438. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the review of key programmes and projects in the transport sector in the context of the capital funding envelope; when a decision on a programme of delivery with this level of capital investment will be made, especially with respect to the Metrolink Southwest and the post-2042 Luas lines in the NTA strategy; and if he will make a statement …
501. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate, based on available Revenue Commissioners data, of the amount of tax revenue foregone annually due to the charitable tax exemption status afforded to Catholic dioceses and religious orders that are registered charities; for a breakdown, where possible, by tax type, including but not limited to income tax, corporation tax, capital gai…
597. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance to outline the work his Department is undertaking ahead of Budget 2026 to deliver on the two Programme for Government commitments to work with, and support, the Irish Stock Exchange; whether he has met with the Irish Stock Exchange since the publication of the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47265/25]
598. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance to outline his position on proposals to establish a incentivised savings and investment account scheme for Ireland, similar to the UK ISA; and if he has met, or plans to meet, with an organisation (details supplied) regarding their proposals for an Irish savings and investment account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47266/25]
599. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance to provide an estimate, based on available Revenue data, of the amount of tax revenue foregone annually due to the charitable tax exemption status of Catholic dioceses and religious orders that are registered charities; if he will provide a breakdown, by tax type (including but not limited to income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, DIRT and stamp duty); an…
Eoin Hayes
Written
8 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
656. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the latest total number of public sector employees, broken down by department and agency, and the total number of public sector employees in each department/agency that are not currently entitled to a public sector pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47269/25]
513. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the measures that have been taken to address the increasing wait times for driving tests specifically for the centres servicing the Dublin area, and if he will provide an update on the delivery of a new south Dublin test centre. [42969/25]
514. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the capital allocation, costs, and timeline for the implementation of the Poolbeg Luas extension in the context of the new National Development Plan. [42970/25]
515. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the capital allocation, costs, and timeframe for the implementation of the Luas and light rail extensions to Kimmage, Sandyford, and Knocklyon with lines through my constituency envisioned in the post 2042 plan included in the Greater Dublin Transport Strategy 2022-2024 by the NTA, in the context of the announcements in the new National D…
693. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the ethical standards and ESG-based risk strategies that are employed by the State’s sovereign wealth funds and the policy of the Government in conducting any reviews of the same. [42968/25]
Eoin Hayes
Written
29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
820. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the analysis his Department has completed on the recovery and rebuilding costs in the event of potential major coastal flood events in Sandymount and nationally. [42967/25]
1173. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the analysis her Department or the Department previously with responsibility for youth, has done on the viability of integrated youth hubs as a model for delivering youth services and programmes rather than assorted grant schemes and service programmes. [42965/25]
1174. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the capital allocations her Department has planned in the Dublin Bay South constituency as part of the updated National Development Plan. [42974/25]
2080. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the total funding amount allocated to the Ireland Against Racism fund has decreased from €1.1 million in 2024 to 1 million in 2025. [42972/25]
2081. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capital allocations his Department has planned in the Dublin Bay South constituency as part of the updated national development plan. [42973/25]
2448. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the capital allocations that have been granted to her Department as part of the National Development Plan; whether any allocations have been made to developing publicly owned childcare facilities, if so the amount and the timeframe. [42966/25]
Eoin Hayes
Written
17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
75. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions the Government is taking to improve the delivery of, and value for money in, infrastructure in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40003/25]
88. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the implementation of the child poverty strategy. [39425/25]
89. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the research and modelling group. [39426/25]
147. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance when he will be releasing the revision of the medium-term fiscal and structural plans to be submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39403/25]
148. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the new additional revenue-raising measures, excluding reductions in expenditure, that the Government has been advised to consider by officials in his Department as part of the budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39402/25]
35. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule including the total number of notifications of proposed collective redundancies forms (Form CRN1) his Department have received; the total quarterly number of proposed redundancies contained therein on a quarterly basis from Q1 2016 to Q2 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38084/25]
36. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule of the total number of jobs announcements he and his Department have issued to the press; the job creation numbers to which those relate, on a quarterly basis from Q1 2016 to Q2 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38085/25]
321. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the date his Department plans to publish the summer economic statement; the way in which it plans to account for any proximate announcements regarding EU-US tariffs in its published estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37111/25]
759. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health if adults currently excluded from reimbursement of spinal muscular atrophy treatments can be considered for access under the HSE’s individual patient approval system and managed access protocols; the eligibility criteria and application process for such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37112/25]