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Wed, 25 Jan 2023
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North-South Implementation Bodies
Ivana Bacik
15. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on the work and status of the shared island unit. [3342/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Peadar Tóibín
1. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [58944/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
2. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [59157/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Ivana Bacik
3. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [60875/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met. [60885/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Paul McAuliffe
5. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [60893/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
6. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [60894/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Cian O'Callaghan
7. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [60901/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [61331/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Paul Murphy
9. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [61334/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
10. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of Housing for All. [61816/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [1182/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Peadar Tóibín
12. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [1567/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [3278/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Peadar Tóibín
14. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet [3345/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Christopher O'Sullivan
15. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the climate action delivery board co-chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [60184/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Christopher O'Sullivan
16. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach the details of the climate action plan progress report published by his Department on 22 November 2022. [60185/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Bríd Smith
17. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach the total number of actions in the 2021 climate action plan which have not been enacted to date; the numbers of high-impact actions which have failed to be enacted or that are delayed; the high-impact actions that remain to be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62712/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Ivana Bacik
18. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [2120/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Mick Barry
19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to provide details of the climate action plan progress report published by his Department. [3280/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Paul Murphy
20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the climate action delivery board. [3408/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Bríd Smith
21. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the climate action delivery board. [3411/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
22. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will next meet. [60869/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
23. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [1184/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Peadar Tóibín
24. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [1568/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Ruairí Ó Murchú
25. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the work that has been carried out to establish an inquiry into the State’s handling of the Covid-19 which he announced in January 2023; the timeline for this inquiry; and the scope and nature of the inquiry. [1880/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Ruairí Ó Murchú
26. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will next meet. [1881/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Alan Dillon
27. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [2028/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Ivana Bacik
28. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [2119/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Peadar Tóibín
29. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet [3346/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Tax Reliefs
Pearse Doherty
62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of timely, targeted and temporary mortgage interest relief in the context of rising interest costs for mortgage borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3328/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Tax Code
Ged Nash
63. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the 9% reduced VAT rate on electricity and gas bills to 31 December 2023; if he will provide costings for extension of the measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3084/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on extending the reduced 9% rate of VAT for the hospitality and tourism sector; its estimated cost, including and excluding hotel accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3329/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Public Services Provision
Róisín Shortall
65. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the additional revenue raising measures he is considering to ensure sustainable funding of public services, following the Parliamentary Budget Office and the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council calculation that an extra €7 billion per year is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3331/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Insurance Industry
Pearse Doherty
66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures to ensure that recent reforms in the insurance sector will result in proportional reductions in premiums for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3330/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Tax Code
Róisín Shortall
67. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if he will waive the 23% VAT rate on antigen tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3332/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Inflation Rate
Alan Farrell
68. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance what consideration his Department is giving to further anti-inflationary measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Tax Rebates
Aindrias Moynihan
70. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the amount his Department received in overpaid PAYE taxes in 2021 and 2022; the measures that are in place to make individuals aware of any overpayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3140/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Alan Dillon
71. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the measures being considered to support small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3058/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Banking Sector
Rose Conway-Walsh
72. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the assessments that have and will be undertaken with regards to the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears, CCMA, including the suite of alternative repayment arrangements; his plans to give the code full legal effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3100/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Tax Code
Pearse Doherty
74. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on introducing additional tax measures for developers and investors in the residential property market; if he agrees with a previously commissioned report (details supplied) that such incentives would represent a clear waste of scarce public resources and would lead to an increase in site and property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3149/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Tax Code
Joe Flaherty
75. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the proposals he will be bringing forward in relation to income tax over the medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2994/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Disability Services
Pauline Tully
76. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Finance the progress to date on replacing the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3023/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Mortgage Resolution Processes
Matt Carthy
