruits who have joined An Garda Síochána since recruitment opened in 2013 to date; the number of recruits who did not complete training during that period as well as the number of serving gardaí who have retired during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2458/23]

Employment Rights

Ged Nash

16. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on his plans to implement the recommendations of the Duffy Cahill report, especially in view of the growing number of corporate insolvencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63392/22]

Construction Industry

Ged Nash

17. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is concerned at reports of difficulties with construction subcontractors being paid by main contractors; if he will provide details on the number of cases before the construction contracts adjudication panel in each of the years 2020 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63393/22]

Departmental Data

Ged Nash

51. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a copy of the briefing documents prepared for the incoming Minister and presented to him by his officials on his appointment in December 2022. [1999/23]

Departmental Communications

Ged Nash

369. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a copy of the briefing documents prepared for the incoming Minister and presented to him by his officials on his appointment in December 2022. [1998/23]

Departmental Communications

Ged Nash

422. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a copy of the briefing documents prepared for the incoming Minister and presented to him by his officials on his appointment in December 2022. [1997/23]

Housing Schemes

Ged Nash

493. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications from County Louth under the first home scheme that have been approved and drawn down since the inception of the scheme; when the first review of the price thresholds under the terms of the scheme will be published; if he plans to change the thresholds as they apply to properties in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63663/22]

School Transport

Ged Nash

805. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on the appeals made by a person (details supplied) in County Meath against the decision not to be provided with school bus tickets this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2178/23]

Educational Disadvantage

Ged Nash

806. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the reason that a school (details supplied) was not included as a DEIS school in the review in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2179/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Ged Nash

856. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection when the voucher scheme under the terms of section 9 of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 will be introduced on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63524/22]

Child and Family Agency

Ged Nash

950. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the number of social workers employed by Tusla in counties Louth and Meath in the years 2019 to 2022, inclusive; the number of vacancies that currently exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63410/22]

Irish Sign Language

Ged Nash

957. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the National Disability Authority will publish its report on the operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63523/22]

International Protection

Ged Nash

1001. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has worked to identify local accommodation solutions for those who are currently accommodated at an accommodation centre (details supplied) in County Louth; if he will provide an update on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1941/23]

Third Level Staff

Ged Nash

1035. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to review the pay, terms and conditions of personal assistants who work with students with additional needs who are undertaking level five and six courses in educational institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63919/22]

Mental Health Services

Ged Nash

1206. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the staffing complement at the CAMHS facility in Drogheda, County Louth covering south Louth and east Meath as of 1 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63411/22]

Mental Health Services

Ged Nash

1207. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of children in counties Louth and Meath who are on a waiting list for their first appointment with CAMHS locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63412/22]

Mental Health Services

Ged Nash

1208. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and clinical psychologists in post as of 1 December 2022 at the south Louth and east Meath CAMHS service in Drogheda, County Louth; the HSE's plans to fill any vacant positions; the alternative supports that the HSE is prepared to provide to children who require specialist supports through the aforementioned disciplines in cases in which such posts are vacant; if the HSE plans to engage contractors in these specialist areas in the interim to provide the necessary professional supports to young people in the area who are clients of the local CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63413/22]

Dental Services

Ged Nash

1439. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in counties Louth and Meath respectively who are or were in the dental treatment services scheme in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and on 1 January, 2023; if he will provide an update on the status of his stated plans to review the DTSS; the timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1281/23]

Primary Care Services

Ged Nash

1440. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update on the provision of podiatry services at the HSE Boyne primary care centre and at the Community Services Building, Dublin Road, Dundalk respectively; the number of persons on a waiting list for the service at these locations; the number of staff engaged at these locations on podiatry services; the number of vacant posts related to the services; if he will outline the plans to fill any such vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1282/23]

Business Supports

Ged Nash

205. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for the new temporary business energy support scheme; the number of applications that have been accepted to date; the average request in cash terms; the number of applications per county; the number of applications broken down by sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63012/22]

