427. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if a new vehicle adaptation scheme is under development or consideration; the Department's role in the development of that scheme; the intended date of introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61822/26]
428. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if any assessment has been carried out of the impact on families of disabled drivers and passengers of moving from the current disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme to a new vehicle adaptation scheme, in particular the impact on the ability of a family to change an adapted vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61823/26]
472. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the details of the WAV26, by the number of applications received under round 2, the number deemed eligible, the number of provisional grant offers available and the number of unsuccessful applicants; the total funding allocated to round 2; if, given the level of unmet demand, he has considered increasing the funding available under the scheme, introducing a res…
562. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport which document is to be treated as the authoritative fare and expense record where the amount shown on an app transaction differs from the amount shown on the statutory taximeter receipt, and whether the transparency and reconciliation of app-controlled fares against the statutory taximeter receipt will be expressly addressed in the current review of dispatch o…
563. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport in respect of a discounted app fare product (details supplied) reported to be part-funded by the driver and part-funded by the dispatch operator, the amount a driver is required to enter in the discount field of the statutory taximeter receipt, whether the driver-funded element or the total passenger discount; the amount that is to be recorded as the total fare…
564. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the auditable record that is retained of the exact metered figure manually entered by a driver into an app-based dispatch platform at the end of a journey; the way in which a driver is protected in the event that a passenger subsequently claims to have been charged a fare higher than the metered amount that the driver correctly entered into the app; and if he w…
565. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport in the case of an app-based fixed price fare (details supplied) where the passenger is charged the lower of the fixed price or the metered fare, the way in which a driver is expected to accurately calculate and record the discount on the statutory taximeter receipt in circumstances where the driver is not shown the final fare charged to the passenger; and if he…
566. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport further to the statutory requirement that a taximeter continue to calculate the metered fare even where a lower fare has been agreed, and that the driver print and offer the prescribed taximeter receipt showing the total fare payable together with a designated space for tips, discounts and tolls, whether app-based dispatch operators are required to display to t…
567. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the Department will review and update the design and security features of the Irish Seafarer's Discharge Book, having regard to concerns that the current document is outdated and lacks the security features common to comparable documents issued by other maritime states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63398/26]
668. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 28 July 2026, the costs of berthing, maintaining and crewing the vessel MV Matthew, broken down by calendar year for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; if he will provide those costs updated to the actual date of the vessel’s disposal on 18 July 2026, given that the figures supplied ran only to t…
669. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.741 of 28 July 2026, the date on which the nominal consideration of one US dollar for the vessel MV Matthew was agreed; the date on which his Department was informed of that consideration; the reason that figure was not disclosed to Dáil Éireann when the disposal of the vessel was addressed in the House; and if he…
670. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 744 of 28 July 2026, the identity of the international shipping company that acquired the vessel MV Matthew and the jurisdiction in which that company is registered; whether the disposal terms required scrappage or permitted the vessel to return to commercial service; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
671. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 743 of 28 July 2026, whether a competitive tender or open sales process was conducted in respect of the disposal of the vessel MV Matthew; the number of expressions of interest and formal bids received; the criteria applied in selecting the purchaser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60576/26]
672. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 742 of 28 July 2026, the date on which the vessel MV Matthew was cleared for disposal by court order; the estimated cost to the State arising from the period between that clearance and the removal of the vessel from the Port of Cork on 18 July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60580/26]
673. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 28 July 2026, whether any application has been made, or is intended to be made, to recover the costs incurred by the State in maintaining the vessel MV Matthew from any person convicted in connection with the seizure of controlled drugs from that vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6058…
674. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 745 of 28 July 2026, whether the Revenue Commissioners intend to establish a protocol, framework or standing procedure governing the custody, maintenance and disposal of large commercial vessels seized in the course of criminal investigations, arising from the experience of the MV Matthew; and if he will make a s…
676. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount recovered by the Revenue Commissioners through shadow economy and black market compliance interventions in each year from 2021 to date in 2026; the number of cases pursued in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60691/26]
677. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will provide the yield recovered, in euro, broken down by economic sector, for shadow economy interventions in 2025 and in 2026 to date, given that published figures to date report sectoral activity by case share rather than by yield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60692/26]
678. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of Revenue staff, expressed in whole-time equivalents, assigned to shadow economy and black market enforcement in each year from 2021 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60695/26]
679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current estimate held by the Revenue Commissioners of the tax foregone to the Exchequer through shadow economy activity; the methodology and base year underpinning that estimate; the date on which it was last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60696/26]
680. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the specific additional enforcement activity planned by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of the shadow economy over the coming eighteen months; whether any additional statutory powers or resources have been sought to support that activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60699/26]
701. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing measures requiring mortgage lenders to establish a system whereby the continued existence of buildings insurance on a mortgaged property can be verified directly with the relevant insurance provider, rather than requiring individual mortgage holders to provide annual confirmation of insurance to their lender; if he wil…
748. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the arrangements that will apply to a person who currently holds relief under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, and who needs to replace an adapted vehicle, in the event that the scheme is amended or replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61820/26]
749. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the fuel grant payable under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme will be retained in full under any revised or replacement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61821/26]
751. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if it is intended to amend, replace or phase out the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme, or the primary medical certificate on which eligibility is based; if so, the proposed timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61819/26]