Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Further and Higher Education

Brendan Griffin

29. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current position regarding the development of the old Pretty Polly facility in Killarney as a new training centre of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23281/24]

Grant Payments

Brendan Griffin

38. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his priorities for further SUSI reform in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23282/24]

Business Supports

Brendan Griffin

75. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how the recent package of supports for business will impact on business owners; to provide up-to-date county breakdowns of take-up of the ICOB scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23279/24]

Industrial Development

Brendan Griffin

80. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the IDA's plans to proceed with providing a new advance technology facility at Kerry Technology Park in Tralee, County Kerry; what progress has been made on the plan over the past four years; if the target in respect of this facility, as set out in the IDA's own plans, will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23278/24]

Public Transport

Brendan Griffin

144. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if he will address as a matter of urgency the lack of facilitation of rail passengers travelling with bicycles on trains bound for Tralee Casement station, which is immediately adjacent to the Tralee to Fenit greenway; his views on whether the unique location of Tralee station on the greenway warrants a tailored service response from Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23431/24]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

154. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reversal of changes to benefit-in-kind treatment of workers, particularly in respect of sales representatives and other similar position holders, whose primary use of company cars is for the sole purpose of carrying out their roles; if he sees a distinction between the use of company cars to travel to work versus travelling as part of work; if he will declare the total additional revenue generated for the State in 2023 following the recent changes made to benefit-in-kind rules in respect of company cars; how this compares with the additional revenue generated from unbudgeted increases in revenues from fuel excise and all other fuel related taxes in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23432/24]

Office of Public Works

Brendan Griffin

165. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of residences owned by the OPW in Killarney, County Kerry; the number of these that are currently occupied, unoccupied or uninhabitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23427/24]

Special Educational Needs

Brendan Griffin

191. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if concessions and additional accommodation for students with dyscalculia will be considered for Leaving Certificate mathematics; if such measures would include additional points for students with dyscalculia; her views on whether such students have been unfairly overlooked to date; if she is prepared to review their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23428/24]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Brendan Griffin

210. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residences the NPWS owns in Killarney, County Kerry; the number of these that are currently occupied, unoccupied or uninhabitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23464/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

Brendan Griffin

277. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he is considering new measures in respect of vaping and the use of vaping products; if he is considering an outright ban on vaping; if so, the legal challenges and impediments that exist in this regard; the timelines he anticipates in respect of any actions he is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23430/24]

Road Safety

Brendan Griffin

48. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if TII will install a zebra crossing at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23221/24]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

54. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland is an outlier in personal taxation on investments; if citizens from other EU countries have a tax advantage when investing in funds domiciled in Ireland, whereas Irish citizens are at a disadvantage, thereby making investment in property and pensions the only simple alternative to leaving money in low interest savings accounts; if the matter will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23239/24]

Tax Yield

Brendan Griffin

56. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the amount generated by the local property tax, per local authority area, in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23298/24]

Tax Yield

Brendan Griffin

57. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the number of individual properties registered for payment of the local property tax, per local authority area, in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23299/24]

Tax Yield

Brendan Griffin

58. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the amount generated by the local property tax per category of property valuation, per local authority area, in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23300/24]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

59. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider plans to reintroduce further excise increases on fuel later this year; if tax receipts from fuel are ahead of schedule to date in 2024; if so, by how much; if he will provide a breakdown of actual income versus projected income, per category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/24]

Flood Risk Management

Brendan Griffin

60. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if repairs to a breach in the river bank at a location in County Kerry (details supplied) will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23220/24]

Employment Rights

Brendan Griffin

70. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will formally confirm the terms of a registered employment agreement variation order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23233/24]

Work Permits

Brendan Griffin

71. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a decision has been made on an application for an employment permit by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23260/24]

School Staff

Brendan Griffin

81. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if an appeal on behalf of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allowed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23121/24]