Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

State Bodies

Ged Nash

328. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the end dates of the terms of office of each of the chief executive officers or equivalent in each of the public bodies or publicly funded bodies under his aegis; if there will be a publicly open competition to fill these roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30584/21]

Tax Reliefs

Ged Nash

372. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the finding from a recent report (details supplied) which states that restricting some of the less well targeted, tax expenditure reliefs and exemptions that apply to taxes such as CGT and CAT could not only contribute to raising significant sums of tax revenue but could also result in a simpler, more efficient tax system; his plans to examine such reliefs in order to put Exchequer funding on a sustainable footing, especially in view of the proposed international changes on corporation taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31612/21]

Tax Reliefs

Ged Nash

373. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the finding from a recent report (details supplied) that eliminating some of the fossil-fuel tax reliefs could generate a significant amount of revenue while simultaneously promoting a cleaner environment; his plans to examine the elimination of such fossil-fuel tax reliefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31613/21]

Summer Economic Statement

Ged Nash

374. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recently reported comments of the Chief Executive of the NTMA who stated that short to medium term environment for debt refinancing will be benign; his further views on the recent comments from the President of the European Central Bank that strong policy support will continue to provide a bridge over the pandemic and well into the economic recovery (details supplied); the status of his stated a proposed deficit reduction framework and a medium-term fiscal target in the forthcoming Summer Economic Statement in view of favourable borrowing conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31614/21]

Public Sector Staff

Ged Nash

420. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the end dates of the terms of office of each of the chief executive officers or equivalent in each of the public bodies under his aegis or of the ESRI and IPA as publicly funded bodies; if there will be a publicly open competition to fill these roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30583/21]

Energy Policy

Ged Nash

421. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each of the agencies under his aegis and the publicly funded agencies of the ESRI and the IPA have included transport and travel in their annual reports to the SEAI in relation to public sector energy efficiency performance in relation to their 2020 energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30585/21]

Energy Policy

Ged Nash

422. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each of the agencies under his aegis and the publicly funded bodies of the ESRI and the IPA that have as of the 2020 Annual Report on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance, not yet reached 15% for their 2020 target, have an energy performance plan, an energy performance budget, an energy performance adviser and have fully engaged with the SEAI; if his Department has a role with regard to energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30586/21]

Office of Public Works

Ged Nash

423. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works is encumbered in public sector energy reductions due to the array of older and heritage buildings in its portfolio; if additional resources or arrangements are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30587/21]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

425. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or any of the bodies under his aegis or the publicly funded bodies of the IPA and the ESRI have persons employed in roles (details supplied) for any section of the community identified for protection under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30820/21]

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues

Ged Nash

426. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department, the bodies under his aegis or the publicly funded bodies of his Department are covered by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; if so, if they have a public sector equality and human rights duty implementation plan; the stage of the three-step approach for implementing the public sector equality and human rights plan each of the bodies is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30821/21]

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues

Ged Nash

427. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any of the bodies under his aegis or any of the publicly funded bodies under his Department that are covered by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 have since enactment of the Act, been invited by the Equality Commission to carry out a review or prepare and implement an action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30822/21]

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues

Ged Nash

940. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will extend the scope of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 to include the bodies under his aegis or the publicly funded bodies of the IPA and the ESRI that are not covered by the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30823/21]

An Garda Síochána

Ged Nash

1151. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed at Laytown Garda station in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31550/21]

An Garda Síochána

Ged Nash

1152. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice when a review of the Garda divisional boundaries pertaining to south County Louth and east County Meath will be completed. [31551/21]

Employment Support Services

Ged Nash

1217. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposed pilot scheme to turn rural pubs into remote working hub as outlined in Our Rural Future - Rural Development Policy 2021-2025; when the pilot will commence; the way businesses can apply to become part of the pilot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31017/21]

Insurance Levy

Ged Nash

98. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the amount raised by the 1% insurance levy each year since its introduction; if he is currently reviewing the operation of the levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30023/21]

Schools Building Projects

Ged Nash

137. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if her officials have met with Meath County Council to commence the pre-planning process for additional buildings at a school (details supplied) and the pre-planning process for the permanent school building on the site; if an update will be provided on the purchase by her Department of the site; if she will agree to commence the planning process for the permanent building in parallel with the process for the additional temporary facilities; when the permanent building is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30021/21]

School Admissions

Ged Nash

138. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if her Department has agreed to allocate additional places for first year students at a school (details supplied) for the 2021-2022 school year; the number of first year places that will be allocated to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30022/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Ged Nash

151. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans in relation to the proposed tendering process for local employment, activation and support services; if this process and the tender process currently under consideration seeks to replace the current services provided by existing jobs clubs and local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30020/21]

Tax Code

Ged Nash

261. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the recently announced changes to stamp duty in respect of the bulk buying by investment funds of houses on organisations active in the mortgage to rent sector (details supplied) and that are in the process of purchasing homes under the mortgage to rent scheme in order to lease back to distressed homeowners; if he has been in contact with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to identifying a way in which such organisations may be exempted from the new stamp duty regime under certain circumstances and informed by the way in which approved housing bodies have been exempted under the new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29479/21]