68. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the reason, despite repeated warnings from members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal to him and his Department, including in June 2018 and in December 2020, that the eligibility criteria for access to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme were grossly inequitable, excluded many genuinely disabled persons and needed to be changed, he and his Department failed to respond to those concerns; and when those concerns were first raised with him. [21474/22]
58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce further targeted measures to support lower- and middle-income families in response to the level of inflation projected for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21476/22]
5. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered reducing excise duty as it applies to home heating oil in accordance with the excise directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21564/22]
3. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a windfall tax on excess profits made by energy suppliers in the context of the rising cost of energy; if his Department has undertaken any preparatory work on the introduction of such a tax and the revenue it could raise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21563/22]
1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the categories of energy for which he sought flexibility in relation to VAT in his written correspondence with Commissioner Gentiloni on 10 March 2022 and any subsequent correspondence or communication with the European Commission; and if he sought a special derogation or flexibility on VAT applied to home heating oil. [21562/22]
1555. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the reimbursement of the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system for those with type 1 diabetes; if he has considered extending the availability to all persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20113/22]
1469. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for a procedure at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19722/22]
1461. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an operation; the reason for cancelled surgery dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/22]
1047. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a jobseeker’s allowance application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20357/22]
1043. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a domiciliary care allowance appeal decision will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20287/22]
902. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when the most recent school profile data will be released to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20307/22]
901. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the reason that a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has been overlooked for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20306/22]
734. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue on time for travel for a child (details supplied); if the documents received are correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19929/22]
716. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19491/22]
715. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19490/22]
712. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19352/22]
702. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for their intended travel date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19208/22]
524. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 10 November 2021, the estimated revenue raised in carbon tax, relative to the rate of €26 per tonne, in the years 2022 to 2030, were the increases due to take place on 1 May 2022 and 12 October 2022, respectively, not to proceed in tabular form. [20685/22]
523. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the derogation and flexibility he sought in his correspondence and communications with the European Commission with respect to VAT as it applies to domestic energy and fuel use; the categories of fuel and energy for which he sought a derogation and flexibility with respect to VAT; the details of the communication with the Commission which facilitated a reduction in VAT on electricity and gas; the flexibility that was provided and the minimum rate of VAT which that flexibility allowed; the reasons for which the VAT as it applies to home heating oil could not be reduced in line with reductions applicable to gas and electricity in the flexibility facilitated by the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20670/22]
506. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from carbon taxation to date in 2022 disaggregated by the carbon tax increase of 12 October 2022, the carbon tax increase of 1 May 2022 and all other revenue for 2022, respectively. [20205/22]
504. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if there was modelling carried before and since increases in the carbon tax in 2020 on the projected price trajectory without increases to the carbon tax in each of the years to 2030 by his Department or in collaboration with another Department given the stated objective of the carbon tax was to place a price floor on carbon-based fuels and consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20199/22]
503. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue to be raised in 2022 by the scheduled increase in carbon tax on 12 October 2022. [20196/22]
353. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if an earlier driving test date can be provided to facilitate a person (details supplied) in County Donegal requiring a test for employment purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19599/22]
285. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue for a child (details supplied) for a school trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18972/22]
246. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a new 30% rate of income tax by replacing the 40% rate or introducing a 30% rate with its tax rate band ranging from €36,800 to €40,000, €50,000 and €60,000, respectively. [19065/22]
245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the projected deficit levels in nominal terms and as a percentage of GDP and GNI, in each of the years to 2030, taking into account such factors as demographic change and reduced tax revenues as a result of the green transition to less carbon-intensive consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19064/22]
244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when, he or his Department will collect data on vacancy levels in residential property in line with housing policy objective 19.12 of Housing for All with a view to introducing a vacant property tax; and if that data will be published. [19063/22]
243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has met with the CEOs and senior teams of banks (details supplied) regarding the withdrawal of banks from the market; the operational process of personal and business customers closing their accounts with the withdrawing banks and opening accounts with the receiving banks; the number of meetings he has had with each and the dates on which they occurred; and if he expressed concerns regarding the preparedness of withdrawing and receiving banks to execute this transition. [19062/22]
234. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a risk assessment and respite service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18619/22]
96. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue on time for a child (details supplied) to travel on a school trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18620/22]
93. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the impact that section 81 of the nationality and borders Bill which is before the British Parliament, in particular subsection (1A) would have on carriers and the documents required for Irish citizens travelling to Britain if operable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18567/22]
92. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views and those of his Department on section 81 of the nationality and borders Bill which is before the British Parliament, in particular subsection (1A) and its compatibility with and implications for the Common Travel Area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18566/22]
430. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an urgent passport appointment can be facilitated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18352/22]
429. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue on time for a school trip to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18335/22]
427. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) on time for a travel date; if the documents that were supplied are correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18321/22]
426. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18309/22]
425. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18286/22]
245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he, his Department or the Government have requested a derogation with respect to VAT as it applies to domestic energy bills through energy, gas and home heating oil; if so, the date on which the request was made; the specifics in relation to same, such as the rate to which he, his Department or the Government have sought to reduce the current VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17835/22]
244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of reducing VAT on household energy bills, that is, gas, electricity and home heating oil to 9% and 13.5% from beginning of April 2022 to the end of August 2022 and to the end of December 2022, respectively. [17685/22]
314. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the economic growth rates upon which the deficit projections for the social insurance fund provided in the report of the Pensions Commission are predicated, disaggregated by year from 2023 to 2040. [17204/22]
313. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the revenue projections provided in the report of the Commission on Pensions, the revenue raised by each percentage point increase in each of the years 2023 to 2040 in class S PRSI and class A employers' PRSI at both the lower and higher rates. [17203/22]
312. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to deficit projections for the Social Insurance Fund provided in the report of the Pensions Commission, if she will further disaggregate the forecast deficit by year, in each of the years to 2030. [17202/22]
261. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application applied for in January for a child (details supplied) will issue in time for travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17307/22]
260. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in time for travel for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17251/22]
236. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of funding remaining and unallocated in the Covid-19 contingency reserve for 2022; and the amount that has been allocated disaggregated by policy measure and Department. [17188/22]
222. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide the change in household disposable income by income decile in percentage terms (details supplied), adjusted for rates of inflation of 2.2% and 6.7%, in tabular form. [17193/22]
221. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the yield and interest rate on the Irish ten-year bond from 2019 to the latest date possible, disaggregated by month, if possible. [17192/22]
220. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the impact that inflation in 2021 and 2022 will have on the real value of the public debt; the impact that it will have in reducing the debt to GDP ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17191/22]
218. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of tax relief on pension contributions in 2019, disaggregated by salary band in intervals of €10,000, in tabular form. [17187/22]