Departmental Policies

Ged Nash

236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education her views on a policy issue raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to the ongoing teacher retention crisis; her plans, if any, for an appropriate online portal on which teachers seeking voluntary redeployment could enter their details to seek a direct swap with a matching teacher seeking the reverse relocation as proposed in a recent motion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62969/22]

Passport Services

Ged Nash

121. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on a policy issue raised by an Irish citizen living abroad relating to archaic list of professions allowed to witness Irish passports (details supplied); if he shares the view that both the list of professionals is archaic and particularly burdensome for Irish citizens living abroad and such professionals in foreign jurisdictions; if he agrees that allowing Irish embassy staff to witness passport applications would be more appropriate; his plans, if any, to review the list and process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62446/22]

Job Losses

Ged Nash

62. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the concrete actions taken by officials at his Department, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to intensify their engagement with tech employers following recent high-profile layoffs within the sector; if he will provide an update on the meetings that his officials or stated agencies have had with representatives from the sector and senior tech employers, if any, over the past month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62092/22]

White Papers

Ged Nash

74. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will publish the planned White Paper on industrial policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62091/22]

Employment Rights

Ged Nash

86. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to review any provisions of the Protection of Employment Acts 1977 to 2014 in respect of the requirement for employers to notify the Minister of proposed collective redundancies and the obligation on employers to engage in an information and consultation process with employees' representatives; if he will consider changes to the sanctions involved for any breaches of these provisions of the Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62089/22]

Industrial Relations

Ged Nash

119. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the next steps that he plans to take on foot of the Labour Employer Economic Forum High Level Group on Collective Bargaining Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62090/22]

EU Directives

Ged Nash

193. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position that Ireland took at the 1 December 2022 meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council on COM/2022/71, the proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence and amending EU Directive No. 2019/1937; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61441/22]

Third Level Fees

Ged Nash

94. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for not including third-level students who are repeating first year in the scheme whereby student fees were reduced by €1,000 as part of the Government's cost-of-living support package; if he will provide a costing for the 2022-2023 academic year; if students in this category were to be included in the measure; if he plans to review the policy decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61259/22]

EU Directives

Ged Nash

103. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on a policy issue raised by constituents regarding the new corporate sustainability due diligence directive (details supplied); if he will provide an update on his plans, if any, to seek a strengthening of this directive to ensure it applies to a wider range of companies and their overseas values chains; if issues regarding climate and justice are addressed; if obligations for companies in the financial sector are strengthened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60789/22]

Primary Medical Certificates

Ged Nash

180. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the Primary Medical Certificate Board; the number of applications that are waiting to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60413/22]

Departmental Meetings

Ged Nash

317. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60718/22]

Health Services

Ged Nash

516. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO8 area; if so, if he will provide a timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60163/22]

Health Services

Ged Nash

539. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of access to community neuro-rehabilitation teams in CHO 8, which impacts those living with neurological conditions within the Louth and east Meath constituency (details supplied); his plans, if any, for a community neuro-rehabilitation team to be set up in CHO 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60243/22]

Health Services Staff

Ged Nash

674. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultants who have left posts at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda to date in 2022; the number and nature/discipline of the posts that are currently unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60846/22]

An Garda Síochána

Ged Nash

248. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW and An Garda Síochána have identified a site for the development of a new Garda station at Laytown, County Meath; if he will confirm when construction work on the site will commence under the relevant capital programme; the year in which the building will be completed; the estimated total cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59225/22]

Road Tolls

Ged Nash

162. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the date on which the contract with a company (details supplied) that operates the toll on the M1 at Julianstown, County Meath and the toll at the Donore exit at Drogheda will end; if his Department plans to end tolling at both locations on the conclusion of the contract and on transfer to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58559/22]

Business Supports

Ged Nash

68. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent ECB Financial Stability Review (details supplied); if he is satisfied that the scheme is sufficiently targeted and financially prudent in view of current conditions which increase the vulnerabilities of more-indebted sovereigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58188/22]

An Garda Síochána

Ged Nash

572. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if a proposed Garda Station in Laytown is included in the current An Garda Síochána capital programme. [58082/22]