77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the requirements of third parties and funds in possession of mortgage contracts with regard to the code of conduct on mortgage arrears; and his views regarding the refusal of third parties and funds to engage with borrowers, including with respect to alternative repayment arrangements under the mortgage arrears resolution process. [3095/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Tax Code
Darren O'Rourke
78. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance his position on introducing additional tax measures for developers and investors in the residential property market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3098/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Tax Code
Cormac Devlin
79. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to undertake a review of the income tax system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3082/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Inflation Rate
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
110. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he anticipates further measures being taken in relation to cost-of-living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2980/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Disability Services
Michael Moynihan
115. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of primary medical certificate appeals currently outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2824/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Disability Services
David Cullinane
129. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the current status of the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; when the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal will be in operation; the number of outstanding appeals before the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3094/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Disability Services
Catherine Connolly
150. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 10 November 2022, the timeline for the publication of the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3092/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Inflation Rate
Peter Fitzpatrick
157. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the cost-of-living measures introduced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2932/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Inflation Rate
Fergus O'Dowd
237. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance what further measures his Department is considering in dealing with rising inflation in the year 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56473/22]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Disability Services
Catherine Connolly
240. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the status of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3132/23]
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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Tax Code
Martin Kenny
247. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his position on introducing additional tax measures for developers and investors in the residential property market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3182/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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National Car Test
Darren O'Rourke
1. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement that he has had to date with the operators of the National Car Test Service, NCTS, regarding long wait times for tests and proposed changes to work practices; when backlogs will be addressed; if he has met with trade unions in relation to the concerns of workers in the NCTS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2408/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Aviation Industry
Duncan Smith
2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the measures that he is taking to ease the concerns of residents in north County Dublin in the Dublin Airport flight path who have had a substantive increase in aircraft noise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2369/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Public Transport
Darren O'Rourke
3. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures that he will take to ensure the safety of public transport workers and passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2409/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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National Car Test
Catherine Murphy
4. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he will take to address the difficulties that persons are having in obtaining an appropriate date on which to put their vehicle through the NCT. [2608/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Driver Test
Joe Carey
6. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who are awaiting a driving test appointment by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1919/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Public Transport
Willie O'Dea
7. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if discussions have taken place between his Department and transport services regarding safety and public order onboard their services. [2229/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Road Network
Frankie Feighan
8. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the proposed N4 upgrade and bypass works for Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, and for the eastern Garvogue bridge scheme in Sligo town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2387/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Road Tolls
Paul Donnelly
9. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport his views on the payment of tolls in circumstances (details supplied); and the steps that can be taken to prevent same occurring in the future. [2342/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Public Transport
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
10. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his engagement with Local Link operators in the context of their increased role in providing rural public transport under Connecting Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1945/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
11. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the establishment of a small capital grant for mountain and sub-aqua rescue and recovery groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1835/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Rail Network
Pearse Doherty
12. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport his Department's views on the need to provide rail infrastructure to the north west; the current status and future plan for the all-island strategic rail review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1917/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Rail Network
Alan Dillon
13. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the all-Ireland strategic rail review to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1720/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Rail Network
Ruairí Ó Murchú
23. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progress of the all-island strategic rail review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2145/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Rail Network
Matt Carthy
70. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport his proposed timeline to publish the strategic rail review. [1795/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Public Procurement Contracts
Mairéad Farrell
106. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for reforming public procurement legislation to allow the procurement system to be used in a more strategic way. [63831/22]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Defence Forces
Cathal Berry
107. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that was returned unspent by the Department of Defence from 2022; if any of this money was from pay savings due to the significantly under strength Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2528/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Construction Industry
Mairéad Farrell
108. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to increase construction sector capacity in order to better deliver on the targets of the national development plan. [63832/22]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Flexible Work Practices
Michael McNamara
109. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that are being taken to implement the right to work from home in the Civil Service; the systems that are in place to ensure there is no resultant diminution of the output of the Civil Service; the way the impact on civil servants and the output of the Civil Service is being monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2614/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Departmental Expenditure
Richard O'Donoghue
110. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Department of Rural and Community Development was allocated voted capital and current expenditure of only €331 million or 0.45% of the overall voted allocation in 2022 at a time when regional and rural infrastructure is creaking at the seams and many rural services are subpar or non-existent when compared with urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2526/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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National Development Plan
Bernard Durkan
111. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to be in a position to continue to implement the national development plan in all of its aspects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2350/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Mairéad Farrell
112. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he will take to ensure fewer cost overruns in major public works contracts going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2280/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Ruairí Ó Murchú
113. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made in relation to flood risk management at Annagassan and Termonfeckin in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2148/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Freedom of Information
Ged Nash
114. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will publish legislation informed by the recent review of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2205/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Electric Vehicles
Brian Leddin
116. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider developing a scheme, separate to grants provided by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, to support home help, home care and domiciliary carers who are car-dependent due to their work to purchase electric vehicles in order to support this sector and contribute to the Government’s climate goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2437/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Civil Service
James O'Connor
117. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the criteria which are applied for promotion relating to interdepartmental staff in the civil service; if any concerns have been identified for interdepartmental staff promotions within the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2275/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Pádraig O'Sullivan
118. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the selection of a contractor for the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2162/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Éamon Ó Cuív
119. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total underspend of capital across all Departments, including capital allocations deferred to 2023; the steps that he intends on taking to ensure that the total capital allocation in this year’s Revised Estimates Volume is expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1372/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Ged Nash
120. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total additional cost to the Exchequer in 2022 of the inflation co-operation framework in respect of the delivery of projects under public works projects; if the framework will be reviewed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2206/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Freedom of Information
Peadar Tóibín
126. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the review of the workings of the Freedom of Information Act 2014. [1601/23]
Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Colm Burke
135. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position of the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1915/23]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Rural Schemes
Claire Kerrane
1. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the development of a rural-proofing mechanism, as outlined in ‘Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62447/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Community Development Projects
Paul Donnelly
2. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of projects that are community owned and those that are owned by local authorities which applied for the community centres investment fund; and the number of local authority-owned projects that were awarded funding under the community centres investment fund. [62623/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Seán Canney
3. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding that she envisages providing in 2023 for the local improvement scheme; if she intends to increase the level of funding to meet the demand for this very important scheme for rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63051/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Island Communities
Catherine Connolly
4. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 27 October 2022, the status of the new policy for the islands; if the policy and action plan are on track to be finalised by the end of 2022; the timeline for the publication of the new policy and action plan; the date of the last meeting of the interdepartmental committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62557/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Library Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
6. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if further progress has been made with regard to the purchase and location of a new library for Dunleer, County Louth, given the large increase in local population and the welcome increase in the numbers attending the current facility over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62718/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Rural Schemes
Brendan Smith
7. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the CLÁR areas will be extended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62767/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Island Communities
Claire Kerrane
8. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has engaged with representatives from island communities regarding the establishment of an island-specific local action group under the LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62465/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Social Isolation
Christopher O'Sullivan
9. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that her Department is taking to address poverty and social exclusion across Ireland. [62730/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Departmental Policies
Claire Kerrane
11. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the towns first policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62464/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Social Isolation
Aindrias Moynihan
13. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures that her Department is taking to address poverty and social exclusion in rural Ireland. [62468/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Rural Schemes
Alan Dillon
14. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62737/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Offshore Islands
Catherine Connolly
15. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 27 October 2022, the engagement that she or her Department has had with representatives of island communities in relation to the creation of an island-specific regional grouping for the purposes of the LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62558/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Kieran O'Donnell
17. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will announce the successful applicants under the community and voluntary energy support scheme, CVESS; if the full list of successful projects is available by county; when payments will start to issue to organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62795/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Climate Action Plan
Darren O'Rourke
68. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the upcoming climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62750/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Climate Action Plan
Ivana Bacik
69. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the ways in which the ongoing review into energy security will integrate sectoral emissions ceiling and carbon budget obligations; his plans to ensure that as-demand reduction measures are prioritised in the review; and the ways in which the principles of a just transition will be integrated into the review. [62757/22]
Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
70. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the action he has taken since the publication of the energy security review to improve Ireland’s energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62751/22]