Brian Brennan

598. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether there have been any discussions between his Department and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to regularise or streamline access to social protection payments for childcare workers who are not paid outside of term time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25417/25]

758. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there have been any discussions between her Department and the Department of Social Protection to regularise or streamline access to social protection for childcare workers who are not paid outside of term time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25416/25]

953. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he expects the list of successful applicants to the community recognition fund to be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26058/25]

52. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance in the absence of any capital gains tax relief on family-owned businesses, if he intends to provide any reliefs to a business owner who wishes to retire and pass the business to the next generation, and who are over 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24719/25]

581. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there has been any further progress on the comprehensive analysis of matters as they relate to bus escort's pay and whether she has plans to ensure that they receive their pay throughout the year without the need to sign on and off social protection payments during the summer and other school breaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23784/25]

895. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the successful naturalisation application by a person (details supplied) did not proceed; the allowances made for persons with disabilities to attend citizenship ceremonies; if this application can be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24217/25]

324. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the status of the new building project for a scholl (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22994/25]

353. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection if additional contributions can be paid by a person (details supplied) to secure the minimum contributions required for a contributory pension, or if there are there any further options available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/25]

378. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which a farmer (details supplied) can access areas of natural constraints scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23096/25]

3. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Taoiseach to provide tourism figures for both domestic travel by Irish residents and inward travel into Ireland by non-Irish residents since 2015, in tabular form, broken down by county. [21959/25]

279. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a contributory pension was not awarded to a person (details supplied); the other options available at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22041/25]

200. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a further extension of Leap Card areas or the introduction of additional rural zones outside of Dublin to include towns such as Arklow in south Wicklow and Gorey in north Wexford as there is a considerable commuter body in these towns which would greatly benefit from improvements to public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21994/25]

253. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of new hotels built and opened outside Dublin since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21958/25]

555. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the €115,000 annual earnings cap for pension contribution tax relief in line with inflation and wage growth since its introduction in 2011, to ensure that workers can adequately save for their retirement. [18768/25]

556. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the recommendations from a report (details supplied) on pensions, particularly the proposal to remove the annual pension contribution limits, including the €115,000 earnings cap; and to outline the Government's position on this matter. [18769/25]

557. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing retrospective pension contributions for individuals who were unable to maximise their tax-relieved contributions in previous years due to the €115,000 earnings cap. [18770/25]

558. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider aligning the €115,000 earnings cap for pension contributions with the standard fund threshold, which is set to increase incrementally to €2.8 million by 2029, in order to provide greater flexibility for retirement savings. [18771/25]

559. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work of the interdepartmental government working group established to examine recommendations from a report (details supplied), including changes to pension contribution limits and taxation policies. [18772/25]

798. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the status of a project under the additional accommodation scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18892/25]

968. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education the process by which a school can apply to be recategorised from DEIS Urban Band 2 to DEIS Urban Band 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20138/25]

1302. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to instruct local authorities to reduce the interest rates for their long standing variable interest mortgage holders, as the last reduction was October 2023 and there have been multiple interest rate cuts by the ECB since this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20233/25]

1627. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the difficulties faced by businesses in accessing information (details supplied); if changes can be introduced to have this information supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20812/25]

2254. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider recognition of ulcerative colitis as a long-term chronic condition and include it under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19912/25]

2299. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health whether there are plans to introduce a standardised breast density reporting protocol as part of the national breast screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20141/25]

247. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he intends to roll-out a capital and equipment grant for the arts, similar to the annual sports capital grants as recommended by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media report, The Development of Local and Community Arts - July 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18124/25]