214. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of his plan for a broad ranging review of the banking sector announced in Dáil Éireann in July 2021; when he will publish the terms of reference of such a review; if his Department has had engagement with the Central Bank on this matter since the initiative was announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48157/21]
88. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of the forthcoming Pan-European Personal Pension Regulation; the supports that are being given to companies seeking to develop PEPPs from Ireland (details supplied); the discussions that have taken place on appointing the national competent authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46973/21]
84. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the possibilities for redress on claims under the Insurance Compensation Fund of Ireland for persons who were insured by a company (details supplied) which was regulated by the Central Bank and has since entered administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46878/21]
871. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of and position regarding the dormant account funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46093/21]
808. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on assisted human reproduction Bill; the steps he is taking to create a legislative framework to govern surrogacy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46688/21]
744. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if young persons who did not partake in the HPV vaccine programme during their first year of secondary school may still avail of the programme at a later date; the procedure to avail of the HPV vaccine for young persons under such circumstances, for example, after first year of secondary school; if a charge will be incurred for persons who are seeking to avail of the HPV vaccine programme beyond their first year of secondary school; and if his attention has been drawn to the matter. [46373/21]
489. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the number of first-year students a school (details suppled) will be permitted to enrol in the 2022-2023 school year; if her Department will increase the capacity of the school in view of the demand for enrolment; when a decision will be made on enrolment numbers; when it will be communicated to the school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46828/21]
422. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when passports will be issued for the children of persons (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46613/21]
327. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of towns awaiting progress for the commencement of phase one of the collaborative town health check process; the budget allocated by his Department to the Heritage Council for this initiative in 2021; the average costing for an initiative per town based on the experience of operating the programme by his Department and the Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45981/21]
298. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the need for an urgent introduction of a vacant property tax to alleviate the ongoing accommodation crisis; his further views on whether the introduction of a significant vacant property tax has the potential to free up a significant number of empty properties particularly those purchased by large investor funds; the status of his most recent discussion with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46466/21]
297. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of a reduction of the rate of VAT on energy bills from 13.5% to 9% for a 12-month period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46807/21]
296. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual value of tax write-offs to the Exchequer by duplex and apartment landlords in relation to service charges and levies to fund the remediation of defects imposed by owners management companies against their tax liabilities; if he plans to extend the facility to write-off service charges and remediation levies against tax liabilities to other apartment and duplex owners, namely owner-occupiers, approved housing bodies and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46806/21]
295. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if landlords of apartments and duplexes, excluding local authorities and approved housing bodies, can write off service charges and levies to fund the remediation of defects imposed by owners management companies against their tax liabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46805/21]
285. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised to the Exchequer from the discretionary trust tax from 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; the estimated revenue that could be raised by a 1% increase in the tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46106/21]
272. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will commit to funding the Drogheda northern port access route in view of his stated policy commitment to providing for town by-passes to allow for urban centres to reduce traffic and regenerate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46830/21]
271. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has provided an assessment or a business case to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of the case for a funding allocation to resource the planned Drogheda northern port access route in the forthcoming revised National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46829/21]
171. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the need to make the entire State a rent pressure zone and introduce a three year rent freeze in view of a recent rise of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46465/21]
170. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of evictions arising from Residential Tenancy Board adjudications; the reasons given for these evictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46464/21]
142. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the report from the housing defects working group; if recommendations will be published in advance of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46462/21]
102. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant student accommodation change of use given the ongoing student accommodation crisis; if he is planning to ban the practice and provide updated guidance to planning authorities regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46463/21]
75. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the Top Level Appointments Committee should have a role in the recruitment of special envoys to ensure that the full details of any future appointments to be shared in advance and adequately considered in a proper way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45500/21]
37. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for his decision to propose a full new review of ethics legislation rather than restore the existing Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 to the order paper of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45496/21]
32. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has held discussions with the Minister for Finance with regard to the need to raise additional revenue to fund permanent current expenditure increases given his intention that Government borrowing would only be for capital investment purposes by 2023 as stated in his recent updates to the Cabinet on Expenditure Management and Spending Strategy for Budget 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45497/21]
29. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the under-profile and outturn of capital expenditure to date in 2021; if he will provide an update on the revised National Development Plan; if the National Development Plan will address the recent IPCC report and set out clear plans and targets with respect to climate action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45499/21]
10. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an outline of recent communications with the Minister for Health pertaining to the scale of non-competitive and non-compliant procurement practices by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45498/21]
50. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a recent Parliamentary Budget Office report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45515/21]
33. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of the temporary wage subsidy scheme, employment wage subsidy scheme and Covid restrictions scheme compliances programmes respectively; the percentage of employers availing of each scheme who have been contacted by the Revenue Commissioners regarding repayments; the total amount of repayments due from employers under each scheme; the total amount collected to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45440/21]
611. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when ocular prosthesis services provided though Temple Street Children’s University Hospital will be available in Ireland again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44850/21]
190. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the use of a single malt scheme by a company (details supplied) is consistent with Ireland's long-standing commitment to equitable international development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44895/21]
189. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the impact of Ireland's tax system on poorer countries continues to be insignificant as suggested by a spill over analysis conducted by his Department in 2014; his plans to conduct an updated spill over analysis in view of these revelations to update and accurately assess the impact of Ireland's tax system on poorer countries in view of reports regarding a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44894/21]
188. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the assessment that has been made of the use for tax purposes of Irish registered companies tax resident in other tax treaty partner countries besides Malta since the residency rule changes in the Finance Act 2014 came into force on 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44893/21]
187. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the actions he plans to take to finally and permanently end the use of single malt style arrangements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44892/21]
186. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the assessment that has been carried out of the use for tax purposes of Irish registered companies tax resident in Malta since the signing of the Ireland-Malta Competent Authority Agreement in 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44891/21]
185. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) has been using a structure similar to the single malt tax avoidance structure to minimise its corporation tax bill; if the company received any assurances on the operation of this single malt type structure from the Revenue Commissioners; if his attention has been further drawn to any other company still using a single malt type or equivalent tax avoidance structure to avoid or minimise their corporation tax bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44890/21]
171. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the introduction of a proposed flexible taxsaver product to account for the shift to blended working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44491/21]
170. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of discussions with the Department of Transport and the NTA, respectively; his views on the need for the implementation of a more flexible taxsaver product given the anticipated blended return to offices over the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44490/21]
128. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the introduction of a propose flexible taxsaver product to account for the shift to blended working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44500/21]
127. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the status of his latest discussions with the NTA with a view to obtaining approval for the implementation of a more flexible taxsaver product; his views on whether a flexible taxsaver product is required in view of a flexible return to offices in the coming months; the status of his discussion with the Department of Finance regarding this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44489/21]
65. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on a recent study (details supplied) which suggests that 86% of workers who received the temporary wage subsidy scheme are now faced with a tax liability and that 75% of those who received the pandemic unemployment payment are faced with a tax liability; the number of persons who availed of the temporary wage subsidy scheme and pandemic unemployment payment, respectively who have faced a tax liability associated with these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44844/21]
46. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the opinion expressed in the interim pre-budget report 2022 of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight that pension-related tax expenditures should be considered as part of the wider reform of the pension system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44843/21]
39. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the pre-budget letter of the Governor of the Central Bank and the pre-budget submission by IFAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44841/21]
29. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of the publication of the tax strategy group papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44842/21]
8. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his position in respect of the OECD corporation tax reform process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44840/21]
2. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the activities of certain companies (details supplied) in respect of corporation tax; if he will act to amend the Ireland-Malta tax treaty to ensure that companies can no longer use tax shelters outlined in a recent report to minimise their corporation tax bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44846/21]
182. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his views on the case of a person (details supplied) and other similar cases wherein a person has failed to submit their certificate of competency within the two years of the date of issue due to extraordinary circumstances of Covid-19 and accompanying uncertainty with regard to extension of permits; his further views on whether it is fair that those who have failed to submit their certificate during this Covid-19 period should be required to re-sit and pass a driving test again to obtain a full licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44319/21]
526. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the decision by a university (details supplied) to hold a graduation ceremony online despite the return of face-to-face lecturing and the planned easing of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43959/21]
1405. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the future of Sruthan House, Dundalk, County ,with respect to the recently announced Reframing the Challenge, Continuing Our Recovery and Reconnecting plan to end Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42847/21]
1310. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 590 of 8 December 2020, the actions he has since taken to ensure that medical card patients are able to receive necessary and timely dental care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42414/21]
1309. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for a dental consultation and dental surgery in counties Louth and Meath in tabular form; the percentage of patients who have been on each respective waiting list for over 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42413/21]
1308. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists with medical card contracts in counties Louth and Meath in each of the years 2016 to 2021, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42412/21]