Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Maritime Jurisdiction

Richard Boyd Barrett

55. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his input and the input of the NPWS in the Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021 with regards to the biodiversity of Ireland’s seas and nearshore and the plans for increasing the marine protected areas in the interest of protecting the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55038/21]

Rental Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

63. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider proper rent controls that would see rent pegged to average incomes and set by a rent authority considering the constant increase of rents despite RPZ legislation and amendments to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55037/21]

Film Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

105. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the recent sale of a studio (details supplied) to a large real estate corporation particularly given that the State had only recently disposed of its share of the studios and that the studios have received large amounts of public funding over many years; her further views on whether it is now time to take the studios into public ownership and investigate the circumstances of the sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55228/21]

Departmental Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

109. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the criteria and timeline for the pilot scheme for arts and culture workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55224/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

126. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she plans to respond positively to the requests of an organisation (details supplied) for a package of supports and measures to assist the recovery of those working in music, events and entertainment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55225/21]

Film Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

167. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the fact that film producer companies that are in receipt of public funding such as section 481 and Screen Ireland grants which are conditional on the provision of quality employment and training are regularly attending Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court hearings in cases taken by film employees and denying that they have a responsibility to those employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55226/21]

Income Inequality

Richard Boyd Barrett

174. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to address the widespread income and employment insecurity faced by art, culture, film, music and entertainment workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55227/21]

Anglo-Irish Relations

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the British Prime Minister. [54393/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [54394/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that deals with agriculture; and when it is next due to meet. [54562/21]

Citizens' Assembly

Richard Boyd Barrett

7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [54392/21]

United Nations

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to the United Nations in New York. [48308/21]

Departmental Functions

Richard Boyd Barrett

45. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [50787/21]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

69. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing relief to low- and middle-income households struggling with the cost of energy through an exemption of VAT from domestic energy supplies or a rebate of VAT on domestic energy supplies in the winter months; and if he has discussed or will discuss these matters with the European Commission. [54745/21]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

78. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that the new 15% minimum global corporate tax rate will be an effective rate given the many reliefs, deductions and allowances which the largest and most profitable corporations avail of to substantially reduce their taxable profit and which results in many of these companies currently paying far less than the 12.5% headline rate on their gross pre-tax trading profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54402/21]

Tax Reliefs

Richard Boyd Barrett

95. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that film producer companies in receipt of section 481 tax relief (details supplied) are regularly and on a routine basis stating to the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court that they have no employment relationship with film workers who have worked on section 481 funded productions in cases in which those workers take a case to those bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54401/21]

Tax Reliefs

Richard Boyd Barrett

103. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered ending the Special Assignee Relief Programme in the interests of just taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54399/21]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

115. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider abolishing the local property tax and replace the tax with a graduated second, third, fourth and so on home tax ensuring that the family home is not subject to a property tax in view of increasing inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54398/21]

Tax Reliefs

Richard Boyd Barrett

259. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if the provisions of section 97A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (details supplied) are subject to a limit on the number of individual residential units that a landlord can claim for; the number of residential units for which these reliefs have been claimed that have been brought into use in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the total cost to the State in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54676/21]

Tax Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

260. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the projected budgeted revenue cost for the full year in 2022 arising from section 28 of the Finance Bill 2021 that inserts a new section 25A into the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 with provisions relating to attribution of profits to a branch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54677/21]