Paul Lawless

775. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to install a new purpose-built bus stop in Kilkelly to address the current safety issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25808/26]

776. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the proposed location for the new bus stop in Kilkelly, if a site has been identified; the criteria used to select the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25810/26]

777. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide maps, layout drawings or indicative site plans showing potential locations for a new bus stop in Kilkelly, including any preliminary designs or assessments conducted by the NTA or Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25811/26]

778. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether public consultation will take place with local residents and stakeholders prior to finalising the location of a new bus stop in Kilkelly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25812/26]

779. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for decision making, design, funding approval, and construction of a new bus stop in Kilkelly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25813/26]

780. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 has contributed to delays in road infrastructure and planning processes and the knock-on impact this has on rural business operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25827/26]

787. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a proposed road project (details supplied); the stage the project is at within his Department’s appraisal, approval, and funding processes; whether any allocations, approvals, or directions have been issued to Mayo County Council since 2024; the expected next steps and timelines for progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25939/26]

788. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the engagement his Department has had with Mayo County Council since 2024 regarding road projects (details supplied); the dates and nature of any correspondence, meetings or directives issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25940/26]

789. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether any national-level policy, funding or capacity constraints within his Department have contributed to delays in progressing road projects (details supplied); the nature of any such constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25941/26]

790. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether road projects (details supplied) have been included, or are under consideration for inclusion, in current or forthcoming national transport investment programmes; the criteria being applied to determine their prioritisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25942/26]

798. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by his Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds from his Department for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26168/26]

892. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the measures announced include supports to assist households with the rising cost of home heating oil, given the continuing financial pressure faced by families reliant on oil-fired home heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24092/26]

911. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of Government funding provided to environmental NGOs (details supplied) in each of the past ten years. [24504/26]

951. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will suspend carbon tax on fuel for the duration of the current diesel price crisis, given the disproportionate impact on rural and diesel dependent sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25824/26]

964. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by his Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds from his Department for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26158/26]

975. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the closure in Budget 2026 of a loophole under the Capital Acquisitions Tax regime that allowed wealthy individuals to transfer life assurance policies to family members without incurring a tax liability, whether the Revenue Commissioners or his Department identified, investigated, or were made aware of any cases in which the individuals who availed of this mechanism included current or former politicians, family members of politicians, or civil servants or public officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26742/26]

976. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the identification by the Revenue Commissioners as far back as 2023 of a Capital Acquisitions Tax loophole that permitted the tax-free transfer of life assurance policies by assignment to a spouse, child, or other named beneficiary prior to the death of the policyholder, whether any review was conducted specifically to establish if politically exposed persons or their associates were among those who availed of this mechanism to avoid inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26743/26]

977. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to the decision taken in Budget 2026 to close a Capital Acquisitions Tax loophole that enabled the transfer of life assurance policies without attracting an inheritance or gift tax liability, whether he is satisfied that it was appropriate to amend the law without any public consultation or advance notice to taxpayers, as was explicitly recommended by the anti-avoidance team of the Revenue Commissioners; whether consideration was given to issuing a public statement alerting taxpayers to the legal change; whether he is satisfied that the absence of public disclosure did not disproportionately advantage those with access to professional tax planning advice over ordinary taxpayers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26744/26]

978. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Freedom of Information records confirming that the Revenue Commissioners strongly advised against publicising a Capital Acquisitions Tax loophole relating to the assignment of life assurance policies prior to its closure in Budget 2026, whether he can confirm that no information regarding this loophole was disclosed, formally or informally, to any tax practitioners, financial advisers, insurers, legal professionals, or other third parties in advance of the Budget announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26745/26]

1026. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of the NGOs that have received Government funding in the past five years. [23998/26]

1040. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of Government funding provided to supposedly environmental NGOs (details supplied) in each of the past ten years. [24510/26]

1069. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25691/26]

1070. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of State funding provided to non-Governmental organisations, by his Department in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25693/26]

1131. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount of Government funding provided to environmental NGOs (details supplied) in each of the past ten years. [24503/26]

1134. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a list of the NGOs that have received Government funding from his Department in the past five years. [24627/26]