51. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses (FRE) reinstated on their 2025 tax credit certificates; and if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers in each staff category that were in receipt of these FRE in 2024. [10076/25]
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52. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if VAT obligations for drivers of a company (details supplied) should commence from August 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10107/25]
53. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if the VAT obligations of a company (details supplied) have been paid to the Revenue Commissioners from 2015; if not how the company was able to renew its dispatch licence in Ireland given it is a requirement to be tax compliant on every renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10108/25]
54. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance to detail any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10221/25]
55. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on works at an OPW site (details supplied); if it is envisaged that the site will be reopened to the public in time for the 2025 tourist season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9889/25]
56. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí, Seachadta ar an bPlean Forbartha Náisiúnta, agus Athchóirithe cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9968/25]
57. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reasons for the long stoppage in works on the Round Tower, at Kells Monastic Site, Kells, County Meath; the current cost of the project; the costs incurred during the stoppage of works; the projected final timeline and cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10003/25]
58. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if measures will be introduced at an early date, including much-needed additional investment in infrastructure in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan to address regional economic imbalance as outlined in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10081/25]
59. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10224/25]
60. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered the development of a specific scheme to compensate small and medium enterprises that continued to renumerate staff in the aftermath of storm Éowyn while the business could not operate due to outages of power and water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9884/25]
61. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the current approach to data centre development is delivering sufficient benefits to justify the costs given the significant environmental impact of data centres, their relatively low contribution to local and national employment compared to other forms of investment, and their role in reinforcing Ireland’s relia…
62. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the transposition of the Platform Work Directive into national law; the process for the transposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9936/25]
63. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a cross-departmental working group will be set up to consider the transposition of the Platform Work Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9937/25]
64. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will publish a public consultation inviting submissions on draft legislation transposing the Platform Work Directive. [9938/25]
65. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a detailed timeline on the proposed transposition of the Platform Work Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9939/25]
66. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) after the announcement of its intention to lay off its global employee base of 8.5% (1,750 people), of which more than 300 staff in Ireland have been notified that their roles are now “at risk”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9946/25]
67. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9965/25]
68. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he agrees that business costs brought about by legislation on minimum wage, pensions, sick leave and so on are posing an increasing burden on small businesses, leading to business closures in the SME retail and hospitality industry and changing the very fabric of the communities in rural Ireland; the measures he intends to ta…
69. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10222/25]
70. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage as soon as possible in view of the need for this additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9847/25]
71. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education if she will establish a fund to assist schools to purchase a generator to ensure that when power is lost, they can open as normal, to ensure education for children is not interrupted as seen following storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9851/25]
72. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education for an update and timeline on the promised new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9862/25]
73. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person can be reviewed and assistance provided (details supplied). [9864/25]
74. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when four prefabs will be replaced at a college (details supplied). [9873/25]
75. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education regarding circular 0032/2017, if she has issued any further advice to boards of management in respect of mitigating costs associated with iPads and or Android tablets for students. [9931/25]