Parliamentary questions

Tax Collection

John Paul Phelan

365. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated additional revenue which will be generated in 2024 from the increases to PRSI announced as part of the Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7432/24]

Wildlife Protection

John Paul Phelan

222. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that the proposed stakeholder forum on the sustainable hunting of protected wild birds will include all relevant stakeholders in its membership, including game conservation organisations (details supplied). [5914/24]

Alcohol Pricing

John Paul Phelan

117. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the expected impact on Exchequer revenues of a reduction in VAT on zero alcohol beers from 23% to 13.5%; the expected impact of such a change on consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5631/24]

Disability Services

John Paul Phelan

461. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that are being taken to reduce the CDNT waiting list of the CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5632/24]

Tax Yield

John Paul Phelan

198. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated from VAT and excise duties on alcoholic beverages sold in off licences in each year from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2374/24]

Tax Yield

John Paul Phelan

199. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated from VAT and excise duties on alcoholic beverages sold in public houses in each year from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2375/24]

Tax Yield

John Paul Phelan

200. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated from VAT and excise duties on alcoholic beverages sold in licenced restaurants in each year from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2376/24]

Flexible Work Practices

John Paul Phelan

267. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education if school principals and deputy principals are permitted to work from home; to outline in general terms her Department's policy on this issue including the maximum number of days which can be worked from home; and to outline how she feels that it is possible to carry out the duties of principal or deputy principal from home given the importance of these positions in enforcing school policies on-site on a day-to-day basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2378/24]

Wildlife Conservation

John Paul Phelan

332. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the first meeting of the 'Sustainable Hunting of Wild Birds Stakeholder Forum' will take place; the details of the forum membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2929/24]

Social Insurance

John Paul Phelan

376. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated revenue which will be generated in 2024 and 2025 by the increases in PRSI which were announced as part of Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2377/24]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

John Paul Phelan

669. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason an education company (details supplied) has not yet received payment from her Department for a summer programme scheme which it supplied in Summer 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/24]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

591. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has appointed a rare disease liaison within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52093/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

592. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the formulation of an updated national rare disease plan; if the plan will be published within the lifetime of this Government as per the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52094/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

593. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to publish the number of unimplemented actions from the National Rare Disease Plan 2014-2018; to outline each unimplemented action, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52095/23]

Disease Management

John Paul Phelan

594. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health how his Department in reviewing the unimplemented actions of the National Rare Disease Plan 2014-2018; whether he intends to publish this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52096/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

595. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he intends to support the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2021 to provide for a dedicated pathway for the reimbursement of orphan medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52097/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

596. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health his views on an indicator survey (details supplied) showing Irish patients are waiting an average of 877 days to access EMA-approved orphan medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52098/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

597. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the next steps of a working group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52099/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

598. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether legislative change is required to improve Ireland's reimbursement system for orphan medicinal products. [52100/23]

Medicinal Products

John Paul Phelan

599. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he supports interim access reimbursement models which allow early access to rare and ultra-rare disease medicines, as utilised in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52101/23]

Schools Building Projects

John Paul Phelan

213. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason an approved extension development for a school (details supplied) was withdrawn; the reason no reason for the withdrawal was given to the school; to outline the proposals her Department has for increasing the school capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51722/23]

National Minimum Wage

John Paul Phelan

42. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Taoiseach the number of people who are being paid at the current minimum wage of €11.30 per hour. [49384/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John Paul Phelan

287. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection to state for each category of welfare payment administered by her Department in 2022, the total amount paid in cash; the total amounts paid directly to a bank account; the amounts lodged directly to an account at a post office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49382/23]

Social Welfare Payments

John Paul Phelan

288. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of single people with no dependents who received more than €24,000 in social welfare payments administered by her Department during 2022; to provide a breakdown of those recipients by the total amount received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49383/23]

Electricity Generation

John Paul Phelan

147. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when commercial customers generating electricity from solar panels will get paid for their surplus production that is currently been fed in to the grid free of charge, and subsequently being charged out to the same customer at full rate in the following days. [47672/23]