School Transport

Ged Nash

101. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the plans that she has to increase spaces on buses available for school transport in County Louth arising from the additional funding allocated in Budget 2023; if she will provide a firm date as to when the additional provision will come on stream; the number of additional places that will be made available in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56763/22]

School Transport

Ged Nash

111. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when a school transport appeal case will be determined for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56889/22]

Voluntary Sector

Ged Nash

89. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Dáil Éireann passing a motion on Wednesday, 12 October 2022 in support of pay increases for community and voluntary sector workers, the action he or his Department has taken to deliver on the commitments listed in the motion; if he intends to provide for a standing forum and mechanism for collective bargaining on pay and conditions with recognised trade unions in the sector; if he or his Department has engaged with trade unions on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56433/22]

Office of Public Works

Ged Nash

105. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of projects under way by the OPW to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings it manages and owns; the budget for such works in 2022; the projected budget for 2023; the square meters of building space that will be retrofitted this year; the role the OPW has in delivering on climate mitigation and adaptation in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56430/22]

Freedom of Information

Ged Nash

112. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in publishing the report on the review of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, which was scheduled for early in quarter 3 of 2022, according to the roadmap; if he has received the review report and recommendations yet; when he intends to publish it; if he will be bringing forward changes to the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56435/22]

Ethics in Public Office

Ged Nash

114. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on when the review of ethics legislation will be published; if he will confirm that ten submissions were received by the closure date of the public consultation in mid-January 2022; if those submissions have now all been considered; if he has considered the findings of the review yet; when he intends to bring forward a general scheme of a Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56431/22]

International Protection

Ged Nash

130. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the land, properties or buildings the OPW or his Department have made available in 2022 for housing or accommodation for Ukrainian refugees or those seeking international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56432/22]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Ged Nash

255. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the revised wind energy development guidelines will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56483/22]

Education and Training Provision

Ged Nash

453. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will consider developing, with the ETBs and other statutory education bodies, networks of remote study hubs in regional towns in which there is no third level institution footprint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56484/22]

Disability Services

Ged Nash

551. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will provide services to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56402/22]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Ged Nash

90. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if his Department or the Central Bank has undertaken, or plans to undertake, an analysis of the potential impact of rising ECB interest rates on Irish mortgage holders; his views as to whether the Central Bank will require additional regulatory powers to protect those with variable and tracker mortgages from rising rates, given the lack of competition in the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55833/22]

Tax Code

Ged Nash

95. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, post-budget analysis that suggests that permanent tax changes made in budget 2023 will disproportionately benefit higher earners; if he is concerned that full-time workers who are on the minimum wage will not see the full benefit of the planned 80 cent an hour increase in the national minimum wage due to the failure to entirely adjust all relevant PRSI and tax bands to account for this increase; his plans, if any, to address this issue on Committee or Report Stage of the Finance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55838/22]

Business Supports

Ged Nash

103. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of applicants and successfully approved recipients of the temporary business energy support scheme (TBESS); if he plans to attach any conditions on companies accessing the scheme, for example, restricting the payments of dividends and senior management bonuses to firms in receipt of funds under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55835/22]

Business Supports

Ged Nash

133. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if any data centres have applied for and been approved to draw down support under the temporary business energy support scheme; his plans, if any, to restrict data centres and other large energy users from availing of the TBESS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55836/22]

Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears

Ged Nash

142. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage owners currently in short- and long-term arrears, in tabular form; if his Department or the Central Bank will conduct an analysis on the potential impact of rising ECB rates on mortgage arrears; if he is satisfied the 2013 code of conduct on mortgage arrears is adequate to protect customers in the current environment of rising rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55834/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Ged Nash

164. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the average response time for an online Revenue query; if he is satisfied the Revenue Commissioner is adequately resourced to respond to such queries in a timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55837/22]

Revenue Commissioners

Ged Nash

28. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of calls received by the Revenue Commissioners by month from 2017 to date in 2022, in tabular form; the number of calls per category; the average waiting time to be connected to a Revenue official; the number of calls left unanswered or disconnected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55728/22]