Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
Leathanach 1 de 27
Déar, 30 Beal 2024
written
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Rose Conway-Walsh
22. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on reform of governance and accountability at RTÉ, making particular reference to the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24414/24]
Déar, 30 Beal 2024
written
Heritage Sites
Rose Conway-Walsh
110. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the next opportunity will be to add Céide Fields on UNESCO's tentative list for world heritage status, considering its significance as a world-renowned heritage site and its historical evidence of Ireland's first farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24389/24]
Déar, 30 Beal 2024
written
heading
Rose Conway-Walsh
127. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he has taken to ensure this year's social and affordable housing build targets are met in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24390/24]
Déar, 30 Beal 2024
written
Fiscal Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
159. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the level of impact built into the revenue projections in the stability programme update from OECD Pillar 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24511/24]
Déar, 30 Beal 2024
written
Fiscal Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
160. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the level of impact if any built into the revenue projections in the stability programme update from OECD Pillar 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24512/24]
Déar, 30 Beal 2024
written
Social Insurance
Rose Conway-Walsh
208. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a complete list of all payments from the social insurance fund, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24452/24]
Déar, 30 Beal 2024
written
Social Insurance
Rose Conway-Walsh
209. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details on the current social insurance fund reserves and projected expenditure and revenue into the fund out to 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24453/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
oral
Cabinet Committees
Rose Conway-Walsh
10. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [24104/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
57. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of expenditure items that are derived from sources other than the central fund, and as such, do not impact on the net expenditure figures, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24395/24]
Céad, 29 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
160. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early years assistants, room leaders, deputy managers, and centre managers in the childcare sector to date, or as of the most recent date for which data is available. [24282/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
oral
Schools Building Projects
Rose Conway-Walsh
7. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will have a plan for a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23898/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
oral
School Transport
Rose Conway-Walsh
12. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if there can be flexibility in the 1 km rule for school transport where a number of children are forced to walk a narrow and dangerous road with no footpath to reach the current collection point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23899/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
written
Road Projects
Rose Conway-Walsh
139. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the badly needed Newport-Derrada road scheme in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23618/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
written
Schools Amalgamation
Rose Conway-Walsh
209. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education in a situation where two primary schools have amalgamated but the new base school is further away than other primary schools in the area, if the children will qualify for school transport such as in the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23629/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
321. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide projections of social insurance fund receipts, expenditure and total cumulative reserve out to 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23818/24]
Máirt, 28 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
323. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all payments and schemes that are funded or part-funded by the Social Insurance Fund; to provide information on the percentage share of the cost paid from the Social Insurance Fund, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23820/24]
Déar, 23 Beal 2024
oral
Nursing Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
14. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional places that have been added to nursing and medicine since 2020 for Irish and EU students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23293/24]
Déar, 23 Beal 2024
written
Apprenticeship Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
25. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of new apprentice registrations in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23292/24]
Déar, 23 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh
148. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of projected non-voted current expenditure for 2024 and 2025 including a breakdown central funds, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23401/24]
Déar, 23 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh
149. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of projected non-voted current expenditure for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23402/24]
Déar, 23 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh
150. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the details of capital resources outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23403/24]
Déar, 23 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh
151. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the details on non-tax revenue as outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23404/24]
Déar, 23 Beal 2024
written
Tax Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
153. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the methodology for calculating tax revenue projections in the Stability Programme Update, making particular reference to whether tax revenue projections are carried out on a no-policy change basis, or if it is assuming adjustments to credits and bands in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23424/24]
Déar, 23 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Budgets
Rose Conway-Walsh
164. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of expenditure receipts and balances as outlined on page 27 of the Stability Programme Update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23405/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
oral
Cabinet Committees
Rose Conway-Walsh
24. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [22999/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Tax Credits
Rose Conway-Walsh
105. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the value and number of successful claims under the research and development tax credit made by SMEs and non-SMEs, respectively, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; if his Department will consider introducing a simplified application process for SMEs to encourage research and innovation among indigenous companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22793/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
EU Directives
Rose Conway-Walsh
117. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance his response to the European Commission's opening of an infringement procedure against Ireland and issuance of a formal letter of notice regarding incorrect transposition of the 4th and 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22792/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Tax Yield
Rose Conway-Walsh
221. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total tax revenue as a share of GNI* since 2016; total projected tax revenue as a share of GNI* out to 2027, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22734/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Fiscal Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
222. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total net debt and general Government debt each year since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22735/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Public Expenditure Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
226. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline the criteria that must be met in order allow expenditure from the proposed infrastructure, climate and nature fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19843/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Planning Issues
Rose Conway-Walsh
356. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of purpose-built childcare facilities that have been built each year since the introduction of the Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Childcare Facilities issued as ministerial guidelines under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; the number of childcare facilities that became operational; the number that remain operational today; the reason there has not been a purpose-built childcare facility for each 75-dwelling development since the introduction of the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22698/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
School Meals Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
372. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the challenges faced by many community pre-schools (details supplied) due to the fact that the school meals programme funding does not cover the costs associated with providing food and drink for children; the steps she is taking to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22393/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Childcare Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
534. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 of 16 April 2024, the annual cost to the Exchequer, in tabular form, of the means-tested national childcare scheme; the numbers accessing the scheme and the average subsidy, per recipient, in each year since 2020, by income levels, for example, by families earning €20,000 to €30,000, €31,000 to €40,000, €41,000 to €50,000, and €51,000 to €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22954/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Childcare Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
535. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 of 16 April 2024, to provide a table, with a breakdown, by deciles, of the distribution of hourly and weekly subsidy levels of means-tested NCS subsidy recipients for 2020 to 2023, that is, the average hourly subsidy and average weekly subsidy received by the bottom 10% of the distribution, the next 10% and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22955/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Childcare Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
536. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 1 May 2024, the estimated cost of a 1 cent increase in the hourly wage of all early years assistants, room leaders, deputy managers and centre managers in the childcare sector if the State were to directly subsidise the increase, regardless of current income level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22956/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Childcare Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
537. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s annual targets for additional childcare places, that is, increased capacity, for each year they are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22957/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Rail Network
Rose Conway-Walsh
62. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22100/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Road Projects
Rose Conway-Walsh
74. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the N17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22101/24]
Máirt, 14 Beal 2024
written
Telecommunications Infrastructure
Rose Conway-Walsh
125. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the role he has in ensuring with ComReg that phone signal is delivered across the State and addressing black spots that continue impact on connectivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21621/24]
Máirt, 14 Beal 2024
written
Electricity Grid
Rose Conway-Walsh
126. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the role he has in ensuring with Eirgrid that grid infrastructure investment is sufficient to support a green transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21622/24]
Máirt, 14 Beal 2024
written
Housing Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
236. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if the ISIF chose to make commercial investment by lending to approved housing bodies to deliver costs rental accommodation; whether this would be included within the General Government Balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21566/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
written
Fiscal Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
157. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if the HFA lending is included in the general Government balance projections in the stability programme update; what amount is accounted for in each year from 2024 to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21084/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
written
Fiscal Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
158. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if Housing Finance Agency lending is included in the general Government balance projections in the stability programme update; the amount that is accounted for in each year from 2024 to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21144/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
written
Housing Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
159. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide detail on all investments by the ISIF in public social or affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21151/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
written
Housing Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
189. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanism and procedure for increasing the Housing Finance Agency’s ability to lend beyond the amount outlined in the ‘Housing for All’ plan detailing any associated Exchequer costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21146/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
written
Land Development Agency
Rose Conway-Walsh
190. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that expenditure for the land development agency is outside of the general Government balance; if he will provide detail on any projected expenditure of the Land Development Agency that has an Exchequer cost or any impact on the general Government balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21150/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
written
Housing Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
191. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide detail on all non-Exchequer expenditure related to social and affordable housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21152/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Bodies
Rose Conway-Walsh
212. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total leading each year from the Housing Finance Agency for which data is available; the total leading to local authorities and approved housing bodies each year from the Housing Finance Agency for which data is available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21145/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Bodies
Rose Conway-Walsh
213. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a complete breakdown of Housing Finance Agency lending in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Bodies
Rose Conway-Walsh
214. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected lending from the Housing Finance Agency from 2024 to 2027; the projected lending specifically to local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21148/24]
Déar, 9 Beal 2024
written
Land Development Agency
Rose Conway-Walsh
215. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected number of units that will be delivered by the Land Development Agency in each year from 2024 to 2027; the type of housing units that will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/24]
Céad, 8 Beal 2024
oral
Cabinet Committees
Rose Conway-Walsh
16. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [19530/24]
Déar, 2 Beal 2024
oral
Ethics in Public Office
Rose Conway-Walsh
76. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on planned reforms to strengthen standards in public office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19844/24]
Déar, 2 Beal 2024
oral
Capital Expenditure Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
89. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide detail on the non-core spending allocation of approximately €4.5 billion for each year from 2025 to 2027 outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19840/24]
Déar, 2 Beal 2024
written
Capital Expenditure Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
134. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the procedure and engagements with individual Departments to determine the share of capital increase that was allocated from the €2.25 billion over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20038/24]
Déar, 2 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Budgets
Rose Conway-Walsh
135. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline how his Department monitors budget deficits in individual Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20039/24]
Déar, 2 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Policies
Rose Conway-Walsh
136. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the role, if any, he will have in relation to the ICN Fund, making particular reference to the report requirements on designated environmental projects and proposed payments from the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20040/24]
Déar, 2 Beal 2024
written
Disability Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
230. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the pathway for a person (details supplied) to access independent living supports where a need for such supports has been established, but funding is not being made available from the HSE to facilitate supported living packages of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19929/24]
Céad, 1 Beal 2024
oral
Cabinet Committees
Rose Conway-Walsh
22. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [19529/24]
Céad, 1 Beal 2024
written
Public Expenditure Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
131. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total projected Exchequer capital spend for 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027; what the Exchequer expenditure represents as a percentage share of GNI* based on the updated projections in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19900/24]
Céad, 1 Beal 2024
written
Early Childhood Care and Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
236. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average fees being paid by parents (exclusive of State-provided ECCE funding) prior to reductions and savings from the national childcare subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19901/24]
Céad, 1 Beal 2024
written
Early Childhood Care and Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
237. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost to the Exchequer of a 1 cent increase in the national childcare subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19902/24]
Céad, 1 Beal 2024
written
Early Childhood Care and Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
238. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of a 1 cent increase in wages in the childcare sector if the State were to directly subsidise the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19903/24]
Céad, 1 Beal 2024
written
Early Childhood Care and Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
239. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the total capacity of the childcare sector for each age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19904/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
written
Public Private Partnerships
Rose Conway-Walsh
488. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice what percentage of her Department's capital budget is used to cover the cost of unitary PPP payments each year since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18941/24]
Máirt, 30 Aib 2024
written
Public Private Partnerships
Rose Conway-Walsh
489. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice if the level of expenditure by her Department on unitary PPP payments are in line with the investment policy framework for PPPs, which restricted annual expenditure on PPP unitary payments to no more than 10% of aggregate capital expenditure, in any given year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18942/24]
Déar, 25 Aib 2024
written
Agriculture Industry
Rose Conway-Walsh
60. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants to the succession planning advice grant; the steps he is taking to support succession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18423/24]
Déar, 25 Aib 2024
written
Beef Sector
Rose Conway-Walsh
106. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the recent changes to the beef indexes that have impacted farmers in the suckler carbon efficiency programme; how these changes were implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18424/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
oral
National Development Plan
Rose Conway-Walsh
44. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the capital underspend based on the targets set in the 2021 review of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17724/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
oral
Public Private Partnerships
Rose Conway-Walsh
46. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the types of services that typically make up the costs, other than construction and financing, in public private partnership contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17725/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
oral
Public Spending Code
Rose Conway-Walsh
57. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the infrastructure guidelines will lead to reform within individual Departments in the context of capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17727/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
oral
Capital Expenditure Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
58. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the projected expenditure on capital projects for 2025 and 2026 in terms of GNI*; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17726/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
written
State Properties
Rose Conway-Walsh
73. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there is a plan or strategy in place for the Office of Public Works to reduce the reliance on leased properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17730/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
written
Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Rose Conway-Walsh
80. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has engaged with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the potential of extending his remit to cover commercial public bodies in a dual-audit capacity in order to ensure greater oversight and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17729/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
written
Flood Risk Management
Rose Conway-Walsh
91. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the impact construction inflation has had on the cost of delivering flood protection projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17728/24]
Máirt, 23 Aib 2024
written
State Claims Agency
Rose Conway-Walsh
210. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the claims on, and settlements made by, the State Claims Agency in each year since 2011, broken down by category; the amount and percentage of total cost of settlements spent on legal fees, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17748/24]
Céad, 17 Aib 2024
written
Departmental Funding
Rose Conway-Walsh
176. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount in the community recognition fund; the amount allocated to County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17010/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
oral
Cabinet Committees
Rose Conway-Walsh
21. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy and investment will next meet. [16761/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
written
Schools Building Projects
Rose Conway-Walsh
91. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on all education capital projects in development in Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16348/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
written
Schools Building Projects
Rose Conway-Walsh
100. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the badly needed extension for a school (details supplied) that is stuck on pre-stage 1 and has not progressed to planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16347/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
written
Departmental Budgets
Rose Conway-Walsh
246. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide the capital allocation ceiling for the Office of Public Works for 2024, 2025 and 2026; the capital ceilings or projects for the annual priority reserve for 2024, 2025, and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16229/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
written
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Rose Conway-Walsh
259. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the level of reduction reached to date, as the Government must reduce emissions from the heating of commercial buildings by 20% by 2025 and 45% by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16259/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
written
Housing Provision
Rose Conway-Walsh
389. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of vacant social houses in Mayo; how many specifically in Castlebar and Ballina; the average turnaround time for a social house once it is vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16104/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
written
Pensions Reform
Rose Conway-Walsh
456. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected annual cost to the Exchequer of the planned auto-enrolment pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16009/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
written
Departmental Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
574. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the annual cost to the Exchequer of the means-tested national childcare scheme; the numbers accessing the scheme and the average subsidy per recipient each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16038/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Departmental Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
575. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the corresponding saving to the Exchequer through the means-tested national childcare subsidy for every 1% decrease in the average fees using the universal national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16039/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Childcare Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
578. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm that in September 2024 his Department plans to introduce a further 25% reduction in average childcare fees, and that this will result in a 43.75% reduction of fees on 2022 levels, on average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16109/24]
Máirt, 16 Aib 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
755. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of new registrations for apprenticeships, broken down by consortia and craft; the total number of consortia and craft apprentices currently registered; the number of apprentices currently waiting to access off-site training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16159/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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European Investment Bank
Rose Conway-Walsh
283. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total loans drawn down by Ireland from the European Investment Bank in each of the past ten years in tabular form; to specify the purpose and amount of each loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13839/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
301. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline the multiplier applied to public expenditure, particularly capital expenditure, by his Department to estimate economic growth in both GDP and GNI* terms when preparing economic projections, and use an example of how the multiplier is applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14705/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Economic Growth
Rose Conway-Walsh
302. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline how the Department converts projected economic growth and government expenditure into numbers of people projected to be in employment when preparing economic projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14706/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Economic Growth
Rose Conway-Walsh
303. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance to outline how his Department converts projected economic growth and government expenditure into projected tax revenue when preparing economic projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14707/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh
336. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the payment request made by Ireland regarding the Recovery and Resilience Fund is still active, or whether it was cancelled following the submission of a modified plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13840/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh
349. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 20 March 2024, if the investment projects and programmes tracker is not regularly updated; when the tracker will next be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14368/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Exchequer Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
350. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 20 March 2024, if the anticipated total cost to the Exchequer listed include projections of increases due to indexation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14371/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
360. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide new capital ceilings for each Department for 2024, 2025 and 2026 accounting for the allocation of the €2.25 billion in windfall capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14954/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
361. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he will publish updated departmental capital ceilings for each Department for the second half of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14955/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
362. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of the amount of the €2.25 billion windfall capital that will be used for new projects and the amount that will be earmarked to address construction inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14956/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
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Energy Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
379. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targets for commercial building emission reductions and energy targets; the steps being taken to achieve this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14260/24]
Máirt, 9 Aib 2024
written
Schools Building Projects
Rose Conway-Walsh
445. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education to outline what progress has been made for the relocation of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14132/24]