Cormac Devlin

526. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the Small Gift Exemption under Capital Acquisitions Tax from its current level of €3,000, where the threshold has remained unchanged since the introduction of the euro and where increases in housing, education and living costs have substantially reduced its real value to families seeking to support younger relatives, including with home deposits; the estimated full-year Exchequer cost of increasing the exemption to €5,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41609/26]

527. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of employees who have availed of the cycle to work scheme, by county, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, inclusive; the estimated tax foregone to the Exchequer in respect of the scheme in each of those years; the breakdown between bicycles, pedelecs/e-bikes and cargo/e-cargo bikes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41610/26]

528. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the expenditure thresholds under the cycle to work scheme in Budget 2027, given that the current limits of €1,250, €1,500 and €3,000 have not been adjusted since January 2023 and have been eroded in real terms by inflation in the bicycle retail market; if his Department has undertaken any review of the appropriateness of the current thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41611/26]

529. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the qualifying interval under the cycle to work scheme from once every four years to once every three years, in order to better reflect the typical service life of bicycles and e-bike batteries and to encourage continued participation by existing scheme users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41612/26]

530. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider, in the context of Budget 2027, the introduction of an equivalent tax credit or grant-based measure for self-employed persons to provide parity of access with PAYE employees under the cycle to work scheme, noting that the existing salary sacrifice mechanism is structurally unavailable to the self-employed, the unemployed, retirees, and those earning at or near the national minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41613/26]

30. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if any engagement has taken place between OPW and An Garda Síochána on acquiring a site in Cherrywood for a new Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40275/26]

190. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within her remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41386/26]

204. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41380/26]

209. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within her remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41382/26]

259. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41395/26]

280. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41385/26]

295. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/26]

312. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41384/26]

368. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within her remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41383/26]

372. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current rules governing the award of incremental credit to teachers returning to the State who have taught abroad; the rationale for the distinction in treatment between teaching service in EU member states, which is recognised under Circular 0027/2016, and teaching service in private schools outside the EU, which is not; if she will review these arrangements in the context of the ongoing teacher recruitment and retention difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41423/26]

373. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received in each of the past five years from teachers returning from abroad seeking incremental credit for overseas teaching experience; the number approved and refused in each year, in tabular form; the engagement her Department has had with the teacher unions on the recognition of non-EU teaching experience; the steps being taken to remove disincentives for qualified Irish teachers working abroad to return to the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41424/26]

376. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41381/26]

407. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41389/26]

426. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41393/26]

461. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a report on the progress made on implementing the programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41390/26]

462. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of removal orders made under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 in each year from 2018 to date, in tabular form; the number of such orders effected in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41419/26]

463. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the grounds on which removal orders are made under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015; the appeal mechanisms available to persons subject to such orders; the number of appeals made and the number successful in each year from 2018 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41420/26]

474. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41378/26]

507. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within her remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41379/26]

745. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within her remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41388/26]