381. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of fully rolling out equal start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45858/24]
380. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of increasing funding to AIMs by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45857/24]
379. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the foster care initial placement payment by €5, €10 and €15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45856/24]
378. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the foster care allowance by €5, €10 and €15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45855/24]
377. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of reducing early years and school aged care costs to a maximum of €400, €500 and €600, per family, per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45854/24]
376. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of funding 1,000 new public early childhood education places per year, operating on a full-time basis and for 52 weeks per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45853/24]
375. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of funding 1,000 new public early childhood education and school aged care places per year, operating on a full-time basis and for 52 weeks per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45852/24]
345. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of providing 100 disability intensive support packages. [45948/24]
344. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of providing 1,000 disability home support hours. [45947/24]
343. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of 100 new community based residential places for adults with disabilities. [45941/24]
276. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the number of companies with fewer than 10, 20 and 50 employees and the PRSI revenue generated from same. [45967/24]
275. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s allowance to €325 per week and abolish the means test associated with the payment. [45966/24]
274. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the top-up payment for participants on CE, TÚS and the rural social scheme by €5. [45965/24]
273. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the blind pension weekly income disregard by €10. [45964/24]
272. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the free travel pass to all children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance. [45963/24]
270. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a €500 annual cost of disability support payment for all recipients of disability allowance, blind pension and invalidity pension. [45961/24]
266. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all weekly long-term unemployment payments by €5. [45957/24]
265. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance to preschool children. [45956/24]
264. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of proving for a €1,000 child benefit lump sum payment in respect of all newborn babies. [45955/24]
263. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a mechanism whereby parents can transfer four weeks parental leave and benefit per parent to grandparents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45954/24]
172. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education the total allocation to her Department for the years 2011 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45879/24]
171. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education the teacher to pupil ratios applied in 2011 to 2024; the number proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45878/24]
170. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education the number and location of special schools from 2011 to 2024; the number proposed; the delivery date of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45877/24]
169. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education the number and location of special classes from 2011 to 2024; the number proposed; the delivery date of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45876/24]
168. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education the number and location of post-primary schools from 2011 to 2024; the number proposed; the delivery date of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45875/24]
167. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education the number and location of primary schools from 2011 to 2024; the number proposed; the delivery date of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45874/24]
166. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education the total number of SNAs at primary and post-primary school from 2011 to 2024; the number to be provided in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45873/24]
165. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education the total number of teachers at primary and post-primary school from 2011 to 2024; the number to be provided in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45872/24]
164. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education the annual capitation grants allocated from 2011 to 2024 inclusive; the amount to be provided in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45871/24]
163. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education the rate of capitation at primary and post-primary school from 2011 to 2024 inclusive; the amount to be provided in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45870/24]
73. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the research and development tax credit by 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45970/24]
72. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the VAT rate from 13.5% to 11% and 9% respectively for food and catering services, as well as all entertainment and hairdressing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45969/24]
105. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers paying employer PRSI with fewer than 50 employees; the total number of employees employed by those employers who earn €592 or less per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45423/24]
213. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost to the State of extending the first home scheme to first time buyers of second hand properties, based on the same criteria applying to the existing scheme, the same average equity stake and on the basis that 4,000, 5,000, 6,000 and 7,000 homes per year (new and second hand) would be approved under the scheme in each of the years 2026 to 2030. [43742/24]
139. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the revenue generated by increasing the excise duty on cigarettes by 50c each year from 2026 to 2030. [43746/24]
138. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the revenue generated by increasing the domestic tax on e-cigarettes to all e-liquids at a rate of an extra 50c per ml of e-liquid per year, reaching €3 per year by 2030. [43745/24]
137. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the exemption limit of €14,000 to €16,000, €18,000 and €20,000 under the rent-a-room tax relief scheme, based on a 10% increase in take-up compared to 2023 levels. [43744/24]
136. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the exemption limit of €14,000 to €16,000, €18,000 and €20,000 under the rent-a-room tax relief scheme, based on no increase in take-up compared to 2023 levels. [43743/24]
135. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the additional cost to the State of increasing the help to buy scheme limit from €30,000 to €40,000 and increasing the price limit to €550,000, based on an average claim of €30,000, and 9,000 approvals per year. [43741/24]
134. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the additional cost to the State of increasing the help to buy scheme limit from €30,000 to €40,000 and increasing the price limit to €550,000, based on an average claim of €30,000, and 8,000 approvals per year. [43740/24]
133. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the additional cost to the State of increasing the help to buy scheme limit from €30,000 to €40,000, based on an average claim of €25,000 per year and €30,000 per year, and 9,000 approvals per year [43739/24]
132. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the additional cost to the State of increasing the help to buy scheme limit from €30,000 to €40,000, based on an average claim of €25,000 per year and €30,000 per year, and 8,000 approvals per year. [43738/24]
131. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the current annual cost of the help to buy scheme, based on the latest data available. [43737/24]
130. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the capital acquisitions tax group C threshold to €30,000, €40,000 and €50,000. [43736/24]
129. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the capital acquisitions tax group B threshold to €50,000, €60,000, €70,000 and (iv) €75,000. [43735/24]