282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated additional VAT accruing to the Exchequer for each 10 cent increase in the average retail price of a litre of petrol and diesel; the total VAT collected on petrol and diesel in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67946/26]
283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rate of VAT currently applying to home heating oil (kerosene); the estimated full year cost of reducing that rate from 13.5 per cent to 9 per cent, in line with the temporary rate applied to domestic gas and electricity; whether any such reduction is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67952/26]
284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department received or considered any independent analysis, including analysis prepared by an organisation (details supplied), on the likely effect of the e-liquid products tax on the illicit market and on tax leakage prior to commencement; and if his Department will publish any such assessment held. [67919/26]
285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, prior to the introduction of the E-liquid Products Tax, his Department or the Revenue Commissioners assessed a tax-stamp and track-and-trace model as an alternative to the self-declaration first-supply model; the projected tax leakage under each option considered; and the reasons a self-declaration model was chosen. [67917/26]
286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department's estimate of the volume and value of e-liquid products consumed in the State that fall outside the E-liquid Products Tax, that is, the illicit and untaxed share of the market; the basis and date of that estimate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67915/26]
287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total revenue collected from the E-liquid Products Tax since its commencement on 1 November 2025 to the latest available date; the number of suppliers registered with the Revenue Commissioners under the first-supply model; and the way the yield to date compares with the yield projected by the Department when the measure was designed. [67913/26]
290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if counterfeit toys seized by customs are assessed for child-safety and CE compliance and referred for destruction where a serious risk is identified; and the number so referred in 2025 and to date in 2026. [67975/26]
291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners undertake joint or co-ordinated operations with An Garda Síochána and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission targeting retail premises selling counterfeit goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67974/26]
292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of counterfeit or unsafe product detections referred by the Revenue Commissioners to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in each of the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026. [67973/26]
293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the resources, including staffing, allocated to customs enforcement against counterfeit goods at ports, mail centres and other points of importation; and if he is satisfied that this resourcing is adequate. [67972/26]
294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have identified counterfeit goods, including counterfeit toys and electronic accessories, being imported through or from Northern Ireland and sold in retail premises alongside untaxed or non-compliant e-liquid products; and the enforcement action taken. [67971/26]
295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number, category and estimated value of counterfeit goods seized by the Revenue Commissioners through Customs in each of the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of such cases referred for prosecution. [67970/26]
306. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department was consulted or informed regarding Fáilte Ireland's decision to support the 12th International Conference on Degrowth in Cork in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67896/26]
308. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total value of support, financial or in kind, provided or committed by Fáilte Ireland to the 12th International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Cork in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67883/26]
309. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Fáilte Ireland has provided support to the 12th International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, to be held in Cork in 2027; the form that support has taken, including any financial sponsorship, grant funding, promotional support, provision of speakers or use of branding; and if he will make a sta…
310. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Fáilte Ireland assessed any reputational, economic or stakeholder risks arising from its association with a conference (details supplied); the conclusions reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67894/26]
311. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the person or grade within Fáilte Ireland who authorised the decision to support a conference (details supplied); and the level at which approval was given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67892/26]
312. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a written business case, briefing note, risk assessment or evaluation was prepared by Fáilte Ireland before support was approved for a conference (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67887/26]
313. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the statutory power or internal policy under which Fáilte Ireland decided to support a conference (details supplied); the manner in which that decision was assessed as consistent with the statutory objective of the National Tourism Development Authority to support a competitive and sustainable tourism sector; and if he will make a state…
369. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a full account of the outcomes and success rate of the JobPath programme operated by organisations (details supplied), including the number of people referred, the number who secured employment and the number who remained in employment for a sustained period, given that 351,319 people were referred between 2015 and 2022 and the programme cost…
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents of criminal damage, arson and threats to kill or cause serious harm recorded in the Cork City division in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026 that were assessed as connected to the collection or enforcement of drug-related debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67945/26]
388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports made under the Drug Related Intimidation Reporting Programme in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by Garda division, with a specific breakdown for the Cork City and Cork/Kerry divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67937/26]
389. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons refused leave to land at each airport in the State outside Dublin Airport in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67936/26]
390. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current whole-time-equivalent strength of the divisional drugs units in the Cork City and Cork/Kerry divisions in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67944/26]
391. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the arrangements in place to ensure that every arriving international flight at airports outside Dublin is met by an immigration officer; the number of arriving international flights at Kerry Airport in 2025 and to date in 2026 that were not met by an immigration officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67934/26]