201. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether his contract with a company (details supplied) regarding search-and-rescue (SAR) services will meet the contract’s original commitment of all-weather, 24-hour SAR coverage, 365 days a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8883/25]
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202. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any ongoing engagement his Department is having with an organisation (details supplied) regarding their pension rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8885/25]
203. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to Cavan County Council for the purpose of maintenance and upgrades of local, regional and national roads in the years 2020 to date, by year and by purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8900/25]
204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to Monaghan County Council for the purpose of maintenance and upgrades of local, regional and national roads in the years 2020 to date, by year and by purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8901/25]
205. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the roll out of contactless fare payments on all public transport as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8917/25]
206. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the L58 bus which runs between River Forest and Hazelhatch Station; and his views on why the service has been so unreliable, when so many locals rely on it. [8948/25]
207. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider building an overflow carpark for the Sallins and Naas train station, which now is causing issues to commuters who cannot find a parking spot near the train station leading to parking in non-designated spaces and blockages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8949/25]
208. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 20 February 2025, if he will inform Dublin Port, and ask the National Transport Authority (NTA) to inform Dublin Port, that the NTA has instructed a company (details supplied) in the context of their live planning application which is before An Bord Pleanála; if he will seek a report from Dublin Port, which can b…
209. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance if urgent consideration will be given to the re-opening of the office of the Revenue Commissioners, Cranmore, Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8738/25]
210. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance for an update on Ireland's preparedness for the introduction of the digital euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/25]
211. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will liaise with the Revenue Commissioners with a view to alerting taxpayers when a significant tax deduction which heretofore had not been taken by them is due, as an unexpected and unanticipated tax deduction, for example in the case where tax had not been paid on income for a short period of time, can lead to distress; and if he will make a statement on …
212. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the review of the primary medical certification and appeal schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8870/25]
213. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance his plans to change the tax treatment of the widow’s pension, to ensure that people in receipt of widow’s pension and who are working are not doubly penalised, particularly in light of the fact that if they become ill and can no longer work they cannot claim illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8914/25]
214. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the measures he intends to introduce to compensate fuel merchants who are unable to compete with fuel entering the State from the north or Ireland, which is more competitive due to the taxes and regulations placed on merchants in this State; if he is aware of the number of fuel merchants at risk of going out of business due to the Governments measures on fossi…
215. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to applying a 0% VAT rate to gluten-free food products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8962/25]
216. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any positions relating to IT which the Arts Council sought to establish or fill since 2018 and required clearance from a Government Department, as well as the length of time it took for such a request from the Arts Council to be granted clearance to do so by the relevant Departmen…
217. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what representation his Department had on the project steering group overseeing the Arts Council’s IT project which received sign-off from his Department; what knowledge or personal sign-off did the then-Minister and Secretary General at the time have when sign-off was conducted in 2019 and again whe…
218. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will publish in full every correspondence between the Arts Council and his Department in relation to the IT project and its problems since it received sign-off from his Department in 2019. [8747/25]
219. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of Public Works will provide funding for essential repair works at Bunratty Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8802/25]
220. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, per sector, in tabular form [8844/25]
221. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the recent legal action threatened by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8886/25]
222. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts that are being made by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to find new business or industrial investment for the former Roche site in Clarecastle, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8804/25]
223. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications Fingal County Council received for the Power Up grant in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8816/25]
224. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications for the Power Up grant deemed eligible for support by Fingal County Council in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/25]
225. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the appeals process for the Power Up grant will be opened; and if his Department has provided any guidelines for applicants on how to submit an appeal. [8865/25]