Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Capital Expenditure Programme

Mairéad Farrell

94. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the emergency measures in budget 2021 will increase capital expenditure in 2021 to €9.1 billion as per the July stimulus; and the way in which this differs from the Revised Estimates for Public Services published in December 2019, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, which had already laid out capital funding of €9.1 billion in 2021. [26634/20]

Public Sector Pay

Mairéad Farrell

96. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a commitment will be given to remove FEMPI legislation. [26636/20]

Tax Code

Mairéad Farrell

282. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if a cut to capital gains tax from its current rate of 33% to 25% will be included in the forthcoming budget as promised in the Fianna Fáil pre-election manifesto; and his views on whether it is fair that those who benefited most over the last decade should now receive a large tax cut. [16651/20]

Financial Services Sector

Mairéad Farrell

308. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if a list of members of a group (details supplied) in its current formation will be provided. [27347/20]

Financial Services Sector

Mairéad Farrell

309. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if a group (details supplied) has advised on Covid-19 related expenditure measures. [27348/20]

Gaeltacht Policy

Mairéad Farrell

111. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the identity of the purchaser for each of the public lands and properties listed in the response to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 8 September 2020 relating to the number and location of all sales of lands and property owned by Údarás na Gaeltachta in County Galway in the past ten years. [26037/20]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Mairéad Farrell

112. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta ainneoin nach féidir mionsonraí faoi dhíolcháin ar leith a thabhairt, an ndearnadh luacháil neamhspleách, gairmiúil de réir an ghnáth-chleachtais ar ocht bhfoirgneamh agus ceithre phíosa talún a dhíol Údarás na Gaeltachta i gcondae na Gaillimhe le deich mbliana anuas, de réir mar a nochtadh i gCeist Pharlaiminte Uimhir 347 ar an 8ú Meán Fómhair 2020; ar fógróidh na díolacháin áirithe seo go poiblí; an bhfuil sí den tuairim gur cheart d'Údarás na Gaeltachta bheith i dteagmháil le coistí pobail áitiúla nó leis an chomhairle contae ábhartha maidir le riachtanais tithíochta sa cheantar agus talamh nó foirgnimh á ndíol acu; agus an bhfuil cead Bhord an Údaráis ag teastáil le talamh nó foirgnimh a dhíol agus ar tugadh cead maidir leis na sócmhainní luaite anseo. [26038/20]

Public Sector Pensions

Mairéad Farrell

492. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing statutory non-compliance across the ETB sector in respect of the issuing of annual pension statements to employees (details supplied); and the steps which will be taken to ensure that this is rectified with immediate effect. [25649/20]

Harbours and Piers

Mairéad Farrell

15. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if the €500,000 for preparatory works for the upgrade of Inis Oírr pier and breakwater has been officially confirmed by her Department; the items the funding will be spent on; and if it will be used to put the upgrade and breakwater for the pier out to tender in view of the fact the pier development was promised in 2015. [24441/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Mairéad Farrell

93. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual spend by his Department using a firm (details supplied) for public relations. [24547/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mairéad Farrell

40. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a difference in spending figures between the July Stimulus plan and the Budget 2020 economic and fiscal outlook [24274/20]

National Children's Hospital

Mairéad Farrell

78. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the new estimated completion date of the national children’s hospital in view of the recent stoppage of work; if the estimated cost is now likely to exceed the figure of €1.73 billion that was provided in the independent review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16632/20]

Harbours and Piers

Mairéad Farrell

120. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed deepwater quay at Ros a' Mhíl harbour, Connemara, County Galway, will be included as part of capital expenditure in the forthcoming stimulus plan. [15978/20]

Bord na Móna

Mairéad Farrell

164. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if the €15 million for peatlands rehabilitation includes those already committed allocations; and if not, if it is in addition to same. [24015/20]

Energy Prices

Mairéad Farrell

189. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if his attention has been drawn to a scandal (details supplied) in the UK and the recent measures put in place by UK energy regulator Ofgem to protect consumers from unfair business practices in the pre-paid energy sector; and if his attention has been drawn to similar unfair business practices in operation here and the potential need to protect consumers. [24016/20]

Airport Passenger Data

Mairéad Farrell

233. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the nationality of the 26 passengers on board an aircraft (details supplied) that flew from Washington DC and landed in Dublin Airport at approximately 00:49 on 26 June 2020 and that departed Dublin Airport for Benghazi, Libya, at 02:10 approximately on 26 June 2020. [24017/20]

Airport Passenger Data

Mairéad Farrell

234. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the number and nationality of passengers that were on board an aircraft (details supplied) that travelled from Benghazi, Libya, and refuelled at Dublin Airport at approximately 13:41 on 31 July 2020 on its way to Dulles Airport in Washington DC; and the number and nationality of passengers on board the same aircraft on its return journey from Dulles Airport in Washington DC to Benghazi, Libya, with a refuelling stop at Dublin Airport at approximately 03:33 on 2 August 2020. [24018/20]

Tax Reliefs

Mairéad Farrell

260. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if there is a requirement for firms that have been afforded section 110 status under the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 by the Revenue Commissioners to state in their financial statements that they are availing of this tax relief. [23601/20]

Harbours and Piers

Mairéad Farrell

313. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if the €500,000 for preparatory works for the upgrade of Inis Oírr pier and breakwater has been confirmed; if so, the items the funding will be spent on; and if it will be used to send the upgrade and breakwater works for the pier out to tender. [23355/20]

Garda College

Mairéad Farrell

613. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice when there will be further graduations of probationer gardaí from the Garda College, Templemore, for the remainder of 2020. [24021/20]