Special Educational Needs

John Paul Phelan

234. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education the reason no reply was issued to a person (details supplied) regarding a place in a primary school for an autistic child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44870/23]

Angling Sector

John Paul Phelan

28. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific conservation limits for the Nore and Suir rivers for 2018-2022, inclusive, in relation to snap net salmon fishing. [43806/23]

Angling Sector

John Paul Phelan

29. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of salmon recorded by anglers for the Nore and Suir rivers for 2018-2022, inclusive, in relation to snap net salmon fishing. [43807/23]

Angling Sector

John Paul Phelan

30. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the allowances that were given for the dry summers of 2018, 2019 and 2022 for the rivers Nore and Suir, inclusive, in relation to snap net salmon fishing. [43808/23]

Angling Sector

John Paul Phelan

31. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the allowances that were given for the Covid years of 2020 and 2021 for the rivers Nore and Suir regarding snap net salmon fishing. [43809/23]

Angling Sector

John Paul Phelan

32. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the exploitation rates were used to determine the total allowable catch for the Nore and Suir rivers for the years 2018-2022, inclusive, regarding snap net salmon fishing. [43810/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

103. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance whether he is aware of a recent report (details supplied) on total tax revenue as a proportion of national income in the United Kingdom; if his Department monitors any similar measure of the overall level of taxation in Ireland; and if so, to outline the findings of any such research in recent years. [43720/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

104. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 26 September 2023, if he will provide the equivalent figures for 2007 to 2020, inclusive. [43723/23]

Health Services

John Paul Phelan

510. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the number of hepatitis C tests carried out each year from 2018-2023; how this compares to the goals under Roadmap to Zero; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43653/23]

Health Services

John Paul Phelan

530. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow will have the results of a biopsy carried out on 22 August at University Hospital, Waterford; the reason for the delay in receiving the results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43812/23]

Climate Action Plan

John Paul Phelan

111. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on Climate Action Fund contributions in the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive, to break these contributions down by industry and by sector within each industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41229/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

164. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of individuals who paid any amount of income tax, PRSI, USC, income levy or health levy in each year from 2007 to date. [41187/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

165. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the total receipts of each of income tax, PRSI, USC, income levy and health levy in each year from 2007 to date. [41188/23]

Tax Data

John Paul Phelan

166. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Finance the number of individuals who worked part-time or full-time in 2022 but who did not pay any income tax, USC or PRSI due to their level of income falling below the relevant thresholds or their tax liability being offset by their tax credits. [41190/23]

EU Directives

John Paul Phelan

224. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the next steps in developing a National position in respect of the proposed EU Product Liability Directive; if he will report on the public consultation which was carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41228/23]

School Funding

John Paul Phelan

253. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education whether her Department has undertaken any analysis of the potential cost to State of prohibiting second-level schools from charging fees, and the likely need to provide additional exchequer funding to those schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41189/23]

Departmental Data

John Paul Phelan

337. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state whether his Department centrally monitors the number of tenants of local authorities or approved housing bodies who are in arrears of rent, and the total amount due in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41184/23]

Departmental Data

John Paul Phelan

338. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state or estimate the number of housing units in the State in each year from 2010 to date. [41185/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

John Paul Phelan

370. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since December 2019; and to state the ages and geographical locations of these recipients. [41186/23]

Departmental Funding

John Paul Phelan

1353. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the source of, and the reasons for, the State funding paid to an organisation (details supplied) in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37230/23]

EU Directives

John Paul Phelan

377. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to report on his Department's public consultation on the European Union's proposal for a directive on liability for defective products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35957/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

John Paul Phelan

1175. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the integration of continuous glucose monitor devices into healthcare practice and guidance in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35958/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

John Paul Phelan

1176. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health whether his Department is or will be developing national clinical guidance to underpin the provision and funding of continuous glucose monitor devices in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35959/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

John Paul Phelan

1177. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health whether his Department is developing national clinical guidelines for type 2 diabetes mellitus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35960/23]

Legislative Process

John Paul Phelan

1178. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Health Information Bill 2023, the proposed timeline for its passage and subsequent implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35961/23]